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Yoto Player vs Yoto Mini: which one to buy

The Yoto Player is the bigger home player, with stereo sound and a night light. The Yoto Mini is the small one you take with you. Here's how the 4th Gen players and the Mini 2024 Edition compare.

Should you buy the Yoto Player or the Yoto Mini?

The Yoto Player suits a bedroom, and the Yoto Mini is better for trips. The Yoto Player 4th Gen has stereo sound, a full-panel night light and an okay-to-wake light, and costs $149.99 on Yoto's US store. The Yoto Mini 4th Gen weighs 185 grams, is water and dust resistant to IP67 and costs $109.99. Both play the same Yoto cards, have the Green Button and last up to 16 hours on a charge. Yoto also still sells the older Yoto Mini 2024 Edition for $79.99.

How the Yoto Player and Yoto Mini compare

  • Price in the US

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    $149.99
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    $109.99
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    $79.99

  • Battery

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    Up to 16 hours
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    Up to 16 hours
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    Up to 14 hours

  • Storage

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    64 GB
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    64 GB
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    32 GB

  • Night light

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    Full-panel night light
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    No
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    No

  • Wake-up cue

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    Okay-to-wake light and clock
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    Clock on the display
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    Okay-to-wake clock

  • Green Button playlists

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    Yes
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    Yes
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    No

  • Water and dust resistance

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    Not listed
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    IP67
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    Not listed

  • Headphones

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    Wired and Bluetooth
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    Wired and Bluetooth
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    Wired and Bluetooth

  • Bluetooth speaker mode

    Yoto Player 4th Gen
    Coming in an update
    Yoto Mini 4th Gen
    Coming in an update
    Yoto Mini 2024 Edition
    Yes

What does the Yoto Player have that the Mini doesn't?

The main difference is the night light. Turn the Yoto Player face down and the front panel lights up in a color you pick in the Yoto app. You can set one color for the day and another for the night, so kids who can't read a clock yet know when it's time to get up. The 4th Gen night light also dims itself to match the room. The Player has a 5 W stereo speaker and charges by USB-C or on a wireless dock. At 11.5 cm wide and about 763 grams, the Player is made to stay in one room.

What does the Yoto Mini do better?

The Mini is easy to carry anywhere. The 4th Gen Mini weighs 185 grams, measures 7.5 by 7 by 5 cm, is rated IP67 for water and dust and has a carry loop. Yoto says it was drop tested 30,000 times. The Mini has no night light, but its display works as a day and night clock, so kids still know when it's morning.

Yoto Mini 4th Gen or Mini 2024 Edition?

The 4th Gen Mini costs $30 more and adds the Green Button, double the storage, two more hours of battery and the IP67 rating. The Green Button holds a day playlist and a night playlist of up to 20 titles each, so kids can pick a story without hunting for the card. The 2024 Edition already works as a Bluetooth speaker. Yoto says Bluetooth speaker mode and interactive cards will come to the 4th Gen players in a later update.

If you're buying a used Mini, check when it was made. Minis from 2021 to 2023 had a battery that could overheat while charging, and Yoto sends owners a free replacement battery kit. The 2024 Edition has a new battery from a different supplier.

Do Yoto cards work on both?

Yes. Almost every Yoto card works on all three players, and a family account can hold several players, so a Player in the bedroom and a Mini in the car share one card library. Interactive cards don't work on the 4th Gen players yet. For the older Player, see our Yoto Player 3rd vs 4th generation guide.

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Checked on 2026-11-13