Comparison

X.AR vs the puppet

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

Head to head
About

X.AR

Explore a real-world open-world AR adventure, turning everyday walks into quests. Discover fantastical creatures, collect resources, and battle monsters. Use collected items to build and decorate anywhere in your environment.

Highlights
  • Open-world AR exploration
  • Collect resources and items
  • Battle and collect from monsters
  • Build and decorate in AR
  • Plant and harvest virtual gardens
  • Discover hidden creatures and items
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Step into an open-world AR adventure where every walk becomes a quest, every corner hides a surprise, and the world is yours to shape. This is not your average stroll. In this playful AR game, you’ll explore the real world to discover flying whales, glowing gardens, and mischievous bugs. Collect seeds, coins, tools — and the occasional mystery item — just by moving through your day. But stay alert! You might run into wild monsters. When they attack, you dodge, shoot back, and gather the voxels they drop. Use your collected voxels to build. From tiny emoji farms to futuristic sculptures, you can place them anywhere in the real world. Make the sidewalk your stage. Make your park your playground. Plant seeds in virtual pots, watch them bloom, and harvest rare voxels from the petals. You never know what will grow next. Whether you're boss hunting, bug chasing, or casually decorating your favorite café with floating windmills, this is your world — remixed. Start walking. Start wondering. The world’s waiting.

About

the puppet

Design unique, custom puppet-style avatars with a simple, intuitive editor. Personalize facial features, outfits, and colors to express your creativity. Save your creations to your device for an offline-friendly experience.

Highlights
  • Create custom puppet-style avatars
  • Customize face, eyes, hair, outfits, and colors
  • Simple and intuitive editor
  • Save creations to device
  • Offline friendly experience
  • Designed for creativity and fun
Features
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the puppet : move around : lets you create fully custom puppet-style avatars in a fun and creative way. Design your own character using simple tools made for imagination and expression. Choose facial features, outfits, colors, and details to build an avatar that feels unique and personal. Features: Create original puppet-style avatars Customize face, eyes, hair, outfits, and colors Simple and intuitive editor Save your creations to your device Offline friendly experience Designed for creativity and fun This app focuses on originality and self-expression. All characters are created by users using original elements inside the app. Perfect for users who enjoy avatar creation, design tools, and creative customization.

Screenshots

X.AR4 screens
the puppet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: X.AR at 5.0 against the puppet's 4.2. X.AR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). the puppet's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

X.AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: the puppet has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
X.AR versus the puppet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX.ARthe puppet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXAR PTE. LTD.Joussef Eouarrat

Customer experience

X.AR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

the puppet

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

X.AR

No in-app purchases

None

the puppet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X.AR free?
X.AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is the puppet free?
the puppet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, X.AR or the puppet?
X.AR is rated higher. X.AR averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while the puppet averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do X.AR or the puppet have ads?
the puppet shows ads; X.AR does not.

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