Comparison

TSG Portal vs MudKitchen

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

Head to head
About

TSG Portal

Features
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The TSG Community app is your home base for raising calm, capable, self-governing families, with real support, real structure, and real answers when you need them. Inside the app, families get ongoing access to Teaching Self-Government principles, mentor-led guidance, and practical tools that help parents stay consistent, calm, and confident through every stage of family life. This is not just a content library. It is a living support system designed to help you implement, not just learn. Inside the TSG Community app, you’ll find: Weekly Support Calls & Archives Join live weekly Support Calls with Nicholeen and trained mentors, or search the extensive archive to find answers to almost any parenting challenge. These calls anchor the community and provide real-time coaching, encouragement, and clarity. Mentor Meetings & Community Discussions Participate in mentor-led discussions, topic-based conversations, and guided reflections that help you apply skills to your real family situations, not hypothetical ones. Courses & Skill Sprints Access your full library of TSG courses, including the Parenting Course, focused Skill Sprints, and short implementation trainings. Everything is organized for easy progress, review, and real-world use. Implementation Tools & Resources Find practical tools like SODAS problem-solving, meeting guides, scripts, and refresher trainings that help you stay consistent when emotions run high. NicholeenBot AI Support (Coming / In Progress) Get quick, principle-aligned guidance when you need help in the moment. The NicholeenBot is designed to support parents with reminders, clarification, and direction, while never replacing real mentorship or human connection. A Unified, Supportive Community Connect with parents who share similar values and goals. This is a place to learn, ask, reflect, and grow without judgment, ranking, or pressure. What the TSG Community app is designed to do • Centralize everything TSG into one clear, easy-to-use experience • Increase consistency and follow-through for families • Reduce overwhelm by showing parents what to do next • Keep support ongoing instead of one-and-done • Make weekly calls, courses, and tools actually usable • Strengthen retention by anchoring families in relationship, not just content Who this app is for The TSG Community app is for parents who want more than information. It is for families who want calm leadership, clear structure, and ongoing support as they build self-government at home. Parenting is not a one-time lesson. This app is where the journey continues.

About

MudKitchen

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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

TSG Portal4 screens
MudKitchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TSG Portal at 3 against MudKitchen's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
TSG Portal versus MudKitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTSG PortalMudKitchen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching Self-Government LLCJulius Cecilia

In-app purchases

None

TSG Portal

No in-app purchases

None

MudKitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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