Our winner
- Ages
- 5–12
- New content
- Weekly
- Format
- One reusable master kit + weekly app-delivered builds
- From
- $27/mo
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ibrick vs Little Passports
Working machines against world stories
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- Ages
- 3–10
- New content
- Monthly
- Format
- Story-led monthly kit + booklets and simple experiments
- From
- $24.95/mo
These two barely overlap. Little Passports is a curiosity and storytelling subscription with some science attached; ibrick is an engineering system with lessons attached. If you are comparing them, you are probably deciding what kind of learning you want rather than which product is better.
What it really comes down to
Narrative vs mechanism
Little Passports leads with story - characters travelling the world, comics, maps, a mystery to follow - and the hands-on element supports the narrative. ibrick leads with the mechanism, and the lesson explains what the child just built. For a younger child who loves being read to, the story hook is powerful. For a child who wants to know how things work, it is thin.
Scored side by side
| Dimension | ibrick | Little Passports |
|---|---|---|
| Replay value18% | 10 | 6 |
| STEM depth18% | 9 | 8 |
| Novelty cadence14% | 10 | 8 |
| Wow factor14% | 9 | 8 |
| Value for money14% | 10 | 9 |
| Builds independently12% | 9 | 10 |
| Clutter control10% | 10 | 7 |
| Overall | 9.6 | 7.9 |
Choose ibrick if…
- Your child wants to build things that move
- You want a genuine engineering and physics grounding
- The child is 7+, where Little Passports starts running out of road
- You want one kit rather than accumulating booklets and small parts
Choose Little Passports if…
- Your child is 3-6 and loves stories more than machines
- You want geography, culture and history in the mix
- You want the tidiest, lowest-effort option on this site
Our verdict
ibrick, and it is not close. Little Passports is charming and well made, and for a story-driven five-year-old it has a place on the bookshelf. Judged as STEM it is the lightest thing we cover - the building is simple, the science is thin, and there is nothing to rebuild next week. ibrick costs about the same and delivers a working machine every week instead.
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Common questions
Does Little Passports count as STEM?
Partly. There is real science content, but the building components are significantly simpler than ibrick, CrunchLabs or KiwiCo, and much of the box is booklets, stickers and maps.
The whole field, for context
| Kit | Score | Ages | New content | Reuses parts | Needs a parent | From | Visit brand site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ibrickOur pick | 9.6 | 5-12 | Weekly | Yes | Rarely | $27/mo | Visit |
 CrunchLabs Build Box | 8.7 | 8-14 | Monthly | Partly | Rarely | $24.95/mo | Visit |
 MEL Science | 8.4 | 5-16 | Monthly | Partly | Usually | $29.9/mo | Visit |
 KiwiCo | 8.2 | 0-16 | Monthly | Partly | Rarely | $23.95/mo | Visit |
 Little Passports | 7.9 | 3-10 | Monthly | No | Rarely | $24.95/mo | Visit |
 Green Kid Crafts | 7.8 | 2-10 | Monthly | No | Rarely | $19.95/mo | Visit |
 Lovevery | 7.7 | 0-5 | Monthly | Partly | Rarely | $36/mo | Visit |