BrickNav vs BrickPortfolio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrickNav
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BrickNav is a collection of useful LEGO tools designed to help builders, collectors, and hobbyists identify LEGO elements, research sets, complete minifigure collections, and work with LEGO colors. LEGO ID Identify LEGO parts, minifigures, and sets from photos using your device camera or uploaded images. Collectible Minifigures Scan CMF box codes, browse minifigure series, track wanted figures, manage your collection, and find replacement parts. Sets Research new and upcoming LEGO sets, monitor retirement dates, compare price-per-piece value, explore inventories and alternate builds, and maintain a personal want list. Colors Browse LEGO color information, view HEX values and complementary colors, and use Color Matcher Beta to identify LEGO colors with your camera. Whether you're sorting a collection, shopping for your next build, identifying a mystery part, or completing a minifigure series, BrickNav provides practical LEGO tools in one free app. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this application.
BrickPortfolio
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BrickPortfolio is the collection tracker that treats your bricks like a portfolio. Whether you collect for joy or for value, see exactly what you own and what it's worth — beautifully. FOR INVESTORS • Live portfolio value with daily history — 1D, 1W, 1M, 1Y and all-time views • Profit, ROI and best/worst performers across your collection • Expected retirement dates for thousands of sets, updated automatically • Future-value projections: see where your portfolio could be in 5–25 years • Watchlists and alerts for sets you're eyeing FOR COLLECTORS • A dedicated Collector mode: total sets, pieces, minifigures and themes • Theme completion — how much of each theme you own • Identify sealed collectible minifigures by scanning the box code • Wishlist, watchlist and full search across a 27,000+ set catalogue ADDING SETS IS EFFORTLESS • Search by name ("star wars") or set number • Scan a set's barcode with your camera • Import an existing collection from CSV on the web app Your collection syncs with the web app at bricksportfolio.com. Values are market estimates and model projections — not financial advice and not a guarantee. BrickPortfolio is a fan-made app, not affiliated with or endorsed by the LEGO Group. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BrickPortfolio at every 3 days against BrickNav's fortnightly. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BrickNav ships an update fortnightly, BrickPortfolio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrickNav | BrickPortfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Potts | Benjamin David Betts |
In-app purchases
BrickNav
No in-app purchases
BrickPortfolio
No in-app purchases









