Is rubber mulch better than real mulch?

For a playground for sure because wood mulch, when they children fall they get bruises and cry! Rubber Mulch they get up again and climb the bars!
If you are buying it for landscaping: Because of its composition, Rubber Mulch protects soil from the hot rays of the sun during the summer and the cold frost in the winter. Healthy rain and water will bypass the water-resistant rubber and invigorate your soil.