Koobiba vs Storybutton Go
Storybutton Go also plays your own MP3s from an SD card; Koobiba sends audio over the air from the app and takes recordings from family through a link.
Consider Storybutton Go if you want a player on sale now that arrives preloaded with ten ad-free series.
Koobiba
Storybutton Go
How the child chooses
Buttons Source: Koobiba, How the child chooses Three big buttons, no screen and nothing to insert
Buttons Source: Storybutton Go, How the child chooses One device with a click wheel; nothing to swap in or out
Age
1+ Source: Koobiba, Age Designed for children from one year old
Not verified no page of the maker's states an age
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
Small catalogue Source: Storybutton Go, Stories and music available Ten of the maker's own series, over 250 episodes, with no ads
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: Storybutton Go, Adding your family's audio Drag any MP3 onto the SD card with the adapter it comes with. Nothing 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
From your phone Source: Storybutton Go, Getting audio on The SD card goes into the included USB-C adapter and plugs into your phone or a computer; you drag MP3s across — no app, no internet
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: Storybutton Go, Plays something on day one It arrives preloaded with ten ad-free series, and needs no subscription to hear them
Price **
€90–110 Source: Koobiba, Price ** Estimated retail price; final pricing is confirmed closer to launch
US$69.99 Source: Storybutton Go, Price ** List price for the 32GB model; it was on sale at $59.99 when checked
Availability
Reservations open Source: Koobiba, Availability Priority reservations are open; the player is not shipping yet
Available now Source: Storybutton Go, Availability On sale, priced in US dollars
Losing 5 items *
€0 Source: Koobiba, Losing 5 items * Nothing physical per story, so nothing to replace
US$0 Source: Storybutton Go, Losing 5 items * Everything sits on one SD card, so there is nothing to lose
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: Storybutton Go, Works offline No internet, no browser and no store, the maker says
Account
Optional Source: Koobiba, Account Only for connected features such as a shared recording link and the catalogue
Not needed Source: Storybutton Go, Account Works with no login, straight out of the box
Subscription
None Source: Koobiba, Subscription No subscription is required to use the player
Optional Source: Storybutton Go, Subscription An optional $4.99 a month adds more podcasts; the device needs none
Screen
Not verified the maker's own two sites disagree: "screen-free" on one, "a screen you can be proud of" on the other
* 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.
Where these facts come from
- https://order.storybutton.com — Checked 22 Sept 2026
- https://storybutton.com/products/storybutton-one — Checked 22 Sept 2026
- https://www.storybutton.com/pages/library — Checked 22 Sept 2026