Comparison

Puppet Pals 2 vs Metaverse

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 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!

About

Metaverse

Easily create interactive content like games, scavenger hunts, memes, and educational experiences. Use the Metaverse Studio to build your creations and then explore them within the app browser.

Highlights
  • Interactive content creation
  • Metaverse Studio
  • App browser
  • Game creation
  • Scavenger hunt creation
  • Meme creation
  • Educational experience creation
Features
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Metaverse is the easiest way to create interactive content. Create experiences using the Metaverse Studio, and watch them come to life in the Metaverse app browser. Create all kinds of interactive experiences, including games, scavenger hunts, memes, and educational experiences.

Screenshots

Puppet Pals 24 screens
Metaverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Puppet Pals 2 at 4.1 against Metaverse's 3.3. Puppet Pals 2 also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 54%). Metaverse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Puppet Pals 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Metaverse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puppet Pals 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122 and 111 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Puppet Pals 2's written reviews are positive against 54% of Metaverse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, Metaverse every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Puppet Pals 2 versus Metaverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet Pals 2Metaverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (122 ratings) — better3.3 (111 ratings)
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews — better54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better111
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB75 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCGoMeta, Inc.

Customer experience

Puppet Pals 2

All ratings123 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative26.4%

Metaverse

All ratings113 ratings
Positive55.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative37.2%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative39.2%

User reviews

Puppet Pals 2

From 122 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and creative
  • 🤩 Nostalgic and brings back childhood memories
  • 🎨 Allows for customization and personalization
  • 🏫 Great for use in schools and classrooms

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many features locked behind paywalls
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited selection of characters and backgrounds
  • 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive UI

Metaverse

From 111 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative and interactive learning
  • 👍 Easy to use for teachers
  • 🌟 High student engagement
  • 📚 Great for educational purposes
  • 🚀 Creates engaging experiences

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Too many bugs
  • ⚠️ Difficult to navigate
  • 🗑️ Inconsistent and unreliable
  • ❌ Impossible to use
  • 🚫 No instructions provided

Bugs and 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

Metaverse

Reported bugs

83 issues
  • App crashes when opening YouTube videos
  • Assignment glitches and floats away
  • App crashes frequently
  • App gets stuck on loading screen
  • AR is dreadful and doesn't work properly
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  • Locked phone with location request
  • Map zooms when it should move
  • Map zooms erratically
  • App not loading
  • Constant crashing/not working
  • Map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • Installs without any problems but can't create an account
  • Latest update still doesn't allow you to sign up
  • The map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • App seems to be a great idea but constant crashes
  • The map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • Constant crashing/not working
  • App gets stuck on sign up screen
  • App gets stuck trying to make account
  • Username problems
  • Can't log in, only shows 'error'
  • App not loading
  • App crashes when trying to take you to a YouTube video
  • Assignment glitches and floats away
  • App crashes frequently
  • App gets stuck on loading screen
  • AR is dreadful and doesn't work properly
  • Locked phone with location request
  • Map zooms when it should move
  • Map zooms erratically
  • App not loading
  • Constant crashing/not working
  • Map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • Installs without any problems but can't create an account
  • Latest update still doesn't allow you to sign up
  • The map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • Constant crashing/not working
  • App seems to be a great idea but constant crashes
  • The map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • App gets stuck on sign up screen
  • App gets stuck trying to make account
  • Username problems
  • Can't log in, only shows 'error'
  • App not loading
  • App crashes when trying to take you to a YouTube video
  • Assignment glitches and floats away
  • App crashes frequently
  • App gets stuck on loading screen
  • AR is dreadful and doesn't work properly
  • Locked phone with location request
  • Map zooms when it should move
  • Map zooms erratically
  • App not loading
  • Constant crashing/not working
  • Map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • Installs without any problems but can't create an account
  • Latest update still doesn't allow you to sign up
  • The map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • Constant crashing/not working
  • App seems to be a great idea but constant crashes
  • The map zooms when it should move
  • When you want to zoom it goes crazy
  • Right now it's not showing anything at all
  • App gets stuck on sign up screen
  • App gets stuck trying to make account
  • Username problems
  • Can't log in, only shows 'error'

Requested features

10 requests
  • Improve interface
  • Add dark mode
  • More detailed map
  • Allow playing experiences more than once
  • Character actions beyond talking
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  • Make Metacoins useful (shop)
  • Add social media login options
  • More clear instructions
  • Option to remove secrets/confessions
  • Track submission counts and results

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
None

Metaverse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Puppet Pals 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metaverse free?
Metaverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals 2 or Metaverse?
Puppet Pals 2 is rated higher. Puppet Pals 2 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Metaverse averages 3.3 from 111 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals 2 or Metaverse have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals 2 nor Metaverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals 2 or Metaverse?
Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Metaverse every 5 days. Most recently, Puppet Pals 2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Metaverse on October 26, 2026.

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