My sons got a Tonie can’t recommend it enough, my boy loves playing with them as toys too
I got him a Tonies for Christmas and he loves it. I think a few years down the line I’d look to get a Yoto but I felt the Tonies was great for this age as it’s so easy for them to use with the figures.
Tonies - my girl is loving hers and can independently use the box and switch figurines and likes seeing the characters. I like the Yoto and it has a lot more books etc. but think better for an older age. We will most likely get one from school years up. But for now Tonies is great.
I chose to go for a Tonie. I like collecting things and I think the figurines are nice to collect. My son will also enjoy the characters and I think it’s more visually suitable for this age. I’ll be gifting it to him for his 2nd birthday