Style your own characters
Turn a photo or drawing into cartoon, watercolor, pixel art, and other styles.
The original puppet theater app
Your story.
Your voice.
Your stage.
Pick a cast, choose a backdrop, and move the puppets while you tell the story. Puppet Pals records the whole performance as it happens.
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Free to download
No account required
A quick look at a show in progress
Three steps. One take.
Put on a show in minutes.
- 01
Choose the cast
Start with the Fairytale characters included in the free app.
- 02
Set the scene
Pick a backdrop and place everyone where the action starts.
- 03
Press record and perform
Move the puppets, narrate the story, then play it all back.
Creative Club
More room to make it yours.
The free app is a complete little theater. Creative Club adds the bigger costume closet, custom artwork, longer shows, and simple video export when you want more.
Make a backdrop
Create a stage from an image, then choose the look that fits your story.
Save your finished show
Export a finished show as a video. It is saved to the device’s photo library, not uploaded to Polished Play.
Open the whole costume closet
Use every character pack, including Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, and Interviewing.
Build characters from scratch
Draw them, import from Files, or cut an actor out of a photo.
Record for longer
Make shows up to 10 minutes long instead of the free version’s 5 minutes.
Try the whole theater.
Download free, then start a Creative Club trial in the app.
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The fine print
Good questions.
Can I use Puppet Pals without joining Creative Club?
Yes. The app is free to download and includes the Fairytale character pack, backdrops, and everything you need to record and play back a show.
What happens to my shows if I leave the club?
Shows you’ve already made stay on your device. You can keep using the free features, but club tools such as AI styling, video export, and custom characters are unavailable until you rejoin.
How does video export work?
Exporting a finished show saves a video to the device’s photo library—Photos on iOS, the gallery on Android. Polished Play does not upload or host the video.
Is this the right version for a classroom?
We recommend Puppet Pals: School Edition—everything unlocked, no membership required. On iOS it’s a one-time purchase per seat; on Android & Chromebooks it’s an annual site license per school building—see school licensing.
For Schools & Districts
Android & Chromebook licensing is here.
Puppet Pals School Edition is available to schools and districts as an annual site license—unlimited devices per building, delivered through managed Google Play.