Daisy the Dinosaur vs Puppet Pals 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daisy the Dinosaur
This app introduces children to fundamental coding concepts through interactive play. Users can animate a dinosaur using a simple drag-and-drop interface, learning about objects, sequencing, loops, and events by completing challenges.
- Drag and drop interface
- Animate a dinosaur
- Learn coding basics
- Understand objects, sequencing, loops, and events
- Solve coding challenges
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Learn the basics of coding with Daisy the Dinosaur! Built by the creators of Hopscotch. This free, fun app has an easy drag & drop interface that kids of all ages can use to animate Daisy and make her dance on their screen. Kids will intuitively grasp the basics of objects, sequencing, loops and events by solving this app's challenges. If you like Daisy, continue learning with our award-winning flagship app: Hopscotch! App Store: https://hop.sc/get_hopscotch Website: https://www.gethopscotch.com
Puppet Pals 2
Unleash creativity by making animated cartoons with interactive puppets. Children and teachers can easily create high-quality animated stories, presentations, and educational content. Share finished projects via email, social media, or direct file transfer.
- Create animated cartoons
- Interactive puppet show
- Star in shows with built-in characters
- Share finished projects easily
- Engage students in learning
- Create instructional videos
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• “Puppet Pals is an amazing app that lets you create animated cartoons.” -David Pogue (NewYork Times) Children unlock creativity with this easy to use (but hard to put down) interactive puppet show! Even young children can create high quality cartoons from their imaginations. Kids can even star in the show along side the built-in characters! Teachers: Engage students by allowing them to act out historical events, practice language skills, or deliver a killer book report. The cartoons that kids are making have delighted thousands of teachers and parents around the world - let yours be next to experience this award-winning digital addition to your classroom. The finished projects are easily shared to be watched by others (share via email, Facebook, or simply copy the video file to your computer and distribute how you see fit - Hint: students love to see their work displayed on a classroom blog). • Create short instructional videos (in any learning area) • Storytelling, Reports, Historic Retells • Help reluctant public speakers present to the class • Help foreign language or ESL students practice their fluency & language skills • Brainstorming or storyboarding ideas and presentations Characters chosen from standard curriculum allow kids to fully engage with content - not even realizing they are actually learning valuable lessons that will stay with them for years to come!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daisy the Dinosaur at none against Puppet Pals 2's 10. Puppet Pals 2's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 54%) and ratings volume (122 vs 22). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Puppet Pals 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Daisy the Dinosaur asks for nothing beyond the download.
Puppet Pals 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puppet Pals 2 has 122 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Daisy the Dinosaur's written reviews are positive against 63% of Puppet Pals 2's.
Daisy the Dinosaur ships an update monthly, Puppet Pals 2 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Daisy the Dinosaur | Puppet Pals 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) | 4.1 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews | 63.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 359 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hopscotch Technologies | Polished Play, LLC |
Customer experience
Daisy the Dinosaur
Puppet Pals 2
Bugs and requests
Daisy the Dinosaur
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Puppet Pals 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saving issues causing loss of progress
- Freezing and crashing when trying to access certain features
- Audio and visual glitches during playback
- Compatibility problems on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more free characters and backgrounds
- Implement better saving and autosave functionality
- Allow for custom character creation and customization
- Add more diverse themes and settings
- Improve overall stability and reduce crashes
In-app purchases
Daisy the Dinosaur
No in-app purchases
Puppet Pals 2
- North Pole Pack$0.99
- Royal Hall Pack$0.99
- Time & Tech Pack$0.99
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- Saddle Up Pack$0.99
- Vroom Vroom Pack$0.99
- Civil Rights$0.99
- Ptolemaic$0.99
- Under The Sea$0.99
- Custom Heads$1.99
- All Access Pass$5.99
Questions
Is Daisy the Dinosaur free?
Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Which has better reviews, Daisy the Dinosaur or Puppet Pals 2?
Do Daisy the Dinosaur or Puppet Pals 2 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Daisy the Dinosaur or Puppet Pals 2?
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