Comparison

PuppetMaster vs Ayoa MindMaps for Kids

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Ayoa MindMaps for Kids

This app helps children develop literacy, creativity, and problem-solving skills through fun, visual mind mapping. It provides a safe space for kids to express ideas, organize thoughts, and make learning engaging through play. Creations can be saved and shared with others.

Highlights
  • Visual thinking space
  • Develops literacy and creativity
  • Safe and child-friendly environment
  • Encourages storytelling
  • Supports homework projects
  • Bright and colorful design
  • Drawing tool and emoji library
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Unlock your child’s imagination with Ayoa MindMaps for Kids. Support literacy and encourage creative thinking in early education. Create colorful iMindMaps that tell stories, express thoughts and develop big ideas. Ayoa MindMaps for Kids is the perfect first step into the wonderful world of Mind Mapping! It’s their own visual thinking space, proven to develop literacy, creativity, and problem-solving skills in children. Save their iMindMap creations and share with teachers, family members, and friends. With no in-app purchases. Download Ayoa MindMaps for Kids today to develop independent, creative learning: - Become a junior Mind Mapper - Engage in visual thinking practice - Safe and child-friendly space - Make learning fun through play - Build artistic and drawing skills - Organize own thoughts and ideas - Classify and absorb information - Support reading comprehension - Develop topics for writing - Expand vocabulary - Encourage storytelling - Improve concentration - Support homework projects What do children, parents, and teachers think? “It is fun and a great way to share my ideas and thoughts.” Anna, age 9 “Five stars. My class love to use Ayoa MindMaps for Kids to organize thoughts and information for their topic work and when tackling more challenging tasks.” Hannah, junior school teacher “It’s a fantastic way to engage children and make learning fun. My girls create iMindMaps on the things they are learning in school.” Liz, mum of two junior Mind Mappers, ages 6 & 8 “It’s got loads of cool things. I love taking pictures and adding them to my iMindMap.” William, age 8 “I like being able to draw my own pictures on my iMindMap.” Lucy, age 6 Feature highlights: - Bright and colorful design - Intuitive Mind Mapping motions - Lots of fun branch styles - Snapshot camera for photos - Drawing tool - Wiggle branch - Emoji library - Fun sound effects - Infinite canvas - Image and iMindMap gallery - Unlimited number of iMindMaps - Share options - Made for iPads From the creators of iMindMap. We’ve got something for the whole family. Take a look at our other products here: www.iMindMap.com Privacy policy: We respect and value your privacy and online safety. In our Ayoa MindMaps for Kids app, we do not collect, store or share any personal information or location data. All iMindMaps and images are stored locally on your device to which we have no access, and may only be shared by you. We do not have advertisements or in-app links to any external websites, including our own website or social media. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us on support@ayoa.com.

Screenshots

PuppetMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ayoa MindMaps for Kids at 83% against PuppetMaster's 33%. Ayoa MindMaps for Kids also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). PuppetMaster's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. PuppetMaster sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ayoa MindMaps for Kids asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ayoa MindMaps for Kids holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ayoa MindMaps for Kids has 522 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of PuppetMaster's written reviews are positive against 83% of Ayoa MindMaps for Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuppetMaster ships an update monthly, Ayoa MindMaps for Kids every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PuppetMaster versus Ayoa MindMaps for Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppetMasterAyoa MindMaps for Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (56 ratings)4.6 (522 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews83.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56522 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShmonster LLCOpenGenius Limited

Customer experience

PuppetMaster

All ratings50 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

Ayoa MindMaps for Kids

All ratings495 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative11.0%

Bugs and requests

PuppetMaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ayoa MindMaps for Kids

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to load photos in some cases
  • Difficulty in rearranging branches sometimes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Allow inserting images from device gallery
  • Provide more customization options for text and layout
  • Enable cloud sync and collaboration

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PuppetMaster

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time2
  • Animation$2.99
  • Animation$24.99
None

Ayoa MindMaps for Kids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PuppetMaster free?
PuppetMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ayoa MindMaps for Kids free?
Ayoa MindMaps for Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PuppetMaster or Ayoa MindMaps for Kids?
Ayoa MindMaps for Kids is rated higher. PuppetMaster averages 4.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Ayoa MindMaps for Kids averages 4.6 from 522 ratings.
Do PuppetMaster or Ayoa MindMaps for Kids have ads?
Neither PuppetMaster nor Ayoa MindMaps for Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuppetMaster or Ayoa MindMaps for Kids?
PuppetMaster ships an update monthly, and Ayoa MindMaps for Kids every 2 months. Most recently, PuppetMaster was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ayoa MindMaps for Kids on November 3, 2026.

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