# Puppet Pals vs Book Creator One

The clearest difference is rating: Puppet Pals at 3.8 against Book Creator One's 3.4. Puppet Pals also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 44%). Book Creator One's advantage is ratings volume (636 vs 53) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Puppet Pals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Book Creator One sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Puppet Pals holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Creator One has 636 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 44% of Book Creator One's.

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, Book Creator One every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Puppet Pals | Book Creator One |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.8 (53 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puppet-pals/id342076546/reviews)** | [3.4 (636 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-creator-one/id661166101/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 53 | **636** |
| Positive reviews | **70.9% of reviews** | 44.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 3 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 77 MB | 179 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Polished Play, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/332686547) | [Tools for Schools Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/907018605) |

## 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


### Book Creator One

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-creator-one/id661166101)

Create your own beautiful ebooks with this intuitive app. Add text, photos, videos, and drawings to design picture books, comic books, journals, and more. Share your creations via email, cloud services, or publish them to the iBooks Store.

**Highlights:** Add text with 50 font choices, Incorporate photos and images, Record voice, add video and music, Draw with a pen tool, Multiple sharing options, Publish to iBooks Store

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Book Creator Upgrade | $3.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Puppet Pals free?

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

### Is Book Creator One free?

Book Creator One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals or Book Creator One?

Puppet Pals is rated higher. Puppet Pals averages 3.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Book Creator One averages 3.4 from 636 ratings.

### Do Puppet Pals or Book Creator One have ads?

Neither Puppet Pals nor Book Creator One shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals or Book Creator One?

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, and Book Creator One every 3 months. Most recently, Puppet Pals was updated on November 1, 2026 and Book Creator One on October 26, 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.*