# brickd vs Venture Social Network

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Venture Social Network at none against brickd's 4. Venture Social Network also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). brickd's advantage is ratings volume (272 vs 10) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. brickd sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Venture Social Network asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for brickd against 5.0 for Venture Social Network. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: brickd has 272 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of brickd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Venture Social Network's.

brickd ships an update every 10 days, Venture Social Network every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | brickd | Venture Social Network |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (272 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brickd/id6477047286/reviews) | **[5.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/venture-social-network/id6768471973/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **272** | 10 |
| Positive reviews | 99.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 93 MB | 162 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.6** | 18.5 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Gregory Avola](https://appshunter.io/developer/1693512049) | [Venture Social Network](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896576265) |

## What reviewers say

### brickd

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brickd/id6477047286)

Manage your brick collections, discover new sets, and share your creations with friends. Track minifigures, add build notes and photos, and engage with a community of fellow builders. Unleash your creativity and explore the brick universe.

**Highlights:** Collection organizer, Minifigure tracking, Discover new sets, Share collections, Build notes and photos, Community discussions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| brickd Builder - Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| brickd Builder - Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| brickd Builder - Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| brickd Builder - Yearly | $24.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great community
- 💡 Helpful for organizing collection
- 🚀 Constantly improving
- 👍 Passionate developer

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs or crashes
- 🔍 Could use more intuitive organization
- 🔍 Wish list feature could be improved

**Reported bugs**

- Login screen issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices

**Requested features**

- Add ability to track purchase details for gifted sets
- Include option to categorize sets by theme
- Implement a feature to estimate collection value


### Venture Social Network

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/venture-social-network/id6768471973)

This app transforms social media into an interactive game where users send questions and challenges to friends. Earn points by completing activities with video, audio, or photo proof, and share your experiences through a dynamic feed.

**Highlights:** Send questions and challenges to friends, Browse trending questions and challenges, Create custom challenges, Complete challenges with video/audio/photo proof, Earn points for completed challenges, Interactive social feed with posts and comments

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is brickd free?

brickd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Venture Social Network free?

Venture Social Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, brickd or Venture Social Network?

Venture Social Network is rated higher. brickd averages 4.9 out of 5 from 272 ratings, while Venture Social Network averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.

### Do brickd or Venture Social Network have ads?

Neither brickd nor Venture Social Network shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, brickd or Venture Social Network?

brickd ships an update every 10 days, and Venture Social Network every 3 days. Most recently, brickd was updated on November 4, 2026 and Venture Social Network on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*