Baby & Family · Head-to-head
Yoto Player (4th Gen) vs Lunii My Fabulous Storyteller
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Kids Audio Players: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Yoto Player combines a deep card library, your own recordings, long battery life and bedtime features in one box. Lunii costs less and turns stories into something kids build themselves.
Yoto Player (4th Gen)
Buy itA card-based audio player with a night light, okay-to-wake clock and room for your own recordings.
- 64 GB of storage that Yoto says holds 1000+ hours of audio, with up to 16 hours of battery life.
- Make Your Own Cards let you add almost any audio or record your own, alongside 1,000+ Yoto Cards.
- Full-panel night light, okay-to-wake clock, day and night volume limits, and Bluetooth or wired 3.5 mm headphones.
- Premium price tier, and most of the card library is bought separately.
- Yoto says interactive card compatibility on 4th Gen players is coming soon, so a few features are not available yet.
- The first time a card plays, the player needs Wi-Fi to download the audio.
Lunii My Fabulous Storyteller
Buy itA choose-your-story audio box for ages 3 to 8, with Wi-Fi switched off while kids listen.
- Kids build their own story by picking a hero, place, companion and object, then listen to the result.
- 8 GB of internal memory, which Lunii puts at about 200 hours of listening, and 8 hours of battery.
- Stories transfer over Wi-Fi through the Lunii app, and Wi-Fi is disabled while stories play.
- No night light, clock or Bluetooth headphone support listed; listening is by speaker or wired jack.
- Aimed at ages 3 to 8, so older kids may outgrow it.
- Extra audiobooks come from Lunii's own catalog and are bought separately.
Side by side
| Yoto Player (4th Gen) | Lunii My Fabulous Storyteller | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Families with kids 3 and up who want one player for stories, music, podcasts and bedtime routines. | Parents of 3 to 8 year olds who want imaginative, story-first listening at a lower price. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $$ · mid-range |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Yoto Player (4th Gen) - A card-based audio player with a night light, okay-to-wake clock and room for your own recordings. Choose the Lunii My Fabulous Storyteller instead if parents of 3 to 8 year olds who want imaginative, story-first listening at a lower price.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Kids Audio Players: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).