Brick Builder vs Pic2Bricks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brick Builder
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Give your next brick build a starting point: a photo, a car you love, or the pieces you already own. Brick Builder turns a clear photo into a simplified brick model with interactive 3D instructions and a parts list. Rotate and zoom the model, follow each placement, and see what you need before you start. BUILD FROM A PHOTO Choose a solid 3D model, a standing figure or a flat mosaic. Use one clear image, or add front and side photos to guide the shape. A single subject against a plain background works best. CREATE A CAR DISPLAY MODEL Choose a sports car, road or rally car, SUV, or open-wheel racer. Your photo supplies the colours, with more detailed bodywork, windows and wings in the most advanced setting. These are stylised display models with brick-built wheels, not exact replicas or rolling vehicles. FIND IDEAS FOR YOUR OWN PIECES Photograph separated bricks to estimate your inventory. Review and correct the detected parts, then compare them with the included builds. See which models match, which can use different colours, and which pieces are missing. FOLLOW THE BUILD IN 3D • Animated instructions with rotation and zoom • Parts lists with standard design numbers • 28 ready-made models, from small builds to detailed structures • Adjustable complexity and pieces per step • Support for ten languages PHOTO PROCESSING ON YOUR DEVICE Photo analysis runs locally on your iPhone or iPad. Your photos are not uploaded for processing. No account, ads or tracking. FREE AND PRO The ready-made library and brick scanner are included free. Try five photo builds. For more, Brick Builder Pro offers unlimited photo builds through an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.sebaexhibits.com/privacy/brick-builder Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Brick Builder is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, authorised by or endorsed by any brick manufacturer.
Pic2Bricks
Transform any photo into a custom brick model or 2D portrait. Get detailed instructions, parts lists, and estimated costs for your creations. It even helps you build with bricks you already own.
- Create 3D brick models from photos
- Generate 2D tile portraits
- Customizable model sizes
- Detailed parts lists and instructions
- Build with existing brick collections
- Estimated brick costs
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Turn a photo of your dog, your cat or your favorite things into a brick set you can really build: a 3D model with every piece listed and step-by-step instructions, or a flat portrait of a pet or a person you love. A gift they won't find in a shop. Print the instruction booklet with a gift page on the front: their photo, the finished model and a To and From line. Wrap the booklet now and order the bricks when you're ready. 3D MODELS Pick a size, from a pocket-size Mini of about 75 pieces to a Mega showpiece of about 500, and choose classic bricks or a finer version with plates and tiles. In a minute or two you can spin the finished model and look at it from every side. Noses, ears and tongues stay on, and a dog lying down comes out full size. Adding a side or back photo helps with shape. If it isn't right, ask for changes or start over; a build is only used when you keep a design. PORTRAITS Prefer something to hang on the wall? A 2D portrait frames the face and lifts your pet or person onto a clean background. It's ready in seconds and made right on your phone. The new Blocks style covers each patch of color with flat plates of every size, so the same picture takes far fewer pieces: a Classic 32 by 32 portrait comes to about 200 to 500 pieces instead of 1,028 round tiles. In our tests the estimated parts cost fell from about $51 to about $25 to $35. Like the classic mosaic look? Dots, one round tile per stud, is still there. EVERY PIECE, EVERY STEP Every design you keep comes with a full parts list (sizes, colors and BrickLink part numbers), step-by-step instructions you can follow on screen or print, and an estimated cost for the bricks. One tap copies your list and opens BrickLink, the large marketplace for single bricks. GOT A BIN OF LOOSE BRICKS? Photograph it with "What can I build with my bricks?" and the app counts your pieces by color and size, suggests models, and designs one using only what you own. Switch that off for a bigger build, and the parts list shows just the extra pieces to add. Your first 2 builds are free. After that, builds come in packs of 5 or 15 whenever you want them. There is no subscription and no account. Designs are made by Claude, an AI model from Anthropic, from the photo you choose; the photo is used only for your design and isn't kept. Pic2Bricks is an independent app from LastLap Lab LLC and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the LEGO Group.
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Verdict
Brick Builder and Pic2Bricks are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Brick Builder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and Pic2Bricks sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Brick Builder | Pic2Bricks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sensonet | LastLap Lab LLC |
In-app purchases
Brick Builder
- Brick Builder Pro Yearly$0.991 Year
- Brick Builder Pro Lifetime$2.99
Pic2Bricks
- Brick Bucket$4.99
- Brick Mountain$9.99
Questions
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