# Puppet Pals: School Edition

> Record your own animated show

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## Overview

- **ID:** `id462134755`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Polished Play, LLC
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.10.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-23
- **First published:** 2011-09-09
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-school-edition/id462134755)
- **Website:** [https://www.polishedplay.com/puppetpals1](https://www.polishedplay.com/puppetpals1)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.polishedplay.com/privacy](https://www.polishedplay.com/privacy)

## Description

The complete classroom storytelling toolkit. Includes printable lesson plans aligned to curriculum standards for ELA, history, science, and SEL.

The complete classroom storytelling toolkit

Puppet Pals helps students bring learning to life through animated storytelling. Create book reports, historical reenactments, science explanations, and more — all with the magic of puppet theater.
Everything included. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.

Unlimited characters!
DRAW: Students can draw unlimited custom characters and backdrops, bringing any story to life.
PHOTO: Students can turn any photo into a character or background.
INCLUDED: Over 100 pre-loaded characters

NEW: Printable Lesson Plans & Resources
Ready-to-use activities aligned to curriculum standards:
English Language Arts — Story structure, character development, dialogue
History — "Interview a Historical Figure" projects, timeline presentations
Science — Explain-a-concept projects, hypothesis presentations
Social-Emotional Learning — Conflict resolution, feelings identification
World Languages — Vocabulary skits, conversation practice
Assessment rubrics included to evaluate student storytelling projects.

Safe for schools:
No online sharing or social features
No accounts required
No advertisements
Works completely offline
Perfect for elementary and middle school classrooms, homeschool families, speech therapy, and special education settings.

## Rankings

- #311,824 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise Puppet Pals: School Edition as an excellent educational tool for publishing student work, a fun, family-friendly app, and a solid multimedia storytelling platform. However, several reviews highlight pricing and versioning confusion, especially around 'Director's Cut' content and duplicate purchases. Overall, it excels in classroom use and creative projects but users should be mindful of licensing quirks that could affect purchases.

### Pros

- Strong educational value and classroom utility; widely praised as essential for teachers and for publishing student work.
- Fun and family-friendly; appeals to kids and adults; supports personalization with photos for characters.
- Multimedia storytelling capabilities (photos, voice, animation) with easy sharing of student projects with parents.

### Cons

- Pricing and versioning confusion, notably around Director's Cut content and potential duplicate purchases, reported by multiple reviewers.

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