Pileometer by Brickit

The scanner reads photographed parts and recognizes around 1,600 different shapes. You don't sort first. Spread pieces out, capture them, and let the app do the counting. It's the feature that makes the whole system practical, since manual entry for a big pile would be unbearable.

Every scan feeds a catalog that knows the exact shapes and counts in your collection. That's the difference between a pile and a usable brick parts catalog. It also works with export flows, so you can push your parts list into a build-designs site like Rebrickable to check compatibility against projects you're eyeing.

Each batch lives in a numbered transparent bag, and the app tracks what went where. Need one specific color of one specific shape? Pileometer points you to the right bag. No more emptying three bins to find a single two-by-four, and no more guessing whether a part is even in the house.

Pileometer ships with a catalog of build designs and filters them against what you actually own. Instead of browsing random instructions you can't complete, you see ideas your pile can support right now, plus a shopping list for anything missing. That last part matters more than it sounds. Half the frustration of a big build is discovering the missing piece midway through.

Recognition makes mistakes, so the app lets you adjust any flagged part by hand. Batch editing means you can fix a group of pieces at once or merge Pileometer with a sorting method you already use. It's a practical safety valve, and not a hidden limitation. Mistakes happen. Fix them fast and move on.

An indexed collection is far easier to sell than a mystery pile. Export your parts list and you have a concrete, itemized inventory to show buyers or to compare against a set you're trying to recreate. Think of it as being your own brick collection organizer, minus the spreadsheets.