Comparison

LEGO® Powered Up vs Treasure Trails

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

Head to head
About

LEGO® Powered Up

Control motorized LEGO sets like trains and the Batmobile via Bluetooth. Bring your custom LEGO creations to life by coding movements and sounds using drag-and-drop programming. Experience interactive play with lights, sensors, and motors.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth control for LEGO vehicles
  • Customizable coding for models
  • Drag-and-drop programming
  • Add sounds and lights
  • Control speed and direction
  • Bring custom builds to life
Features
Read full description

Combine this app with the LEGO DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile (76112), the LEGO City Cargo Train (60198), or the LEGO City Passenger Train (60197) (each sold separately) to operate the motorized engines via Bluetooth controls, or use your imagination and build entirely new creations using LEGO Powered Up components and bring them to life by coding them. Make your models move and respond to real-world events. The LEGO Powered Up app puts you in the driver’s seat of the awesome 4-wheel-drive Batmobile to speed through the streets of GOTHAM CITY™. Drive forwards, backwards, left and right… or pull 360-degree turns! You can even activate cool tricks and stunts as you become the Dark Knight and fight crime. You can customize and code your Batmobile tricks and choose your sounds and movements – pretty awesome! The LEGO Powered Up app also controls LEGO trains to haul goods or pick up passengers around LEGO City. You can control the speed, change directions, and bring even more life to your play with various sounds such as a whistle, passenger announcement, railroad crossing bell, and more! The Bluetooth remote control app and the remote control handset included in the LEGO City train sets aren’t compatible with older infrared remote-controlled LEGO train sets. Thanks to Powered Up components like hubs, motors, sensors, and lights you will be able to bring your customized creations to life. You can also bring your existing LEGO models to life. Is your device compatible? Please go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. The LEGO Powered Up App Feature List - Access control panels for DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile, LEGO City Cargo Train or LEGO City Passenger Train. - Control speed and direction of LEGO vehicles with a variety of exciting interfaces. - Add playful sounds and take your play to the next level. - Use LEGO Powered Up hardware components in your customized models to bring them to life! - Code movements and sounds for your models to create real-life behaviors. - Simple, easy-to-understand programming language based on drag’n’drop coding. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2019 The LEGO Group

About

Treasure Trails

Discover over 1,200 self-guided treasure hunts, detective mysteries, and spy missions across the UK. Solve clues and puzzles while exploring towns and villages. Submit answers for a chance to win monthly cash prizes.

Highlights
  • Over 1,200 UK treasure hunts
  • Detective mysteries and spy missions
  • Self-guided exploration
  • Solve clues and puzzles
  • Monthly cash prize draw
  • Explore towns and villages
Features
Read full description

Explore the UK with over 1,200 treasure hunts, detective mysteries and spy missions. From seaside towns and rural villages to inner cities, there are Trails all over the UK waiting to be explored and enjoyed. The Trails are entirely self-guided, just choose your location, download your Trail and start your adventure. You’ll be exploring the streets like never before, solving sneaky clues and completing cryptic puzzles as your adventure unfolds. Once you’ve seen the sights, solved the clues and had your fun, you can submit your answer to find out if you were right and enter the monthly cash prize draw. Gather your fellow explorers and see if you have what it takes to find the treasure, solve the mystery or complete your mission. To find your nearest Trail adventure, please visit www.TreasureTrails.co.uk

Screenshots

LEGO® Powered Up4 screens
Treasure Trails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LEGO® Powered Up at 3.6 against Treasure Trails's 1.0. LEGO® Powered Up also leads on ratings volume (555 vs 1) and review sentiment (42% vs 31%). 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® Powered Up holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEGO® Powered Up has 555 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of LEGO® Powered Up's written reviews are positive against 31% of Treasure Trails's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LEGO® Powered Up versus Treasure Trails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGO® Powered UpTreasure Trails
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (555 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings555 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB39 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLEGOTreasure Trails

Customer experience

LEGO® Powered Up

All ratings550 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews407 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral15.2%
Negative43.2%

Treasure Trails

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral30.8%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

LEGO® Powered Up

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Bluetooth connection drops
  • Motors not controllable through app
  • Timer blocks don't work
  • Motor code blocks don't work
  • Coding canvas is broken
Show 7 more
  • Loses Bluetooth connection randomly
  • Coding blocks not working properly
  • App doesn't run in background
  • Doesn't work on latest iOS
  • Doesn't work with new hubs and motors
  • Can only connect one hub at a time
  • Train stops when app closes

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more sound effects
  • Add more music to the playlist
  • Allow custom sounds
  • Improve parameters
  • Add more controls
Show 7 more
  • Add more widgets
  • Allow custom themes
  • Add documentation
  • Add support for LEGO Boost and Mindstorms
  • Add loop option for sounds
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

Treasure Trails

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEGO® Powered Up

No in-app purchases

None

Treasure Trails

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEGO® Powered Up free?
LEGO® Powered Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Treasure Trails free?
Treasure Trails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEGO® Powered Up or Treasure Trails?
LEGO® Powered Up is rated higher. LEGO® Powered Up averages 3.6 out of 5 from 555 ratings, while Treasure Trails averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LEGO® Powered Up or Treasure Trails have ads?
Neither LEGO® Powered Up nor Treasure Trails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEGO® Powered Up or Treasure Trails?
LEGO® Powered Up ships an update every 2 months, and Treasure Trails every 2 months. Most recently, LEGO® Powered Up was updated on November 4, 2026 and Treasure Trails on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons