Comparison

Pileometer by Brickit vs GameMonster

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Precise digital catalog of parts
  • Advanced parts scanner with auto-recognition
  • Parts location guidance
  • Building ideas library
  • Organize scattered brick collections
Features
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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.

About

GameMonster

Effortlessly track your video game collection, including every edition and copy. Scan shelves with photos, manage wishlists with price limits, and get instant answers about ownership, even offline. AI features help you query your collection and discover new games.

Highlights
  • Offline game collection tracking
  • Photo shelf scanning
  • Wishlist management with price limits
  • Detailed copy tracking (disc, digital, region, edition)
  • AI-powered collection queries
  • Import/export collection data
  • Console and accessory tracking
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Standing at a game store and can't remember if you already own it? GameMonster answers in seconds, down to the exact copy, even with no signal. Scan a whole shelf with one photo, track every copy you own, and hunt your wishlist with a price limit. Free, with no account, no ads and no cap on how many games you add. KNOW WHAT YOU OWN, INSTANTLY Search your collection and nearly 78,000 games right in the aisle. The game list lives on your iPhone, so it works without a signal. You can also check from Spotlight or ask Siri "Do I own this game in GameMonster" without opening the app. ADD YOUR SHELF IN MINUTES Take a photo of your games, spines or covers, and GameMonster reads the titles on your iPhone. You review the results and add them all in one tap. Nothing gets added until you say yes. Already keep a list somewhere else? Import a spreadsheet or a CSV export from another collection app. GameMonster matches each row and shows you the ones it isn't sure about. EVERY COPY, EXACTLY Each game gets one page with every copy you own on it: • Disc, cartridge, digital download or Game-Key Card • Complete in box, loose or new, and which parts you have • Region: NTSC-U, PAL, NTSC-J and more • Edition, picked from the game's real editions Track consoles and accessories too, from NES and PS1 to PS5 and Switch 2. HUNT SMARTER Set the most you'll pay for each game on your wishlist, mark your grails, and plan upgrades, like replacing a loose copy with a complete one. Upcoming games show their release date. When you find one, tap Bought It and it moves to your collection. Recent sold listings are one tap away when you want to check a price. ASK MONSTER AI Ask about your collection in plain words: "Which of my PS2 games are complete in box?" or "What do I want to play next?" You can also ask about any game in the list, like who made it or when it came out. Answers come from your collection and the game list, privately with Apple Intelligence. SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE • Games per platform, genres and release years • How much of your collection is complete in box • What you've spent, and how your collection has grown • Want to Play, Playing and Completed for your backlog • Series progress, like "You own 3 of 10" • Coming Soon for the platforms you collect YOUR COLLECTION STAYS YOURS There's no account to create and nothing is tracked. Your collection lives on your iPhone and syncs through your own private iCloud. GameMonster backs it up on your iPhone every day, and you can export it to a backup file or a spreadsheet at any time. The game list updates on its own every week, so new releases show up without an app update. Monster AI chat needs an iPhone with Apple Intelligence and iOS 27. On other iPhones, it still tells you whether you own a game. Game data provided by IGDB.com.

Screenshots

Pileometer by Brickit4 screens
GameMonster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GameMonster at 5.0 against Pileometer by Brickit's 4.4. GameMonster also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Pileometer by Brickit's advantage is ratings volume (371 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Pileometer by Brickit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. GameMonster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GameMonster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pileometer by Brickit has 371 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pileometer by Brickit ships an update every 10 days, GameMonster every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pileometer by Brickit versus GameMonster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPileometer by BrickitGameMonster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (371 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings371 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size460 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrickit Inc.Alisher Serikbayev

Customer experience

Pileometer by Brickit

All ratings357 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral16.3%
Negative32.5%

GameMonster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

GameMonster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pileometer by Brickit

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time1
  • Pileometer Pro (Lifetime)$99.99
None

GameMonster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pileometer by Brickit free?
Pileometer by Brickit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GameMonster free?
GameMonster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pileometer by Brickit or GameMonster?
GameMonster is rated higher. Pileometer by Brickit averages 4.4 out of 5 from 371 ratings, while GameMonster averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pileometer by Brickit or GameMonster have ads?
Neither Pileometer by Brickit nor GameMonster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pileometer by Brickit or GameMonster?
Pileometer by Brickit ships an update every 10 days, and GameMonster every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pileometer by Brickit was updated on November 5, 2026 and GameMonster on October 31, 2026.

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