Shackpets vs Pileometer by Brickit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shackpets
Engage in pet-based challenges and competitions with friends. Vote on cuteness, participate in virtual wars, and prove your pet's superiority.
- Vote on pet cuteness
- Challenge friends
- Participate in pet wars
- Earn proof of cuteness
- Social pet competition
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Vote, challenge, go to war with your buddies, and earn proof your pet is cutest!
Pileometer by Brickit
This app helps you organize your building bricks with a digital catalog and advanced scanning technology. It recognizes over 1600 shapes, provides location guidance for parts, and offers a library of building ideas tailored to your collection.
- Precise digital catalog of parts
- Advanced parts scanner with auto-recognition
- Parts location guidance
- Building ideas library
- Organize scattered brick collections
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Pileometer by Brickit is a game-changer for anyone who loves building or misses the feeling of joy their bricks used to give them. It is both an app and a storage system that provides you with exact digital catalog of the parts you own. Using cutting-edge recognition technology, Pileometer by Brickit helps you organize your parts, discover fascinating building designs, and build complex creations. Precise Digital Catalog Create an accurate digital inventory of your entire parts collection. Advanced Parts Scanner Take a photo of your parts and let Pileometer by Brickit auto-recognize 1600 different shapes with precision. Parts Location Guidance Intricate builds are much more fun when you always know where to find the exact shape and color you need. Building Ideas Library Access a vast catalog of building ideas tailored to your parts collection. Pileometer is perfect for anyone who wants to bring a long-needed neatness into a usually scattered building experience, as well as anyone who’d love to find new inspiration in a box of Lego left somewhere in a distant corner. Pro Subscription Terms: — Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. — Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. — Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. — Users can manage their subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to Account Settings after purchase. — Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. — License agreement: https://pileometer.app/eula/ — Privacy policy: https://pileometer.app/privacy-policy/ Pileometer by Brickit was created by fans and is not an official LEGO® product. The LEGO Group of companies does not sponsor or support Pileometer.
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Verdict
Shackpets and Pileometer by Brickit both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Shackpets's written reviews are positive against 53% of Pileometer by Brickit's. Pileometer by Brickit's advantage is ratings volume (357 vs 19) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, rating, 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. Shackpets sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pileometer by Brickit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Shackpets against 4.4 for Pileometer by Brickit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pileometer by Brickit has 357 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Shackpets's written reviews are positive against 53% of Pileometer by Brickit's.
Shackpets ships an update monthly, Pileometer by Brickit every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shackpets | Pileometer by Brickit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 4.4 (357 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 357 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 460 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamerhub Content Network LLC | Brickit Inc. |
Customer experience
Shackpets
Pileometer by Brickit
Bugs and requests
Shackpets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pileometer by Brickit
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes, especially during editing
- Issues with scanning Duplo bricks and other non-standard pieces
- Scanning problems with certain device configurations
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to search for and identify specific LEGO sets
- Option to export scanned inventory to other platforms
- Improved piece recognition, especially for newer/rarer pieces
- Expanded color and part selection in the app
In-app purchases
Shackpets
- Shackmas$1.99
- Valentine's Day 2023$1.99
- Pirate$1.99
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- Word Bubbles$1.99
- Silly Mouths$1.99
- Social Media Influencer$7.99
Pileometer by Brickit
- Pileometer Pro (1 Month)$6.991 Month
- Pileometer Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$17.991 Month
- Pileometer Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Pileometer Pro (3 Months)3 Days trial$40.493 Months
- Pileometer Pro (1 Year)3 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Pileometer Pro (Lifetime)$99.99
Questions
Is Shackpets free?
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Which has better reviews, Shackpets or Pileometer by Brickit?
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