Comparison

Puppet Pals 2 vs Math Ninjas

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

Math Ninjas

This educational game uses a ninja theme to make learning mathematics fun for children on iPhone and iPad. Kids can engage with math concepts through interactive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Game-based learning
  • Mathematics education
  • Ninja theme
  • Interactive gameplay
  • iOS compatible
Features
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This is a fully game that allows your child to learn the math by iPhone and iPad. Learn the math by playing and having fun with ninjas! Please support "Math Ninjas", the best app to learn and play with math for your child!

Screenshots

Puppet Pals 24 screens
Math Ninjas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Puppet Pals 2 at 4.1 against Math Ninjas's 3.5. Puppet Pals 2 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (122 vs 6). 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 Math Ninjas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puppet Pals 2 has 122 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 63% and 64% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, Math Ninjas every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Puppet Pals 2 versus Math Ninjas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet Pals 2Math Ninjas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (122 ratings) — better3.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCHARASHOW Interactive

Customer experience

Puppet Pals 2

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

Math Ninjas

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%

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

Math Ninjas

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
1 purchases

Math Ninjas

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Puppet Pals 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Ninjas free?
Math Ninjas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals 2 or Math Ninjas?
Puppet Pals 2 is rated higher. Puppet Pals 2 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Math Ninjas averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals 2 or Math Ninjas have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals 2 nor Math Ninjas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals 2 or Math Ninjas?
Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Math Ninjas every 7 months. Most recently, Puppet Pals 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Math Ninjas on November 1, 2026.

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