Baseplate Brick Catalog vs BetterKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Image to brick conversion
- Set scanning with camera
- Build instructions
- Market price tracking
- Collection management (built, owned, wishlist)
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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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.
BetterKey
Control your car remotely with your Apple devices. Lock, unlock, and automate routines hands-free using Siri and Shortcuts. Receive important vehicle updates and weather-related alerts for your parked car.
- Remote lock and unlock
- Hands-free control with Siri
- Automate routines with Shortcuts
- Vehicle update notifications
- Open window weather alerts
- Automatic park location saving
- Lock on depart feature
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A car app you'll love not opening. BetterKey quietly handles the car tasks you forget or repeat. It brings passive vehicle automation to the car you already have, across iPhone and Apple Watch. Park. Walk away. It locks. BetterKey can remember where you parked and secure the vehicle after you leave. When you walk back, it can put a one-tap Unlock on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch so you do not have to dig out your phone. Rain coming? BetterKey can check your parked vehicle's window status and warn you before the weather gets in. When you want direct control, BetterKey is there too: - Lock and unlock from iPhone or Apple Watch - Find your car and get walking directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps - Ask Siri to lock, unlock, or find your car - Build your own routines with Apple Shortcuts - Start your vehicle and prepare the cabin where supported - Connect up to two vehicles, including different makes and models Connect securely through Smartcar's consent flow. Your automaker password never reaches BetterKey. Vehicle authorization is encrypted at rest, and you can remove access anytime. Every passive automation is opt-in. Start with a real one-week trial after your first successful vehicle command. Not sure whether your car is supported? Check compatibility on our website before downloading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BetterKey at 18.0 against Baseplate Brick Catalog's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Baseplate Brick Catalog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BetterKey sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 — 5.0 for Baseplate Brick Catalog against 5.0 for BetterKey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Baseplate Brick Catalog ships an update every 3 days, BetterKey every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baseplate Brick Catalog | BetterKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taphouse Software LLC | C&M Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Baseplate Brick Catalog
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In-app purchases
Baseplate Brick Catalog
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
BetterKey
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- BetterKey+ (1 Car)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- BetterKey+ (2 Cars)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- BetterKey$99.99
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