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Koobiba vs wobie

wobie plays your own MP3s from a microSD card, offline and without Spotify — the card is not included, and you fill it at a computer. Koobiba sends the same audio from the phone in your hand, with no card to format and nothing to plug in.

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Koobiba Expected €90–110** Reservations open
wobie €134.95** Some countries only
How the child chooses
Buttons Source: Koobiba, How the child chooses Three big buttons, no screen and nothing to insert
Buttons Source: wobie, How the child chooses Rainbow buttons, each set in the app to a Spotify album or playlist, or to a folder on the microSD card
Age
1+ Source: Koobiba, Age Designed for children from one year old
Not verified a marketing range of 4–12, but no age the maker actually states
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: wobie, Stories and music available Nearly all of Spotify, through the family's subscription
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
Accessory required Source: wobie, Adding your family's audio The box comes without a microSD card, so one has to be bought before your own files can go on
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 a computer Source: wobie, Getting audio on Your own files go on a microSD card at a computer; only Spotify mode needs the 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: wobie, Plays something on day one Nothing in the box; it streams Spotify, and wobie says a free Spotify account works
Price **
€90–110 Source: Koobiba, Price ** Estimated retail price; final pricing is confirmed closer to launch
€134.95 Source: wobie, Price ** The violet and blue models; grey is discounted to €124.95 for now
Availability
Reservations open Source: Koobiba, Availability Priority reservations are open; the player is not shipping yet
Some countries only Source: wobie, Availability
Losing 5 items *
€0 Source: Koobiba, Losing 5 items * Nothing physical per story, so nothing to replace
€0 Source: wobie, Losing 5 items * Nothing physical to lose; you reassign the buttons in the app
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: wobie, Works offline The card plays anywhere with no signal; Spotify mode needs the internet
Account
Optional Source: Koobiba, Account Only for connected features such as a shared recording link and the catalogue
Optional Source: wobie, Account A Spotify account only for streaming; the maker says setup runs through its app over WiFi
Subscription
None Source: Koobiba, Subscription No subscription is required to use the player
Optional Source: wobie, Subscription Works with Spotify Free or Premium
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* 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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