Star Wars vs LEGO® Powered Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Wars
Immerse yourself in the Star Wars universe with breaking news, exclusive media, and interactive features. Personalize your experience with themed interfaces, share fun selfies, and enjoy Star Wars-themed weather forecasts. Stay updated with trailers, behind-the-scenes content, and classic sound clips.
- Breaking news and announcements
- Themed interfaces (Light Side, Dark Side, Droid)
- Star Wars-themed selfies
- In-universe weather forecasts
- Classic sound clips and effects
- Official videos and trailers
- News and blogs from StarWars.com
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The Star Wars app is your official mobile connection to a galaxy far, far away. With a dynamic interface, the Star Wars app immerses you in breaking news, rich media, social updates, special events, and interactive features. Here’s where the fun begins: -Get instant notifications on big announcements, including trailer releases and movie news -Theme your app with Light Side, Dark Side, or Droid interfaces, each containing different designs, sounds, and animations -Take and share a Star Wars “selfie” in various iconic costumes and settings, including Jedi, Princess Leia (with hair buns), Han Solo’s carbon freeze, and more -Get Star Wars-themed weather and five-day forecasts, featuring in-universe planets and locales -Play classic sound clips and sound effects from your favorite Star Wars characters, creatures, weapons, vehicles, and scenes -Watch official Star Wars videos, including movie trailers, The Star Wars Show, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more -Read official Star Wars news and blogs from StarWars.com, including creator interviews, and more -Share emojis, animated GIFs, and stickers with your friends and family NOTE: For the best experience, we recommend using this app on an iPhone 5 or higher running iOS 9.0 and above. Headphones are suggested, especially for Force Trainer. Use Wi-Fi if experiencing connection or loading difficulties. This app contains advertising messages as well as advertising for The Walt Disney Family of Companies. Privacy Policy – http://disneyprivacycenter.com Terms of Use – http://disneytermsofuse.com Your California Privacy Rights – https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/ Do Not Sell My Information – https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Before you download this experience, please consider that this app contains social media links and content, registration to create or sign in using a Star Wars ID account, and push notifications to let you know when we have updates like breaking news, additional content or new features. Please note that this is an English language app with limited features available in local languages. Some versions include regional social feeds.
LEGO® Powered Up
Control motorized LEGO sets like trains and the Batmobile via Bluetooth. Bring your custom LEGO creations to life by coding movements and sounds using drag-and-drop programming. Experience interactive play with lights, sensors, and motors.
- Bluetooth control for LEGO vehicles
- Customizable coding for models
- Drag-and-drop programming
- Add sounds and lights
- Control speed and direction
- Bring custom builds to life
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Combine this app with the LEGO DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile (76112), the LEGO City Cargo Train (60198), or the LEGO City Passenger Train (60197) (each sold separately) to operate the motorized engines via Bluetooth controls, or use your imagination and build entirely new creations using LEGO Powered Up components and bring them to life by coding them. Make your models move and respond to real-world events. The LEGO Powered Up app puts you in the driver’s seat of the awesome 4-wheel-drive Batmobile to speed through the streets of GOTHAM CITY™. Drive forwards, backwards, left and right… or pull 360-degree turns! You can even activate cool tricks and stunts as you become the Dark Knight and fight crime. You can customize and code your Batmobile tricks and choose your sounds and movements – pretty awesome! The LEGO Powered Up app also controls LEGO trains to haul goods or pick up passengers around LEGO City. You can control the speed, change directions, and bring even more life to your play with various sounds such as a whistle, passenger announcement, railroad crossing bell, and more! The Bluetooth remote control app and the remote control handset included in the LEGO City train sets aren’t compatible with older infrared remote-controlled LEGO train sets. Thanks to Powered Up components like hubs, motors, sensors, and lights you will be able to bring your customized creations to life. You can also bring your existing LEGO models to life. Is your device compatible? Please go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. The LEGO Powered Up App Feature List - Access control panels for DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile, LEGO City Cargo Train or LEGO City Passenger Train. - Control speed and direction of LEGO vehicles with a variety of exciting interfaces. - Add playful sounds and take your play to the next level. - Use LEGO Powered Up hardware components in your customized models to bring them to life! - Code movements and sounds for your models to create real-life behaviors. - Simple, easy-to-understand programming language based on drag’n’drop coding. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2019 The LEGO Group
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Star Wars at 4.4 against LEGO® Powered Up's 3.6. Star Wars also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 42%) and ratings volume (2K vs 554). LEGO® Powered Up's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Star Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 554 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Star Wars's written reviews are positive against 42% of LEGO® Powered Up's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Wars | LEGO® Powered Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2K ratings) — better | 3.6 (554 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.8% of reviews — better | 41.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 554 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Disney | LEGO |
Customer experience
Star Wars
LEGO® Powered Up
User reviews
Star Wars
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Awesome app for Star Wars fans
- 🎨 Fun and creative features
- 📰 Provides latest Star Wars news and updates
- 🔊 Great sound effects and soundboard
- 🎮 Engaging mini-games and activities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔌 High data and battery consumption
- 🌍 Lacks support for non-US temperature units
- 🤖 Limited character and content variety
- 🔍 Difficulty finding certain features
LEGO® Powered Up
From 554 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works great
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Awesome thing
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Works like a dream
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Wouldn't work
- 🐛 Not working
- 🐛 Terrible
- 🐛 Doesn't work at all
Bugs and requests
Star Wars
Reported bugs
5 issues- Force Trainer mode has black screen issue
- Jakku Spy VR experience not working
- Weather information stuck in Fahrenheit
- Sticker feature crashes the app
- Certain links and activities not functioning
Requested features
5 requests- Add more clone troopers and characters
- Integrate emojis and stickers with keyboard
- Improve AR/VR functionality and experiences
- Expand soundboard with more quotes and voices
- Introduce new mini-games and interactive content
LEGO® Powered Up
Reported bugs
12 issues- Bluetooth connection drops
- Motors not controllable through app
- Timer blocks don't work
- Motor code blocks don't work
- Coding canvas is broken
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- Loses Bluetooth connection randomly
- Coding blocks not working properly
- App doesn't run in background
- Doesn't work on latest iOS
- Doesn't work with new hubs and motors
- Can only connect one hub at a time
- Train stops when app closes
Requested features
12 requests- Add more sound effects
- Add more music to the playlist
- Allow custom sounds
- Improve parameters
- Add more controls
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- Add more widgets
- Allow custom themes
- Add documentation
- Add support for LEGO Boost and Mindstorms
- Add loop option for sounds
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Star Wars
No in-app purchases
LEGO® Powered Up
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Star Wars free?
Is LEGO® Powered Up free?
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