PuppetMaster5.4 - App Store

PuppetMaster: Animate. Literally. Anything.

This animation app lets you instantly bring to life anything you want, just by acting things out in front of the camera or touching the screen. Your voice is recorded as well. The result is your own animated video you can save and share!

The app even has fun guided activities that kids can follow along and do, making arts and crafts and then animating them.

Features include:
* Real-time animation - you animate in the moment, while you talk, and your puppet comes to life in front of your eyes.
* Motion capture - intuitively animate characters just by moving your body in front of the device camera. Use front or back camera. (Best results are usually with back camera of newer devices.)
* Multi-touch - animate by touching and dragging the puppet and its body parts on the screen, even using both hands or working together with a friend.
* Animate one or two puppets - you can have one puppet on its own, or two puppets where both can move and you can control which one is talking at any time.
* Create your own puppets - bring to life your physical artwork, your favorite toys, a person or animal, random stuff like your snacks arranged as a character, really anything you like!
* Create your own backgrounds - use a painting you made, a diorama, some interesting place, or anything else you want as your background.
* Choose from our designs - the app comes with a bunch of cool puppets and backgrounds already in it, in a cute hand drawn style that you can mix and match with your own creations.
* Export and share videos with audio - save a video of your puppet show, complete with the audio of your performance, locally and also to social media, cloud storage, or any other typical sharing method.
* In-app streaming tutorials and activities - guiding kids through using the app for visual storytelling, and teaching them how to create various physical art pieces and animate them.

On our website and social media you'll find more project ideas, educational support, and lesson plans for teachers and homeschooling parents.

PuppetMaster was named one of the Best Apps for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarians. It's a great open ended creative activity for children, supports ISTE standards, and is a great way to integrate the arts into any academic subject for a more engaging class. (Teachers say they prefer it to stop motion animation because it's so much easier and faster.)

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Version History * Updates for educational use
* Fixes regarding video playback
* General improvements and fixes 5.4 Apr 13 * Fixed issue with playback of videos, including tutorials and activities
* Fixed issues causing problems in certain regions, including Brazil and Mexico
* Additional improvements 5.3 Feb 4 Fixes related to subscription and free trial 5.2.2 08/08/2025 Fixes including fix related to subscription screen 5.2.1 08/02/2025 Some bug fixes 5.2 06/18/2025 Fixes and improvements, particularly to hats and props 5.1 05/29/2025 Updated in-app purchase structure 5.0 04/08/2025 internal improvements 4.6 03/18/2025 improvements and fixes for the props feature 4.5 12/25/2024 Little improvements and fixes in props feature. 4.4 12/03/2024 Minor updates to the props and hats features. 4.3 11/30/2024 Updates to the hats and props features 4.2 11/21/2024 * Props for puppets

* Hats for puppets with improved functionality

* Various minor fixes 4.1 11/12/2024 Added the ability to add hats to puppets! 4.0 07/09/2024 * Improved puppet hip movement during motion capture - important for dancing!
* Various updates and fixes 3.8 09/25/2023 Inspiration Gallery: Now you can view inspiring PuppetMaster animations made by other users, and even submit your own creations! 3.7 02/02/2021 Updated widget - the widget will show you the latest creative educational project for kids. 3.6.3 12/07/2020 * Improved playback of educational activity videos inside the app. These creative projects will inspire kids to create and learn!
* Improved some graphical issues on certain devices 3.6.2 11/20/2020 Improved the way you can subscribe to activities. These creative projects will inspire kids to create and learn! 3.6.1 10/18/2020 You can now subscribe to activities more easily! These creative projects will inspire kids to create and learn. 3.6 10/16/2020 * Fixed an issue with using selfie camera. (With newer devices, back camera is recommended but selfie camera is also an option.)
* Additional small fixes.
* You can subscribe to activities through the Tutorials screen. These creative projects will inspire kids to create and learn. 3.5 10/14/2020 * You can now subscribe to activities more easily. These creative projects will inspire kids to create and learn.
* Fixed a sneaky crash when playing creative activity videos. Update and enjoy the projects! 3.4 10/08/2020 * Widgets! To give you creative inspiration.
* Improved lip sync.
* Additional creative activities for kids - subscribe to get more. 3.3 09/22/2020 * Added guided creative activities for kids! Subscribe to get more.
* Made some improvements to tutorials. 3.2.1 08/20/2020 Added guided creative activities for kids! Subscribe to get more. 3.2 08/12/2020