Puppet Pals vs AR Makr
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.
AR Makr
This app allows users to create and manipulate augmented reality objects. Users can sketch, scan, and transform 2D creations into 3D virtual objects, then place and record them in their real-world environment.
- Sketch and scan real-world objects
- Transform 2D creations to 3D
- Place virtual objects in environment
- Record and save AR scenes
- Share scenes with friends
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AR Makr is a creative toolbox for augmented reality. Sketch, scan, and snap the world around you. Transform your creations from 2D to 3D virtual objects. Place your creations anywhere in your environment. Record, save, and share your scenes with friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Makr at none against Puppet Pals's 10. AR Makr also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). Puppet Pals's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 52%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. AR Makr asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Puppet Pals against 3.7 for AR Makr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 52% of AR Makr's.
Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, AR Makr monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puppet Pals | AR Makr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (52 ratings) — better | 3.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polished Play, LLC | Line Break, LLC |
Customer experience
Puppet Pals
AR Makr
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 Makr
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
AR Makr
No in-app purchases
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