Comparison

Green Screen by Do Ink 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
About

Green Screen by Do Ink

Easily create videos, images, and GIFs by combining photos, videos, text, drawings, animations, and live camera feeds. This app offers advanced tools like chroma key, masking, and automatic person detection for professional-looking results. It's ideal for educational projects and creative content creation.

Highlights
  • Combine photos, videos, text, drawings, and live camera
  • Chroma key and automatic person detection
  • Layering for complex compositions
  • Built-in drawing and animation editor
  • Create and export GIFs
  • Save to cloud storage
Currently charting
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Green Screen by Do Ink – Green Screen and Chroma Key Video Editor for iPad and iPhone Create high quality green screen videos, photos and GIFs in minutes with Green Screen by Do Ink, the powerful and easy-to-use chroma key video editor designed for the iPad and iPhone. Perfect for students, teachers, and content creators, this award-winning green screen app makes it simple to replace backgrounds, layer video elements such as photos, videos, text, drawings, animations and the live camera to produce engaging visual stories. Whether you are creating classroom presentations, YouTube videos, social media content, digital storytelling projects or school news broadcasts, Green Screen by Do Ink delivers high quality results without complicated editing tools. It's easy enough for a second grader to use! Powerful Green Screen and Chroma Key Editing -Instantly remove and replace green, blue screen or any highly saturated color background -Advanced chroma key controls for clean, precise results -Layer up to three video, photo, live camera tracks and/or custom animations -Real-time preview while recording -Export in HD and 4K resolution Turn any classroom, living room, or office into a production space. Perfect for Education and Classroom Video Projects Trusted by thousands of schools worldwide, Green Screen by Do Ink is one of the most popular education apps for the iPad and iPhone. Ideal for: -Student video projects -Digital storytelling -Book reports and history reenactments -Science and STEM presentations -School news broadcasts -Language learning videos -Creative arts integration The intuitive interface makes it easy for elementary, middle and high school students to create polished videos independently. That's why it was named a "Best New App in Education" and a winner of a "Best App for Teaching and Learning" by the American Association of School Librarians. Designed for Creators of All Ages -Simple drag-and-drop video layering -Import photos and videos from your camera roll or cloud storage -Create custom animations -No ads -No in-app purchases -No wifi needed -Safe for classrooms and shared devices Whether you are a teacher or student who wants to create interesting visual presentations or a creator producing short films, tutorials, or social videos, Green Screen by Do Ink gives you high quality visual tools without the learning curve. Create Move Magic Anywhere With just an iPad or iPhone, you can produce stunning green screen videos, immersive presentations, and creative storytelling projects from anywhere. Tell a story, explain an idea, and express yourself in creative and unique ways. Download Green Screen by Do Ink today and start creating high-quality chroma key videos with ease.

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

Green Screen by Do Ink4 screens
Puppet Pals Book Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Puppet Pals Book Builder at Free against Green Screen by Do Ink's $5.99. Puppet Pals Book Builder also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (67% vs 49%). Green Screen by Do Ink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (374 vs 15). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Puppet Pals Book Builder is free to download; Green Screen by Do Ink costs $5.99 up front. Puppet Pals Book Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Green Screen by Do Ink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puppet Pals Book Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Green Screen by Do Ink has 374 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Green Screen by Do Ink's written reviews are positive against 67% of Puppet Pals Book Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Green Screen by Do Ink versus Puppet Pals Book Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreen Screen by Do InkPuppet Pals Book Builder
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (374 ratings)4.2 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings374 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#124 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDK Pictures, Inc.Polished Play, LLC

Customer experience

Green Screen by Do Ink

All ratings376 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative35.6%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral14.1%
Negative36.4%

Puppet Pals Book Builder

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Green Screen by Do Ink

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add/play videos
  • Exported videos have black background instead of transparency
  • Masking tool doesn't confirm edits
  • Projects get deleted unexpectedly
  • Importing media shows wrong thumbnails and timestamps

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add blue screen support
  • Increase number of layers
  • Implement split/trim feature
  • Add more editing tools (e.g. brightness, contrast)
  • Provide better tutorials and documentation
Show 2 more
  • Improve video/audio sync
  • Offer a desktop version

Puppet Pals Book Builder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Green Screen by Do Ink

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Puppet Pals Book Builder

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Green Screen by Do Ink free?
Green Screen by Do Ink costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puppet Pals Book Builder free?
Puppet Pals Book Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Green Screen by Do Ink or Puppet Pals Book Builder?
Puppet Pals Book Builder is rated higher. Green Screen by Do Ink averages 3.3 out of 5 from 374 ratings, while Puppet Pals Book Builder averages 4.2 from 15 ratings.
Do Green Screen by Do Ink or Puppet Pals Book Builder have ads?
Neither Green Screen by Do Ink nor Puppet Pals Book Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Green Screen by Do Ink or Puppet Pals Book Builder?
Green Screen by Do Ink ships an update every 2 months, and Puppet Pals Book Builder every 2 months. Most recently, Green Screen by Do Ink was updated on November 1, 2026 and Puppet Pals Book Builder on October 31, 2026.

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