Puppet Pals vs Learn Patterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puppet Pals
Bring your stories to life by creating animated shows in real time. Choose actors and backdrops, then record your movements and voice to produce unique performances. Unleash your creativity with endless storytelling possibilities.
- Real-time animation recording
- Create actors from photos
- Use photos as backdrops
- Zoom and rotate characters
- Downloadable creative characters
- Director's Pass for all content
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Create your own animated shows in real time! Pick your actors and backdrops, drag them onto the stage, and tap record. Your movements and voice are captured live, ready to play back, save, and watch again. Act out a pirate adventure on the high seas, a spooky monster showdown, or a Wild West escape — and mix any characters and scenes however you like. Your shows are only limited by your imagination. FREE FEATURES - A stage full of characters and backdrops to perform with - Turn a photo into a character or a backdrop - Record shows with live animation and audio - Zoom, rotate, and flip characters as you perform - Save shows and watch them anytime CREATIVE CLUB (optional subscription) Join the Creative Club to unlock the full show: - Imagine any character or backdrop, describe it, and watch AI bring it to life - Every character and scene pack included - Record shows up to 10 minutes long - Draw your own characters and backdrops - Export your shows as videos - Widescreen stage and full control over the end-of-show outro Choose your plan, monthly or annual: - Essentials — includes 40 AI creations per month - Unlimited — includes up to 1,000 AI creations per month SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.polishedplay.com/puppetpals1/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Puppet Pals is fully usable without a subscription — the Creative Club just adds more magic.
Learn Patterns
This educational app helps children learn and practice various pattern types through engaging, theme-based activities. It offers a variety of games and exercises suitable for different learning levels, making it a fun way to reinforce math concepts.
- Theme-based learning for fall
- Supports AB, ABB, AAB, AABB, ABC, ABCD patterns
- Multiple pattern activities and games
- Differentiated learning levels
- Progress monitoring for users
- Cute graphics and interactive design
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"Love using this app at our math center to review patterns! Lovely theme and cute graphics. So worth it" Emily D. - Kindergarten teacher WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS APP? - Kids love theme based apps and this is perfect for fall - Includes AB, ABB, AAB, AABB, ABC, and ABCD patterns - Includes many pattern activities and games - Variety keeps kids engaged - Easy to differentiate - Can focus on any pattern or mix it up - Can select easy or hard levels - Great for all ages - Can monitor user progress WHY KIDS LOVE IT - Lovely themes and graphics - Fun, simple, and interactive - Anything on an iPad is 'cool' compared to paper sheets - Huge variety of activities and patterns HEROIC SUPPORT Heroic Support is not just what we do. It's really what makes us, well, us. It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small. Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@alligatorapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learn Patterns at 4.1 against Puppet Pals's 3.8. Learn Patterns also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 17.0). Puppet Pals's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 12). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Puppet Pals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Learn Patterns sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Patterns holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 70% positive.
| Parameter | Puppet Pals | Learn Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (52 ratings) | 4.1 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Polished Play, LLC | Innovative Mobile Apps |
Customer experience
Puppet Pals
Learn Patterns
Bugs and requests
Puppet Pals
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to export videos
- Saved videos not playing back properly
- Issues with using own photos and characters
Requested features
4 requests- Add more characters, backgrounds, and themes
- Allow exporting and sharing of videos
- Improve video editing and recording features
- Add sound effects and background music options
Learn Patterns
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Puppet Pals
- Wild West$0.99
- Political Par-tay$0.99
- Monsters$0.99
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- Talk Shows$0.99
- Pirates$0.99
- Fairytale$0.99
- Zombie Attack$0.99
- On the Farm$0.99
- Christmas$0.99
- Director's Pass$3.99
Learn Patterns
- Level 03$0.99
- Level 06$0.99
- Level 07$0.99
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- Level 13$0.99
- Level 14$0.99
- Level 25$0.99
- Level 26$0.99
- Level 27$0.99
- Level 05$0.99
- Unlock All Levels$2.99
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