Comparison

Puppet Pals 2 vs Solar System 3D

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

Solar System 3D

Explore our solar system in stunning 3D. Navigate through planets, moons, and celestial bodies, accessing detailed Wikipedia information. Experience realistic simulations of Earth's seasons, day-night cycles, and planetary motion.

Highlights
  • 3D space navigation
  • Full solar system model
  • Wikipedia information
  • Spinning and orbiting simulation
  • Earth's seasonal tilt
  • Day-night simulation
  • Real scale factors
Features
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Solar System 3D is an educational application for anyone interested in our amazing space. Take a journey to our solar system with this app now. Features: - 3D space navigation - Entire solar system with the Sun, 8 major planets and the Moon. - Wikipedia information about each astro - Timer setting with speed up options to learn the spinning and orbiting basics of the solar system - Fantastic simulation of the Earth's seasonal tilt degree and day-night simulation based on your device global location. - Fair clouds, ambient night view and atmosphere simulation for our planet Earth. - Real scale factor on the planet size, spin/orbit speed and distance to sun. In-app purchases: - No Ads - HD Texture and 3D solid surface with shadow projection - Convenient Wallpaper screenshot button to hide the menus and freeze the space from your favorite solar system angle

Screenshots

Puppet Pals 24 screens
Solar System 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Puppet Pals 2 at 4.1 against Solar System 3D's 3.7. Puppet Pals 2 also leads on ratings volume (122 vs 31). Solar System 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 Solar System 3D sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puppet Pals 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Puppet Pals 2's written reviews are positive against 68% of Solar System 3D'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 every 2 months, Solar System 3D every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Puppet Pals 2 versus Solar System 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet Pals 2Solar System 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (122 ratings) — better3.7 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews67.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better31
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 iOS12.04.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCZHIREN GUAN

Customer experience

Puppet Pals 2

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

Solar System 3D

All ratings32 ratings
Positive59.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative28.1%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative26.9%

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

Solar System 3D

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
4 purchases

Solar System 3D

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • High Definition Texture$0.99
  • Wallpaper Screenshot$0.99
Show 1 more
  • Special Package Offer$0.99

Questions

Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Puppet Pals 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solar System 3D free?
Solar System 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals 2 or Solar System 3D?
Puppet Pals 2 is rated higher. Puppet Pals 2 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Solar System 3D averages 3.7 from 31 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals 2 or Solar System 3D have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals 2 nor Solar System 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals 2 or Solar System 3D?
Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Solar System 3D every 2 weeks. Most recently, Puppet Pals 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Solar System 3D on November 1, 2026.

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