Comparison

ClayCraft vs UnHerd

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ClayCraft

Discover inspiring and challenging pottery projects with this magazine. Each issue offers practical guides, features on artists, and expert advice for all skill levels. Explore the relaxing and therapeutic aspects of working with clay.

Highlights
  • Pottery project guides
  • Features on potters
  • Expert advice
  • Inspirational content
  • Digital magazine format
  • Pocketmags account integration
Features
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ClayCraft is a brand new magazine for this growing hobby with each issue including fun, inspirational and challenging pottery projects for you to try at home. Our editor, Rachel Graham, writes… Whether you are a student, a hobby potter, or have an established studio, we want you to enjoy reading about this wonderful stuff called clay! What is it about it that’s so appealing? Everyone I meet tells me that they find handling clay relaxing and, in lots of cases, therapeutic. Maybe it speaks to an ancient part of our psyche; man has been digging up mud, making it into vessels and putting it into a fire for thousands of years. And now we have refined this to the point where it’s both part of our everyday lives, and an inspiring artistic medium. Whatever your level of involvement, whatever you take from it, it’s going to be a positive experience, and ClayCraft will add to that, with practical hands-on guides, in-depth features on established, and emerging, potters, and plenty of good advice from our experts. Happy potting! ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

UnHerd

Access a curated collection of articles, videos, and podcasts from a leading publication. Save content for offline reading and receive timely notifications for new editions and must-read pieces. Customize your feed with UK or US editions.

Highlights
  • Offline article reading
  • Content notifications
  • All content in one place
  • UK or US edition feeds
  • Save favorite articles
Features
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The brand new UnHerd app offers readers the best app experience, wherever you are, with the ability to store up your favourite articles to be read later. Key Features: • The best experience - read UnHerd wherever you are • Notifications we’ll make sure to notify you of the new daily edition, or a piece we really think you shouldn’t miss • All our content in one place from videos, podcasts to the latest articles, the app brings you all of UnHerd’s content in one place • Read articles while you're offline • Choose between the UK or US edition timeline to get the most relevant stories in your feed Please note: Watching video may incur additional mobile network and/or WiFi charges.

Screenshots

ClayCraft1 screens
UnHerd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UnHerd at 4.8 against ClayCraft's 4.5. UnHerd also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (818 vs 13). ClayCraft's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ClayCraft sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and UnHerd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UnHerd holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UnHerd has 818 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of ClayCraft's written reviews are positive against 65% of UnHerd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClayCraft ships an update every 12 months, UnHerd every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ClayCraft versus UnHerd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClayCraftUnHerd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)4.8 (818 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews64.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13818 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKelsey Publishing GroupUnHerd

Customer experience

ClayCraft

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

UnHerd

All ratings818 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative29.8%

Bugs and requests

ClayCraft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UnHerd

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App frequently logs users out
  • Inconsistent content availability between app and website
  • Recaptcha issues preventing commenting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add audio/podcast option for articles
  • Improve app stability and login experience
  • Provide better content discoverability
  • Enhance subscription management features

In-app purchases

15 purchases

ClayCraft

Subscriptions2
  • ClayCraft$4.991 Month
  • ClayCraft1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time13
  • Issue 11 (pp:459608)$5.99
  • Issue 9 (pp:459610)$5.99
  • Issue 8 (pp:459611)$5.99
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  • Issue 7 (pp:459612)$5.99
  • Issue 5 (pp:459614)$5.99
  • Issue 2 (pp:459617)$5.99
  • Issue 1 (pp:459618)$5.99
  • Issue 41 (pp:631143)$5.99
  • Issue 91 (id:715256)$5.99
  • Claycraft - In... (pp:1004653)$11.99
  • Claycraft - Po... (pp:1004648)$11.99
  • Claycraft - Th... (pp:1004643)$11.99
  • GlazeSurfacegui... (pp:994209)$14.99
2 purchases

UnHerd

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly membership1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly membership$69.001 Year

Questions

Is ClayCraft free?
ClayCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UnHerd free?
UnHerd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ClayCraft or UnHerd?
UnHerd is rated higher. ClayCraft averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while UnHerd averages 4.8 from 818 ratings.
Do ClayCraft or UnHerd have ads?
Neither ClayCraft nor UnHerd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClayCraft or UnHerd?
ClayCraft ships an update every 12 months, and UnHerd every 2 months. Most recently, ClayCraft was updated on August 15, 2026 and UnHerd on September 26, 2026.

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