Comparison

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! vs Puppet Time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!

Access a collection of classic and trending videos featuring the iconic Keyboard Cat. Play original clips on demand or discover new mashups. Share your favorite moments instantly with friends.

Highlights
  • Original Keyboard Cat videos
  • Trending YouTube videos
  • Video sharing
  • Push notifications for new mashups
  • Mark videos as favorites
  • Play random video
Features
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« Epic App. Updates archive of mashups, and plays off anything anytime, in person! Real handy. » -- Charlie Schmidt « A dream come true for all Keyboard Cat fans. » -- Kingo116 (5 stars) « Best app to play after being laid off. » -- Bagelfather (5 stars) As featured in an episode of "American Dad" and TIME Magazine! (11/23/09 issue) SUMMARY Have the famed "Keyboard Cat" videos at your fingertips with this fun app! This is the official Keyboard Cat app, endorsed by Charlie Schmidt himself. Bring Keyboard Cat to the rescue in real life situations! Two original videos are bundled and ready to play on cue at the touch of a button. The latest and funniest YouTube videos featuring Keyboard Cat are also directly available for viewing and sharing, with hand-picked selections from our exclusive feed. The app does not require Internet access and can be used anywhere, even on iPod touch, except for streaming YouTube videos. FEATURES - High resolution original videos provided by Charlie Schmidt. - Facebook and Twitter Integration - Push notifications: get notified when new video mashups are available to watch. - Mark videos as favorites - Share videos on Facebook or email your friends - Search through videos - Play a random video among the dozens included for a quick laugh! - Keyboard Cat Church. Watch the latest from Fatso. - Ask Fatso. Send your questions to Keyboard Cat in Heaven.

About

Puppet Time

Unleash your creativity with a digital puppetry app. Design unique puppets with extensive customization options, create vibrant backgrounds, and record your own puppet shows with voiceovers and sound effects. Bring your imagination to life through fun and engaging animation.

Highlights
  • Customizable puppet creator
  • Detailed puppet editing (limbs, body parts)
  • Paint puppets and use photos as stickers
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Record videos with puppets
  • Record voice and sounds
  • Create digital puppet shows
Features
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Welcome to Puppet Time, the ultimate puppet game that brings your imagination to life! With Puppet Time, you can unleash your creativity and dive into the fascinating world of puppetry and animation. Whether you're a seasoned puppet master or a newcomer to the puppet scene, this app is designed to make puppetry accessible, fun, and incredibly engaging. Puppet Time allows you to craft unique videos using fully customizable digital puppets and dynamic backgrounds. The intuitive puppet creator lets you edit every aspect of your puppet – from its legs and arms to its gut and butt – giving you complete control over the puppet's appearance and movements. Building a puppet has never been this easy and enjoyable. Embrace the joy of puppet play as you bring your creations to life in a vibrant and interactive puppet world. Features: Create Videos with Customizable Puppets: Craft your digital puppet masterpiece by adjusting limbs, expressions, and more. The puppet creator empowers you to build a puppet that perfectly fits your vision. Bring your puppet to life in exciting puppet shows that showcase your unique storytelling skills. Edit Your Puppets - Legs, Arms, Gut, Butt, and More: Dive deep into puppet customization. Tweak and tailor your puppet's features, whether it's the legs, arms, or even the gut and butt. Your puppet, your rules – let your imagination run wild! Paint Your Puppet and Use Your Photos as Stickers: Personalize your puppets with a splash of color! The app lets you paint your puppet to match your creative vision. Plus, you can use your photos as stickers, adding a touch of personal flair to your digital puppets. Customize Puppet Backgrounds: Set the stage for your puppet play by customizing backgrounds. Choose from a variety of scenes or upload your own backdrop to create a unique atmosphere for your puppet shows. Hit Record and Play with Your Puppet: It's showtime! Hit the record button and let the puppetry magic begin. Play, interact, and improvise with your puppets, capturing every delightful moment on video. Puppet Time makes recording and sharing your creations a breeze. Create cool and fun puppet animation videos easily Enable Microphone to Record Your Voice and Sounds: Add a human touch to your puppetry by enabling the microphone. Record your voice, add quirky sounds, or include background music to enhance the storytelling experience. Your puppets will come to life with voices and sounds that reflect your creativity. Create Your Own Digital Puppet Show: Become the puppet master of your own digital puppet show. Puppet Time provides a platform for you to unleash your storytelling prowess, creating entertaining and memorable shows that captivate audiences of all ages. In Puppet Time, the puppet boss is you, and every puppet battle is a whimsical journey into the realm of imagination. Experience the joy of building, playing, and sharing in the delightful sandbox of digital puppetry. Let Puppet Time be your go-to puppet app, where ragdoll playgrounds and 3D puppet models await your artistic touch!

