Comparison

PuppetMaster vs BookBite

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

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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

BookBite

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BookBite turns reading into a simple local adventure. Adults add books that their children have started reading. When a child finishes a book and their grown-up approves it, they earn a BookBite. BookBites can be exchanged for rewards from participating local restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bookshops, museums and community venues. READ, FINISH, EARN Add a book by scanning its ISBN, searching for it or entering it manually. Children can see the books they are reading and let their grown-up know when they have finished. Once approved, one completed book earns one BookBite. DISCOVER NEARBY REWARDS Browse family-friendly rewards from participating BookBite Places. Each reward clearly shows: • What the child receives • How many BookBites it costs • When it is available • Dietary and allergen information • Whether an accompanying purchase is required Reserve an available reward before travelling to the location. SIMPLE FOR CHILDREN Children see a calm, focused experience containing: • Their current books • Their earned BookBites • Nearby rewards • Stamps from places they have visited Accounts, location permissions, reservations and redemptions remain under adult control. BUILT FOR FAMILIES One adult account can manage multiple child reader profiles. Each child has their own: • Reading shelf • BookBite balance • Completed books • Reward history • Collection of BookBite Place stamps FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES Restaurants, cafés and other family-friendly locations can register as a BookBite Place and create a clearly defined reading reward. Retailers control: • Reward availability • Daily redemption limits • Opening times • Purchase requirements • Dietary and allergen information When a family visits, the retailer scans the BookBite reward and confirms redemption. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Children do not create their own accounts. BookBite does not require children to provide an email address, telephone number, full date of birth or public profile. Sign in with Apple is the only authentication method. BookBites have no cash value and cannot be purchased, transferred or sold. Availability of rewards depends on participating locations in your area. We use standard terms: "Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/"

Screenshots

PuppetMaster4 screens
BookBite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookBite at none against PuppetMaster's 6. PuppetMaster's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PuppetMaster sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BookBite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PuppetMaster versus BookBite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppetMasterBookBite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShmonster LLCThomas Richardson

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

BookBite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PuppetMaster free?
PuppetMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookBite free?
BookBite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PuppetMaster or BookBite have ads?
Neither PuppetMaster nor BookBite shows ads.

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