Opinions on Tonie box or Yoto?

I’m thinking of getting our little girl one of these for Christmas but would love to know other mums thoughts on them and if there’s a preference and if either are worth the money. Thanks!

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I've heard Tonie are more Disney focused and the Yoto isn't. Tonie is for younger kids as it has the characters and the yoto has cards

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I just got the new toniebox. As kids get older you can do games and quizzes on it now

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Also getting one for Christmas for my little girl but gone with the yoto. Asked so many people and they said there’s so much more choice and they preferred the yoto so I’m going with that x

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Id probably get the yoto as the stories seem easier to carry than the Tonie figures

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My little boy has a Tonie box. It puts it on at night to help him get to sleep.

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I read reviews comparing the two and will go for a Yoto mini. Easier to travel with, you can find card in different languages which is important to use, card you can personalised easily, it's cheaper and I'm not a fan of Disney

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We got one for our Niece for her first Christmas and she LOVES it and uses it all the time so we’re getting one for our little boy..
I really like the idea of joint story reading with it but independent play and picking the characters etc

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Yoto Mini all the way 👌🏼

We had the Tonie box and I really didn’t like it. My daughter just kept pulling the figures off and we never finished a full story which would drive me crazy 😂🫣 And it was too bulky and hard to use in my opinion (bashing it to skip chapters - don’t know if the newer ones are different though).

Both of mine have Yoto Minis and they are well used. The eldest is nearly 5y and she’s had it since she was 2y. It’s definitely got more longevity I would say. The cards are cheaper and the range of stories are much better as they grow.
My son is 2.5y and got for his birthday (after always playing with his sisters). He knows how to turn it on and put the cards in.

The app that goes with it gives you access to loads of free podcasts and enables you to play stories without having the physical card on you (as long as you have wifi). You can even connect and play through your car if you want.

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I’ve had tonies since my first born and even at 2.5 he loves it. Learnt early on how to use it himself.
A friend had a Yoto player for her now 4 year old and are switching to tonies as their daughter couldn’t manage with the headphones aspe ft of it. Think they’re both good and I’ll be honest I don’t have many Disney tonies so wouldn’t say fully orientated. I

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Going for Tonies

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We have a Tonie box. Had it for about 3 years and we absolutely love it. We've incorporated it into her bedtime routine so she has a story book then chooses a story for her Tonie box each night and self settles with it.
They are expensive to start with but great when you have a few stories on the go. Family get our little one then for birthday/Christmas x

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I work with children and see both a lot and I think the yoto is soooo much better! They even have a lot of cards which are educational that the children love more than the stories

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Ive been told Tonie for when their young, Yoto for later but I've not got either yet! I like the ease of use of Tonie for small ones

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we’re going for yoto for christmas as there’s now cards for 0-2 years

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