Brick Board vs TypeStrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
TypeStrip
Instantly capture text from the real world with this privacy-focused utility. Point your camera at documents, signs, or screens to extract text on-device, with no cloud processing required. Copy or share extracted information quickly and securely.
- On-device text recognition
- Instant text copying and sharing
- Automatic detection of phone numbers, emails, dates, links
- Privacy-first design
- Distraction-free camera interface
- Optional account for cross-device sync
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TypeStrip is a fast, privacy-first way to capture text from the real world. Point your camera at any text — receipts, documents, signs, screens — and TypeStrip instantly extracts it using on-device OCR. No accounts required. No cloud processing. Your data stays on your device. Features • On-device text recognition using Apple Vision • Instantly copy or share extracted text • Detects phone numbers, emails, dates, and links • Clean, distraction-free camera interface • Privacy-first by design — images are not stored unless you choose Built for privacy TypeStrip processes text entirely on your device. No photos are uploaded, and no data is sent to external servers unless you explicitly opt in. Optional account Create a TypeStrip account to sync scan history across devices and access future features. The app works fully without an account. Perfect for • Students • Professionals • Quick text capture on the go • Anyone who values speed and privacy TypeStrip is free to use with daily scan limits. Additional features may be added in future versions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TypeStrip at 5.0 against Brick Board's 4.6. TypeStrip also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Brick Board's advantage is ratings volume (225 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TypeStrip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brick Board has 225 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Brick Board | TypeStrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (225 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lazycell Inc. | Signal & Form |
Customer experience
Brick Board
TypeStrip
Bugs and 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
TypeStrip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brick Board
No in-app purchases
TypeStrip
No in-app purchases









