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Evenflo Balance+ Wide Neck review

A budget wide-neck bottle with a one-piece integrated vent and a naturally sloped nipple.

By the HearSmart research desk · Updated November 12, 2026

Performance (40%)
7.8
Ease of use (25%)
8.6
Value (35%)
9.6

Evenflo Balance+ Wide Neck is the value pick: $14.99 buys three 9 oz bottles, about $5.00 each, roughly half the cost of a Dr. Brown's bottle. Evenflo built the vent into one piece, so there is no separate insert to wash or lose, and says the whole bottle has only four easy-to-clean parts. The included Slow Flow nipple has an intentionally slower rate to help prevent chugging, and Medium and Fast nipples are sold separately. Evenflo says the naturally sloped nipple was developed with pediatric feeding specialists to give the baby's lips a resting place and support a wide latch. Measurement markers appear in both ounces and milliliters. Two caveats: Wide and Standard parts are not interchangeable, and the product page describes the vent as helping prevent colic without citing a study, unlike Dr. Brown's, MAM or Lansinoh. For parents who want a lot of simple vented bottles for little money, it is hard to beat. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

Parents on a budget who want few parts to wash

Price

$14.99 for three 9 oz bottles on the Evenflo Feeding store when checked.

Size/Count 9oz, 3pk Material Plastic $14.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

  • 1-piece integrated vent that Evenflo says helps prevent colic, gas and fussiness
  • Only 4 easy-to-clean parts
  • Slow Flow nipple included; Medium and Fast flows sold separately
  • Naturally sloped nipple developed with pediatric feeding specialists
  • Measurement markers in ounces and milliliters

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: About $5.00 per 9 oz bottle, the lowest per-bottle price here
  • Strength: The vent has no extra parts to clean or lose
  • Strength: Glass version sold as a 6 oz 3-pack
  • Weakness: Wide nipples do not fit Standard neck bottles, and the reverse
  • Weakness: Evenflo does not cite a colic study on the product page
  • Weakness: Medium and Fast flow nipples cost extra

Key facts

  • Price: $14.99 for three 9 oz bottles when checked
  • Anti-colic design: 1-piece integrated vent
  • Parts: 4
  • Included nipple: Slow Flow

Where it ranks

Evenflo Balance+ Wide Neck is No. 3 in our Best Baby Bottles verdict.

Alternatives we scored

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