Comparison

BrickWorld AI vs RailMaker

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

Head to head
About

BrickWorld AI

Features
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BrickWorld AI is the smartest way to identify, value, and track your brick collection. Point your camera at a single brick, a minifigure, or a whole pile, and let AI do the rest. AI SCANNING - Brick scan: identify any individual brick or minifigure in seconds and instantly see which sets it belongs to. - Pile scan: photograph a mixed pile and get build ideas, including real sets you can actually build and creative custom builds tailored to the bricks you own. - Get a finished-build preview image plus quick building tips. BROWSE EVERYTHING - Explore 26,000+ brick sets with theme filtering, search, and smooth infinite scrolling. - Search 640,000+ individual parts by category and color. - Compare sets side by side to decide what to build or buy next. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION - Organize sets as wishlist, building, or completed. - Track owned minifigures and your full inventory. - Use the built-in build timer to log how long each set takes. - See a breakdown of your collection by theme. REAL MARKET VALUES - See real market values for parts, sets, and minifigures, sourced from actual sold-price data. - Know what your collection is worth and what individual pieces are going for. LEVEL UP - Earn XP and climb 10 levels, from Brick Novice to Champion. - Unlock achievements as you grow your collection. - Keep a daily streak with check-in bonuses. - Compete on the leaderboard and share your profile. BRICKWORLD PRO Upgrade to Pro to unlock unlimited brick and pile scanning, real market values, 3x XP, marketplace discounts, and the Pro badge. Free users get a set number of lifetime scans to try it out. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION BrickWorld Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: - BrickWorld Pro Monthly: $2.99 per month - BrickWorld Pro Yearly: $29.99 per year A one-time lifetime purchase is also available. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://brickworld.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ BrickWorld AI is an independent app and is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by the LEGO Group. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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RailMaker

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Draw a line. Get a railway. Sketch a loop with your finger or Apple Pencil and RailMaker lays real wooden track along it, using only the pieces in your box. Cross your line and the road gets a bridge. Touch it with a second stroke and it gets a branch. Then follow the numbered steps and build it on the floor. RailMaker works with IKEA LILLABO and with the BRIO-compatible family: BRIO, Hape, Bigjigs, Lidl Playtive and other classic wooden track. Piece sizes were measured from the makers' own 3D models and photos, so a loop that closes on screen closes on the floor. YOUR BOX β€’ Add the sets you own with a tap: LILLABO 20, 10, 5, 45 and 50-piece sets, BRIO 33028, 33401, 33402, 33307 and 33772, Hape Figure 8 and E3700, Playtive track and switch sets. Or count loose pieces by hand. β€’ One box per place you build in: home, grandma's, the summer house. Each keeps its own pieces and its own floor. β€’ Set the longest side of your rug or room, and nothing built will be bigger than that. DRAW IT β€’ One stroke becomes a closed loop or an open route with sidings. β€’ A crossing becomes a bridge with two ramps. A second stroke that touches the road becomes a branch with two splitters. β€’ RailMaker tells you what your box can afford before it builds, and never shows a crossing without a bridge. OR LET RAILMAKER INVENT ONE β€’ Tap Create and get a spread of layouts, from the biggest circuit down to a simple oval, all from your pieces. β€’ A closed loop for a train that runs forever, or an open route from A to B with stops. β€’ Toddler-friendly: no crossings, no switches. β€’ Must-use pieces: pick a ramp and every layout gets a real bridge. BUILD BY HAND β€’ A track editor where every piece clicks onto the red dot, and nothing goes where it would not really fit. β€’ Close the loop: the fewest pieces that join the two ends. β€’ Pieces you don't have are marked with a basket and go on a shopping list. β€’ Undo, redo, flip, a grid, and save to the Gallery with instructions. THEN ASSEMBLE IT β€’ Every plan comes with numbered steps: which piece, how many to take from the bin, where it goes. β€’ A dark, full-screen build mode for the floor, one step at a time. β€’ "Pieces you'll need" shows what the plan uses against what you own. β€’ Simplify: rounder corners and fewer pieces from the same drawing. β€’ Share the steps as text, or export the layout as a file. GALLERY β€’ 30 ready-made layouts for both track families: figure eights, viaducts, double-track loops, switchyards, terminals. Each one is matched against your box. β€’ Your saved railways, with their steps. Open a layout file a friend sent you. FREE, AND WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Drawing, generating, the editor and the assembly steps are free, without a counter. Free keeps 3 saved plans and opens 6 ready-made layouts. RailMaker Premium opens the whole gallery, keeps every plan, and adds layout files in and out, plus turning a built track back into a drawing. Choose monthly, yearly with a free week, or a one-time lifetime unlock. All three support Family Sharing. No account, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays on your device and works offline. For iPhone and iPad, in English, German, French, Spanish and Polish. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in Settings β€Ί Apple Account β€Ί Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yevgenii.dev/projects/railmaker/privacy RailMaker is an independent app. It is not made by, or affiliated with, IKEA, BRIO, Hape, Bigjigs or Lidl. Their names are used only to say which track the app works with.

Screenshots

BrickWorld AI4 screens
RailMaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BrickWorld AI at 15.1 against RailMaker's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. BrickWorld AI sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and RailMaker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
BrickWorld AI versus RailMaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrickWorld AIRailMaker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size53 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVetle BjΓΈrlo KallestenYevgenii Kryzhanivskyi

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BrickWorld AI

Subscriptions2
  • BrickWorld Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BrickWorld Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Market listing (Pro)$0.99
  • Market listing$1.99
  • BrickWorld Pro$79.99
3 purchases

RailMaker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$24.99

Questions

Is BrickWorld AI free?
BrickWorld AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RailMaker free?
RailMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrickWorld AI or RailMaker have ads?
Neither BrickWorld AI nor RailMaker shows ads.

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