Comparison

LEGO® Powered Up vs BlueTrack Controller

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
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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

BlueTrack Controller

Features
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BlueTrack Controller works with BlueTrack Hub to control your HO and N scale Digital Command Control (DCC) model trains and layout with your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch over Bluetooth. The simplified train/consist view allows the speed, direction, and some function outputs of trains and consists to be controlled. The detailed train view allows access to all DCC commands, including advanced programming options. The Main or Programming track output of the BlueTrack Hub can be selected as the destination for DCC commands. Already issued DCC speed commands continue to be sent on the Main track output while the Programming track output is selected. The layout view allows arrangement of layout elements controlled by relay outputs on a photo or schematic of your layout, and assignment of BlueTrack Hub relay outputs to control each layout element. The photo or schematic and layout elements can be individually scaled for optimal arrangement. DCC power can be removed or a DCC emergency stop issued from any view. Multiple BlueTrack Hubs can be connected to control more than 15 relay outputs. Multiple iPhones and iPads may be connected to a single BlueTrack Hub, allowing simultaneous layout operation by multiple users.

Screenshots

LEGO® Powered Up4 screens
BlueTrack Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LEGO® Powered Up at every 2 months against BlueTrack Controller's every 5 months. LEGO® Powered Up also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEGO® Powered Up ships an update every 2 months, BlueTrack Controller every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LEGO® Powered Up versus BlueTrack Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGO® Powered UpBlueTrack Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (550 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings550 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEGOThomas Cooney

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
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  • 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
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  • 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

BlueTrack Controller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEGO® Powered Up

No in-app purchases

None

BlueTrack Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEGO® Powered Up free?
LEGO® Powered Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlueTrack Controller free?
BlueTrack Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LEGO® Powered Up or BlueTrack Controller have ads?
Neither LEGO® Powered Up nor BlueTrack Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEGO® Powered Up or BlueTrack Controller?
LEGO® Powered Up ships an update every 2 months, and BlueTrack Controller every 5 months. Most recently, LEGO® Powered Up was updated on October 7, 2026 and BlueTrack Controller on October 2, 2026.

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