Comparison

Teaching Self vs MudKitchen

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

Head to head
About

Teaching Self

This app provides parents with resources to enhance their parenting journey. Access exclusive features like the Job Jar, read blogs, listen to podcasts, and join support group calls. Future updates will include digital content, audio files, and eBooks.

Highlights
  • Exclusive Job Jar feature
  • Parenting blogs
  • Podcasts
  • Support group calls
  • Access to store
  • Digital content (coming soon)
Features
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Join the parenting revolution, tested principles and skills to take your family to break negative patterns and cycles! Our new Digital Library allows you to read blogs and ebooks, listen to podcasts and audiobooks, use parenting resources, connect to and listen to Support Group calls, ask NicholeenBot any question, and connect to our store. Teaching Self-Government program has revolutionized parenting for thousands of families around the globe, and with the TSG app, it's now easier than ever!

About

MudKitchen

Features
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MudKitchen brings your whole school community into one calm, thoughtful mobile experience—built for microschools, co-ops, and small independent schools where everyone wears more than one hat. If your school runs on MudKitchen, this is the app families, teachers, and admins open every day. Sign in with the account your school provides and keep the important parts of school life in one place: conversations, calendars, tuition, enrollment, attendance, and the forms that used to scatter across email. WHY YOUR SCHOOL WILL LOVE IT ON MOBILE • One app, every role — Parents, teachers, and school leaders each get a portal shaped for their work—not a one-size-fits-all screen that nobody actually uses. • Less chasing, more teaching — Messages, bulletins, and updates stay tied to your school so families aren’t digging through personal inboxes and staff aren’t repeating the same answer in three channels. • Tuition where families already are — Review balances and take care of billing from the same app used for everything else at school. • From first inquiry to enrolled — Application and enrollment progress stay clear for families; admins can review submissions and move students forward without being chained to a laptop. FOR FAMILIES Stay in the loop without the clutter. • Message teachers and the school office • Pay tuition and view billing • Follow application and enrollment checklists step by step • See attendance history for your children • Review and sign forms and documents • Join volunteer committees and respond to classroom signup requests • Read the school bulletin and calendar • Manage notification preferences for your household FOR TEACHERS Support a calmer school day. • View your class roster and student details • Record and review attendance • Message families and colleagues • Catch up on school announcements and updates • Join committees and volunteer signups when your school enables them FOR SCHOOL ADMINS Keep operations moving when you’re away from your desk. • Work admissions submissions and enrollment workflows • Manage students, classrooms, and staff portal access • Run attendance and daily rosters • Publish bulletin announcements • Review payment and transaction history • Coordinate committees, schedules, tours, and events • Use program-specific tools your school turns on—like dedicated program schedules and rosters—when they’re part of how you run BUILT FOR REAL SMALL SCHOOLS MudKitchen isn’t a bloated district system squeezed onto a phone. It’s for schools where relationships matter, programs are distinctive, and software should feel human—not corporate. Your school chooses which features appear in your portal. What you see after you log in reflects how your school actually runs. GETTING STARTED MudKitchen mobile is for communities already on the MudKitchen platform. You’ll need login credentials from your school. If you don’t have access yet, contact your school office—or visit trymudkitchen.com to learn how schools get started. Interested in using MudKitchen? trymudkitchen.com Questions or help: trymudkitchen.com/support Privacy policy: trymudkitchen.com/privacy

Screenshots

Teaching Self4 screens
MudKitchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MudKitchen at none against Teaching Self's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Teaching Self sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MudKitchen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Teaching Self versus MudKitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeaching SelfMudKitchen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching Self-Government LLCJulius Cecilia

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Teaching Self

One-time10
  • Choices Map$4.95
  • The Power of Christmas$4.95
  • Cue Cards$7.99
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  • 5 Social Lessons$9.95
  • TSG for Type A and B$9.95
  • Power of Calm Audio$12.95
  • Training the Heart$13.95
  • Roles eBook$15.00
  • 4 Basic Skills Book Treasury$39.99
  • TSG Parenting Seminar Audio$59.00
None

MudKitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Teaching Self free?
Teaching Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MudKitchen free?
MudKitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Teaching Self or MudKitchen have ads?
Neither Teaching Self nor MudKitchen shows ads.

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