Is the Stokke YOYO³ worth the extra over the Bugaboo Butterfly?

You fly, want a shoulder-strap cabin fold, and will buy the newborn pack if needed. Meanwhile, you want a compact that still feels planted on pavements and you will check it.

Head to head

Stokke YOYO vs Bugaboo Butterfly

These are the two premium compacts UK parents cross-shop. Both fold small; only one is a true cabin-bag ritual. The other pushes more like a small pram.

Stokke YOYO³

From £440

9.5/10

The cabin-bag icon, now under Stokke: one-handed fold, shoulder strap, and a newborn pack that makes it a genuine from-birth travel chair. The reason it stays at the top is not the Instagram fold — it is that you can actually steer it through a gate with a coffee in the other hand.

Choose if: You fly, want a shoulder-strap cabin fold, and will buy the newborn pack if needed.

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Bugaboo Butterfly

Cheaper

From £429

9.3/10

Bugaboo's compact that actually pushes like a small pram: deeper seat, better wheels than a pure cabin bag, self-standing fold. The one to buy if the compact will do the school run as well as the airport, and you are willing to check it.

Choose if: You want a compact that still feels planted on pavements and you will check it.

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Spec comparison
Spec	Stokke YOYO³	Bugaboo Butterfly
Price from	From £440	From £429
Fold	Cabin bag	Self-standing compact
From birth	With newborn pack	With newborn inlay
Weight	~6.2kg	~7kg

Our verdict

Fly often: YOYO. School-run compact that sometimes goes in a hold: Butterfly. If you need one chair for parks and kerbs, buy a full-size instead of either.

Want the full field? See our Best Compact Strollers UK guide, where both of these are ranked against every rival we rate.

Prices are "from" figures that move constantly — always confirm the current price before buying. Reviewed August 2026.