Comparison

Reel Savings vs BrickSide

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

Head to head
About

Reel Savings

Track your movie-watching habits and savings across various subscription services and theaters. Log movies, view detailed insights on formats, genres, and costs, and plan future outings. Includes features for concessions, ratings, and data backup.

Highlights
  • Track movie subscriptions (A-List, Regal Unlimited)
  • Log movie format, theater, and cost
  • Detailed insights on genres, cost per movie/hour
  • Auditorium and seat tracking
  • Concessions and snack pass tracking
  • Movie ratings and custom tags
  • Data export, import, and sync
Features
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Do you love movies, and data? Then Reel Savings is for you! Log what you watched, where you watched it, and in what format. Instantly see how much you are saving. With built in support for AMC A-List and Regal Unlimited, and the ability to add any other program, you can track anything! Logging movies is quick, easy, and actually kind of fun. Reel Savings is packed with features for avid moviegoers: • Membership or not: Track A-List or Regal Unlimited showings, or include any other screenings from any theater. Have a membership that isn't A-List or Unlimited? You can add that too. • Detailed insights: Discover your most-watched formats, favorite genres, average cost per movie, or even cost per hour. It’s all there. Plus, double features, time-of-day habits, and much more. • Auditorium tracking: Keep tabs on favorite seats, screen sizes, and aspect ratios. See every movie you’ve watched in a specific auditorium. • Plan ahead: Pre-log upcoming showings to view all your future movie nights in one clean list. • Widgets: See what your next movies are right from your Home Screen with great looking widgets. • Live Activities: Live Activities on your phone and watch will show you your auditorium, seat, what time the movie ends, and if there are credit scenes. • Calendar: Automatically publish all your booked movies to a system calendar complete with drive time alerts, seating info, and more. • Watchlist: Browse upcoming film releases and add them to your watchlist. This makes it easy to plan those busier months. • Concessions: Track what you spend on concessions. We also have support for programs like Popcorn Pass and Snack Saver, or you can add your own. • Ratings and Tags: Assign ratings to movies you see. Add tags to your entries to keep track of things like who you went with or mystery movies. • Backup & import ready: Your data is easy to export and import. One tap gets all your data out of the app. • Spreadsheet import (Beta): Already tracking your movies elsewhere? Use the included template to upload your full history in minutes. • Sync everywhere: Seamless syncing across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Reel Savings offers 5 movie entries for free before requiring a subscription or lifetime unlock purchase. Family Sharing is supported. Lifetime unlock means access for the lifetime of the application, not the lifetime of the purchaser. The developer reserves the right to discontinue the app at any time. Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RickSWilliams/PrivacyPolicy/refs/heads/main/README.md Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Reel Savings4 screens
BrickSide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reel Savings at 100% against BrickSide's 50%. Reel Savings also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (196 vs 20). BrickSide's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reel Savings sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reel Savings holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reel Savings has 196 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Reel Savings's written reviews are positive against 50% of BrickSide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reel Savings ships an update weekly, BrickSide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reel Savings versus BrickSide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReel SavingsBrickSide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (196 ratings) — better4.5 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings196 — better20
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB44 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRichard WilliamsBig Boy Brands, LLC

Customer experience

Reel Savings

All ratings186 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BrickSide

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Reel Savings

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Subscriber Discount$14.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
2 purchases

BrickSide

Subscriptions2
  • BrickSide Premium$5.991 Month
  • BrickSide Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Reel Savings free?
Reel Savings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrickSide free?
BrickSide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reel Savings or BrickSide?
Reel Savings is rated higher. Reel Savings averages 4.9 out of 5 from 196 ratings, while BrickSide averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Do Reel Savings or BrickSide have ads?
Neither Reel Savings nor BrickSide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reel Savings or BrickSide?
Reel Savings ships an update weekly, and BrickSide every 2 weeks. Most recently, Reel Savings was updated on November 8, 2026 and BrickSide on November 5, 2026.

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