Baseplate Brick Catalog vs Brickanize
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.
Brickanize
Organize your LEGO collection, track set values, and manage your wishlist. Quickly add sets by scanning, searching, or photographing boxes. Get honest market values based on real sales data and receive notifications for price drops on desired sets.
- Add sets by scanning, photo, or search
- Track set condition and quantity
- Organize sets into bins
- Real market values from BrickLink
- Wishlist with price drop notifications
- Syncs across devices
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Brickanize keeps your LEGO collection organized and tells you what it is really worth. ADD SETS IN SECONDS Point the camera at the barcode on the box, photograph the front of the box, or search by set name or number. The whole catalog is covered, back to the beginning. EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE Track every set you own with condition (sealed or opened) and quantity. Organize sets into bins, sort by name, year, or value, and find any set in your collection instantly. HONEST MARKET VALUES Values come from six months of real BrickLink sold prices, new and used, so the number you see is what sets actually trade for. Your estimated collection value sits right on the home screen, with a breakdown of which price each set contributes, which sets have no recent sales, and how fresh every price is. No wishful asking prices, and never a made-up number. NEVER MISS A SALE Build a wishlist of the sets you want and get a notification the moment one drops below its retail price. ON EVERY DEVICE Your collection and wishlists stay in sync across the devices you own. Brickanize is a fan-made app. LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this app. Set data provided by Brickset. Price data provided by BrickLink. TERMS OF USE & PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://brickanize.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://brickanize.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Baseplate Brick Catalog at none against Brickanize's shown. Baseplate Brick Catalog also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Brickanize sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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 Brickanize. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Baseplate Brick Catalog ships an update every 5 days, Brickanize every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baseplate Brick Catalog | Brickanize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taphouse Software LLC | Gaire Tech, LLC. |
Customer experience
Baseplate Brick Catalog
Brickanize
In-app purchases
Baseplate Brick Catalog
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
Brickanize
- Brickanize Premium$7.991 Month
- Brickanize Premium7 Days trial$79.001 Year
- Barcode Scan Unlock$4.99
- Premium Lifetime$199.00
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