Comparison

BrickPartManager vs BrickBack for LEGO® Sets

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

Head to head
About

BrickPartManager

Manage your brick collection and building projects with this digital inventory tool. Track missing pieces, sort by color, and collaborate with others offline or online. Import lists from popular platforms to streamline your building experience.

Highlights
  • Digital part list
  • Offline functionality
  • Sort by color
  • Collaborative building
  • Import from Rebrickable
  • iPad optimized grid view
Features
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You know the drill: bricks everywhere, a smudged paper list, and you're hunting the same tiny plate in the same color for the third time. BrickPartManager is your part list in your pocket. Tap instead of scribble — see instantly what's still missing and what's already in the bin. Works offline when the Wi‑Fi doesn't reach the basement. Sorting multiple sets? One master list shows every missing part — filter by color, sort your way, no flipping between sheets of paper. On iPad, the large grid keeps dozens of parts visible at once, right beside your sorting trays. Building with someone else? Premium lets you invite them with a code — everyone ticks off live. No more "did you already find that one?" for the tenth time. Already use Rebrickable? Premium imports your lists instead of typing everything again. Try it free without an account — one set, no signup needed. Free · User · Fan · Premium — monthly subscriptions, cancel anytime in iOS Settings. Not an official LEGO® product. Part data from Rebrickable (rebrickable.com) — may have gaps. Privacy: https://brickpartmanager.com/en/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BrickBack for LEGO® Sets

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A LEGO® brick in your hand. Which set is it missing from? A tub of loose bricks, a few dismantled sets, and no way to tell what belongs where. BrickBack answers the one question that matters when you want to rebuild: this brick — where is it missing? IDENTIFY THE PIECE Photograph a LEGO® brick and BrickBack identifies it — its reference, its name, its colour. Recognition is powered by Brickognize, an online service: the photo goes to their servers for the length of the analysis, so scanning needs a connection. The app explains this and asks for your agreement before the first photo. If you decline, no image leaves your phone and everything else keeps working. You can withdraw your agreement at any time in Settings. MISSING FROM… BrickBack matches the identified piece against the incomplete sets in your collection and tells you which ones are waiting for it, in which colour, and how many. That is the heart of the app, and it is the first thing you see. WATCH THE PROGRESS RISE Mark the piece as found and the set's completion moves forward, copy by copy. You know at any moment what is there and what is missing, piece by piece and colour by colour. Spare parts are left out of the count. TEN BAGS, THEN THE POSTER Every tracked set has ten bags, which fill up with the pieces you find. Each time you pass another tenth — 10%, 20%, 30%… — a bag is sealed. At 100%, the set earns its poster: its photo grows, framed like a print, with a “Complete” stamp dated the day you finished it. In your collection, finished sets move to the “Completed” section, below “In progress”. THE SHOPPING LIST Gather the missing pieces into a basket, export it as a file the specialist marketplaces know how to read, or open the manufacturer's spare-parts shop. The price that counts is the merchant's: BrickBack takes you there, it does not make one up. The purchase happens at the seller. SET IDEAS From the sets you track, BrickBack suggests other LEGO® sets from the same themes. The calculation runs on your device, and the pieces you find for your sets in progress stay reserved for them. OFFLINE, AFTER THE FIRST SYNC The reference catalogue — over 28,000 LEGO® sets — is downloaded on first launch. It covers every theme, from LEGO® City and LEGO® Technic to LEGO® Creator, Friends, Ideas and Architecture. After that, browsing your collection, your inventories and your missing parts works with no connection. Only scanning and refreshing the catalogue need one. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU No account, no sign-up, no ads, no trackers. Your collection lives in your iPhone's storage and you can export it to a file at any time, free of charge, subscriber or not. One exception, stated plainly: the photos you scan go to Brickognize. FREE • Unlimited piece scanning — never metered, never throttled • 2 sets in total, counted once and for all • The missing-parts list for your sets • Your sets' progress, in ten bags • Three set ideas by theme • The link to the manufacturer's shop • Export of your data, without restriction BRICKBACK PRO • Unlimited tracked sets • The missing-parts basket and its export file • Every set idea in each theme, without limit BrickBack Pro comes as a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The exact price in your currency is shown in the app before you buy. The monthly and yearly plans renew automatically, with no commitment. You can cancel at any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. The lifetime option is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Compatible with LEGO® building bricks. Catalogue data provided by Rebrickable. Image recognition provided by Brickognize. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this app. Privacy Policy: https://getbrickback.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://getbrickback.app/terms

Screenshots

BrickPartManager4 screens
BrickBack for LEGO® Sets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BrickBack for LEGO® Sets at none against BrickPartManager's shown. BrickBack for LEGO® Sets also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). BrickPartManager's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. BrickPartManager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BrickBack for LEGO® Sets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrickPartManager ships an update fortnightly, BrickBack for LEGO® Sets every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
BrickPartManager versus BrickBack for LEGO® Sets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrickPartManagerBrickBack for LEGO® Sets
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKai UhligREGIS THIERRY JEHL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BrickPartManager

Subscriptions2
  • Fan Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
3 purchases

BrickBack for LEGO® Sets

Subscriptions2
  • BrickBack Pro$5.991 Month
  • BrickBack Pro — annuel$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • BrickBack Pro à vie$69.99

Questions

Is BrickPartManager free?
BrickPartManager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrickBack for LEGO® Sets free?
BrickBack for LEGO® Sets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrickPartManager or BrickBack for LEGO® Sets have ads?
BrickPartManager shows ads; BrickBack for LEGO® Sets does not.
Which is updated more often, BrickPartManager or BrickBack for LEGO® Sets?
BrickPartManager ships an update fortnightly, and BrickBack for LEGO® Sets every 3 days. Most recently, BrickPartManager was updated on October 22, 2026 and BrickBack for LEGO® Sets on October 9, 2026.

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