BrickSide vs Fun Facts Hub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Fun Facts Hub
Learn something new daily with fascinating facts across various topics like science, history, and technology. Save your favorite facts and display them on your home screen widget to cultivate a daily habit of curiosity.
- Daily fascinating facts
- Covers science, history, technology, and more
- Save favorite facts
- Customizable home screen widget
- Build a personal collection
- Cultivate daily curiosity
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Discover something new every day. Fun Facts delivers one fascinating fact daily across brain science, psychology, human body, sleep, history, space, animals, technology, and more. Explore topics like mind and behavior, food and drink, language, sports, art, nature, and inventions. There is always something new to learn. Save the facts you love and keep them on your home screen widget so they stay with you throughout the day. Customize your widget, build your collection, and turn curiosity into a daily habit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fun Facts Hub at 100% against BrickSide's 50%. Fun Facts Hub also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). BrickSide's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BrickSide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Fun Facts Hub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fun Facts Hub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrickSide has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BrickSide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fun Facts Hub's.
BrickSide ships an update every 2 weeks, Fun Facts Hub every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrickSide | Fun Facts Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | 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, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Boy Brands, LLC | Igor Shevchenko |
Customer experience
BrickSide
Fun Facts Hub
In-app purchases
BrickSide
- BrickSide Premium$5.991 Month
- BrickSide Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Fun Facts Hub
- Fun Facts Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Fun Facts Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Year
