SetMatch vs Brick Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SetMatch
This app helps you rebuild your LEGO sets by identifying missing pieces. You can load your sets, select the pieces you have, and it will tell you what's needed to complete them. It also helps identify where loose bricks belong.
- Load and manage LEGO sets
- Identify missing set pieces
- Find the set for loose bricks
- Efficiently restore LEGO collections
- Organize LEGO pieces by set
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Are you like us? Do you have some half-built LEGOs in your house, and a bin of pieces that "one day" you'll rebuild? We'll you're in luck. SetMatch was designed for busy people who want to efficiently restore their LEGO sets. Simply load your sets into your setlist, then select the pieces in those sets that you have tucked away into a zippered plastic bag. Once you found all you could, SetMatch will tell you all the pieces you need to complete the set! You can sift through your big bins of LEGO to find them. Found an unusual piece in your bin? SetMatch will tell you which set it belongs in! Organization at its best, SetMatch is designed to take those piles of LEGO and restore the glory of the sets they once again want to become. Help those pieces find their friends. Download SetMatch and get your LEGOs in order!
Brick Board
This app helps you organize your brick toy sets. It features a checklist to track all your pieces and can locate and download official building instructions quickly.
- Organize brick sets
- Track brick pieces
- Download instruction manuals
- Official instructions
- Checklist feature
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Brick Board™ keeps your Lego toys organized. The checklist feature helps you keeping track of all your brick pieces. Missing an instruction manual? Worry not, Brick Board™ can locate and download official building instructions in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brick Board at 4.6 against SetMatch's 3.8. Brick Board also leads on ratings volume (225 vs 14). SetMatch's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brick Board holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brick Board has 225 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of SetMatch's written reviews are positive against 68% of Brick Board's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SetMatch ships an update weekly, Brick Board monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SetMatch | Brick Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (225 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 67.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 225 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Preiss | Lazycell Inc. |
Customer experience
SetMatch
Brick Board
Bugs and requests
SetMatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brick Board
Reported bugs
8 issues- Searching of sets produces no results
- Yellow Castle (#375) not in database
- Gave incorrect substitute set
- Search on Modular Buildings came up blank
- Send feedback option in settings not firing
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- Instructions not downloading
- App deleted entire collection
- Missing mini figs on some sets
Requested features
13 requests- See ones you like
- Update latest sets
- Toggle to indicate if built before
- Associate custom images with sets
- Option to mark all parts as found
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- Button to collate outstanding bricks
- Outstanding bricks tally for each set
- Brick catalog for MOCers
- Export collections to CSV or XLS(x)
- Add items to Bricklink cart or list
- Ability to create a single list of all missing parts
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
SetMatch
No in-app purchases
Brick Board
No in-app purchases
