Tonie or Yoto Player

I cant decide whether to get my 4 and 2.5yo a tonie or a yoto player. Ive been seeing mixed reviews on both. I saw that Yoto players use wifi and theres ads?? And some say Tonie can be glitchy. Any advice? Are there better options? My kids LOVE music and stories and Im wanting to get them something thats their own for Christmas.

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I don’t know anything really about the Yoto players, only heard of them recently, but we love our Tonie box and haven’t had any issues with it. We have the older one

I have a yoto and I dont have ads?

It does need wifi and if I dont have the yoto player but my kid wants a card I can play it in the car or on a speaker via my phone/Bluetooth.

We've had it since she was 10mth and shes almost 3.5 and still uses it several times a day and everyyy night. You can preview cards before you buy them. You can record your own voice reading a story which is great for when you are apart and they just miss you♥️ and there are stories/cards for many different ages!

I also have a yoto and have never heard any ads.
You do need to be connected to WiFi to activate the card with your yoto but once it has been done you can use it wherever.
There is an app as well where all the cards are stored so you can use them without the card if you want to.
You can also use blank cards to load other things onto. For example I linked a blank card with the BBC Radio app and now I can put the card in and have Radio 1-6 (although that one is mainly for me 🤣). I also like the daily podcast. I think a yoto card will last longer than a Tonie as it has a lot more features.

We love our Tonie box and use it everyday (I have a 4 & 1.5 year old) we have the older one and have had zero issues but I'm planning to invest in a yoto for road trips and longer travel for my oldest as travelling with our Tonie box and all the tonies it's a bit bulky in comparison to a mini yoto and cards.

Absolutely love our Yoto mini and never heard anything about ads. I chose it over the tonie because it’s so compact, LO can hold it comfortably on car rides etc and the cards are cheaper to buy than the tonies

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