Comparison

Puppet Pals vs Daisy the Dinosaur

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

Daisy the Dinosaur

This app introduces children to fundamental coding concepts through interactive play. Users can animate a dinosaur using a simple drag-and-drop interface, learning about objects, sequencing, loops, and events by completing challenges.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Animate a dinosaur
  • Learn coding basics
  • Understand objects, sequencing, loops, and events
  • Solve coding challenges
Features
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Learn the basics of coding with Daisy the Dinosaur! Built by the creators of Hopscotch. This free, fun app has an easy drag & drop interface that kids of all ages can use to animate Daisy and make her dance on their screen. Kids will intuitively grasp the basics of objects, sequencing, loops and events by solving this app's challenges. If you like Daisy, continue learning with our award-winning flagship app: Hopscotch! App Store: https://hop.sc/get_hopscotch Website: https://www.gethopscotch.com

Screenshots

Puppet Pals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daisy the Dinosaur at none against Puppet Pals's 10. Daisy the Dinosaur also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Puppet Pals's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 54%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Puppet Pals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Daisy the Dinosaur 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 3.9 for Daisy the Dinosaur. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 54% of Daisy the Dinosaur's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, Daisy the Dinosaur monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Puppet Pals versus Daisy the Dinosaur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet PalsDaisy the Dinosaur
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (52 ratings)3.9 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better53.6% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCHopscotch Technologies

Customer experience

Puppet Pals

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

Daisy the Dinosaur

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral21.4%
Negative25.0%

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

Daisy the Dinosaur

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
Show 7 more
  • 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

Daisy the Dinosaur

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puppet Pals free?
Puppet Pals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daisy the Dinosaur free?
Daisy the Dinosaur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals or Daisy the Dinosaur?
Daisy the Dinosaur is rated higher. Puppet Pals averages 3.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Daisy the Dinosaur averages 3.9 from 22 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals or Daisy the Dinosaur have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals nor Daisy the Dinosaur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals or Daisy the Dinosaur?
Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, and Daisy the Dinosaur monthly. Most recently, Puppet Pals was updated on November 6, 2026 and Daisy the Dinosaur on November 1, 2026.

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