Jubbo vs Miko 3
Miko 3 is the best-known robot of this kind in India, and it differs from Jubbo in the way that matters most: it has a screen, and it is built to hold open-ended conversations. Neither is a flaw. They are choices, and for some families they are the right ones.
| Jubbo | Miko 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | None. Two eyes, a microphone and a speaker. | Yes — a wide-angle high-resolution IPS display |
| Ages | 3 to 15 | 5 to 10 |
| Price | Not announced yet | $299 USD on miko.ai |
| Subscription | Not announced yet | Miko Max, optional — $8.25/month or $99/year |
| Battery | Not announced yet | About 6–7 hours of play; roughly 4 hours to charge |
| Open-ended conversation | No. One activity, then it stops. | Yes — AI conversations are a headline feature |
| How it describes itself | A smart toy that plays one activity and stops. | A “safe AI-powered robot”, “built to be your kid’s new favorite playmate”. |
| Languages | English and Hindi, with Gujarati in some activities | Learning content in 8 languages |
| Wi-Fi | Required. 2.4 GHz only. | Required |
| Who decides what plays | Every activity is chosen by a parent in the Jubbo app. | Content is browsed and started on the robot; a parent app is included |
Miko 3 figures read from miko.ai/products/miko-3 on 4 September 2026. Where that page states nothing, this table says so rather than guessing. Prices and specifications change; tell us if you find one of these out of date.
Who should buy Miko 3
Buy Miko 3 if you want a screen. Much of what it offers — video, dance, licensed characters — needs one, and a child who enjoys that will get more from Miko than from a box with no display. Buy it too if you want something that will talk with your child for as long as they want to talk. Miko is built for that. Jubbo deliberately is not, and if that is what you are looking for, Jubbo will disappoint you.
Where Jubbo is different
One activity at a time, chosen by you, with an end. That is the whole design, and it is the reason there is no screen: a box with nothing to look at cannot become the thing a child stares at. It is also why Jubbo does not hold open-ended conversations — not because it could not, but because a bounded activity is what we wanted to build.
Whether that is better depends entirely on what you want. If you would rather your child had something to talk to, the other product on this page is the honest recommendation.