*NEW* Yoto Club – Is it worth it?
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Do your kids love their Yoto player? Are you looking to expand your child’s Yoto card collection? Yoto, the home of screen free audio fun, have literally hundreds of Yoto cards to collect. Yoto Club membership is a fun and cost-effective way to get credits each month to add to your child’s Yoto library. Here’s everything you need to know about the *NEW* Yoto Club.
With two children aged 11 and 8 who have been Yoto fanatics for the last three years, it’s fair to say our household has quickly fallen in love with Yoto.
Both my girls have their own Yoto Player in their bedroom and we share a Yoto Mini player for travel, quickly amassing quite an extensive collection of Yoto Cards – everything from bedtime stories to music, activities, mindfulness meditations and even baking cards. It’s fair to say our Yoto library has introduced the girls to a wide range of fun screen-free entertainment.
We love adding new Yoto cards to our Yoto library and for those who like to buy cards regularly, the Yoto Club is certainly worth considering. In September 2024, Yoto overhauled their Yoto Club – a subscription-based service for Yoto fans, providing more choice and more price options, so you can easily tailor your membership to your family’s needs. But is the new Yoto club worth it?
Here’s what you need to know.
What is the Yoto Club?
The Yoto Club is a Yoto card subscription service that, depending on your membership tier, allows you to get credits towards new cards each month – selecting new cards from a selection of cards specifically for club Members. Yoto Club membership also comes with a range of member-only benefits including discounts and free postage.
The NEW Yoto Club Membership (with changes starting in September 2024) now comes with three different tiers of membership – Explorer, Collector and Collector+ – details of which are outlined below.
What are the NEW Yoto Club Membership levels?
The Yoto Club previously cost £9.99 a month for 2 credits towards a small selection of around 100 Yoto Club Cards. The NEW Yoto Club is now bigger and better. The three membership tiers are as follows:
Explorer
- Unlimited access to 200+ Yoto Originals in digital format – Yoto Originals are really fun Yoto exclusive titles that are made in-house including their popular BrainBots and Let’s Move titles. Educational, engaging and entertaining, new Yoto Originals are released all the time.
- Member only titles from Vooks, Highlight and Vayard – titles from indpendent publishers available to Yoto Club members only
- Members-only radio stations, sleep sounds and timers
- Exclusive VIP promotions
Collector
Collectors get everything in the Explorer Club Membership and in addition:
- 1 club credit each month to spend on specific cards in the Yoto library (at a discounted rate). There are over 850 club cards to choose from including some best sellers and new releases. Most cards cost 1 club credit, however cards with a longer run time or some card packs are may cost multiple credits.
- 10% off everything across the Yoto store – including accessories and Yoto Players themselves. The Yoto Club discount can also (usually) be stacked with other deals like 5 cards for 4 or bundle deals unless otherwise specified in the T&Cs.
- Free shipping (on orders over £12)
Collector+
Collector+ members get everything in the Explorer Club Membership, however they get TWO club credits each month to spend on specific cards in the Yoto library (as above).
How much does the Yoto Club Cost?
You can sign up for the club in one of two ways – monthly or annually. Annual works out the cheapest and comes with an additional discounted perk, but monthly can be a more affordable and practial way to join.
- Explorer Club membership – £3.99 per month or £29.99 annually.
- Collector Club membership – £7.99 per month or £69.99 annually
- Collector+ Club membership – £12.99 per month or £119.99 annually.
When you think that the average priced card is between £7.99 and £9.99 and the stacks of free digital content which would otherwise be a chargeable benefit, you’re already saving a fortune.
If you’re yet to be convinced, you can even sign up to the Explorer level for FREE for the first 2 weeks, allowing you to get a sneak peak before you commit.
If you sign up for the Annual plans, you also get 30% off a pack of 5 Make Your Own Cards – a great starter set for creating your own content too.
How does the Yoto Club work?
Once you sign up to the Yoto Club, the credits go into your account automatically. if you join on an annual basis, you will recieve all your credits upfront, otherwise you will receive your credits monthly on the anniversary of the date that you joined.
You can either choose to spend them straight away (which we have tended to do) or if you prefer, you can allow the credits to build up – ideal if you fancy a bit of a spree before birthdays or Christmas – it’s entirely up to you.
For Collector and Collector+ membership, as long as you are logged in and place an order directly from Yoto, it will register that you are part of the Yoto Club and deduct the postage automatically from your order, as well as 10% off any other cards or accessories you purchase at the same time.
Our verdict on the recent Club changes
On the surface it appears that the cost of club membership has gone up, with the 2 credits per month membership now costing £12.99 a month rather than £9.99 that it was previously. However, it quickly becomes apparent that you are getting a LOT more for your money than you were before.
FIrst, the choice of Yoto club cards is now MUCH bigger, with far more choice and far more of the best selling and new cards able to be cashed in for your credits.
