Comparison

Puppet Pals 2 vs Inventioneers

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

Inventioneers

Unleash creativity by building unique inventions with the help of tiny characters. Explore real-time physics concepts like air, fire, and magnetism. Share your creations with friends and educators.

Highlights
  • Create custom inventions
  • Learn physics concepts
  • Use tiny helper characters
  • Solve pre-made inventions
  • Share creations with friends
  • Classroom sharing option
Features
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* FROM THE CREATORS OF PETTSON'S INVENTIONS DELUXE * *** Winner of Parents' Choice Gold Award *** BE CREATIVE! In this game you can create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, our tiny helpers with unique characteristics, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions! LEARN ABOUT PHYSICS! Inventioneers is an outstanding tool for learning about realtime physics and the science behind different features like air, fire, magnetism and jumping bunnies. What you can do with the tool is virtually endless. SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Invite friends to share their crazy inventions and you can share yours too! If you are a teacher you can set up the whole classroom as a user and share with other classes! ONE TIME FEE TO BUY THE FULL VERSION To make it easier for families to try the game before buying, we have implemented a one time fee to buy the full game. There are no recurring in app purchases or consumables. It is important for us to protect the integrity of the children. Features in the free version: • First chapter with 15 inventions • The first Inventioneer - "Windy" • Create! - A fully working tool to create your own inventions • 50+ different objects to use in the inventions • Share up to 4 inventions with your friends! The full version (purchase: one time fee): • 7 more chapters with a total of 105 new inventions! • 50+ new objects • 18 characters that you can help • 7 more Inventioneers with unique features - "Blaze", "Bunny", "Sporty", "Zappy", "Magneta", "Freezy" and "Maggie" Family Sharing Note! You can't share IAPs with other members in your family. Please download the full version of Inventioneers instead.

Screenshots

Puppet Pals 24 screens
Inventioneers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Inventioneers at 4.3 against Puppet Pals 2's 4.1. Inventioneers also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Inventioneers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inventioneers holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122 and 321 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Puppet Pals 2's written reviews are positive against 78% of Inventioneers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, Inventioneers monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Puppet Pals 2 versus Inventioneers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuppet Pals 2Inventioneers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (122 ratings)4.3 (321 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122321 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCFilimundus AB

Customer experience

Puppet Pals 2

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

Inventioneers

All ratings317 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative16.5%

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

Inventioneers

From 321 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Classic game
  • 🤓 Challenging and educational
  • 😊 Fun for all ages
  • 🤩 Creative and imaginative
  • 🧠 Encourages problem-solving

Room to improve

  • 💰 Full version costs money
  • 🔒 Limited free content
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🤔 Some levels too difficult

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

Inventioneers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not saving properly
  • Crashes when trying to purchase full version
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free levels and content
  • Ability to save custom levels
  • Faster download speeds
  • Improved level editor tools

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
2 purchases

Inventioneers

One-time2
  • Open up!$0.99
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Puppet Pals 2 free?
Puppet Pals 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inventioneers free?
Inventioneers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puppet Pals 2 or Inventioneers?
Inventioneers is rated higher. Puppet Pals 2 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Inventioneers averages 4.3 from 321 ratings.
Do Puppet Pals 2 or Inventioneers have ads?
Neither Puppet Pals 2 nor Inventioneers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puppet Pals 2 or Inventioneers?
Puppet Pals 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Inventioneers monthly. Most recently, Puppet Pals 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Inventioneers on November 1, 2026.

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