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Toniebox 1 vs Toniebox 2: what's different

Toniebox 2 adds Tonieplay games, a light ring, a sleep timer and a sunrise alarm, and it's rated for ages 1 and up. Here's how it compares with the first Toniebox.

What's the difference between Toniebox 1 and Toniebox 2?

Toniebox 2 is rated for ages 1 and up and adds Tonieplay games, a light ring, a sleep timer with a light and a sunrise alarm. The first Toniebox is rated for ages 3 and up and has none of these. Every Tonie plays on both boxes, so your collection carries over. Tonies' US store sells the Toniebox 2 for $129.99 and no longer sells the first Toniebox.

Toniebox 1 and Toniebox 2 side by side

  • Ages

    Toniebox 1
    3 and up
    Toniebox 2
    1 and up

  • Battery

    Toniebox 1
    Up to 7 hours
    Toniebox 2
    Up to 9 hours

  • Storage

    Toniebox 1
    8 GB
    Toniebox 2
    32 GB

  • Charging

    Toniebox 1
    Charging station
    Toniebox 2
    USB-C cable

  • Wi-Fi

    Toniebox 1
    2.4 GHz only
    Toniebox 2
    2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

  • Headphones

    Toniebox 1
    Wired, with a 3.5 mm plug
    Toniebox 2
    Wired USB-C and Bluetooth

  • Tonieplay games

    Toniebox 1
    No
    Toniebox 2
    Yes

  • Light

    Toniebox 1
    Small LED on top
    Toniebox 2
    Light ring and sleep light

  • Sleep timer and sunrise alarm

    Toniebox 1
    No
    Toniebox 2
    Yes

  • Pause and skip from the app

    Toniebox 1
    No
    Toniebox 2
    Yes

Do old Tonies work on Toniebox 2?

Yes. All Tonies work on Toniebox 2, Creative Tonies included, and new Tonies play on the first Toniebox too. Tonieplay games are the one exception: they only work on Toniebox 2.

What does Toniebox 2 add?

  • Tonieplay games, quizzes and interactive stories. Kids put the game on top, place the Tonieplay controller in the middle of the light ring and press its button. Tonies makes these games for ages 3 and up.
  • A light ring that glows in rainbow colors while a Tonie plays. The ring also shows when the box is downloading, connecting or out of battery.
  • A sleep timer that slowly fades the sound and light before the box turns off, and a sunrise alarm that wakes kids with a glow and music. You set both in the tonies app.
  • Pause, restart and skip from the tonies app.
  • A 1+ mode for younger kids, which stops the box playing while it charges and turns off tilting to rewind or fast-forward.

Do Toniebox 1 headphones work with Toniebox 2?

Older wired headphones don't. Toniebox 2 has a USB-C port where the first box had a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so older tonies headphones won't plug in. In the US and Canada, Toniebox 2 works with most standard USB-C headphones and pairs with Bluetooth headphones. The first Toniebox only takes wired headphones with a 3.5 mm plug and needs an adapter for Bluetooth. Our headphones guide lists which headphones work with each box.

Is it worth upgrading to Toniebox 2?

Upgrade if your child is under 3, wants Tonieplay games or needs a sleep timer and a wake-up light. If your first Toniebox still works, your Tonies will sound the same on both boxes. Tonies won't replace a faulty first Toniebox with a Toniebox 2 under warranty, though its support team can give you a voucher toward one.

If you want a smaller second box, the Toniebox Lite also plays every Tonie and is rated for ages 1 and up. The Lite has no Tonieplay or light ring. Our Yoto vs Toniebox comparison covers the other main option.

How to tell which Toniebox you have

The first Toniebox has pointed ears, square edges and a small square light on top, and it charges on a station. Toniebox 2 has a soft fabric shell, rounder ears and a round light ring on top, and it charges with USB-C. Toniebox Lite is smaller, with a hard shell and a small light between the ears.

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Checked on 2026-11-13