BuWizz Legacy vs Boost Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuWizz Legacy
Control your LEGO Technic models with a Bluetooth-enabled remote brick. This app allows for high-performance operation of motors and lights, offering a range of control for your creations. It supports multiple bricks for complex builds.
- Bluetooth remote control
- Controls LEGO Power Functions motors
- Controls LED lights
- Supports multiple BuWizz bricks
- High performance operation
- Easy setup
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A compact, high performance remote control system for LEGO® models. This app controls the BuWizz brick. BuWizz remote control brick, paired with your smartphone, is the coolest thing that ever clicked into your LEGO® Technic model or train. Operating via Bluetooth and working within a large range, your models will move faster than ever and exhibit the power of real RC models. BuWizz brick comes equipped with embedded battery and a Micro-USB charging port. A single BuWizz brick controls up to four LEGO® Power Functions motors or LED lights and is super easy to setup and use. The BuWizz App can control several BuWizz bricks at the same time in case you ever really want to build that monster model with a bunch of motors & lights you are dreaming about. For more details about BuWizz brick visit: http://buwizz.com Disclaimer LEGO® is a trademark of The LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse us or this product in any way.
Boost Remote
Control your LEGO BOOST creations directly from your iOS device. Connect via Bluetooth to your Move Hub and use your fingers to command your robots. Compatible with various LEGO smart hubs.
- Remote control for LEGO BOOST
- Bluetooth Low Energy connection
- Supports Move Hub
- Compatible with Powered Up and CONTROL+ Smart Hubs
- Open source project
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Let's control LEGO® BOOST with your fingers! How to use 1. Turn on Bluetooth on your iOS device 2. Tap the button like connector on the top of this app 3. Push the green button on your Move Hub 4. Enjoy! This app connects to your Move Hub via a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection. It supports iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad installed iOS 9 or higher. It also supports Powered Up and CONTROL+ Smart Hub. Boost Remote is an open source project. https://github.com/bricklife/BoostRemote/ LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BuWizz Legacy at 3.9 against Boost Remote's 3.3. Boost Remote's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 33%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BuWizz Legacy holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of BuWizz Legacy's written reviews are positive against 71% of Boost Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BuWizz Legacy ships an update every 2 months, Boost Remote monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuWizz Legacy | Boost Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) — better | 3.3 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BuWizz | Shinichiro Oba |
Customer experience
BuWizz Legacy
Boost Remote
In-app purchases
BuWizz Legacy
No in-app purchases
Boost Remote
No in-app purchases
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