Comparison

Puppet Pals 2 vs Tynker

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

Head to head
About

Puppet Pals 2

Unleash creativity by creating animated cartoons with interactive puppets. Even young children can produce high-quality animated stories, starring alongside built-in characters. This app is ideal for educational purposes, allowing students to act out historical events, practice language skills, or deliver presentations.

Highlights
  • Create animated cartoons
  • Interactive puppet show
  • Star alongside built-in characters
  • Share finished projects
  • Educational content creation
  • Storytelling and reports
Features
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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!

About

Tynker

This app offers a fun and engaging platform for children to learn coding and artificial intelligence. It guides them from visual block coding to text-based languages like Python and JavaScript, with opportunities to mod Minecraft and create AR apps.

Highlights
  • Block-to-text coding transition
  • AI and Machine Learning basics
  • Minecraft modding and creation
  • Augmented Reality (AR) app development
  • Coding tutorials and game building
  • Robotics programming
Features
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TYNKER: THE #1 CODING & AI APP FOR KIDS Empower your child’s future with the world’s most advanced coding platform. Tynker makes learning to code an adventure. From building their first game to mastering AI and Python, our award-winning curriculum is used by over 100 million children and 150,000+ schools worldwide. Whether your child is a complete beginner or an aspiring developer, Tynker provides the tools to turn screen time into creative time. WHY CHOOSE TYNKER? * Block-to-Text Transition: Start with intuitive visual blocks and move to Python, Swift, JavaScript and Java. * AI-Ready Learning: Explore the basics of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. * Minecraft modding, mobs, skins, items * Official Partnerships: Exclusive coding paths featuring Barbie™, LEGO®, and Minecraft. * Cross-Platform: One subscription unlocks full access on iPad, iPhone, and Web. KEY FEATURES * 200+ Coding Tutorials Solve puzzles and build multi-level games while learning logic and sequencing. Master loops, variables, and functions through interactive play. Create Augmented Reality (AR) apps that bring code into the real world. * Minecraft Modding (iPad Exclusive) Design custom skins, mobs, and blocks with ease. Use code to build instant structures or change mob behaviors. Deploy your mods directly to Minecraft for endless play. * Crystal Clash: Coding Arenas The ultimate "Code-to-Win" battles! Write scripts to cast spells, avoid obstacles, and outsmart opponents in a real-time arena. * Robotics & Physical Computing Program LEGO® WeDo, and micro:bit. TRUSTED BY EXPERTS Apple: Selected for the "Everyone Can Code" program. Parents’ Choice: Gold Award Winner. Common Sense Media: 5-Star Rating for Engagement. USA Today: Rated “Best for ages 8-14.” PRIVACY TERMS Privacy Policy: https://www.tynker.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.tynker.com/terms Start your child's coding journey today. What will they create?

Screenshots

Puppet Pals 24 screens
Tynker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tynker at Free against Puppet Pals 2's $6.99. Tynker also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 6) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Puppet Pals 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Tynker is free to download; Puppet Pals 2 costs $6.99 up front. Tynker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Puppet Pals 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tynker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tynker has 18K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Puppet Pals 2's written reviews are positive against 56% of Tynker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals 2 ships an update monthly, Tynker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Puppet Pals 2 versus Tynker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet Pals 2Tynker
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews — better55.9% of reviews
Number of ratings618K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size339 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCTynker

Customer experience

Puppet Pals 2

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral23.7%
Negative18.4%

Tynker

All ratings18,334 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews794 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.0%

Bugs and requests

Puppet Pals 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tynker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Minecraft mods not working as expected
  • Syncing and publishing issues
  • Disappearing projects and progress
  • Compatibility problems with newer Minecraft versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More Minecraft block and mob customization
  • Offline access
  • Improved community moderation
  • Ability to save and restore projects

In-app purchases

None

Puppet Pals 2

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tynker

Subscriptions3
  • Tynker Web + Mobile Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Tynker Web + Mobile Plan7 Days trial$59.993 Months
  • Yearly All-Access Plan$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tynker Web + Mobile Plan$314.99

Questions

Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Puppet Pals 2 costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tynker free?
Tynker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals 2 or Tynker?
Tynker is rated higher. Puppet Pals 2 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Tynker averages 4.6 from 18K ratings.
Do Puppet Pals 2 or Tynker have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals 2 nor Tynker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals 2 or Tynker?
Puppet Pals 2 ships an update monthly, and Tynker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Puppet Pals 2 was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tynker on October 25, 2026.

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