Mipo Puppet Maker vs Shadow Theater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create custom rag doll monsters
- Design unique characters
- Customize appearance
- Express creativity
- Save and share creations
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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.
Shadow Theater
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A Chinese shadow-puppet stage you can actually play. Choose legendary figures, set them on the glowing screen, switch scenes, change voices, and record a show with the microphone. Built for culture class, Chinese New Year projects, and kids who want piyingxi without a classroom kit. Self-contained. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mipo Puppet Maker at fortnightly against Shadow Theater's every 3 months. Mipo Puppet Maker also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mipo Puppet Maker ships an update fortnightly, Shadow Theater every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mipo Puppet Maker | Shadow Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nikki koole | Jersey Zhongwen LLC |
In-app purchases
Mipo Puppet Maker
No in-app purchases
Shadow Theater
No in-app purchases
Questions
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