Koobiba vs Faba

The FABA+ set includes a blank Faba•Me, and a relative can record onto it from a link, so your own voice costs nothing extra — it just has to live on a figurine, and reach it through an account. On Koobiba it lives on a button, and goes there straight from the phone.

Consider Faba if you want a player on sale now, with a wide range of figurines, discs and a Disney line.

Koobiba Expected €90–110** Reservations open
Faba €69.90** Some countries only
How the child chooses
Buttons Source: Koobiba, How the child chooses Three big buttons, no screen and nothing to insert
Figurines Source: Faba, How the child chooses Put a sound figurine on top of the speaker and it plays
Age
1+ Source: Koobiba, Age Designed for children from one year old
0–10 Source: Faba, Age The maker says the content suits ages 0 to 10
Stories and music available
In development Source: Koobiba, Stories and music available Planned: an hour of stories, music and white noise on the device. The curated Koobiba Library is in development; its titles, languages and dates are not announced yet
Large catalogue Source: Faba, Stories and music available A wide and growing range of figurines, discs and a Disney line
Adding your family's audio
No extra purchase required Source: Koobiba, Adding your family's audio Open the app → send it → the child presses a button. Nothing to buy; our catalogue is separate and optional
No extra purchase required Source: Faba, Adding your family's audio The starter set includes a blank Faba•Me: record in the app, up to 90 minutes across several tracks, with nothing more to buy
Getting audio on
From your phone Source: Koobiba, Getting audio on The app sends audio to the device over your home WiFi or the device's own hotspot, no internet needed. Downloading from the Koobiba Library will need the internet on your phone
Needs the internet Source: Faba, Getting audio on FABA says WiFi is needed for setup and for the first listen of each sound product you buy, when it syncs; daily use needs none
Plays something on day one
Yes Source: Koobiba, Plays something on day one Planned: it comes with an hour of stories, music and white noise, and your own audio goes on from the app
Yes Source: Faba, Plays something on day one The figurine plays three songs straight away, plus 2 hours of free content in the app
Price **
€90–110 Source: Koobiba, Price ** Estimated retail price; final pricing is confirmed closer to launch
€69.90 Source: Faba, Price ** Starter set: the speaker and one Faba•Me figurine. No speaker-only version is sold
Availability
Reservations open Source: Koobiba, Availability Priority reservations are open; the player is not shipping yet
Some countries only Source: Faba, Availability On sale now through the maker's own stores
Losing 5 items *
€0 Source: Koobiba, Losing 5 items * Nothing physical per story, so nothing to replace
€74.50 Source: Faba, Losing 5 items * 5 licensed figurines at €14.90, the usual price
Works offline
Fully Source: Koobiba, Works offline Everything on the device plays with the internet off; Wi-Fi is how new audio arrives
Fully Source: Faba, Works offline Figurines play with no signal once activated; each one has to be activated in the app first
Account
Optional Source: Koobiba, Account Only for connected features such as a shared recording link and the catalogue
Required Source: Faba, Account You need an account to activate the figurines before a child can play them
Subscription
None Source: Koobiba, Subscription No subscription is required to use the player
None Source: Faba, Subscription No subscription — content comes with the figurines, with a few paid extras
Screen
None Source: Koobiba, Screen
None Source: Faba, Screen The maker describes it as a storyteller with no screen

* What it costs to replace five lost cards, figurines or chips at the vendor's retail price. Where the audio comes back without paying again, the table says "Content retained": Yoto, for example, keeps a lost card's title in your app and re-links it to a blank card. Koobiba has nothing physical per story, so nothing to replace.

** Price is what the vendor charges for the cheapest way to own the player, at list price, in its own currency. Some vendors sell the player alone; others sell it only in a set, and the note under the price says what the set includes.

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