Comparison

PuppetMaster vs SpaceReality

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

SpaceReality

Features
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Space Zone India is a space company located in Chennai with the goal of providing low-cost, long-term solutions in the space industry. Space Zone India (SZI) provides hands on training experience on Aerodynamic principles, Satellite Technology, Drone Technology and Rocket Technology. It also creates awareness on the career options pertaining to this industry. SZI works with Private institutions, Engineering and Art and Science colleges, Private and Government schools. The organization is supported by a team of professionals in Satellite Technology, Rocket Technology, Drone Technology, and other fields.

Screenshots

PuppetMaster4 screens
SpaceReality4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpaceReality at none against PuppetMaster's 6. PuppetMaster's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SpaceReality asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuppetMaster ships an update monthly, SpaceReality every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PuppetMaster versus SpaceReality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppetMasterSpaceReality
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB344 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShmonster LLCSpacezone India Private Limited

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

SpaceReality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PuppetMaster free?
PuppetMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpaceReality free?
SpaceReality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PuppetMaster or SpaceReality have ads?
Neither PuppetMaster nor SpaceReality shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuppetMaster or SpaceReality?
PuppetMaster ships an update monthly, and SpaceReality every 10 months. Most recently, PuppetMaster was updated on November 1, 2026 and SpaceReality on October 25, 2026.

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