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Head-to-head

Yoto Player (3rd Gen) vs Yoto Player (4th Gen)

TECH DADGOLD STARYoto Player (3rd Gen)8.4Around £90Amazon
VS
TECH DADSPLURGE STARYoto Player (4th Gen)8.4Around £120Amazon

Point by point

MeasureYoto Player (3rd Gen)Yoto Player (4th Gen)
Tech Dad Score8.48.4
Content & free listening9.29.3
Cost of ownership7.66.8
Easy for small hands7.88.2
Parental controls & privacy9.09.1
Sound, battery & build8.48.5
Typical price£90£120
Age3 to 12+3+
Speaker40mm, 5W stereo5W stereo
BatteryUp to 16 hours (Yoto figure)Up to 14 hours (Yoto figure)
Storage32GB, 600+ hours offline64GB, 1,000+ hours offline

★ marks the stronger of the two. Scores are out of 10.

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TECH DADGOLD STAR
Yoto

Yoto Player (3rd Gen)

The best all-rounder, now cheaper than it launched at.

8.4
Gold StarAround £90

Best for Families with a three to eight-year-old who want the biggest library, lots of free listening, and a night light and clock in one.

TECH DADSPLURGE STAR
Yoto

Yoto Player (4th Gen)

The Yoto to buy if you want it to last, though nobody has lived with one yet.

8.4
Splurge StarAround £120

Best for New Yoto buyers happy to pay £30 more for the Green Button, double the storage and a replaceable battery.

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