Amazon Echo Pop Kids review

Amazon Echo Pop Kids ranks seventh because it trades the simplicity of a card or figure player for a voice assistant. Children ask Alexa for a song or a story, and Amazon says songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify or Pandora are filtered for explicit lyrics. The speaker includes 6 months of Amazon Kids+, which adds thousands of kid-friendly audiobooks, ad-free Wondery Kids & Family podcasts and iHeart Radio Family stations. Sleep Studio offers calming songs, sounds and stories from Calm, Headspace and Moshi, and parents can pick bedtime playlists in the Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard. There is a mic off button, and Amazon's 2-year worry-free guarantee replaces a broken speaker. The downsides for this list are real: it has a microphone, it is not screen-free in spirit for parents who want to avoid assistants, and both Kids+ and Alexa+ need paid plans after their free periods. We could not see a US price from our location, so check Amazon. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

Older kids who can ask for songs and stories by voice, in homes that already use Alexa.

Price

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Key features

• Includes 6 months of Amazon Kids+ content
• Thousands of kid-friendly audiobooks with Amazon Kids+
• Songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify or Pandora filtered for explicit lyrics
• Sleep Studio with songs, sounds and stories from Calm, Headspace and Moshi
• Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard app and a mic off button

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Plays from major music services kids already know
• Strength: Ad-free podcasts from Wondery Kids & Family and iHeart Radio Family stations with Kids+
• Strength: 2-year worry-free guarantee replaces it if it breaks
• Weakness: Has a microphone and relies on a voice assistant
• Weakness: Alexa+ access is free for a limited time, then needs Prime or a paid plan
• Weakness: Kids+ content needs a subscription after the included 6 months

Key facts

• Price: USD check pending
• Kids+ included: 6 months
• Guarantee: 2-year worry-free
• Microphone: Yes, with mic off button

Where it ranks

Amazon Echo Pop Kids is No. 7 in our Best Kids Music Players verdict.