LEGO Life - An App Full of Stuff

[CopMike]

From TLG:

 

[Lyichir]

I've seen a lot of people misinterpret this app as having an age limit due to the widespread news about its child safety features, but it does not—the safety features are all about moderation combined with built-in features that protect kids' identities and prevent user-to-user harassment. I've joined the app myself using the existing Lego Club ID I've had since I was nine years old, and find it to be decent overall..

I wish the usernames were a little easier to select (you get assigned a name randomly and can "reroll" to pick a new one before saving one permanently, but since there's no way to reselect a previously assigned username it's often easier to pick one that's merely acceptable instead of risking losing it in pursuit of one that's "perfect"). The character customization is also less robust than I'd like (for instance, you can customize a minifigure or mini-doll but each hairpiece is limited to certain colors and there doesn't seem to be a single male mini-doll option).

As for the actual functionality of the app itself, it mostly combines features that were already available on the Lego website (theme galleries you can post creations to, quizzes, building challenges, videos, etc.) with Instagram-like features like a built-in camera and stickers that you can customize pictures with. So nothing too robust. I've heard rumors that by completing challenges like the quizzes and building challenges you might be able to unlock additional content, but I haven't managed to do so with any of the quizzes or sticker challenges I've completed and haven't done any building challenges yet. I've also heard that there might be content like videos that are exclusive to the app (one of the main reasons I downloaded it in the first place), though so far I haven't seen anything noteworthy.

Still, I've enjoyed what little I've gotten out of it for what it is. And it's probably even more fun for its targeted demographic and might be easier for today's kids to engage with than the Lego website itself.

Edited February 14, 2017 by Lyichir