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BrickSearch Minifigure Scanner
Tiro Media Ltd · 4,234 ratings · ★ 3.2
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Top complaints - extracted from 67 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"scan"
20 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Nowhere near as good as when Series 28 came out. Most of the codes do not scan. Very frustrating when this is a paid App." - V Fafard
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"subscription"
19 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Asking for a fee/subscription after couple of QR code scans = instant unninstall and i will never ever look back!" - Andrej Paholek
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"scans"
12 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I was new to this app. but instead letting you open an account and try everything out for a couple of days, you have to pay straight up or you can not do anything with this app. not even the 12 free scans work on my device. so will delete i…" - Tobias Deprato (Fetsch85)
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"work"
10 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "doesn't work troubleshoot page takes me to an error" - Blake Helms
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"free"
10 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I was new to this app. but instead letting you open an account and try everything out for a couple of days, you have to pay straight up or you can not do anything with this app. not even the 12 free scans work on my device. so will delete i…" - Tobias Deprato (Fetsch85)
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"doesn"
9 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "doesn't work troubleshoot page takes me to an error" - Blake Helms
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"doesn work"
7 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
📋 All 67 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
All the linking to Brickset now behind a paywall. I use myBricks instead for collection management.
Installed but nothing but paywall. I decided it was worthless for me. Uninstalled.
Nowhere near as good as when Series 28 came out. Most of the codes do not scan. Very frustrating when this is a paid App.
why charge people money to scan lego. didn't enjoy this app deleted very quickly after downloading....
doesn't work troubleshoot page takes me to an error
I was new to this app. but instead letting you open an account and try everything out for a couple of days, you have to pay straight up or you can not do anything with this app. not even the 12 free scans work on my device. so will delete it again.
no response from the developer on issues with the app except had a very swift reply when refund requested, cancelled and refunded as not able to use it due to import feature not working at all.
it doesn't work half the time.....so its of no benefit. No updates to fix it, not so great.
This only lets you scan a few then it wants you to pay!! Use minifig scan instead as it doesn't charge and works perfectly. Also asking people to pay to view retired sets is pointless because they will just look on the Lego website instead. When you look at a set and then click back it takes you right back to the main page instead of 1 step back which is stupid and you can't even click back to exit the app. You have to press home and then close the app which is awful app design.
garbage install. didnt even scan cannot create an account without paying? no the app would not let me do anything at all. scanning opens the camera and just sits there.
Would not scan mini-figure boxes and I had paid to subscribe
unable to scan to add to collection. Horrible app
Asking for a fee/subscription after couple of QR code scans = instant unninstall and i will never ever look back!
scan options doesn't seem to work
everything pay walled and no longer functions under free tier
enshittified by greed
paid minifig series scans? no thanks. omgBricks does this for free and updates information faster.
If I could, I would give this app no stars. As if it wasn’t enough that you have to pay to use the app, it is garbage after paying it. i see most people using it for the scanner, but I wanted it as a way to look over my collection on my phone and keep a wishlist. Not only do half the products have no photos, but also there are so many sets that aren't even on there, so I can't even put my full collection on there. What is the money put towards? I feel scammed
camera wasn't even scanning after subscription. Want a refund. Rubbish. Samsung s23 ultra.
buyer beware--automatic billing renewal with no way to cancel your app subscription!!!
plagued with self-promotion pop ups and capped at 12 scans. useless
I asked to be unsubscribed from the app account and they still charge my card. ruthless, all to make an Almighty buck. shame on you bricksearch.
subscription service is WHACK. this is gross
Despite restarting my phone, my router, and trying also with mobile data, the browser often does not work or gives irrelevant results. This app is only useful to scan minifigure boxes, but don't try to use it to manage collections Edit: problems of collection management: -there is no way to add duplicated sets -the overview list does not include the set number -there is no way to export lists -Worst problem: browser does not work well, gives irrelevant results or cannot retrieve the right set
You know what I don't love, opening an app and having pop up after pop up after pop up come up at me.
it scanned one box, and as I barely moved it, it registered as multiple unique scans once and took up multiple free scans
non functional unless you pay
waste of time have to pay a subscription now to view anything
It doesn't work without paying, and it doesn't work even after paying (!!!). Is it a scam? Do not install this app!
scanner not working
Immediately shoves ads and paid sub garbage in your face as soon as you open it. Plenty of options that don't do this. Avoid!
Canceling is a pain and purposefully difficult
cost money. literally use any other service like brickognize or minifig scan on Android. devs are certifiably con artists and should feel ashamed of themselves, seriously.
scan options not working after I paid
Automatically defaulting to recurring subscription that has to be cancelled from Play is a giant pain and feels underhanded. Only application I had that does this.
boo for change to subscription model. totally not worth the cost. deleting app.
I love this App be
cannot use the scan function for more than 12 times, making it useless for getting a full set of blind boxes.
was good now 20 pound a year is ridiculous price a one off buy now would be better and more people would buy it
30 dollars per month for 12 tries and the shelfs got scanned instead and wasted all my tries I didn't use them for the figs there is no point
Greed kills an otherwise interesting app for LEGO fans. Absolute garbage: UNINSTALLED! Good riddance...
Haha! It seems like they don't want people to use this anymore so they've introduced a 12-scan daily limit or a subscription for more. Renders the app useless for most people. Bye 👋
now a subscription based model to scan the codes, you have 12 shots before it forces you, I had the last one scan something twice, I have uninstalled and found a better app which doesn't railroad me into subscription.
auto taking money when they said i had to up it myself
Charging an overpriced subscription for a previously free app is absolutely scummy. Either run more ads or make it a one-rime purchase
scan doesnt work even though I've subscribed
12 scans then you have to pay, it's bs, you can't even make an account without paying, and after I scanned my 5th box it already counted for 7, after my actual 7th scan it said I used my 12, it's just bs for a lego scanning app
just giving you 12 scan. if you want more you need to pay.
Bought a subscription cause the mimifigure series was retired and it didn't detected character, just the series
The app is now limiting scans for a fee. Absolute scam. Use a superior app like omgbricks instead.
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Sentiment summary
54%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
43%
Negative (1-2★)