App-Controlled Batmobile gives much less than similar sets
Poor value
#55 of 55 DC sets with 200–499 pieces
App-Controlled Batmobile scores 4, poor value among 55 DC sets with 200–499 pieces. Its strongest point is builder rating, better than 11% of them, and its weakest is plastic per dollar (1%).
Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.
#55
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 55 DC sets with 200–499 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
4
Chart 2 · The score
How the 4 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
53 vs 95
+0 of 35
Pieces per $10
24 vs 68
+0 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.8 vs 6.0
+2 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.9
+2 of 15
$56 more
Chart 3 · The price
Is the price fair for what’s in the box?
Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $44. Each brick is $25.
$99.99
you pay
$44
sets like it usually cost
Motors and hubs explain much of the gap.
- Motorized: motors cost a lot but weigh little, so it scores low