Comparison

ClayCraft vs iPhone User

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

iPhone User

Features
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Do you want the latest iPhone news, reviews and technical help in one place? You have found it! iPhone User magazine’s high quality content is produced by our in-house expert design and editorial teams to produce the ultimate iPhone magazine for the informed user. Papercut’s iPhone User Magazine brings you the very best reviews and technical help for your iOS powered smartphone, covering all models including the iPhone 14 updates. This is the publication you will need to keep on top of the must know Apple software and iPhone hardware information and technical help from our team of Apple experts. If you use an iPhone you need to click subscribe, right now. 100% unofficial. ---------------------------------------------- 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

Screenshots

ClayCraft1 screens
iPhone User4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClayCraft at every 12 months against iPhone User's every 30 months. ClayCraft also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 iPhone User sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClayCraft ships an update every 12 months, iPhone User every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ClayCraft versus iPhone User: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClayCraftiPhone User
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKelsey Publishing GroupPapercut

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
Show 10 more
  • 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
16 purchases

iPhone User

Subscriptions1
  • iPhone User$9.991 Year
One-time15
  • Spring 2026 (pp:1144118)$3.99
  • Summer 2026 (pp:1145430)$3.99
  • Winter 2025 (pp:1139418)$3.99
Show 12 more
  • iPhoneTricks_T... (pp:1000160)$3.99
  • Summer 2024 (pp:1051157)$3.99
  • Winter 2024 (pp:1051151)$3.99
  • Spring 2024 (pp:1051160)$3.99
  • Autumn 2024 (pp:1051154)$3.99
  • The iOS 18 Manual (pp:1121642)$5.99
  • The iPhone 16 ... (pp:1121641)$5.99
  • The iOS 15 iPh... (pp:1000163)$5.99
  • The iPhone 15 ... (pp:1003334)$5.99
  • The iOS 17 Manual (pp:1003331)$5.99
  • iPhoneSeniors_... (pp:1000157)$7.99
  • CompAppleWatch... (pp:1000151)$7.99

Questions

Is ClayCraft free?
ClayCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iPhone User free?
iPhone User is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClayCraft or iPhone User have ads?
Neither ClayCraft nor iPhone User shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClayCraft or iPhone User?
ClayCraft ships an update every 12 months, and iPhone User every 30 months. Most recently, ClayCraft was updated on September 24, 2026 and iPhone User on September 27, 2026.

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