Comparison

teXplain vs Puppet Pals Book Builder

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

Head to head

Technology explained

Puppet Pals Book Builder

Author your own stories!

Free

📚 Education

★ 4.414 ratingsView app →

About

teXplain

Features

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This app, which is gradually expanded throughout the year, contains support materials for studying technology in middle school. Developed specifically for an iPad-only school, it may be useful to others as well. If you have interesting content, please contact us.

About

Puppet Pals Book Builder

Empower children to become authors by creating their own stories with provided characters, backgrounds, and text tools. Users can add their own photos and then read or print their finished books, fostering creativity and lifelong learning.

Highlights

Create custom stories
Add text with easy options
Use provided characters and backgrounds
Incorporate personal photos
Read or print finished books
Encourages creativity

Features

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Become an author! Puppet Pals Book Builder empowers a child to create beautiful creative content. Characters and backgrounds are provided. Even add your own photos! Get started by adding text with many easy-to-use options. When you're done creating, read your book or print it out at home! Encourage life long learning and creativity!

Screenshots

teXplain4 screens

Puppet Pals Book Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: teXplain at none against Puppet Pals Book Builder's 1. Puppet Pals Book Builder's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Book Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. teXplain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

teXplain ships an update every 18 months, Puppet Pals Book Builder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

teXplain versus Puppet Pals Book Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	teXplain	Puppet Pals Book Builder
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.4 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	14 — better
Update frequency	Every 18 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	17.0	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	50 MB	173 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Tipli - Tecnologie Informatiche Per L'innovazione ODV	Polished Play, LLC

In-app purchases

None

teXplain

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Puppet Pals Book Builder

One-time1

Full Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is teXplain free?

teXplain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Puppet Pals Book Builder free?

Puppet Pals Book Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do teXplain or Puppet Pals Book Builder have ads?

Neither teXplain nor Puppet Pals Book Builder shows ads.

Which is updated more often, teXplain or Puppet Pals Book Builder?

teXplain ships an update every 18 months, and Puppet Pals Book Builder every 2 months. Most recently, teXplain was updated on October 8, 2026 and Puppet Pals Book Builder on October 10, 2026.