Comparison

PEZ Play vs LEGO® Boost

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

Head to head
About

PEZ Play

Explore a collection of over 20 free games and activities featuring beloved characters. Engage in puzzles, mini-games, and creative challenges. Take fun photos with characters and even use an augmented reality feature to place them in your world.

Highlights
  • 23+ free games and activities
  • Puzzles and mini-games
  • Augmented reality character placement
  • Character selfie feature
  • Difficulty filtering
  • Save favorite games
Features
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Welcome to PEZ Play, the PEZ games app. You have 23 great activities and games to choose from – from challenging puzzles to fast-paced mini-games. The entire app is free of charge!   Take selfies with your favourite PEZ characters or place them in the real world! And don’t forget to brush your teeth twice a day with your very own PEZ Brush Buddy!   Find games you like by filtering according to level of difficulty. Or scroll down to the bottom and take a look at all the activities to choose from. You can now also save the games you enjoy most as favourites to find them even faster – just tap on the heart under the game.     The games are varied and suitable for children. There’s something here for everyone: proving your skills, training your memory, letting your creativity soar, quenching your thirst for action, or simply having fun!    Bot Escape: Help the PEZ robot collect lightning bolts so that its battery doesn’t run out.   Fashion Island: Have your PEZ character try on different clothes and take a picture of the two of you together.   Stardust Stage: The game is for all you avid singers out there – create your own melody!  Brain Training: Get the little PEZ figure to pick pieces of fruit with specific numbers.  Candy Island: Feed the PEZ figure with candies matching in colour – but time is of the essence!  Hyper Racer: Fly with a spaceship through different game worlds, avoid obstacles and collect PEZ candies.   Memory Match: The PEZ figures up north also like to play memory. Join in!  Adventure Island: Summon up those memory cells and repeat the sequence shown to you on screen.  Jungle Island: Get your little PEZ figure to jump at the right time for it to hang itself onto the swinging chain.  Builder’s Island: Stack the PEZ candies on top of each other and build the highest tower.  Gyro Boxers: Knock away falling meteorites with your boxing gloves and collect points.   Space Showers: Catch falling meteorites with your special spacecraft.   Tribal Tribulations: Throw large stones through the rings: the smaller the ring, the more points you get.   Surf School: Help the PEZ figure cross the sea, avoid obstacles and collect points.   Deep Sea Divers: Go treasure hunting in the water – the deeper you go, the more precious the treasures.   Parachuters: Parachute jumping is loads of fun, but it can be dangerous. Help your PEZ figure to land safely.   Pogo Planet: Let your PEZ figure compete with the inhabitants of a foreign planet and see who jumps to the treasure first.   Panic Puzzlers: At the beginning you see a colourful picture. It disappears and reappears cut into pieces. Can you manage to piece up the puzzle again?   Ball Rollers: Your PEZ figure balances on a disc with a ball. Help it to dodge falling meteorites and to collect PEZ candies.   Funfair Island: Change your face with the PEZ flavours and take a fun picture.   Painters: Help out the creative artist and draw what he tells you to on the screen.  Play Island: Help the PEZ figure to jump over the rope and collect points.    
You’ll find more information at www.pez-play.com.   Fun with PEZ can be a part of real life! Use your device’s camera to place the PEZ figures next to you, take a selfie and share it with your friends!     This app may contain:  - Links to social media platforms that are intended for those over 13 years of age.   - This app may require an Internet connection due to which standard network operator charges for data transfer can apply. After the initial download, data transfer charges may apply for downloading additional content.

