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BrickSearch Minifigure Scanner
Tiro Media Ltd · 4,330 ratings · ★ 3.0
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Top complaints - extracted from 74 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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"subscription"
19 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "had this installed for a few years without using it. went shopping today and sat some minifigs, decided to not the ol' app up to only be met with a subscription page and a limit of 12 scans for free. there are many free alternatives that wo…" - Lee Moslin
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"scan"
19 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "had this installed for a few years without using it. went shopping today and sat some minifigs, decided to not the ol' app up to only be met with a subscription page and a limit of 12 scans for free. there are many free alternatives that wo…" - Lee Moslin
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"free"
17 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "had this installed for a few years without using it. went shopping today and sat some minifigs, decided to not the ol' app up to only be met with a subscription page and a limit of 12 scans for free. there are many free alternatives that wo…" - Lee Moslin
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"scans"
16 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "had this installed for a few years without using it. went shopping today and sat some minifigs, decided to not the ol' app up to only be met with a subscription page and a limit of 12 scans for free. there are many free alternatives that wo…" - Lee Moslin
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"work"
11 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "had this installed for a few years without using it. went shopping today and sat some minifigs, decided to not the ol' app up to only be met with a subscription page and a limit of 12 scans for free. there are many free alternatives that wo…" - Lee Moslin
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"doesn"
8 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very bad app, only few scans and it locks up and doesnt let u scan anything, trash if i ever had it. Dont charge for scanning dummies" - Alwin Oz
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had this installed for a few years without using it. went shopping today and sat some minifigs, decided to not the ol' app up to only be met with a subscription page and a limit of 12 scans for free. there are many free alternatives that work just as well if not better. (the one I found was actually able to show me 4 scans in one frame where this one freaked out at 2)
Not a great app. I had to close and restart before scanning each qr code and that's if it scanned at all. Uninstalled, do not recommend
have to pay to do what other apps do for free
Very bad app, only few scans and it locks up and doesnt let u scan anything, trash if i ever had it. Dont charge for scanning dummies
after 12 scans you have to pay, other apps do it better for free
absolute scam of a once great app. they want you to pay a subscription for this trash, otherwise you only get 12 "free" scans a day, but the hilarious part is that the scanner doesn't work 😂 it has a set focus length, which is too far away to be able to scan the minifig boxes. do not waste your time, data and especially money on this garbage app.
Thoroughly disappointing. Downloaded purely to scan minifig boxes. It only let's you scan 12 for free. If you need more, you have to pay for an upgrade, which is not cheap! Definitely wouldn't have bothered if I'd known in advance. Total waste of time.
rip off
forced me to log in and link my Google account, would NOT let me create a new 'private' account just for this site. I hate being forced to share 'me'. Will be ending subscription on day 6 of free trial
You have to pay to use the scanner.
Haven't used the app in a while, but now when I went to scan some, it stopped me after 12 scans, now this app also wants to push you into a monthly/yearly subscription model, absolute unacceptable for how simple scanning is now, and how many others apps can do it for you forever, for free. Avoid this.
this app was great. Now its unusable unless i pay for it. AND, they dont even tell you that upfront in the description.
only successfully scans about half of the time. I need a refund
terrible app with Paywalls and pay to use "features". To many Adds! apps like these belong into the trash!
This used to be a good app. Now we're stuck with "12 free scans" and then we have to pay a subscription? Not only does it shoot itself in the foot, it's now cheaper to just buy the boxes blind until you've got the full sets. One star is too generous.
scanner won't function just says trouble shoot after I spent the money on the monthly little annoyed
ad spam, try another app
inaccurate and asks for you to pay after a few scans. use omgbricks instead.
Used to be good then developer got greedy. No more free scans unless you pay. Subcription is high as well.
BS, snanner behind subscription paywall. Nope.
Such a shame that Brickset has thrown in their lot with this money-grubbing little enterprise. Once, it was alright, but it's just pop-ups all over the place now, and the collection manager is painful to use. They describe themselves as "app-first" which is vomit-inducing. Remember: apps are just walled gardens so you can be advertised to. For an infinitely better experience, just use the Brickset website on your phone's browser. Also in a browser, use Jay's Brick Blog CMF scanner for free.
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!
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Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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