Maisonette vs Mum's the Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maisonette
Shop a wide selection of baby and kids products from over 1,000 brands. Discover clothing, toys, gear, and home decor. Save favorites, enjoy fast checkout, and get notified about new arrivals and promotions.
- Shop over 1,000 brands
- Curated homepage with new trends
- Fast and easy search
- Browse by category
- Save items to wishlist
- One-click checkout
- Push notifications for updates
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Download the Maisonette app to get early access to collection launches, special offers, and a seamless shopping experience. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about special offers and launches through push notifications. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
Mum's the Word
Discover a comprehensive directory of local parenting resources and connect with a supportive online community. Find services like childcare and education, share tips, and get answers to your parenting questions.
- Location-specific parenting resources
- Search businesses by category
- Rate and view business ratings
- Parenting community chat
- Share tips and tricks
- Pin favorite resources
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Find trusted parenting resources all in one place, quickly and efficiently. Mum’s the Word is both your handy directory of businesses and service providers, as well as an empowering online parenting community for first-timers, kid-raising veterans, and everyone in between. Searching for a nanny, swim teacher, or the answer to “WTH is that rash on my kids stomach!”? Open the Mum’s The Word app, breathe, and know that the solution is only a few taps away. OUR FEATURES: * Find location-specific parenting resources * Search businesses by categories, e.g. childcare, education, or fertility * Rate businesses and view other parents’ ratings * Chat with an empowering community of parents * Swap tips and tricks with first-timers and kid-raising vets * Pin what you love, so it’s easy to find in a pinch * Find solutions quickly and efficiently—because raising a tiny you is tough * Save your time (and sanity) with Mum’s the Word! Mum’s the Word is free to download and use. Now go discover parenting’s best-kept secrets…
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Verdict
Maisonette and Mum's the Word both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mum's the Word's written reviews are positive against 64% of Maisonette's. Mum's the Word also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Maisonette's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Maisonette against 5.0 for Mum's the Word. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maisonette has 2.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Maisonette's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mum's the Word's.
Maisonette ships an update every 11 days, Mum's the Word every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maisonette | Mum's the Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maisonette Inc. | Mum's the Word LLC |
Customer experience
Maisonette
Mum's the Word
Bugs and requests
Maisonette
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Discount codes not working as promised
Requested features
2 requests- Improve app functionality and reliability
- Honor advertised discounts and promotions
Mum's the Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Maisonette
No in-app purchases
Mum's the Word
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Maisonette free?
Is Mum's the Word free?
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Do Maisonette or Mum's the Word have ads?
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