Comparison

Love Exploring vs BrickPal

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

Head to head
About

Love Exploring

Discover local attractions and outdoor spaces with interactive quiz trails and augmented reality games. Explore new walking routes with detailed maps and helpful information for a fun family outing.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality Games
  • Family Quiz Trails
  • Guided Route Maps
  • Interactive Park Map
  • GEO-Location Discovery
  • Audio Tours
Features
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Turn your local parks and outdoor spaces into an adventure with Love Exploring — an interactive app that brings the world around you to life. Discover trails, games, quizzes, characters and augmented reality experiences as you explore. Follow the map, complete challenges and uncover new things to see, do and learn along the way. Explore More Outdoors Love Exploring is designed to make exploring the outdoors more fun, interactive and rewarding for everyone. With Love Exploring, you can: - Discover interactive trails and activities - Explore parks and outdoor spaces using the map - Meet characters and bring them to life with augmented reality - Take part in games, quizzes and challenges - Discover facts, stories and things to do along the way - Explore with family and friends Discover Adventures Near You Whether you're exploring somewhere new or visiting a familiar park, Love Exploring gives you a reason to look closer, follow the trail and discover something unexpected. New experiences and characters are added over time, giving you more reasons to get outside and explore.

About

BrickPal

Catalog and manage your LEGO collection, including sets and minifigures. Discover new sets, track your wishlist, and view detailed information about each item. Organize and grow your collection with ease.

Highlights
  • Track owned, built, and wishlist items
  • Organize minifigure collection
  • Browse over 27,000 LEGO sets
  • Search sets by theme, number, or name
  • Scan sets for quick identification
  • View set details like piece count and price
  • Check retailer stock availability
Features
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Track your LEGO collection, discover new sets, and never lose track of a minifigure again. Manage your entire collection in one place, from retired classics to the latest releases. Browse over 27,000 sets, keep track of every minifigure, and build the wishlist you've always wanted. Whether you're a casual builder or a serious collector, the app gives you everything you need to organise and grow your collection. Features • Track owned, built, and your wishlist • Organise and manage your minifigure collection • See exactly which figures you're missing from every series • Browse a catalog of more than 27,000 LEGO sets • Search by theme, set number, or name • Scan to find sets in seconds • View piece counts, release years, and get the retail prices • Check stock availability from retailers • Detailed statistics about your collection • Follow friends and compare collections From Star Wars and NINJAGO to Icons, Technic, and beyond, everything you collect is just a tap away. Start building your ultimate LEGO collection today.

Screenshots

Love Exploring4 screens
BrickPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Love Exploring at 4 against BrickPal's 1. Love Exploring also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Love Exploring against 5.0 for BrickPal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Love Exploring versus BrickPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLove ExploringBrickPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size499 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNewredoLiam Gower

Bugs and requests

Love Exploring

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Internal server error on account creation
  • Server error when skipping signup
  • Email already in use error
  • App crashes during use
  • Dinosaurs not showing on trail
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  • Game locks up when taking photos
  • External error on sign in
  • App restarts phone
  • Password reminder doesn't work
  • Username already taken error
  • No password reset option
  • Battery drains rapidly
  • Content not appearing on older iPhones
  • Unusable on iPad due to UI issues
  • No back button on most screens

Requested features

5 requests
  • More questions in quizzes
  • More content across the UK
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved password reset functionality
  • Save progress when finishing trails

BrickPal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Love Exploring

No in-app purchases

None

BrickPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Love Exploring free?
Love Exploring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrickPal free?
BrickPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Love Exploring or BrickPal?
Love Exploring and BrickPal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Love Exploring or BrickPal have ads?
Neither Love Exploring nor BrickPal shows ads.

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