Comparison

Puppet Pals vs AR Circuits 4D | Physics

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

AR Circuits 4D | Physics

Explore and build various circuit boards using augmented reality. This educational game allows children to safely experiment with electrical components and measure voltage and current intensity. It offers a safe and cost-free alternative to hands-on experimentation.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality circuit building
  • Explore sequential, parallel, and combined boards
  • Measure voltage and current intensity
  • Controllable component resistances
  • Safe and cost-free experimentation
Features
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“AR Danik Circuit Engineering” will help your child to learn how to create and explore various circuit boards with the use of augmented reality technology. App allows you to create boards without costs, safety problems and inconveniences with electric components. The circuits are designed by arranging printed paper component cards and pointing the mobile device camera from the application. At the moment list of electrical circuit components includes: one battery, two switches, six incandescent light bulbs, four resistors, one electric motor, testing component for conductors and dielectrics, six wires and earthing. These components allow to set up sequential, parallel and combined boards. Voltage and current intensity of every circuit can be measured with voltmeter and ammeter. Besides, resistances of light bulbs, resistors and electric motor are controllable; battery has 4 alternative voltages. Attention! Technical requirements for devices: tablet or smartphone with camera, min. 700 mb of free space, 1 GB RAM, iOS 9.3.5 and higher. About IAP: The app offers an auto-renewing subscription based in-app purchase (IAP) Subscription name: Metodist's mode; Subscription cost: $2.00 (USD); Subscription duration: 1 month; Terms of Use: You can read your terms of use here for more details: http://arkids.cards/terms_of_use Auto-renewing subscription: You subscription will be renewed every month i.e. you will be charged every month. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of the free one month initial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

Screenshots

Puppet Pals4 screens
AR Circuits 4D | Physics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Circuits 4D | Physics at none against Puppet Pals's 10. AR Circuits 4D | Physics also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Puppet Pals's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 10). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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 Pals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. AR Circuits 4D | Physics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Puppet Pals against 3.8 for AR Circuits 4D | Physics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puppet Pals has 52 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Circuits 4D | Physics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, AR Circuits 4D | Physics every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Puppet Pals versus AR Circuits 4D | Physics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet PalsAR Circuits 4D | Physics
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (52 ratings) — better3.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCValeriy Danyuk

Customer experience

Puppet Pals

All ratings53 ratings
Positive69.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.6%

AR Circuits 4D | Physics

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

AR Circuits 4D | Physics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Puppet Pals

One-time10
  • 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
None

AR Circuits 4D | Physics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puppet Pals free?
Puppet Pals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Circuits 4D | Physics free?
AR Circuits 4D | Physics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals or AR Circuits 4D | Physics?
Puppet Pals is rated higher. Puppet Pals averages 3.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while AR Circuits 4D | Physics averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals or AR Circuits 4D | Physics have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals nor AR Circuits 4D | Physics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals or AR Circuits 4D | Physics?
Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, and AR Circuits 4D | Physics every 3 weeks. Most recently, Puppet Pals was updated on November 6, 2026 and AR Circuits 4D | Physics on November 3, 2026.

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