Do as me vs Puppet Pals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Do as me
This educational app allows teachers to create custom lessons for children to follow and copy. It's designed for young learners to practice writing and drawing skills based on teacher-provided prompts.
- Teacher-created lessons
- Children follow and copy prompts
- Practice writing skills
- Practice drawing skills
- Customizable content
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Teacher write, children do copy.
Puppet Pals
This app provides a complete toolkit for students to create animated stories, ideal for educational projects like book reports and historical reenactments. It allows for custom character and backdrop creation using drawing or photos, and includes over 100 pre-loaded characters. The app is safe for schools with no online sharing or ads.
- Create animated stories
- Draw custom characters and backdrops
- Use photos as characters/backgrounds
- Over 100 pre-loaded characters
- Printable lesson plans and resources
- Offline functionality
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The complete classroom storytelling toolkit Puppet Pals helps students bring learning to life through animated storytelling. Create book reports, historical reenactments, science explanations, and more — all with the magic of puppet theater. Everything included. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Unlimited characters! DRAW: Students can draw unlimited custom characters and backdrops, bringing any story to life. PHOTO: Students can turn any photo into a character or background. INCLUDED: Over 100 pre-loaded characters NEW: Printable Lesson Plans & Resources Ready-to-use activities aligned to curriculum standards: English Language Arts — Story structure, character development, dialogue History — "Interview a Historical Figure" projects, timeline presentations Science — Explain-a-concept projects, hypothesis presentations Social-Emotional Learning — Conflict resolution, feelings identification World Languages — Vocabulary skits, conversation practice Assessment rubrics included to evaluate student storytelling projects. Safe for schools: No online sharing or social features No accounts required No advertisements Works completely offline Perfect for elementary and middle school classrooms, homeschool families, speech therapy, and special education settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Puppet Pals at 4.1 against Do as me's 3.0. Puppet Pals also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 38%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Do as me's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Do as me costs $3.99 and Puppet Pals $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Puppet Pals holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puppet Pals has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Do as me's written reviews are positive against 71% of Puppet Pals's.
Do as me ships an update every 5 months, Puppet Pals every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Do as me | Puppet Pals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CROMBEZ Emmanuel | Polished Play, LLC |
Customer experience
Do as me
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In-app purchases
Do as me
No in-app purchases
Puppet Pals
No in-app purchases
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