A new era for Brick Search

We said back in late 2024 when we introduced Brick Search Plus that it was only the start of what we had planned for our app, and the truth behind that can be seen on iOS devices now.

A new update recently rolled out for Apple users that completely changed how Brick Search looks and what Brick Search can do. While we’ve retained the old favourites – the best-ever minifigure scanner, wishlist and collection management and an extensive database of LEGO sets – we’ve also introduced some new features that will take Brick Search to another level.

Brick Search has always been about complementing and improving the experience of being a LEGO fan. To that end, we’ve introduced a retiring dates feature – both easily visible from the home screen and in each set’s listing. We’re working on ways of making this even more convenient for app users but in the meantime, if you want to know when that set you’re considering buying might disappear from the shelves, you’ll be able to check using Brick Search.

The new 2025 in LEGO section follows a similar thought process: there’s a lot of LEGO media out there and we wanted to put the best coverage of the hobby in one place, not from any one content creator but from the market leaders and some lesser-known creators who are doing good work that would benefit from a platform like this. So we reached out to them, told them what we wanted to do and how they could be involved and got almost unanimous agreement.

When there’s a major story in the world of LEGO, you’ll find it in Brick Search’s 2025 in LEGO section. It might be from a content creator you already know or one you’ve yet to discover but this is a curated list of contributors, people whose work is worth reading or watching. They wouldn’t be in our app otherwise…

You’ll find both these sections half-way down the home screen, in what we’ve taken to calling ‘the grid’. They’re there with two other features, Brick Score and Collections, but these are still to come. We’re excited about them though, so watch this space.

We’re also able to bring app users interesting things to watch or read via the feature at the very top of the page. Tap on any one of those images that slide through the carousel and you’ll find something to watch or read that should speak to you as a LEGO fan or pique your interest in a set or theme. There’ll be closer looks at new sets, buying guides, lists – anything really, that doesn’t fit in elsewhere but still offers app users something worth their time.

So that’s this update – but it’s not the end. Brick Score and Collections will be live in the near future, Android devices will be able to share the excitement of this update any moment (once we’ve worked out one particularly annoying Android-only bug) and beyond that we’ve got some big plans for where to take Brick Search next.