Book Creator for iPad vs Puppet Pals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Creator for iPad
Easily create and publish your own beautiful ebooks directly on your iPad. Add text, photos, videos, and drawings to make picture books, comics, journals, and more. Share your creations via email, cloud services, or even publish to the Apple Books Store.
- Add text with 50+ fonts
- Incorporate photos and images
- Resize, rotate, and position content
- Add video, music, and voice recordings
- Draw and annotate with pen tool
- Comic templates and stickers
- Publish to Apple Books Store
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Book Creator is the simplest way for students to show what they know. Make your own ebooks, comics, journals, and portfolios on iPad, then share them as an ePub, PDF, or video. Works fully offline. Book Creator is now part of the Kami family. Together, our products make learning visible, accessible, and meaningful. ** OVER 250 million books have been made in Book Creator since 2011 ** BUILT FOR CLASSROOMS WITHOUT WIFI The iPad app runs entirely on the device, with no account and no internet connection needed. That makes it a good fit for schools with limited connectivity, one-to-one iPad programs, and students working away from the classroom. Books stay on the device rather than in an account, so there's no login for students to remember. WHAT STUDENTS CAN MAKE Picture books, comics, poetry, science journals, how-to guides, reading portfolios, class newsletters, and anything else worth keeping. Book Creator works across every subject and every age group. * Write with over 50 fonts, in portrait, landscape, or square * Add photos from the camera or camera roll * Record voice, music, and video straight onto the page * Draw and annotate with the pen tool * Build comics with templates, panels, speech bubbles, and stickers * Resize, rotate, and position everything with snap guides WAYS TO SHARE * Read the finished book in Apple Books * Export as an ePub, a PDF, or a video file * Send by email, AirDrop, or a cloud service such as Google Drive or iCloud Drive * Print with AirPrint * Publish a book online to share with families MADE FOR EVERY LEARNER Students who find writing difficult can record their voice instead. Students learning a new language can pair images with words. Students who need more time can keep adding to a book across a whole term. Book Creator has always been built so that every learner can take part in the same task, in their own way. A NOTE ON FIXED LAYOUT BOOKS Book Creator uses the international ePub standard and supports fixed layout books, including double page spreads and soundtracks. Fixed layout isn't suited to long novels where text reflows from page to page, and you can't paste in large amounts of text from other documents. BOOK CREATOR FOR THE WHOLE CLASS Book Creator online is a separate product available for teachers who want live access to student work. Teachers set up class libraries, view every book as students write, give feedback in place, and choose from hundreds of ready-made templates. Student accounts are free. The two products work independently and don't sync with each other. See app.bookcreator.com to compare them. SUPPORT The app includes a Getting Started manual. For help articles and email support, see bookcreator.com/support.
Puppet Pals
This app provides a complete toolkit for creating animated puppet shows, allowing students to draw custom characters, use photos, and access pre-loaded assets. It includes printable lesson plans for various subjects and is designed for safe, offline classroom use.
- Create animated puppet shows
- Draw custom characters and backdrops
- Use photos as characters/backgrounds
- Over 100 pre-loaded characters
- Printable lesson plans and resources
- Offline functionality
- No ads or in-app purchases
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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 ratings volume: Book Creator for iPad at 214 against Puppet Pals's 13. Book Creator for iPad also leads on price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Book Creator for iPad costs $3.99 and Puppet Pals $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Book Creator for iPad against 4.1 for Puppet Pals. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Creator for iPad has 214 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Book Creator for iPad's written reviews are positive against 71% of Puppet Pals's.
Book Creator for iPad ships an update every 5 weeks, Puppet Pals every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Book Creator for iPad | Puppet Pals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (214 ratings) | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tools for Schools Limited | Polished Play, LLC |
Customer experience
Book Creator for iPad
Puppet Pals
Bugs and requests
Book Creator for iPad
Reported bugs
4 issues- Glitches with text input and formatting
- Issues with loading and saving books
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Bugs with audio recording and playback
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to delete pages and books
- More font and formatting options
- Ability to import and edit images
- Improved text flow and layout controls
- Integration with cloud storage and sharing
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- Undo/redo functionality
- Ability to create table of contents
Puppet Pals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Book Creator for iPad
No in-app purchases
Puppet Pals
No in-app purchases
Questions
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