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    Kid to Kid vs Mac Tools

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Kid to Kid2026 FDDMac Tools2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Kid to Kid

    $357,515

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Mac Tools

    $9,750 – $418,385

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Kid to Kid

    Not available

    Mac Tools

    $8,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Royalty · Item 6

    Kid to Kid

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Mac Tools

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Mac Tools discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Kid to Kid: 15, Mac Tools: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Kid to Kid

    $357,515
    Single unit — TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Mac Tools

    $9,750 – $418,385
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Mac Tools

    $8,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Kid to Kid

    5%
    Royalty gross sales monthly
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Mac Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Kid to Kid

    0.5%
    Marketing fund gross sales — 0.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Mac Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Mac Tools

    832
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 82
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Mac Tools

    +19
    Calculated: 813 at end of 2023 → 832 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Mac Tools

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Mac Tools

    March 2007
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Mac Tools

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Kid to Kid
    Franchised (69 locations) — other measures
    69 stores
    other franchised all disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    Franchised (17 locations) — other measures — franchised second quartile
    17 stores
    other franchised second quartile disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Franchised (18 locations) — other measures
    18 stores
    other franchised fourth quartile disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    +12 more groups in the full report
    Mac Tools
    Franchised (894 routes) — revenue
    $19,457 per Route
    other Gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Kid to Kid vs Mac Tools: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Kid to Kid or Mac Tools?
    Kid to Kid: $357,515 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19); Mac Tools: $9,750 – $418,385 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Mac Tools. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Kid to Kid and Mac Tools disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Kid to Kid has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 location groups; Mac Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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