Comparison

Puppet Pals vs IPEVO Whiteboard

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

IPEVO Whiteboard

This app offers a digital canvas for collaboration and remote learning. Annotate over live video, sketch ideas, and manage your projects with a file library. Record your sessions with voiceovers for later review.

Highlights
  • Annotate and sketch on digital canvas
  • Overlay annotations on live video
  • Import and customize images
  • File Management Library for saved projects
  • Record sessions with voice
  • Disappearing ink and laser pointer (Pro)
Features
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IPEVO Whiteboard provides a digital canvas for idea sharing and distance learning. Annotate and sketch on a whiteboard or over a live video feed Add images and customize them in real time Try out the new File Management Library and get back to your saved whiteboards with one tap of a finger Draw with a stylus pen and feel as if you’re writing on paper Record everything you’ve sketched and created along with your voice To learn more about the features of IPEVO Whiteboard, please visit https://www.ipevo.com/software/whiteboard # Free Version • Default background (white) • Up to 3 whiteboard slides • 3 types of pen strokes • Whiteboard Manager • Import images # Pro Version All Free features, plus: • 20 background templates • Up to 10 whiteboard slides per project • Infinite whiteboard size • Disappearing ink • Laser pointer • Picture-in-Picture • Import of browser windows and maps • Export and sharing of saved Whiteboard projects • Screen sharing to IPEVO Visualizer & IPEVO VirtualCam Controller

Screenshots

Puppet Pals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Puppet Pals at none against IPEVO Whiteboard's shown. Puppet Pals also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (71% vs 48%). IPEVO Whiteboard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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 and IPEVO Whiteboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puppet Pals holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 48% of IPEVO Whiteboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, IPEVO Whiteboard monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Puppet Pals versus IPEVO Whiteboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet PalsIPEVO Whiteboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (53 ratings) — better3.4 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings53 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCIPEVO

Customer experience

Puppet Pals

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

IPEVO Whiteboard

All ratings22 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.2%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative40.0%

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

IPEVO Whiteboard

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
3 purchases

IPEVO Whiteboard

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly Plan)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly Plan)1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime Plan)$99.99

Questions

Is Puppet Pals free?
Puppet Pals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPEVO Whiteboard free?
IPEVO Whiteboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals or IPEVO Whiteboard?
Puppet Pals is rated higher. Puppet Pals averages 3.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while IPEVO Whiteboard averages 3.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals or IPEVO Whiteboard have ads?
IPEVO Whiteboard shows ads; Puppet Pals does not.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals or IPEVO Whiteboard?
Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, and IPEVO Whiteboard monthly. Most recently, Puppet Pals was updated on November 1, 2026 and IPEVO Whiteboard on November 1, 2026.

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