One app remembers your squeezes. The other rebuilds the rest of you.
Squeezy and Mumma Glow are often mentioned in the same breath, but they are built for different jobs. Here is which one fits where you are right now.
Quick answer
Squeezy is a low-cost pelvic floor exercise app designed by NHS pelvic health physiotherapists. It is excellent at one focused job: reminding you to do your pelvic floor exercises, timing them, and logging your progress. Mumma Glow is a set of one-time digital guides covering the wider postpartum picture, including core and diastasis recti, C-section recovery, glute strength and energy. If pelvic floor reminders are all you need, Squeezy is the cheaper, purpose-built choice. If you want a structured plan for your whole recovery without a subscription, a guide fits better, and plenty of mums use both.
What Squeezy is, and what it does well
Squeezy was designed by chartered physiotherapists who specialise in pelvic health and work in the NHS, according to the Bladder and Bowel Community. It is aimed particularly at women who are seeing a specialist physiotherapist for bladder, bowel or pelvic floor problems, because the exercise programme inside it can be tailored to match what your physio has prescribed.
Its strengths are genuine and worth stating plainly:
- Reminders that actually work. Customisable reminders with a snooze function solve the most common reason pelvic floor exercises fail, which is simply forgetting.
- Timed visual and audio prompts. You are guided through each hold and each rest, which takes the guesswork out of counting.
- An exercise record you can share. Your log can be shown to your physiotherapist to inform their recommendations.
- A bladder diary. Useful if you are tracking leaking or urgency symptoms.
- A small one-off price. It costs a few pounds in the app stores rather than a monthly fee. Check the store for the current figure in your country.
Several NHS services publish their own set-up guides for Squeezy, which tells you how widely it is used in pelvic health clinics. For a mum whose main concern is building a pelvic floor habit, it is hard to argue with.
What Mumma Glow is, and where it is different
Mumma Glow is not an app and does not try to be one. It is a library of downloadable postpartum recovery guides that you buy once and keep. Individual guides start from $15 and the full bundle is $50, with no subscription and no renewals.
The difference is scope. Squeezy concentrates on the pelvic floor. Mumma Glow covers the other things that tend to be tangled up with it after birth: deep core reconnection and diastasis recti, returning to exercise after a C-section, rebuilding glute strength, and the flat, drained energy of the first year. The pelvic floor does not work in isolation, which is why a stronger pelvic floor on its own does not always fix leaking or heaviness. We explain why in why kegels alone are not enough and in how the pelvic floor and diastasis recti are connected.
| Squeezy | Mumma Glow | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Smartphone app | Downloadable digital guides |
| Made by | NHS pelvic health physiotherapists | Mumma Glow, general postpartum education |
| Main focus | Pelvic floor exercise habit | Whole postpartum recovery: core, diastasis recti, C-section, glutes, energy |
| Reminders and timers | Yes, customisable, with audio and visual prompts | No, you set your own routine |
| Symptom tracking | Exercise log and bladder diary | Not included |
| Price model | Small one-off app price | One-time purchase, guides from $15, bundle $50 |
| Best for | Remembering and timing pelvic floor exercises, especially alongside a physio | A structured, no-subscription plan for the wider recovery |
Why the pelvic floor habit matters so much
Pelvic floor muscle training is not a wellness trend. It is a first-line treatment in clinical guidance, which is exactly why a reminder app has earned its place.
is the minimum trial of supervised pelvic floor muscle training NICE recommends as first-line treatment for stress or mixed urinary incontinence in women (NICE guideline NG123)
at least 8 contractions, performed 3 times a day, is the programme structure NICE sets out for pelvic floor muscle training
of women had diastasis recti at six weeks postpartum (Sperstad et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016), a reminder that the core often needs attention alongside the pelvic floor
Read those first two numbers together and the case for an app becomes obvious. Three contraction sets a day for three months is roughly 270 separate sessions, and very few tired new mums remember that many without a prompt. That consistency problem is the one Squeezy was built to solve. Whether you are doing the exercise correctly is a separate question, and our guide to how to tell if you are doing a kegel correctly is worth reading before you start counting.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Squeezy if
- You have been referred to a pelvic health physiotherapist and want to follow their programme precisely.
