Comparison

Nintendo Today! vs Baseplate Brick Catalog

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

Head to head
About

Nintendo Today!

Receive daily Nintendo news, game information, videos, and comics tailored to your interests. Track upcoming releases and events with an animated calendar and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Daily Nintendo updates
  • Animated character calendar
  • Event and game release schedule
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Nintendo Switch 2 news
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Nintendo Today! is an app that brings you daily updates from Nintendo based on what you like. ◆ Animated Calendar Keep track of the date with an animated calendar featuring your choice of characters. ◆ Daily Updates Get updates on all things Nintendo—including Nintendo Switch 2 news, game info, videos, comics, and more—every day. ◆ Event Schedule Keep up with Nintendo related events, including game releases. Link with the Calendar app to display your own events as well. ◆ Customize Your Home Screen Add a calendar widget featuring art from your favorite Nintendo game series. [Terms of Use] Nintendo Account and persistent internet connection required. Data charges may apply. Requires iOS 16.0 or later. © Nintendo

About

Baseplate Brick Catalog

This app helps you catalog and manage your brick collection. It allows you to convert images to brick representations, scan sets for details, and access extensive information like build instructions and market prices. Organize your sets into built, owned, or wishlist categories.

Highlights
  • Image to brick conversion
  • Set scanning with camera
  • Build instructions
  • Market price tracking
  • Collection management (built, owned, wishlist)
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Baseplate is a beautiful brick catalog and inventory app built with iOS design guidelines in mind, and supercharged with magical features. ▼ Magical Features: ⁃ Convert images to brick representations ⁃ Scan sets with your device’s camera to get further set details ▼ Extensive Information: ⁃ Themes, sets, minifigures, pieces, and more ⁃ Build instructions ⁃ Set images ⁃ Piece counts ⁃ Release dates ⁃ Age information ⁃ Market price ⁃ Set descriptions ▼ Manage Sets: ⁃ Add to built, owned, or wishlist ▼ More: ⁃ Widgets for your Home and Lock Screens ⁃ Shortcuts ⁃ Upcoming sets ⁃ Extensive sort and filter options ⁃ Search for sets by name or ID ⁃ Context Menus across the app ⁃ Variety of alt app icons ⁃ Universal app (available on iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro) Happy building! ------- Access to some of the app’s features requires a monthly/yearly subscription, or a one-off purchase. Your Baseplate subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your membership and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://taphouse.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://taphouse.io/privacy Baseplate was created by fans and is not an official LEGO® product. The LEGO Group of companies does not sponsor or support Baseplate.

Screenshots

Nintendo Today!4 screens
Baseplate Brick Catalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Baseplate Brick Catalog at 5.0 against Nintendo Today!'s 4.3. Baseplate Brick Catalog also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Nintendo Today!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (1K vs 2). On price 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. Baseplate Brick Catalog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Nintendo Today! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Baseplate Brick Catalog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nintendo Today! has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Nintendo Today!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Baseplate Brick Catalog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nintendo Today! ships an update every 2 weeks, Baseplate Brick Catalog every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Nintendo Today! versus Baseplate Brick Catalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNintendo Today!Baseplate Brick Catalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNintendo Co., Ltd.Taphouse Software LLC

Customer experience

Nintendo Today!

All ratings1,020 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews502 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral12.4%
Negative25.9%

Baseplate Brick Catalog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nintendo Today!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to dismiss certain pop-ups in settings
  • Calendar widget doesn't display real-world holidays

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to add personal events to calendar
  • Include more Nintendo game themes for calendar
  • Implement widescreen video player mode
  • Add background music or jingles to the app

Baseplate Brick Catalog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nintendo Today!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Baseplate Brick Catalog

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Nintendo Today! free?
Nintendo Today! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baseplate Brick Catalog free?
Baseplate Brick Catalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nintendo Today! or Baseplate Brick Catalog?
Baseplate Brick Catalog is rated higher. Nintendo Today! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Baseplate Brick Catalog averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nintendo Today! or Baseplate Brick Catalog have ads?
Neither Nintendo Today! nor Baseplate Brick Catalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nintendo Today! or Baseplate Brick Catalog?
Nintendo Today! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Baseplate Brick Catalog every 5 days. Most recently, Nintendo Today! was updated on November 2, 2026 and Baseplate Brick Catalog on October 24, 2026.

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