BrickCheck Is Live on the App Store and Google Play

BrickCheck is live on the App Store and Google Play. That sentence is the whole announcement, but collectors deserve the practical version: what the app does, what stays free, what Pro unlocks, where to download it, and how to get a useful portfolio on the phone in under an hour.

BrickCheck tracks LEGO collections like portfolios. Live market values, barcode scanning, sealed vs used condition, cost basis, and price alerts so you are not guessing what the shelf is worth or when to act.

What BrickCheck Does

In plain terms:

• Inventory: add sets by scanning a box barcode or searching the catalog
• Condition: track sealed and used as separate realities with matching market context
• Values: see live market-oriented pricing on sets and on the portfolio total
• Cost basis: log what you paid so gain/loss means something
• Alerts: get notified when prices cross rules you care about
• Collections: keep investment lots, built displays, and gift piles from turning into one muddy list

If you have been maintaining a spreadsheet you open twice a year, this is the workflow that spreadsheet was trying to be.

Deeper reading if you want the investing frame: track LEGO collection value, price alerts guide, and how much is my LEGO collection worth.

Free vs BrickCheck Pro

Free is meant to be genuinely useful, not a demo that expires when you add a fourth set. You can track your collection, pull live values, scan barcodes, see portfolio totals and gain/loss, use CSV import/export, and run a limited number of active price alerts (three on the current free plan) with a window of price history (90 days on free).

Pro is for collectors who want the investor kit turned up:

• Unlimited price alerts
• Full price history
• Advanced analytics (including CAGR-style and related portfolio metrics)
• Tax/insurance-style export tools as they ship in the product

Pricing (web billing today): Pro is $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Subscribe on brickcheck.app/pricing via Stripe. Native in-app purchase on iOS and Android is coming; until then, manage Pro on the web and use the same account in the apps. We are keeping that distinction boring and accurate on purpose so nobody gets surprised in checkout.

Download Links

• iOS (App Store): BrickCheck on the App Store
• Android (Google Play): BrickCheck on Google Play
• Web: https://www.brickcheck.app

Same account across surfaces. Start on your phone in the closet, finish cost basis on a laptop if that is easier.

Getting Started in Six Steps

1. Create a free account on the app or the web.
2. Make a collection (or use the default). Serious sealed lots deserve their own bucket later; do not over-organize on day one.
3. Scan boxed sets you can reach. Confirm the set name every time. Mark sealed or used before you save.
4. Search-add built sets and anything with a dead barcode. Set number is enough.
5. Enter cost basis on the expensive sets first. Estimates are fine for old purchases; mark them as estimates in notes if you want.
6. Add one or two alerts you would actually honor (a buy target or a sell target), not twelve percent-change toys.

That is a working portfolio. Everything else is refinement.

Camera permission is only for barcode scanning. If you would rather not grant it, search still works.

A Closet Session That Actually Finishes

Most collection apps die in the gap between "I made an account" and "I entered 40 sets." The mobile release is aimed at that gap. Stand in front of the sealed shelf, scan down a row, confirm names, mark sealed, keep going. When your arms get tired of heavy UCS boxes, switch to search for the built Modulars on the other wall.

A realistic first session for a mid-size collection (say a few dozen sets) is 45 to 90 minutes. You will not perfect every cost basis on day one. You will have a list that looks like your shelf, with live values that are closer to truth than a guess. That is the unlock. Cost basis cleanup can happen on the couch later.

If you already keep a Brickset ownership list or a spreadsheet, use it as a checklist while you scan, then stop maintaining two value columns by hand. Let BrickCheck own the market number; keep Brickset for research if that is still your habit.

Who This Is For

• Collectors who want a clear number for insurance, curiosity, or selling decisions
• People treating sealed retired sets as a long-horizon alternative asset and wanting cost basis math
• Anyone tired of "I should update the sheet this weekend"

Who might want a different primary tool: pure checklist completionists who live inside Brickset already, or active BrickLink sellers whose real system of record is a store inventory. BrickCheck plays nicely beside those; it does not need to replace them. Our 2026 tracker comparison spells out the lane for each.

Parents tracking kids' City and Friends sets get value too, even without an investing thesis. Knowing which birthday sets are still sealed in a closet, and roughly what they would cost to replace, is a boring useful number. You do not need Pro for that.

Privacy and Permissions, Briefly

BrickCheck needs an account so your collection syncs across phone and web. Camera access is requested for barcode scanning only; deny it and you can still search. We are not in the business of turning your shelf photos into an ad graph. Read the privacy policy for the formal version, and use Support if something looks wrong after login.

Push notifications, when you enable them, exist for alerts you configured. If you never set an alert, you should not need a noisy lock screen. That is the deal we are trying to keep.

What We Are Still Honest About

Market prices move and individual sales scatter. BrickCheck helps you track a reasoned market view; it is not a guarantee you will clear a specific number on eBay tomorrow. Sealed premiums depend on real condition. Scanning identifies products; it does not authenticate reseals. For that problem, read spotting fake and resealed sets before you pay a secondary-market premium.

Retirement timing still matters more than most daily price wiggles. Pair the app with a basic understanding of how set retirement works so alerts land in context.

BrickCheck is an independent fan app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the LEGO Group. LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group.

Roadmap Notes (Without the Hype Deck)

Native Pro checkout via Apple and Google in-app purchase is the obvious next billing step so mobile users never have to bounce to the browser to subscribe. Until that ships, web Stripe remains the source of truth for Pro. Feature work continues on analytics depth, export quality for insurance-style reports, and making scan edge cases (odd regional codes, beat-up boxes) less annoying.

If something in the 1.0 apps frustrates you, say so through Support. Early collections are how we learn which five scans fail in the wild.

FAQ

Is BrickCheck free?

Yes. You can track your collection free on iOS, Android, and the web. Pro is optional for unlimited alerts, full history, and advanced analytics.

How much is BrickCheck Pro?

$4.99 per month or $39.99 per year on web Stripe billing today. Native IAP is on the roadmap.

Where do I download the app?

App Store, Google Play, or use the web app.

Do I need an account?

Yes for the core synced collection experience. That is how the same portfolio shows up on phone and web.

Does barcode scanning work offline?

You can browse previously loaded collection data offline in many cases, but scanning and fresh price lookups need a network connection so the catalog and market data stay current.

Can I import a spreadsheet?

CSV import/export is part of the free feature set. Start from a clean set-number list if you can; condition and cost basis columns make the import much more useful.

Is Pro required for scanning?

No. Scanning and basic portfolio tracking are free.

If you have been meaning to stop guessing what the collection is worth, this is the moment to put the boxes in front of a camera. Download BrickCheck on iOS or Android, or start on the web at https://www.brickcheck.app. Free to begin; Pro when you want the full alert and analytics kit.