Brick Scanner vs BrickSide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brick Scanner
Scan your building bricks with AI to identify them instantly. Discover which sets you can build from your collection and follow step-by-step instructions. Perfect for organizing, rebuilding, and finding creative inspiration.
- Smart AI brick scanning
- Instant piece identification
- Discover buildable sets
- Step-by-step building instructions
- Interactive brick catalog
- Organize and sort bricks
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Turn your building bricks into amazing creations. With Brick Scanner, simply scan your pieces, identify them instantly with artificial intelligence, and discover which sets you can build. Main Features: Smart Scanner: Take a photo of your bricks and the app automatically detects each piece. AI Recognition: Fast and accurate classification of your construction bricks. Build Sets: Explore which sets you can make with your pieces and follow step-by-step building instructions. Interactive Catalog: Access a vast database of bricks and construction sets. For Everyone: Whether you’re a kid, a parent, or a collector, BrickScanner makes building more fun and creative! Why Brick Scanner? No more wasting time trying to figure out where each piece belongs. With Brick Scanner, your collection comes alive. Every piece matters, every creation becomes possible. Perfect for: Organizing and sorting your bricks. Rebuilding missing sets. Finding inspiration for new creations. Download BrickScanner today and start building the future, brick by brick! App contains auto-renewing subscriptions per Apple's EULA:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BrickSide
This app helps LEGO enthusiasts discover alternate builds (MOCs) and manage their collection. Scan set barcodes to identify them instantly and explore thousands of creative building ideas. It also provides detailed information on minifigures and allows you to track your owned sets.
- Barcode scanner for LEGO sets
- Discover thousands of alternate builds (MOCs)
- Manage and track owned LEGO sets
- Minifigure rarity and appearance details
- Save desired sets to a wishlist
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BrickSide is the ultimate companion for LEGO enthusiasts. Scan barcodes in-store to instantly identify sets, track the real market value of your collection, discover thousands of alternate builds (MOCs) you can create from sets you own, and manage everything in one place. Features: Barcode Scanner: Scan any LEGO set barcode for instant identification MOC Discovery: Swipe through thousands of alternate builds Collection Manager: Track your owned sets with sealed/opened condition, live market values, and a historic value chart Set Value Engine: Real eBay-driven prices for sealed vs opened sets, with confidence indicators and MSRP fallback Minifigure Insights: Rarity, appearances, and live resale values for 7,000+ minifigs Wishlist: Save sets you want with priority levels Multi-angle set images and detailed set information BrickSide Premium unlocks unlimited discovery, buildable-now filtering, the historic value chart, parts inventory, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: BrickSide at free with in-app purchases against Brick Scanner's subscription. BrickSide also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 35%). Brick Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (504 vs 10) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Brick Scanner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and BrickSide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brick Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brick Scanner has 504 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Brick Scanner's written reviews are positive against 50% of BrickSide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Brick Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, BrickSide every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Brick Scanner | BrickSide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (504 ratings) — better | 4.1 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 504 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremy Hoffmann | Big Boy Brands, LLC |
Customer experience
Brick Scanner
BrickSide
In-app purchases
Brick Scanner
- 1 Week Subscription$1.997 Days
- 1 month subscription$2.991 Month
- 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
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- 6 Months Subscription$9.996 Months
- 1 year subscription$14.991 Year
- 1 year subscription with Trial3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime access$19.99
BrickSide
- BrickSide Premium$5.991 Month
- BrickSide Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year