Secondly, the digital content benefits even at Explorer level are huge – with the Yoto Original cards alone providing literally hours of engaging audio. At the time of writing, my girls were chuffed to see acceess to the new Dinosaur cards, Phonics and Maths cards and Space, as well as classics like The Wizard of Oz and Little Women all ready to access straight from the app. I would say if you’re keen on educational content and less fussed about ‘trending’ cards like Harry Potter and Disney, this alone is 100% worth subscribing too.
We personally have chosen to have the Collector+ membership, as I love being able to have credits and continue to grow our selection.
How much choice is there?
Unlike the old club where there were a select 100 or so cards to choose from, the Club cards now are pretty vast – 897 at the time of writing! I was pleased to see some newer releases haave been included in the new Yoto club too, including Spidey and Friends, The Tiger Came to Tea and Blue Planet.
What cards are in the Yoto Club?
All Yoto Club cards have a green tent icon on the Yoto store, so you can quickly see at a glance which cards are included in your Yoto Club subscription. Alternatively, you can toggle the selector at the top to see only the Yoto Club cards selection.
How often do the Club cards change?
In the old Yoto Club, Each month, the Yoto club cards changed each month. Now, there are over 850 cards to choose from and new cards are likely to get added to this as they are released.
Do I have to use my credits each month?
No – and I really like this feature of the Yoto Club. If you don’t want to spend your credits straight away, you can roll them over – up to 12 months worth, meaning you could in theory have 24 credits to spend in one transaction if you really felt like a Yoto card splurge. Many Yoto Club members do this to spend in bundles around birthdays.
Does the Yoto Club have a minimum duration?
Your Yoto Club subscription will keep renewing for the same duration as your initial subscription term (i.e monthly or annually), unless you choose to cancel it. You can easily stop automatic renewal at anytime by logging into your Yoto account. You will also be reminded 7 days before renewal.
How do I cancel my subscription?
You can cancel the club membership in your subscription area on the website or app. If you cancel, you will no longer have access to the yoto club content at the end of the membership. In a change to the old club, you must also ensure that you use any credits before you cancel as they will not be refunded and any unused credits will be lost once your membership ends.
Why does US Club have different cards?
Different countries have different licensing laws, so it is sometimes the case that you’ll see different cards in the US Yoto store to the ones that are included for UK members. Unfortunately unless the book license has been approved for sale in the UK you won’t be able to buy directly from Yoto.
Yoto Club Review – Our experience:
We’ve been really pleased with Yoto Club so far and I intend to continue my subscription for the foreseeeable future.
We currently have Collector+ and pay monthly at £12.99 a month, and so far we have spent the credits almost instantly as soon as they arrive in my account. Whilst we do have lots of Yoto Cards already, there are so many to choose from and they vary sifnificantly in terms of age suitability and type of card. I love that the NEW club seems to have a high number of Yoto Cards for older children – something that perhaps was lacking in the old Yoto Club.
I love the amount of FREE content and the fact that the Yoto Club encourages you to try cards that you wouldn’t necessarily have chosen before – we’ve found some of Neve’s favourite cards that way – specifically some of the Human Body cards which are educational but so much fun to listen to.
Is Yoto Club worth it?
Yes it is. Yoto obviously can’t please everybody, but Yoto club is an affordable and flexible subscription that allows you to use your credits as and when you wish. There’s no minimum duration with the monthly membership, you can cancel at any time and there are a huge range of cards to choose from.
If you are new to Yoto and don’t already have loads of cards, the Yoto Club is a fantastic way to expand your selection whilst benefiting from free delivery and 10% discount across the store.
Yoto Club TOP TIP
If you’re yet to buy a Yoto Player and are planning on taking the plunge for a birthday gift or Christmas present. Create an account and sign up for the Yoto Club FIRST. Then once you’re a club member (Collector or Collector+), you can get the Yoto Club 10% discount and free postage on your purchase of the player itself, as well as any must have accessories like adventure jackets and Yoto card cases.
Yoto Club Pros
- Affordable membership with the choice of paying monthly or annually
- Ability to build up credits
- Huge choice of club cards, clearly marked with the tent logo
- New club cards added regularly
- Free delivery on orders over £12
- 10% off the ENTIRE Yoto store including players and accessories
- TONNES of free digital content including Yoto Club originals and audio from independent publishers.
How would we improve the Yoto Club?
We would love to see brand new release cards in the Yoto Club for a week first before they go to general sale. This means that cards that are in incredibly high demand don’t sell out before the committed Yoto fans get a chance to order. I would also love to see ones that have come back in stock be offered to club members first – perhaps just with a 24-hour heads up on email that they’re coming back. Other than that, I can’t really fault it. If you have more than one child and want to give them more cards to share, it makes complete sense – and it’s always fun to go shopping on credit day!
If you have any questions regarding the Yoto club please do comment below! 🙂
