# Puppet Pals vs Hello WaterColor

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Puppet Pals at 71% against Hello WaterColor's 46%. Puppet Pals also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.6). Hello WaterColor's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Puppet Pals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hello WaterColor sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Puppet Pals holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 46% of Hello WaterColor's.

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, Hello WaterColor every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Puppet Pals | Hello WaterColor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.8 (53 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puppet-pals/id342076546/reviews)** | [3.6 (86 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hello-watercolor/id539414526/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 53 | **86** |
| Positive reviews | **70.9% of reviews** | 45.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 months** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 77 MB | 75 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **9.3** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Polished Play, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/332686547) | [Raysoft.co](https://appshunter.io/developer/433279490) |

## What reviewers say

### Puppet Pals

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puppet-pals/id342076546)

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

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wild West | $0.99 | one-time |
| Political Par-tay | $0.99 | one-time |
| Monsters | $0.99 | one-time |
| Talk Shows | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pirates | $0.99 | one-time |
| Fairytale | $0.99 | one-time |
| Zombie Attack | $0.99 | one-time |
| On the Farm | $0.99 | one-time |
| Christmas | $0.99 | one-time |
| Director's Pass | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ⭐ 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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Many features require paid upgrade
- 🤬 Frustrating that you can't use own characters without paying
- 🐛 Bugs with exporting and saving videos
- 🙄 Limited free content

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes when trying to export videos
- Saved videos not playing back properly
- Issues with using own photos and characters

**Requested features**

- 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


### Hello WaterColor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hello-watercolor/id539414526)

This app offers a realistic watercolor painting experience with advanced fluid simulation for natural pigment blending. It supports various watercolor techniques and pencil sketching, making it ideal for both beginners and aspiring artists to learn and create. Explore different brushes, colors, and coloring books.

**Highlights:** Realistic watercolor brushes, Pencil sketching support, Fluid simulation for pigment blending, Support for watercolor techniques, Free coloring books, Drying tool

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| water.fullversion | $0.99 | one-time |
| water_ibook1 | $0.99 | one-time |
| water_ibook2 | $0.99 | one-time |
| water_cbook123 | $0.99 | one-time |
| water_cbook4 | $0.99 | one-time |
| water_cbook5 | $0.99 | one-time |
| water_cbook6 | $0.99 | one-time |
| water_cbook7 | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎨 Good watercolor effect
- ✨ Convenient for sketches
- 🖌️ Blends colors softly
- 💡 Useful for artists

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashing
- 🐛 App closes unexpectedly
- 🐛 Work is lost after crashing
- 🗑️ Limited color selection
- 🗑️ Colors don't mix well

**Reported bugs**

- App closes and won't reopen
- Save icon closes the app
- Clicking on new closes the app
- App crashes often
- App freezes up phone

**Requested features**

- Add zoom feature
- Add blending tool
- More colors
- Better shading and quality pencils
- Add glitter


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Puppet Pals free?

Puppet Pals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Hello WaterColor free?

Hello WaterColor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals or Hello WaterColor?

Puppet Pals is rated higher. Puppet Pals averages 3.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Hello WaterColor averages 3.6 from 86 ratings.

### Do Puppet Pals or Hello WaterColor have ads?

Neither Puppet Pals nor Hello WaterColor shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals or Hello WaterColor?

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, and Hello WaterColor every 7 months. Most recently, Puppet Pals was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hello WaterColor on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*