Comparison

LEGO® Builder vs Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

LEGO® Builder

This app provides interactive 3D building instructions for LEGO sets. It allows users to zoom, rotate, and view models from all angles, with step-by-step guidance. It also features a collaborative building mode for multiple users and a digital library of thousands of instruction manuals.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D building instructions
  • Zoom, rotate, and view from all angles
  • Step-by-step digital guidance
  • Collaborative 'Build Together' mode
  • Digital library of thousands of instructions
  • Track building progress and brick count
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LEGO® Builder is the official building instructions app for LEGO® sets that guides you on an easy, fun, and collaborative digital building adventure. Build your set like never before: - Step into a new way of building with an intuitive 3D building experience that lets you zoom, rotate, and view LEGO® sets from every angle. - Use step-by-step digital building instructions to see each brick clearly and bring your set to life with confidence. Build Together with friends and family! - Build Together is a fun, social building experience designed for multiple builders to work together. - You can team up and divide tasks to complete your LEGO® set as a group - perfect for fun social family nights, birthdays, or holidays like Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or Christmas. - Share a PIN code to join as a host or builder, take turns completing building steps, and collaborate to finish the model together. - Check in the app to see if your LEGO® set can be built using the Build Together feature. Discover thousands of LEGO® instructions - Explore a digital library of LEGO® building instructions from 2000 to today. - Search by set name or number, or scan the QR code on your instruction manual to open it instantly in the app. Follow a story as you build - Unlock enriched content and guided building experiences for select LEGO® themes, bringing extra fun and imagination to your 3D building journey. Unlock more with a LEGO® Account - Save your progress, build a digital collection of your LEGO® sets, and track your total number of bricks. - Pick up right where you left off - anytime, anywhere. Track your building journey - Now you can keep a record of your completed sets, see your total bricks built, and celebrate your progress as a LEGO® Builder. Things to keep in mind - You’ll need a stable internet connection to use this app. We’re always adding new digital building instructions so you can expand your collection, explore new sets, and find even more ways to build together. - Want to know if your set includes digital instructions or Build Together mode? Check in the app and start your collaborative adventure today! We're eager to hear how we can make the LEGO® Builder app even better for you! Please leave us your thoughts and recommendations in the reviews to help us make the LEGO® Builder app even better. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations, and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2025 The LEGO Group.

About

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

Manage your children's digital experience with robust parental controls. Set time limits, customize content, and monitor activity across Amazon devices and the Amazon Kids+ subscription. Create up to four child profiles for a safe and age-appropriate digital environment.

Highlights
  • Manage up to 4 child profiles
  • Set daily and nightly time limits
  • Prioritize learning content
  • Monitor child activity
  • Customize content filters
  • Block specific titles
  • Add content from Amazon library
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Easy-to-use Parental Controls The Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard app is specifically designed to help parents and guardians build safe, healthy digital behaviors with their family across Amazon devices and the Amazon Kids+ subscription. Manage and customize your kids’ experiences with easy-to-use parental controls for up to 4 child profiles. Configure age-appropriate settings, set time limits, keep track of child activity, manage content, and more. The Amazon Kids+ Parent Dashboard App works with Fire tablets, Amazon Echo speakers, Kindle e-readers, Fire TV, and other mobile devices. An Amazon Kids+ subscription is not required to use the free parental tools. Easily adjust whenever & wherever • Adjust parental controls from the convenience of your phone without interrupting your child’s experience. • Pause/resume your kids' access to their device even if your kids aren’t near you. Featured parental controls • Time limits: set time limits for a child’s total screen time for the day or the use of certain types of content. Or, set a time when your child's devices turn off at night and how long they stay off. • Learn first: prioritize books and learning apps before kids focus on entertainment content. • Child activity: review your child’s use of particular types of content, or see specific titles to learn more about what each child is enjoying. • Manage your child's content: block specific Amazon Kids+ titles, add content from your Amazon library, or adjust the age filter based on your child's maturity, tastes, and sensitivities. Tips from family safety experts • The Family Trust team within Amazon Kids partners with leaders in children’s safety, privacy, and development to ensure Amazon Kids is helping families build safe, healthy digital behaviors. Customize each child profile • A child profile allows kids to explore content and other experiences on Amazon in a safe digital environment. A child profile is needed to set parental controls with Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard. • Provides kids with a customized, age-appropriate experience specifically designed for kids. • Create up to 4 child profiles per Amazon Household. Amazon Kids+ Amazon Kids+ is a digital subscription designed for kids ages 3-12 that can be accessed across compatible Amazon and mobile devices. With Amazon Kids+, kids can enjoy ad-free apps, videos, games, books, and kid-friendly Alexa experiences in a safe and trusted digital environment equipped with easy to use parental controls. Try 1-month for free today. For customers located within the European Union, United Kingdom, Brazil, or Turkey: By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use applicable for your country. Please also see the applicable Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-Based Ads Notice for your country. Links to these terms and notices can be found in the footer of your local Amazon homepage. For all other customers: By using this app, you agree to the applicable Amazon Conditions of Use (e.g. www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (e.g. www.amazon.com/privacy) for your country.