- Your main symptom is leaking when you cough, sneeze or laugh, and your core otherwise feels fine. Our piece on why you leak when you sneeze postpartum covers the mechanism.
- You know you will forget without a buzz on your phone.
Choose a Mumma Glow guide if
- Your concerns go beyond the pelvic floor: a tummy gap, doming, back ache, a C-section scar, or simply not knowing how to restart exercise.
- You want a structured plan you can follow at home in short sessions, without paying monthly.
- You prefer reading and planning to app notifications.
Use both if
You want the discipline of reminders and the bigger-picture plan. They do not overlap much, and together they still cost less than a single month of many subscription programs. If you are weighing up gadgets as well, our honest look at whether pelvic floor trainers are worth it compares the next price bracket up.
What neither one replaces
Neither an app nor a guide can examine you. If you have leaking that is not improving, a feeling of heaviness or dragging, pain during sex, or difficulty controlling wind or bowel movements, the right next step is a women's health physiotherapist. The NHS offers referral through your GP, and our guide to what happens at a pelvic floor physio appointment explains what to expect. Everyday habits matter too: straining on the toilet puts heavy downward pressure on a recovering pelvic floor, which is why we wrote a step-by-step guide to how to poo without straining after birth.
The verdict
Squeezy is the better tool for the narrow, important job of building a pelvic floor exercise habit, and its NHS physiotherapy roots make it an easy recommendation. Mumma Glow is the better fit if you want a one-time, no-subscription plan for the rest of your recovery, from your core to your energy. They answer different questions, so the honest answer for many mums is not either-or.
Want the whole recovery in one place?
The Complete Postpartum Body Reset bundle brings every Mumma Glow guide together for one payment of $50, covering core and diastasis recti, C-section recovery, glute strength and new-mum energy. No subscription, yours to keep, and the affordable alternative to ongoing programs like MUTU. Use code GLOW20 for 20% off. Results vary from mum to mum.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Squeezy app free?
No, but it is inexpensive. It is sold for a small one-off price in the Apple and Google app stores rather than as a subscription. Prices vary by country and can change, so check the store listing for the current figure.
Is Squeezy recommended by the NHS?
Squeezy was designed by chartered physiotherapists specialising in pelvic health who work in the NHS, and several NHS services publish their own guides on setting it up. Your own physiotherapist or GP is the best person to say whether it suits your situation.
Can I use Squeezy and Mumma Glow together?
Yes. They cover different ground. Squeezy prompts and times your pelvic floor exercises, while Mumma Glow guides cover wider recovery such as core reconnection, diastasis recti, C-section recovery and glute strength. Many mums find the combination useful.
Does Squeezy help with diastasis recti?
Squeezy focuses on pelvic floor muscle exercises. The pelvic floor and deep core do work together, so a stronger pelvic floor can support core recovery, but abdominal separation usually needs specific breathing and deep core work as well.
Do I still need a pelvic floor physiotherapist?
If you have ongoing leaking, heaviness, pain, or difficulty controlling wind or bowel movements, yes. Neither an app nor a guide can assess your body. NICE recommends supervised pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence, and your GP can refer you to a women's health physiotherapist.
Sources: Bladder and Bowel Community, Squeezy: the NHS physiotherapy app for pelvic floor muscle exercises; Squeezy app store listings (Apple App Store, Google Play); Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Tips for using the NHS Squeezy app; NICE guideline NG123, Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women: management, 2019; Sperstad JB et al., "Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth", British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016; NHS, Pelvic floor exercises.
This article is general education, not medical advice. Mumma Glow is not affiliated with Squeezy, its developers, or the NHS, and product details were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of writing, so check the app store for current features and pricing. Results vary from mum to mum. Please see your GP, midwife or a women's health physiotherapist about your own recovery, particularly if you have leaking, heaviness, pain or bowel symptoms.