Comparison

Mipo Puppet Maker vs Shadow Pals

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mipo Puppet Maker

Design and create your own unique rag doll monsters. Express your creativity by customizing various features to bring your personalized characters to life.

Highlights
  • Create custom rag doll monsters
  • Design unique characters
  • Customize appearance
  • Express creativity
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Create your own Mipo puppet with Mipo Puppet maker! I bounce around quite a bit, That's why they call me ball. I am a crazy oddity, And just don't care at all. Hairs on my knees, Butterflies and bees, Love me a hill of wine gums, please, When the time comes to feast. My legs are sometimes tangled, And my torso is pattern spangled, Falling often is the best solution, And I don't care for some confusion. At the start, I said I just don't care, That was a lie, because I often do. I care for things and people and places. And I kinda deeply care for you. Like me, there are many, But we are all unique. We are men, women, something beastly, And something right there in between. We have hairs and funky bends, Round or skinny, tall or small, A huge enormous ball of happiness, Or a tiny bump of joy.

About

Shadow Pals

Learn the art of shadow puppetry with guided, step-by-step instructions. Create animals, characters, and imaginative stories using just your hands and a light source. This app encourages creativity and storytelling for families.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step shadow puppet tutorials
  • Create animals and characters
  • Build shadow stories and shows
  • Encourages imagination and creativity
  • Family-friendly and privacy-focused
  • No special equipment required
Features
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Learn shadow puppets step by step. Shadow Pals helps you create animals, characters, and shadow stories with just your hands and a light. What you can do in Shadow Pals: - Learn beginner hand shadows one step at a time - Make shadow animals with clear guided instruction - Build from simple shapes into stories and shadow shows - Turn light and shadow into creative play - Practice an ancient art form with a calm, modern guide Why parents and teachers use Shadow Pals: - No special equipment needed - Works with your hands, a light, and a wall - Encourages imagination and storytelling - Supports hands-on, screen-light play - Family-friendly and privacy-first Start with easy shapes, improve your technique, and turn simple shadows into characters your family will remember. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mipo Puppet Maker4 screens
Shadow Pals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mipo Puppet Maker at none against Shadow Pals's 1. Mipo Puppet Maker also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Shadow Pals sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Mipo Puppet Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mipo Puppet Maker against 5.0 for Shadow Pals. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mipo Puppet Maker ships an update fortnightly, Shadow Pals every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mipo Puppet Maker versus Shadow Pals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMipo Puppet MakerShadow Pals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernikki kooleAwesome People Software, LLC

Customer experience

Mipo Puppet Maker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shadow Pals

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mipo Puppet Maker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Shadow Pals

Subscriptions1
  • Shadow Pals Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Mipo Puppet Maker free?
Mipo Puppet Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Pals free?
Shadow Pals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mipo Puppet Maker or Shadow Pals?
Mipo Puppet Maker and Shadow Pals are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Mipo Puppet Maker or Shadow Pals have ads?
Neither Mipo Puppet Maker nor Shadow Pals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mipo Puppet Maker or Shadow Pals?
Mipo Puppet Maker ships an update fortnightly, and Shadow Pals every 2 months. Most recently, Mipo Puppet Maker was updated on September 18, 2026 and Shadow Pals on October 3, 2026.

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