Kula Empowered vs Gooshi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kula Empowered
This app helps caregivers discuss physical and emotional safety with children. It provides information and activities to bridge the communication gap, equipping parents with tools for developmentally appropriate conversations about body safety and preventing abuse.
- Child safety discussions
- Body safety information
- Emotional safety guidance
- Developmentally appropriate messaging
- Parental education
- Abuse prevention through education
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Kula Empowered’s mobile application assists caregivers in discovering ways to speak with their child about how to stay safe physically, and emotionally. Kula Empowered focuses on bridging the gap between children and their caregivers by providing information and activities regarding body safety. Through consistent and developmentally appropriate messaging, the caregiver will be equipped with the tools to engage and communicate with their child about how to keep their bodies safe. The mobile application, Kula Empowered, was developed for parents and caregivers to learn about child development, along with social and peer influences their child will likely experience and how to address body safety topics in a developmentally appropriate way. Built by a parent, for parents, founder, Dr. Lauren Hodges, believes that parents can prevent abuse by educating their children through discussions and conversations regarding their bodies, their relationships, and how to keep themselves safe and secure.
Gooshi
This app offers free, expert-reviewed digital stories designed to help children manage difficult emotions and situations. It supports building emotional intelligence, navigating life changes, and addressing topics like grief, medical experiences, and consent.
- Expert-reviewed digital stories
- Helps children handle tough moments
- Builds emotional skills
- Navigates life transitions
- Addresses grief and medical visits
- Teaches consent
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Big feelings can happen anytime. Gooshi gives you free, expert-reviewed digital stories to help your child handle tough moments with confidence and connection. Build emotional skills, navigate transitions, and tackle topics like grief, medical visits, and consent—wherever parenting gets real. Gooshi Family subscription: unlock every story and audio recording. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://gooshi.world/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gooshi at Free against Kula Empowered's $6.99. Gooshi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Kula Empowered's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Gooshi is free to download; Kula Empowered costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kula Empowered against 5.0 for Gooshi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kula Empowered ships an update every 6 months, Gooshi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kula Empowered | Gooshi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kula Empowered, LLC | Piper & Enza, PBC |
Customer experience
Kula Empowered
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In-app purchases
Kula Empowered
No in-app purchases
Gooshi
No in-app purchases
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