Puppet Pals vs Book Creator for iPad
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.
Book Creator for iPad
Easily create and publish your own beautiful ebooks directly on your iPad. Add text, photos, videos, and drawings to make picture books, comics, journals, and more. Share your creations via email, cloud services, or even publish to the Apple Books Store.
- Add text with 50+ fonts
- Incorporate photos and images
- Resize, rotate, and position content
- Add video, music, and voice recordings
- Draw and annotate with pen tool
- Comic templates and stickers
- Publish to Apple Books Store
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Book Creator is the simplest way for students to show what they know. Make your own ebooks, comics, journals, and portfolios on iPad, then share them as an ePub, PDF, or video. Works fully offline. Book Creator is now part of the Kami family. Together, our products make learning visible, accessible, and meaningful. ** OVER 250 million books have been made in Book Creator since 2011 ** BUILT FOR CLASSROOMS WITHOUT WIFI The iPad app runs entirely on the device, with no account and no internet connection needed. That makes it a good fit for schools with limited connectivity, one-to-one iPad programs, and students working away from the classroom. Books stay on the device rather than in an account, so there's no login for students to remember. WHAT STUDENTS CAN MAKE Picture books, comics, poetry, science journals, how-to guides, reading portfolios, class newsletters, and anything else worth keeping. Book Creator works across every subject and every age group. * Write with over 50 fonts, in portrait, landscape, or square * Add photos from the camera or camera roll * Record voice, music, and video straight onto the page * Draw and annotate with the pen tool * Build comics with templates, panels, speech bubbles, and stickers * Resize, rotate, and position everything with snap guides WAYS TO SHARE * Read the finished book in Apple Books * Export as an ePub, a PDF, or a video file * Send by email, AirDrop, or a cloud service such as Google Drive or iCloud Drive * Print with AirPrint * Publish a book online to share with families MADE FOR EVERY LEARNER Students who find writing difficult can record their voice instead. Students learning a new language can pair images with words. Students who need more time can keep adding to a book across a whole term. Book Creator has always been built so that every learner can take part in the same task, in their own way. A NOTE ON FIXED LAYOUT BOOKS Book Creator uses the international ePub standard and supports fixed layout books, including double page spreads and soundtracks. Fixed layout isn't suited to long novels where text reflows from page to page, and you can't paste in large amounts of text from other documents. BOOK CREATOR FOR THE WHOLE CLASS Book Creator online is a separate product available for teachers who want live access to student work. Teachers set up class libraries, view every book as students write, give feedback in place, and choose from hundreds of ready-made templates. Student accounts are free. The two products work independently and don't sync with each other. See app.bookcreator.com to compare them. SUPPORT The app includes a Getting Started manual. For help articles and email support, see bookcreator.com/support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Puppet Pals at Free against Book Creator for iPad's $3.99. Book Creator for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Puppet Pals is free to download; Book Creator for iPad costs $3.99 up front. Puppet Pals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Book Creator for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Book Creator for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 211 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 74% of Book Creator for iPad's.
Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, Book Creator for iPad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puppet Pals | Book Creator for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (50 ratings) | 4.1 (211 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 211 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polished Play, LLC | Tools for Schools Limited |
Customer experience
Puppet Pals
Book Creator for iPad
User reviews
Puppet Pals
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great app for classrooms and education
- 🤩 Lots of fun and creativity
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💯 Awesome for making videos and animations
- 🎨 Ability to use own photos and characters
Room to improve
- 💰 Many features require paid upgrade
- 🤬 Frustrating that you can't use own characters without paying
- 🐛 Bugs with exporting and saving videos
- 🙄 Limited free content
Book Creator for iPad
From 211 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Simple tools like audio recording, image editing
- 👍 Handy and versatile
- 👍 Great for creating comics and stories
- 👍 Excellent for schools and students
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Crashes and issues with saving/loading books
- 🔒 Limited functionality compared to desktop tools
- 🔒 Cannot delete pages or books
- 🔒 Cannot crop or edit images within the app
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
Book Creator for iPad
Reported bugs
4 issues- Glitches with text input and formatting
- Issues with loading and saving books
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Bugs with audio recording and playback
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to delete pages and books
- More font and formatting options
- Ability to import and edit images
- Improved text flow and layout controls
- Integration with cloud storage and sharing
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- Undo/redo functionality
- Ability to create table of contents
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
Book Creator for iPad
No in-app purchases
Questions
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