PuppetMaster vs Magix, Kid Hypnotist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PuppetMaster
Create animated videos by acting out scenes or touching the screen. Record your voice to bring characters to life in real-time. Features motion capture, multi-touch control, and the ability to use custom puppets and backgrounds.
- Real-time animation
- Motion capture
- Multi-touch animation
- Create custom puppets
- Create custom backgrounds
- Export and share videos
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PuppetMaster: Animate. Literally. Anything. This animation app lets you instantly bring to life anything you want, just by acting things out in front of the camera or touching the screen. Your voice is recorded as well. The result is your own animated video you can save and share! The app even has fun guided activities that kids can follow along and do, making arts and crafts and then animating them. Features include: * Real-time animation - you animate in the moment, while you talk, and your puppet comes to life in front of your eyes. * Motion capture - intuitively animate characters just by moving your body in front of the device camera. Use front or back camera. (Best results are usually with back camera of newer devices.) * Multi-touch - animate by touching and dragging the puppet and its body parts on the screen, even using both hands or working together with a friend. * Animate one or two puppets - you can have one puppet on its own, or two puppets where both can move and you can control which one is talking at any time. * Create your own puppets - bring to life your physical artwork, your favorite toys, a person or animal, random stuff like your snacks arranged as a character, really anything you like! * Create your own backgrounds - use a painting you made, a diorama, some interesting place, or anything else you want as your background. * Choose from our designs - the app comes with a bunch of cool puppets and backgrounds already in it, in a cute hand drawn style that you can mix and match with your own creations. * Export and share videos with audio - save a video of your puppet show, complete with the audio of your performance, locally and also to social media, cloud storage, or any other typical sharing method. * In-app streaming tutorials and activities - guiding kids through using the app for visual storytelling, and teaching them how to create various physical art pieces and animate them. On our website and social media you'll find more project ideas, educational support, and lesson plans for teachers and homeschooling parents. PuppetMaster was named one of the Best Apps for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarians. It's a great open ended creative activity for children, supports ISTE standards, and is a great way to integrate the arts into any academic subject for a more engaging class. (Teachers say they prefer it to stop motion animation because it's so much easier and faster.) See our privacy and terms here: https://www.shmonster.com/privacyterms/
Magix, Kid Hypnotist
Engage children in fun, logical exercises with over 100 mini-games. This app helps develop observation skills and logical thinking through sorting, shape identification, and more.
- 100+ mini-games
- Logical exercises
- Shape and color identification
- Observation skill development
- 2D and 3D labyrinths
- Trophy collection
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Come play with Magix, the hypnotist of kids! Sorting objects, completing dominoes, balancing a scale, identifying shapes and colors, finding a logical sequel ... Here are some examples of what Magix has prepared for your children. With 100 mini-games, labyrinths in 2D and in 3D, trophies to collect, your kid will have fun while developing his logical spirit and his sense of observation. Come and challenge Magix, you will not be disappointed !!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magix, Kid Hypnotist at 5.0 against PuppetMaster's 4.0. PuppetMaster's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PuppetMaster sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Magix, Kid Hypnotist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magix, Kid Hypnotist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PuppetMaster has 52 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PuppetMaster | Magix, Kid Hypnotist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shmonster LLC | Alexandre Minard |
Customer experience
PuppetMaster
Magix, Kid Hypnotist
In-app purchases
PuppetMaster
- Creative Kids' Activities7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Animation7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Creative Kids' Activities7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Animation7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Animation$2.99
- Animation$24.99
Magix, Kid Hypnotist
- Unlock Premium version$1.99
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