# Lens Buddy

> Recognize Bricks with Camera

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1565180946](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1565180946)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1565180946`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Morella Folesani
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 2.70 / 5 (115 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-08-09
- **First published:** 2021-08-09
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lens-buddy/id1565180946)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://legal-informations.herokuapp.com/privacy\_policy.php?app=LensBuddy](https://legal-informations.herokuapp.com/privacy_policy.php?app=LensBuddy)

## Description

Lens Buddy helps you search for bricks by simply pointing your camera. Thanks to an on-device machine learning algorithm, it can recognize hundreds of bricks directly on your device, making identification fast and private.

You can also explore the catalogue of all bricks, search by description or category, and view useful information for each brick. More features are coming—stay tuned!

## Rankings

- #156,817 — Overall

## Review summary

Lens Buddy presents a promising idea to identify Lego pieces with a camera and offers a free camera test and a search feature. However, multiple reviews cite a costly paywall for the main feature, poor recognition accuracy, and overall unreliability, with some accusing marketing practices of being misleading. While the concept is appealing, the app currently struggles to deliver accurate results and clear value for money.

### Pros

- Promising concept for identifying Lego pieces using a camera, appealing to Lego enthusiasts.
- There is a free test of the camera feature before paying.
- Includes a built-in search function to help find pieces after scanning.

### Cons

- Main feature requires paying to unlock the camera (around $0.99–$1), often described as a paywall.
- Camera recognition is frequently inaccurate, even for basic pieces (misidentifications common).
- App reliability is poor; users report it often fails to identify pieces.
- Perceived misleading marketing/false advertising and trust concerns about the developer.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1565180946)