Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Animate a dinosaur
  • Learn coding basics
  • Understand objects, sequencing, loops, and events
  • Solve coding challenges
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Puppet Pals 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Daisy the Dinosaur asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daisy the Dinosaur ships an update monthly, Puppet Pals 2 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Daisy the Dinosaur versus Puppet Pals 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaisy the DinosaurPuppet Pals 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (22 ratings)4.1 (122 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews63.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22122 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB359 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHopscotch TechnologiesPolished Play, LLC

Customer experience

Daisy the Dinosaur

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral21.4%
Negative25.0%

Puppet Pals 2

All ratings122 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative26.4%

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

None

Daisy the Dinosaur

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Puppet Pals 2

One-time10
  • 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?
Daisy the Dinosaur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Puppet Pals 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daisy the Dinosaur or Puppet Pals 2?
Puppet Pals 2 is rated higher. Daisy the Dinosaur averages 3.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Puppet Pals 2 averages 4.1 from 122 ratings.
Do Daisy the Dinosaur or Puppet Pals 2 have ads?
Neither Daisy the Dinosaur nor Puppet Pals 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daisy the Dinosaur or Puppet Pals 2?
Daisy the Dinosaur ships an update monthly, and Puppet Pals 2 every 2 months. Most recently, Daisy the Dinosaur was updated on November 1, 2026 and Puppet Pals 2 on November 1, 2026.

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