Puppet Pals vs Mirroring Assist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Mirroring Assist
Easily connect your iOS device to a computer for screen mirroring. Use a Mirroring ID or QR code to find and link with your receiver. Requires separate screen mirroring software.
- Discover and connect to receivers
- Use Mirroring ID
- Use QR code for connection
- iOS to Windows/Mac mirroring
- Requires Mirroring360 software
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Mirroring Assist enables users of Mirroring360 screen mirroring software (sold separately) to discover and connect more easily from their iOS devices to a Mirroring360 receiver computer (Windows/Mac) by using a Mirroring ID or QR code. *** To use this app, you must have Mirroring360 or Mirroring360 Pro installed on your Windows PC or Mac computer. If you do not own Mirroring360 yet, you can get Mirroring360 for $14.99 through in-app purchase *** Please note that this version requires iOS 9 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Puppet Pals at 3.8 against Mirroring Assist's 2.7. Puppet Pals also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 30%). Mirroring Assist's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (209 vs 52). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Puppet Pals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mirroring Assist 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 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 209 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Puppet Pals's written reviews are positive against 30% of Mirroring Assist's.
Puppet Pals ships an update every 6 months, Mirroring Assist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puppet Pals | Mirroring Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (52 ratings) — better | 2.7 (209 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 30.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 209 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polished Play, LLC | Splashtop Inc. |
Customer experience
Puppet Pals
Mirroring Assist
User reviews
Puppet Pals
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Mirroring Assist
From 209 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Works reliably for presentations and classroom use
- 🎯 Easy setup and connection process
- 💻 Effective wireless mirroring to PC
- 🎮 Good for gaming and app demonstrations
- 📱 Supports multiple iOS devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and disconnections
- 💰 Misleading pricing - advertised as free but requires paid license
- 🔌 Inconsistent connectivity issues
- ⏱️ High latency and lag during mirroring
- 🚫 No customer support or unresponsive support team
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
Mirroring Assist
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes immediately upon connection attempt
- Subscription status shows inactive despite payment
- Black screen display when mirroring
- Connection drops after 5-10 minutes of use
- Device not found errors on same network
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- iPhone compatibility issues while iPad works
- Audio lag and sync problems
- License key won't activate after OS reinstall
- QR code scanning failure
- Pairing code not displayed
- Incompatibility with iOS 10.0 and newer updates
Requested features
9 requests- Smart TV support
- Direct iPad-to-iPad mirroring
- Ability to delete account
- Better screen size fitting for different device models
- YouTube and streaming service compatibility
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- Offline mirroring without WiFi requirement
- Proper 16:9 aspect ratio support
- Interactive mouse/touch control on mirrored screen
- Account deletion functionality
In-app purchases
Puppet Pals
- 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
Mirroring Assist
- Mirroring360$14.99
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