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Toca Boca Jr

7.2/10
Our score
★ 3.3 Google Play·100M+ installs
Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-10-03

Screenshots

Toca Boca Jr Kitchen 2 card: a character at a kitchen table beside a stove and frying pan, captioned Play with your foodBoo game card: ghost characters in dark haunted-house rooms, captioned Plan sneaky surprisesPet Doctor card: a white bunny patient and small animals in clinic rooms, captioned Care for your petsLab: Elements card: lab machines with round element creatures, captioned Run experimentsNature card: a low-poly fox, deer and forest landscape, captioned Explore and shape natureBuilders card: block-built houses and builder characters on a grassy island, captioned Build new worlds

About Toca Boca Jr

Toca Boca Jr is free to install but not free to play: of the 15-plus preschool games inside, from Pet Doctor to Lab: Elements, only Toca Kitchen 2 opens without paying. The rest need a $7.99-a-month US plan or the wider Piknik Unlimited bundle. The app took over the old Toca Kitchen 2 listing in 2023, is now published by Spin Master's Sago Sago Toys, and most earlier one-off Toca purchases do not carry over.

Game information

DeveloperSago Sago Toys Inc.
Version4.5.0
Size755 MB (Android) · 942 MB (iOS)
Price / In-appFree
Contains adsYes
In-app purchasesYes
Content rating4+
Requires (Android)Android 9+
Requires (iOS)iOS 15.0+
Offline modeDownloaded games play offline; internet needed to download each game
Interface languagesEN, FR, DE, JA, PT, RU + 3 more
Store rating (Google Play)3.3 from 1,748,168 ratings
Installs100M+
Updated by developer2026-09-01
Data checked2026-10-01

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-10-01. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Toca Boca Jr Review: A Shelf of Toca Classics, With Only Kitchen 2 Free

Kitchen 2 Is Free; Pet Doctor, Builders and the Rest Need a Plan

The free tier is a single game. Piknik's help center names Toca Kitchen 2 as the one title playable without a subscription, and families who bought Kitchen 2 years ago keep it at no cost. Kitchen 2 is a no-rules cooking toy: children cook whatever they like and serve it to hungry characters, whose reactions show what each one enjoys. Everything else carries a lock, including Dance, Pet Doctor with its 25 animal patients, Lab: Elements with all 118 elements of the periodic table, Builders with six block-building characters, Boo, Cars and Nature. Parties, which merges the old Tea Party and Birthday apps, arrived in the August 31, 2026 update, and Google Play lists Mystery House as the next game.

Parents Icon > Games: Choosing Which Titles Live on the Device

Offline play runs through one screen behind the Parents Icon, top left, which first asks an adult for a year of birth. Its Games list marks every title: a grey X means the game shipped in the base download and cannot be removed, a green X means it is downloaded and can be deleted, and a blue arrow means it still has to be fetched. Downloads need a connection; afterwards games run without Wi-Fi, and a Download over WiFi only switch in Settings governs mobile data. That control matters because the iPhone install is already close to 1 GB. A Piknik sign-in unlocks the plan on up to 10 devices across iPhone, iPad and Android.

kidSAFE+ COPPA Seal and Teacher Approved Badge, Next to a Contains Ads Label

The App Store lists the app as Made for Ages 0–5, while Piknik's help center suggests ages 3 to 6. kidSAFE has listed the Piknik family of apps, this one included, as a member since 2023 and shows its COPPA Certified seal, and the developer has committed the app to Google Play's Families Policy. The Teacher Approved badge on Google Play means teachers and specialists rated design, age fit and how ads or purchases affect children. The privacy policy, revised August 21, 2026, rules out behavioral advertising, yet the Data safety form says user and device IDs may be shared with third parties for analytics and marketing, and AppsFlyer and App Set IDs help identify which Piknik apps are installed. Google Play also labels the listing Contains ads, while the developer promises no third-party advertising. Read Piknik's privacy policy before signing a child in.