Screenshots

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!4 screens
Puppet Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! at none against Puppet Time's 15. Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Puppet Time sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 120 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Puppet Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! ships an update every 2 months, Puppet Time every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! versus Puppet Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay Him Off, Keyboard Cat!Puppet Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (87 ratings) — better4.4 (120 ratings)
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings87120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB273 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCatloaf Software LLCJimmy Nguyen

Customer experience

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!

All ratings87 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.2%

Puppet Time

All ratings115 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.3%

User reviews

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!

From 87 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😂 Hilarious and entertaining
  • 💖 Adorable and cute cat
  • 🎶 Iconic music and meme
  • 👍 Simple and fun app
  • 🌟 Classic and timeless

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🚫 No sound or video issues
  • 🪲 Glitches and freezes
  • 🫨 Push notifications disruptive
  • cluttered mash-ups

Puppet Time

From 120 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable app
  • 💡 Creative tool for videos
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good customization options
  • 👍 Can create own puppets

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paying for puppets/maps
  • ⏳ Limited recording time
  • 😠 Ads for time
  • 🎤 Microphone issues
  • 🎨 Drawing precision issues

Bugs and requests

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • Won't play music or video
  • Sound plays but not video
  • Video without organ music
  • App crashes/freezes
Show 4 more
  • Cannot see first video, only audio
  • App crashes when playing second video
  • Mash-ups are cluttered
  • Cannot turn off push notifications

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add Bento clips
  • Update with new Keyboard Cat videos
  • Search feature
  • Timer or countdown
  • Dark mode
Show 3 more
  • More functionality
  • Remove vocal intrusion
  • Add chocolate rain and Numa Numa apps

Puppet Time

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cannot use microphone after uninstall/reinstall
  • Microphone option missing in settings
  • App crashes when buying from store
  • Store requires internet connection when already connected
  • App glitches and won't open (microphone permission issue)
Show 4 more
  • Accidentally drawing on puppet when changing proportions
  • Recording time limit requires watching ads
  • Puppet randomly collapses/dies
  • Counter for making more puppets not going down

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add more puppet slots (2, 6, 8, 10)
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Custom map editor with interactive things
  • Ability to draw/create own items
  • Add hair to puppets
Show 15 more
  • Add hats to puppets
  • Add more packs/backgrounds (ocean, virus, store, jail, school, bush map)
  • Make more items free (lounge kitchen background)
  • Add more time for creation
  • Add a walking button/feature
  • Add AR mode functionality explanation
  • Add hair attachment option (short, long, very long)
  • Add Gorilla Tag characters and maps
  • Add more rooms for puppet creation
  • Add a paint bucket tool
  • Add tools for straight lines or shapes
  • Add a ball-shaped nose that stretches and rotates
  • Add editable ears (removable)
  • Add an editable quadruped model for animals
  • One-time purchase for future upgrades

In-app purchases

None

Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Puppet Time

One-time15
  • Remove watermark from video$0.99
  • Wacky Arm Man$0.99
  • Block Puppets$0.99
Show 12 more
  • Theater Stage$0.99
  • Bushes$0.99
  • Fruit Pack$0.99
  • Blobs Pack$0.99
  • Robot Pack$0.99
  • Pets Pack$0.99
  • Lounge Room and Kitchen$1.49
  • Silly Animals$1.49
  • Halloween Pack$1.49
  • Remove Ads and Record Limit$1.99
  • School Pack$1.99
  • Christmas Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! free?
Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puppet Time free?
Puppet Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! or Puppet Time?
Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! is rated higher. Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! averages 4.9 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Puppet Time averages 4.4 from 120 ratings.
Do Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! or Puppet Time have ads?
Both Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! and Puppet Time show ads.
Which is updated more often, Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! or Puppet Time?
Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! ships an update every 2 months, and Puppet Time every 3 months. Most recently, Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Puppet Time on October 29, 2026.

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