Comparison

Mill vs Parenting TRICK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mill

Manage your smart kitchen bin, schedule pickups, and access helpful guides on food waste. This app helps you control bin settings, customize schedules, and track returns for a more sustainable kitchen.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi bin connection
  • Bin settings control
  • Dry & Grind schedule management
  • Kid & Pet lock
  • Food Grounds pickup scheduling
  • Prepaid box ordering
  • Waste guides and tips
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Meet the Mill app. Set up, manage and control your kitchen bin — all in one place. Setup and pairing – Connect your bin to Wi-Fi – Easily access and control bin settings Customize your bin – Manage your Dry & Grind schedule – Turn the Kid & Pet lock on or off – Give your bin a name of its own Schedule pickups – Schedule a Food Grounds™ pickup or find drop-off locations – Order more prepaid boxes – Track the status of Food Grounds returns Get helpful guides – See what’s ok (and not ok) to add to the bin – Get tips to keep your bin running at its best – Learn more about the impact of your Mill Membership™ The Mill app is designed to use with the Mill kitchen bin, all part of your Mill Membership™

About

Parenting TRICK

This app offers guidance and resources for parents based on the TRICK method: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. Get personalized advice, learn strategies, and find daily activities to help raise successful children.

Highlights
  • Personalized advice from Esther Wojcicki
  • Learn the TRICK method
  • Daily activities and scripts
  • Parenting challenges addressed
  • Goal-oriented personal paths
Features
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Hello and welcome! I’m Esther Wojcicki the creator of Parenting TRICK, a new app that aims to revolutionize the way we approach raising children. Here’s what publications like Inc., Worth, People, Fortune, BBC and CNBC say about me, “The Godmother of Silicon Valley, legendary teacher, and mother of a Super Family shares her tried-and-tested methods for raising happy, healthy, successful children using Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness: TRICK. Esther Wojcicki—“Woj” to her many friends and admirers—is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful. What do these three accomplishments have in common? They’re the result of TRICK, Woj’s secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness.” The TRICK app is designed to guide parents through this process, offering valuable resources, tips, and strategies for implementing the method in their everyday lives. Join me on this journey and discover how you can raise successful and fulfilled individuals with the help of TRICK! When you install the app, you'll get the following: *Ask Esther about your parenting challenges and get advice. She’ll even create a personal path to help you achieve your goals. *Learn all about Esther’s TRICK method at your own pace. *Every path is filled with activities, scripts and tips to help you use the TRICK method daily. Keep an eye out for new features. We’re constantly making updates based on your feedback. Start the journey today to be a better parent, and help set your children up for success in the real world. We utilize the Apple Standard EULA that can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mill4 screens
Parenting TRICK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Parenting TRICK at 5.0 against Mill's 4.2. Parenting TRICK also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Mill's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Parenting TRICK sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Mill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parenting TRICK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mill has 95 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Mill's written reviews are positive against 100% of Parenting TRICK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mill ships an update monthly, Parenting TRICK every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Mill versus Parenting TRICK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMillParenting TRICK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (95 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMill Industries, LLCAgentwire, LLC

Customer experience

Mill

All ratings95 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative31.0%

Parenting TRICK

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mill

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Parenting TRICK

Subscriptions2
  • Parenting TRICK US7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • US7 Days trial$65.991 Year

Questions

Is Mill free?
Mill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parenting TRICK free?
Parenting TRICK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mill or Parenting TRICK?
Parenting TRICK is rated higher. Mill averages 4.2 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Parenting TRICK averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Mill or Parenting TRICK have ads?
Parenting TRICK shows ads; Mill does not.
Which is updated more often, Mill or Parenting TRICK?
Mill ships an update monthly, and Parenting TRICK every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mill was updated on November 3, 2026 and Parenting TRICK on November 4, 2026.

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