Koobiba vs Timio
Timio plays its own discs and, by the vendor's own FAQ, nothing else; Koobiba plays whatever you give it.
Consider Timio if you want a player on sale now, with no app or account, and a child who will enjoy slotting in discs from a set of 25.
Koobiba
Timio
How the child chooses
Buttons Source: Koobiba, How the child chooses Three big buttons, no screen and nothing to insert
Discs Source: Timio, How the child chooses Magnetic discs slot into the player
Age
1+ Source: Koobiba, Age Designed for children from one year old
2–6 Source: Timio, Age The maker gives an age range of 2 to 6
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: Timio, Stories and music available 25 discs to collect
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
Not possible Source: Timio, Adding your family's audio Only Timio's own discs — nothing of yours goes on, at any price
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
Nothing of yours Source: Timio, Getting audio on Nothing of yours goes on, so there is nothing to load
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: Timio, Plays something on day one The starter kit has five discs, so there is plenty to play from day one
Price **
€90–110 Source: Koobiba, Price ** Estimated retail price; final pricing is confirmed closer to launch
€89.90 Source: Timio, Price ** Starter Kit: the player and five discs. The player on its own is sold only as a replacement part (€39.90)
Availability
Reservations open Source: Koobiba, Availability Priority reservations are open; the player is not shipping yet
Available now Source: Timio, Availability
Losing 5 items *
€0 Source: Koobiba, Losing 5 items * Nothing physical per story, so nothing to replace
€34.50 Source: Timio, Losing 5 items * 5 replacement discs at €6.90 each
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: Timio, Works offline Put the batteries in and it works; it never needs WiFi
Account
Optional Source: Koobiba, Account Only for connected features such as a shared recording link and the catalogue
Not needed Source: Timio, Account No app, no account, no Bluetooth
Subscription
None Source: Koobiba, Subscription No subscription is required to use the player
None Source: Timio, Subscription No subscription — each disc is bought outright
Screen
None Source: Timio, Screen Sold as a screen-free player
* 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://timio.co/ — Checked 22 Sept 2026
- https://timio.co/pages/faq — Checked 25 Sept 2026
- https://timio.co/pages/shipping — Checked 22 Sept 2026
- https://timio.co/products/timio-lullabies-disc-5-spare-part — Checked 22 Sept 2026
- https://timio.co/products/timio-player-starter-kit — Checked 23 Sept 2026