Screenshots

LEGO® Builder4 screens
Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LEGO® Builder at 78% against Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard's 12%. LEGO® Builder also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (292K vs 45K). 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® Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEGO® Builder has 292K ratings behind it against 45K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of LEGO® Builder's written reviews are positive against 12% of Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEGO® Builder ships an update every 3 weeks, Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
LEGO® Builder versus Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGO® BuilderAmazon Kids Parent Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (292K ratings) — better4.5 (45K ratings)
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews — better11.7% of reviews
Number of ratings292K — better45K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#119 — better#148
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB92 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLEGOAMZN Mobile LLC

Customer experience

LEGO® Builder

All ratings292,028 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews3,855 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative16.1%

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

All ratings44,128 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews721 reviews
Positive11.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative78.1%

User reviews

LEGO® Builder

From 292K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for building sets
  • 🤖 Great 3D instructions
  • 💡 Ability to save built sets
  • 🎨 Organized by theme and year

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when using sticker steps
  • 🔍 Missing instructions for older/retired sets
  • 🔍 Incomplete set of instructions for newer sets
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find specific sets
  • 🔍 Inability to add older sets to collection

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

From 45K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple dashboard app
  • 👍 Pause/resume button is great
  • 🚀 Much quicker than the other app
  • 👍 Great educational tool for young kids
  • 👍 Fabulous parental controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Pause/resume feature doesn't work
  • 🐛 Inability to override individual settings
  • 🐛 Unintuitive and not user-friendly
  • 🐛 Lacks ability to block entire channels or videos
  • 🐛 Can't view only apps downloaded to kids' tablets

Bugs and requests

LEGO® Builder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sets disappearing from collection after updates
  • Inability to log in and save collection
  • Slow loading and reloading of instructions
  • Zoom and navigation issues on instructions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more older/retired sets
  • Improve navigation and search functionality
  • Allow adding of older sets to collection
  • Implement wishlist feature
  • Add more personalization options for profiles

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Pause feature doesn't work
  • Time limits don't get enforced
  • Resets time limits without warning
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Confusing navigation and settings
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  • Inability to approve app requests from the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to automatically pause screen time in intervals
  • Ability to set time limits for specific apps
  • Option to add temporary screen time extensions
  • More granular time limit settings (e.g. 15-minute increments)
  • Separate settings for different devices (e.g. tablet vs Echo Dot)
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  • Notifications for app approval requests

In-app purchases

None

LEGO® Builder

No in-app purchases

None

Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEGO® Builder free?
LEGO® Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard free?
Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEGO® Builder or Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard?
LEGO® Builder is rated higher. LEGO® Builder averages 4.8 out of 5 from 292K ratings, while Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard averages 4.5 from 45K ratings.
Do LEGO® Builder or Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard have ads?
Neither LEGO® Builder nor Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEGO® Builder or Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard?
LEGO® Builder ships an update every 3 weeks, and Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard fortnightly. Most recently, LEGO® Builder was updated on November 13, 2026 and Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard on November 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, LEGO® Builder or Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard?
LEGO® Builder currently peaks at #119 in the App Store charts, and Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard at #148. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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