Comparison

Puppet Pals vs Go for Dash & Dot Robots

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

Go for Dash & Dot Robots

Control and program your Dash or Dot robot to complete missions, act out stories, and explore the world. This app is the starting point for learning coding and playing with these interactive robots. Designed for children aged 5 and up.

Highlights
  • Full robot control
  • Program lights and sounds
  • Set robot personalities
  • Complete missions
  • Explore the world with robots
  • Learn coding basics
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: This app requires a Wonder Workshop robot - Dash or Dot - and a supported Bluetooth Smart/4/LE-enabled device to play. To find out more, please visit our website: https://www.makewonder.com or an Apple Store (US, Canada). This app is FREE to play. Whew! Dash & Dot have traveled the seas and finally arrived at your doorstep. Now it’s your mission to show them how to play! Get full control of Dash & Dot with the Go app. Send Dash on missions to deliver messages, use Dot to act out storybook characters, and go out and explore the world together. Ready, set, Go! This app is just the beginning of coding and playing with Dash & Dot. For ages 5 and up. As seen on the New York Times, USA TODAY, WIRED, Engadget, BBC, and more. “Thoroughly absorbing.” - New York Times “Both kids begged me to take out the robots and start playing with them again.” - Business Insider “Wonder Workshop's notion that kids need to learn twenty-first century skills (and can have fun doing it) flips the industry paradigm on its head, putting kids first.” - James Oppenheim "They are designed to encourage kids to explore and be curious while also learning problem solving." - VentureBeat HOW TO PLAY - Connect Dash and/or Dot to the Go app using Bluetooth Smart/4 - Make Dash & Dot your own by setting their personalities and names - Discover how Dash moves with full directional control and multiple speed settings - Program the lights to display an array of colors and patterns - Make Dash & Dot play fun sounds and animations If you have any questions or suggestions, we would love to hear from you! Contact us at any time at https://help.makewonder.com. ABOUT WONDER WORKSHOP Wonder Workshop, an award-winning creator of educational toys and applications for children, was founded in 2012 by three parents on a mission to make learning to code meaningful and fun for children. Through open-ended play and learning experiences, we hope to instill a sense of wonder while helping kids develop their creative problem solving skills. We play test with children throughout our product and app development process to make sure our experiences are frustration free and fun. Wonder Workshop takes children's privacy very seriously. Our apps do not include any third-party advertising or collect any personal information. For more details, please see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Privacy Policy: https://www.makewonder.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.makewonder.com/TOS

Screenshots

Puppet Pals4 screens
Go for Dash & Dot Robots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Go for Dash & Dot Robots at none against Puppet Pals's 10. Go for Dash & Dot Robots also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (158 vs 52). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Go for Dash & Dot Robots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Go for Dash & Dot Robots holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 158 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 64% of Go for Dash & Dot Robots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, Go for Dash & Dot Robots every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Puppet Pals versus Go for Dash & Dot Robots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet PalsGo for Dash & Dot Robots
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (52 ratings)4.1 (158 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better64.4% of reviews
Number of ratings52158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCMORAVIA Consulting, spol. s r.o.

Customer experience

Puppet Pals

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

Go for Dash & Dot Robots

All ratings157 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative32.2%

User reviews

Puppet Pals

From 52 App Store ratings

What 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

Go for Dash & Dot Robots

From 158 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to control robots
  • 💡 Great for education and coding
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging for kids
  • 🚀 Works great with Dash and Dot
  • ✨ Robots are loved by users

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Long loading times
  • 🐛 Buggy app performance
  • ⚠️ Incompatible with older devices
  • 🤔 App needs updates and improvements
  • 😞 Customer support unhelpful

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

Go for Dash & Dot Robots

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Eye light menu gets smaller
  • Internet connection issues for ideas
  • App takes long to load
  • Green background on launch
  • Power button light is bothersome
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  • Cannot connect to Bluetooth
  • App doesn't run on new phones
  • Cannot get robot to update
  • Cannot connect to robots
  • App doesn't work on iPad 2

Requested features

11 requests
  • Bring back discontinued robots (Dot, Cue)
  • Add camera functionality to see where Dash is going
  • Allow typing commands instead of voice
  • Add a camera to take pictures
  • See what the robot sees on the device
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  • User forum
  • Upload/record own sounds
  • Desktop version of the app
  • Sound recording options
  • Battery indicator
  • Update for latest iOS

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Puppet Pals

One-time10
  • 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
None

Go for Dash & Dot Robots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puppet Pals free?
Puppet Pals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Go for Dash & Dot Robots free?
Go for Dash & Dot Robots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals or Go for Dash & Dot Robots?
Go for Dash & Dot Robots is rated higher. Puppet Pals averages 3.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Go for Dash & Dot Robots averages 4.1 from 158 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals or Go for Dash & Dot Robots have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals nor Go for Dash & Dot Robots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals or Go for Dash & Dot Robots?
Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, and Go for Dash & Dot Robots every 3 months. Most recently, Puppet Pals was updated on November 10, 2026 and Go for Dash & Dot Robots on November 6, 2026.

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