Comparison

Puppet Pals 2 vs Rally Reader

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

Rally Reader

This app offers a vast digital library of popular books and provides real-time feedback and motivation to help children become confident readers. It features AI-powered support, progress tracking, and engaging games to foster a love for reading.

Highlights
  • Extensive digital library of 50,000+ books
  • AI-powered real-time reading feedback
  • Personalized progress tracking dashboard
  • Motivational streaks and badges
  • Stress-free reading practice
  • Family sharing with individual dashboards
  • Offline reading mode
Features
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Rally Reader brings joy to the Science of Reading and gives students the practice they need to become great readers. Rally is the only literacy tool with a powerful triple advantage: a nearly limitless supply of the best books on the market, real-time reading feedback, and the best tools to motivate kids to keep reading. Rally offers in digital format over 50,000 books from top global publishers (Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Disney, Hachette, etc.), a personalized reading coach, and a platform where students want to spend their time and feel safe making mistakes and growing. The result? Rapid growth for every kind of reader that puts kids on the path to a lifetime of loving to read. HOW IT WORKS Kids Pick: Choose from 50,000+ popular books from top publishers with unlimited previews. Practice: Read aloud and get gentle, real-time error correction without stress. Track Progress of every word read: Monitor progress on a personalized dashboard. KEY FEATURES Digital Literacy Support Software: Tracks accuracy, identifies errors, and provides real-time help, including pronunciation. Motivation: Earn streaks and badges to build good reading habits. Stress-Free Reading: Practice reading aloud without the pressure. Family Sharing: Share books with siblings and each child gets a personalized dashboard. Focus & Goals: Dashboard shows reading time, speed, accuracy, and persistence. Different Reading Modes: Read aloud or silently, even offline. Parent Cheerleaders: Parents celebrate successes without having to be the coach. Magic Words: Learn the 1,000 most common words with the Word Wiz game. Cost: This award-winning app is FREE, just pay for the books your kids love. DESIGNED FOR ALL TYPES OF STUDENTS, including those with dyslexia or other learning differences.

Screenshots

Puppet Pals 24 screens
Rally Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rally Reader at 4.4 against Puppet Pals 2's 4.1. Rally Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (81% vs 63%). Puppet Pals 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Rally Reader sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rally Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Puppet Pals 2's written reviews are positive against 81% of Rally Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, Rally Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Puppet Pals 2 versus Rally Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet Pals 2Rally Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (123 ratings)4.4 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better52
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB301 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCRally Reader

Customer experience

Puppet Pals 2

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

Rally Reader

All ratings52 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

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

Rally Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
16 purchases

Rally Reader

One-time16
  • Book Credit 1$0.99
  • Book Credit 2$1.99
  • Book Credit 3$2.99
Show 13 more
  • Book Credit 4$3.99
  • Book Credit 5$4.99
  • Book Credit 6$5.99
  • Book Credit 7$6.99
  • Book Credit 8$7.99
  • Book Credit 9$8.99
  • $9.99 Book Credit Top-up$9.99
  • Book Credit 11$10.99
  • Book Credit 13$12.99
  • Book Credit 15$14.99
  • $19.99 Book Credit Top-up$19.99
  • Book Credit 40$39.99
  • $49.99 Book Credit Top-up$49.99

Questions

Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Puppet Pals 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rally Reader free?
Rally Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals 2 or Rally Reader?
Rally Reader is rated higher. Puppet Pals 2 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Rally Reader averages 4.4 from 52 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals 2 or Rally Reader have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals 2 nor Rally Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals 2 or Rally Reader?
Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Rally Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, Puppet Pals 2 was updated on August 23, 2026 and Rally Reader on September 17, 2026.

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