About

LEGO® Boost

Bring LEGO creations to life with this app! Use drag-and-drop coding to make models move, talk, and respond. Access building instructions and enjoy over 60 activities, or code your own unique models.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop coding interface
  • Digital LEGO building instructions
  • Over 60 fun activities
  • Codeable LEGO models
  • Control LEGO creations from mobile device
  • Combine with other LEGO sets
Features
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The LEGO® Boost app is available for download until January 1st. Combine this app with the LEGO® BOOST Creative Toolbox (17101) set to bring your creations to life! Enjoy more than 60 fun activities with simple drag-n'-drop coding, watch videos and access digital LEGO Building Instructions. Have fun with LEGO models that can move, talk and respond to real-world events. Take your experience to another level with advanced coding. Build and BOOST your own robot toy creations and control them from your mobile device. All it takes is three simple steps: BUILD, CODE and PLAY! Is your device compatible? Please go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. LEGO® BOOST App Feature List - Access digital LEGO® Building Instructions for all 5 LEGO BOOST models included with the 17101 LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox. - BUILD, CODE and PLAY with CODABLE LEGO® models. - Bring your LEGO® BOOST creations to life with the simple drag-n'-drop PROGRAMMING interface. - Enjoy more than 60 fun ACTIVITIES. - Imagine, build and code your own creations. Kick-start your creativity—3 inspirational models included with the app. - Combine 17101 LEGO BOOST with the LEGO® City 60194 Arctic Scout Truck to control and drive the vehicle! Use the app to operate the forklift, examine samples with the color sensor, help the whale back into the water and much more. - Combine 17101 LEGO BOOST with LEGO® NINJAGO® 70652 Stormbringer and set the Lightning Dragon free! Use the app to control the fearsome beast, fire the shooters, create a color-sensing ejector seat and much more! - Go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. LEGO BOOST set (17101) Feature List - Includes 844 LEGO® pieces, plus a LEGO Move Hub, Interactive Motor and a Color & Distance Sensor. - Move Hub features Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity, 2 encoded motors, activation button, internal tilt sensor and a light. - Interactive Motor is an encoded motor. - Color & Distance Sensor detects distance, motion and color, and can also function as a light. - Create and code Vernie the Robot, Frankie the Cat, the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4), the Guitar 4000 and the AutoBuilder. - Rotate Vernie’s head to activate its shoulder-mounted spring-loaded shooter. - Build the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4) and try out the different tool and customization attachments for an array of exciting activities. - Learn songs and rock out with the Guitar4000! - Look after your own pet with Frankie the Cat. Be sure to feed it the right food—or it might get upset! - Construct, code and operate the AutoBuilder to produce real miniature LEGO® models. - Build and code robots and models, and complete exciting activities with the playmat and intuitive LEGO® BOOST app. The LEGO® BOOST Creative Toolbox set (17101) is sold separately. For app support contact LEGO Consumer Service. For contact details refer to http://service.lego.com/contactus Our privacy policy and terms of use for apps are accepted if you download this app. Read more on http://aboutus.lego.com/legal-notice/Privacy-Policy and http://aboutus.lego.com/legal-notice/terms-of-use-for-apps There’s no third-party advertising. LEGO marketing content and information is served, for instance LEGO news about LEGO sets and other LEGO games, in hope of inspiring children’s creative play. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2017 The LEGO Group.

Screenshots

PEZ Play4 screens
LEGO® Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LEGO® Boost at 4.6 against PEZ Play's 3.7. LEGO® Boost also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 26) and review sentiment (66% vs 56%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

LEGO® Boost holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEGO® Boost has 4.3K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of PEZ Play's written reviews are positive against 66% of LEGO® Boost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PEZ Play ships an update every 2 months, LEGO® Boost every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PEZ Play versus LEGO® Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPEZ PlayLEGO® Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (26 ratings)4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews65.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings264.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB717 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPEZ International GmbHLEGO

Customer experience

PEZ Play

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral14.6%
Negative29.3%

LEGO® Boost

All ratings4,262 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.0%

Bugs and requests

PEZ Play

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LEGO® Boost

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Firmware update failures
  • Bluetooth connection problems
  • Lost progress and build instructions
  • Sensor and motor issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More advanced programming blocks
  • Ability to save and load projects
  • Improved instructions and documentation
  • Compatibility with more devices
  • Easier part organization

In-app purchases

None

PEZ Play

No in-app purchases

None

LEGO® Boost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PEZ Play free?
PEZ Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LEGO® Boost free?
LEGO® Boost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PEZ Play or LEGO® Boost?
LEGO® Boost is rated higher. PEZ Play averages 3.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while LEGO® Boost averages 4.6 from 4.3K ratings.
Do PEZ Play or LEGO® Boost have ads?
Neither PEZ Play nor LEGO® Boost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PEZ Play or LEGO® Boost?
PEZ Play ships an update every 2 months, and LEGO® Boost every 3 months. Most recently, PEZ Play was updated on October 15, 2026 and LEGO® Boost on October 24, 2026.

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