$7.99 or $14.99 a Month, Against Khan Academy Kids and Toca Boca World

Paying means a subscription; there are no coins or item packs. On the US App Store the Toca Boca Jr Plan costs $7.99, which Piknik's help center describes as a monthly plan. Piknik Unlimited adds nine apps, including Sago Mini World, Hair Salon 4 and PAW Patrol Academy, for $14.99 a month on Piknik's website after a 30-day trial, up from $11.99 at its October 2023 launch. Prices vary by region, so check the current price in the app. Standalone Toca apps bought earlier, other than Kitchen 2, unlock nothing here. Khan Academy Kids, from the nonprofit Khan Academy, covers ages 2 to 8 with no ads or subscriptions; Toca Boca World sells packs from $0.99; Teach Your Monster to Read costs $8.99 once.

Pros

  • Toca Kitchen 2 stays free, including for anyone who bought it earlier
  • kidSAFE+ COPPA Certified seal plus Google Play's Teacher Approved badge
  • Parents Icon Games screen controls which titles download for offline play
  • One Piknik account unlocks the plan on up to 10 devices
  • Purchases are subscription plans only, with no coins or item packs

Cons

  • Only one of more than 15 games works without a paid plan
  • Older standalone Toca purchases, apart from Kitchen 2, do not unlock here
  • Recent Google Play reviews of version 4.x report games crashing back to the menu
  • Data safety form lists user and device IDs shared with third parties for marketing

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Verdict

Toca Boca Jr scores 7.2 for keeping a deep set of no-rules Toca toys under kidSAFE COPPA certification and a Teacher Approved badge, then charging monthly for all but one. Take it if a preschooler already loves Kitchen 2 and renting the rest at $7.99 a month suits you, or if the ten-app Piknik bundle covers several young children. Skip it if you want to pay once: Teach Your Monster to Read costs $8.99, and Khan Academy Kids costs nothing.

Gameplay8.0More than 15 open-ended Toca toys, from Kitchen 2 cooking to the 118-element Lab: Elements, with no scores or timers.
Controls8.5Touch-only play aimed at ages 2 to 8, with the Parents Icon settings behind a year-of-birth gate.
Replay value7.0Subscribers get additions such as Parties in August 2026; free players replay a single kitchen.
Graphics & sound8.0Each game keeps its own look, from Kitchen 2's flat cartoon kitchen to Nature's low-poly forest.
Monetisation5.0$7.99 a month for one app or $14.99 for Piknik, up from $11.99, and old purchases mostly stay behind.
7.2out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

1

Can Toca Boca Jr be played offline?

Yes, once a game is downloaded. Fetching each game needs an internet connection, and after that it runs without Wi-Fi. The Parents Icon > Games screen shows the status: a grey or green X means the game is stored on the device, a blue arrow means it is not downloaded yet. Subscribers sign in to their Piknik account once so paid games unlock.

2

Is Toca Boca Jr free?

Only partly. The app is free to install and Toca Kitchen 2 is free to play, but the other games need the Toca Boca Jr Plan, $7.99 a month on the US App Store, or Piknik Unlimited, $14.99 a month on Piknik's website. There are no coin or item purchases. Prices vary by region; check the current price in the app.

3

What devices does Toca Boca Jr need?

It needs iOS 15 or later, or Android 9 or later. The iPhone install is close to 1 GB before extra games, so free space matters on older tablets. Some Google Play reviews of version 4.x describe games crashing back to the menu, and the developer's replies recommend updating or reinstalling.

4

Does Toca Boca Jr have multiplayer or chat?

No. Google Play tags the app as single player, and Piknik's help pages describe no online play, chat or friend lists. Siblings can share one subscription instead: each child gets a separate profile under the Piknik account, and the same plan unlocks on up to 10 devices at a time.

5

How many games are in Toca Boca Jr?

The store listing names 15 games for subscribers, among them Kitchen 2, Dance, Kitchen Sushi, Pet Doctor, Builders, Boo, Cars, Train and Nature, and Parties joined on August 31, 2026. Free players get Kitchen 2 only. Apple Arcade members get a separate app, Toca Boca Jr Classics, with nine of the games.

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About this page. ScoredApps reviewed Toca Boca Jr independently. We don't own, develop, or distribute this app, and we're not affiliated with Sago Sago Toys Inc. Official site: playpiknik.com/ · Google Play listing · Developer support: support@playpiknik.com