Brand comparison
Olababy vs Mushie: an honest comparison
Mushie is a Scandinavian-styled brand known for muted colorways and a wide accessories range, and both brands work in food-grade silicone at similar prices. The difference is what drives the design: Mushie's line is built around a look, while every Olababy shape (the leaf spoon tip, the weighted cup base, the suction release tab) exists because of something a learning eater does. Here's the side-by-side, so you can choose on fit rather than on looks alone.
The short version
- Mushie is Scandinavian-styled baby essentials in curated, muted colorways (home of the FRIGG pacifier, “thoughtfully designed and made in Denmark” per their site), with about 203 products across feeding, pacifiers, teethers, toys, bath, nursery, and wear, plus bundle discounts (10% off 3+ items, 15% off 5+).
- Olababy is a tighter line focused on the feeding arc itself: the leaf-shaped training spoon, staged open and straw training cups, suction dishes with a parent-release tab, and the GentleBottle designed for breastfed babies.
- The overlap is wide: cups, spoons, plates, bibs, and baby care. Mushie adds pacifiers, teethers, toys, and clothing that Olababy doesn't make; Olababy adds a baby bottle that Mushie doesn't.
Side by side
| Olababy | Mushie | |
|---|---|---|
| Material | 100% food-grade silicone | Food-grade silicone feeding ware |
| Straw cup | Training Cup with Lid + Straw, lid-off for open-cup practice | Silicone Training Cup + Straw ($16.99 as of July 2026) |
| Suction plate | divided suction plate ($19.99) with a parent-release tab | Silicone Suction Plate ($16.99, “Designed in Sweden” per their site as of July 2026) |
| Spoons | Training Spoon ($14.95 for the set), a leaf shape a baby can pre-load and self-feed from | First Feeding Baby Spoons ($14.99, Stage 1 and 2 as of July 2026) |
| Beyond feeding | GentleBottle ($14.99) plus bibs and baby care | FRIGG pacifiers, teethers, toys, nursery, wear |
Cups: one straw cup vs a staged system
Mushie's Silicone Training Cup + Straw ($16.99 on their site as of July 2026) is one cup that covers straw drinking in their signature palette. Olababy splits the journey into stages: First Cup (2oz, $9.99) for first supervised sips, the Silicone Training Cup ($12.99) (an open cup with a weighted base that resists tip-overs) and the Training Cup with Lid + Straw, which works lid-off for open-cup practice and lid-on for spill-resistant straw drinking on the go. If you want a single straw cup in a colorway that matches the rest of your kit, Mushie's is a clean choice. If you want a system that moves from first sips to open cup to straw without re-buying, that's what Olababy's cups are for.
Plates, spoons, and bibs: function vs cohesion
Mushie's Silicone Suction Plate ($16.99, “Designed in Sweden” per their site), Silicone Baby Bib ($13.99 as of July 2026), and First Feeding Baby Spoons ($14.99, with Stage 1 and Stage 2 designs and sensory dots) cover the same jobs as Olababy's divided suction plate ($19.99), Silicone Bib ($11.99), and Training Spoon ($14.95 for the set). Two honest differences: Olababy's suction dishes add a parent-release tab, so the plate stays locked to the tray until you decide otherwise, and the leaf spoon's shape is soft and flexible enough for a baby to pre-load and self-feed. Our BLW utensils guide goes deeper there. Mushie's line is organized around matching muted palettes; Olababy's is organized around what each feeding stage asks of a baby's hands and mouth. Aesthetics or function-first design is the real choice between them.
Pacifiers and bottles: where the ranges diverge
Here the two lines split cleanly. Mushie is the home of FRIGG pacifiers (made in Denmark with what their site describes as a medical-grade silicone “SilkySoft” nipple, in silicone and natural-rubber versions), plus teethers, toys, and nursery textiles Olababy has no answer to. On the other side, Mushie makes no baby bottle of its own (they sell bottle handles and a bottle brush), while Olababy’s GentleBottle ($14.99) is a soft, squeezable silicone bottle with an off-center nipple that mimics a natural latch, designed for breastfed babies moving between breast and bottle. Forbes named it Best Baby Bottle For Newborns in 2024.
How to choose
- Building a matching, gift-worthy set? Mushie's colorways and bundle pricing are made for it, and Mushie makes pacifiers and teethers; Olababy does not make either.
- Bottle-feeding a breastfed baby, or working on open-cup skills? The GentleBottle and staged cup system are Olababy territory that Mushie doesn't cover.
- On a budget? Prices sit within a few dollars of each other across the overlap, so compare the specific pieces you need.
Our take: when the choice comes down to a matching palette or a design that teaches, we would choose the teaching every time. The leafy spoon tip, the weighted cup base, and the parent-release suction tab each earn their place at a real highchair. Browse the full Olababy line in our feeding and drinking collections. Whichever brand you pick, silicone dishes that suction, a spoon your baby can hold, and an open cup to practice with will serve you well.
Questions parents ask
Is Olababy or Mushie better for self-feeding?
Olababy designs around the self-feeding arc: the leaf spoon is soft and flexible enough for a baby to pre-load and feed themselves, and the suction dishes lock to the tray until a parent releases the tab. Mushie covers the same jobs with spoons and plates organized around matching palettes. Function-first or aesthetics-first is the real choice.
Does Mushie make a baby bottle?
No. Per their site, Mushie sells bottle handles and a bottle brush but no bottle of its own. The Olababy GentleBottle is a soft, squeezable silicone bottle with an off-center nipple that mimics a natural latch, designed for breastfed babies moving between breast and bottle.
Do Olababy and Mushie cost about the same?
Across the overlap, yes: cups, plates, and spoon sets from both brands sit within a few dollars of each other, and Mushie adds bundle discounts of 10% off three or more items. Compare the specific pieces you need, since design details differ more than the price tags do.
Where these facts came from
- Mushie product names, the “thoughtfully designed and made in Denmark” and “Designed in Sweden” wording, the bundle discounts and the prices quoted, from Mushie’s own store. Prices in this guide are quoted as of July 2026.mushie.comthe maker’s own siteread July 2026
- Forbes named the Olababy GentleBottle Best Baby Bottle For Newborns in February 2024. A third party editorial pick, not an award.forbes.comthe publicationread August 13, 2026