Comparison

Baseplate Brick Catalog vs BrickChecker

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

Head to head
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.

About

BrickChecker

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Imagine a simple app on your iPhone that helps you never miss a deal on the LEGO sets you love—no browser tabs, no spreadsheets, just quick alerts and easy tracking right from your pocket. BrickCheck is a lightweight iOS app that helps you track LEGO prices, compare retailers, and manage a wishlist with just a few taps. Designed for adult fans of LEGO (AFOLs), parents buying gifts, and collectors chasing retired or discounted sets, it puts the best deals at your fingertips wherever you go.

Screenshots

Baseplate Brick Catalog4 screens
BrickChecker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrickChecker at none against Baseplate Brick Catalog's 3. BrickChecker also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Baseplate Brick Catalog's advantage is device support (4 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 $2.99 per month. BrickChecker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Baseplate Brick Catalog versus BrickChecker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseplate Brick CatalogBrickChecker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaphouse Software LLCJeremy Friedland

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Baseplate Brick Catalog

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

BrickChecker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baseplate Brick Catalog free?
Baseplate Brick Catalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrickChecker free?
BrickChecker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Baseplate Brick Catalog or BrickChecker have ads?
Neither Baseplate Brick Catalog nor BrickChecker shows ads.

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