KilnLink vs Ceramispace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KilnLink
Monitor your kiln's firing status remotely from your mobile device. This app allows connection to multiple kilns, providing real-time temperature checks and status updates while on the go.
- Remote kiln status monitoring
- Connect to multiple kilns
- Real-time temperature checks
- Mobile device connectivity
- Updated backend infrastructure
Read full descriptionHide full description
Stay connected to your kiln ON THE GO! KilnLink allows you to connect to multiple kilns so you can check their status as they are firing. Features of version 2.0.2: - Updated for backend API infrastructure updates - Fix for reset password problem Requires: - A Skutt KilnMaster-Touchscreen (KMT or GMT) controller - Wi-Fi connection for each kiln - Data connection for your mobile device
Ceramispace
This app helps ceramic artists organize their creative process. It offers tools for managing glaze recipes, calculating firing schedules, tracking projects, and logging kiln maintenance. Keep your studio organized and your creative workflow optimized.
- Glaze recipe storage and batch calculator
- Automatic firing schedule calculation
- Customizable project board
- Digitalized firing logs
- Live firing widgets
- Kiln maintenance tracking
- Inventory management
Read full descriptionHide full description
It’s time to bring your ceramics studio to your fingertips! Ceramispace is an all-in-one app designed exclusively for iPhone, iPad, and Mac to help organize the creative lives of ceramic artists like you. Bring your studio with you wherever you go, and take your practice to the next level. ⁕ GLAZE RECIPE STORAGE AND BATCH SIZE CALCULATOR Adding your recipes to Ceramispace is a breeze. It takes just seconds to add your first recipe, giving you access to UMF diagrams, batch size calculators, and more. ⁕ AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATE FIRING SCHEDULES Enter details about your kiln and your firings to find out how long your firing will take, how much it will cost, and optionally set up notifications when your firings are complete. ⁕ CUSTOMIZABLE PROJECT BOARD Manage ongoing projects with ease using our customizable project board. Organize your work to suit your unique workflow and never miss a deadline. ⁕ DIGITALIZED FIRING LOGS Keep track of when you fired your kiln, and learn how your firings contribute to your power bill. Flag firings, allowing you to track kiln errors or other important details. ⁕ LIVE FIRING WIDGETS Keep track of your kiln firings directly from your device's home and lock screens using our firing widgets. ⁕ RECORD KILN MAINTENANCE Keep your kiln in top firing condition by recording when you last did maintenance on your kiln! ⁕ INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Store your pieces, raw materials, glaze batches, and more to your inventory, and know ahead of time when you’re running low. ⁕ CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS We understand that every ceramic artist has their own way of working. That's why we've included a range of customization options to help you tailor Ceramispace to fit your needs. ⁕ SYNCHRONIZE ACROSS DEVICES Ceramispace seamlessly saves all of your data to your private cloud, so you can access them from any supported device both online and offline. ⁕ CERAMISPACE PRO Take your ceramic studio management to the next level with Ceramispace Pro! With additional features and even more customization options, Ceramispace Pro is the ultimate tool for any ceramic artist. Upgrade to Ceramispace Pro today and elevate your ceramic studio management. Privacy Policy: https://ceramispace.appdeco.ca/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://ceramispace.appdeco.ca/terms-of-service
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ceramispace at 2.7 against KilnLink's 1.9. Ceramispace also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 17%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). KilnLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ratings volume (100 vs 3). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ceramispace sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 3 months. KilnLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ceramispace holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KilnLink has 100 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of KilnLink's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ceramispace's.
KilnLink ships an update every 3 months, Ceramispace monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KilnLink | Ceramispace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (100 ratings) | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skutt Ceramic Products, Inc. | App Deco Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
KilnLink
Ceramispace
Bugs and requests
KilnLink
Reported bugs
59 issues- App completely doesn't work
- Cannot see history or skip ahead
- Ridiculously complicated to connect
- Nothing works
- App forgets kiln when switching views
Show 54 moreShow fewer
- Cannot reconnect while kiln is running
- Doesn't work anymore
- Screens don't display correctly on iPad
- Dead links, endless loops
- Poor UI, ambiguous icons
- Lack of utility
- Cannot log in after update
- Cannot update password
- App works less than half the time
- Constantly have to close and reopen app
- Kiln often disappears from list
- Never remembers login info
- Never had success fully connecting
- App gets stuck at naming the kiln
- App won't link to kiln
- App stopped working
- Error when trying to reset password
- App is a basic readout of temperature, not formatted for vertical orientation
- Loses first and last digit of temp over 1000°
- Cannot get app to accept info and open
- App stinks, Skutt does not have IT support
- Often loses connection and unable to reconnect
- Don't trust app for accurate reading outside studio
- App doesn't work at all after moving kiln
- Getting same error as others
- Tried deleting app and starting over, no luck
- App gives message 'we could not get data for this kiln at this time'
- Hard to find customer support link
- App fails to work consistently
- Cannot rely on app
- Worked once, then wouldn't recognize barcode/serial number
- Won't even recognize kilns
- No help given on website
- Lost connection during fire, need to fully close app to reconnect
- App never shows kiln as connected
- Refresh button does nothing
- Kiln not connected when it's connected
- Kiln hasn't updated for a while, 'click here' does nothing
- App struggles to stay WiFi connected
- When rarely connected, kiln does not update
- App has never worked with iOS
- Kiln hasn't reported in a while, clicking refresh does nothing
- Relinking kiln didn't work
- Deleting and reinstalling app did nothing
- App login fails to connect after phone OS update
- Cost per firing inaccurate, showing without decimals
- Cannot log in after app update
- App no longer retains linked kiln info
- Must re-link kiln with serial number every time
- Temperature reading is extremely off after update
- Cannot get confirmation to work, confirmation code sent but no response
- App doesn't open, just flashes icon and closes
- App crashes immediately on iPhone
- Will not open after download
Requested features
20 requests- Upgrade to premium functionality
- Over-time displays
- Return to 'New View' functionality
- Functionality with Apple shortcuts
- Notifications for firing/cooling events
Show 15 moreShow fewer
- Ability to move to next segment remotely
- Ability to end program remotely
- Alerts for errors with sound notifications
- Sound notifications for alarms set in program
- Access to the graph of the program running
- Add users more easily
- Control over KTM to shut off remotely
- Show graph seen on controller screen
- Show estimated completion time
- Push notifications for status updates
- Accurate cost per firing calculation
- Show chart seen on KM screen
- Improve temperature reading accuracy
- Add dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Ceramispace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KilnLink
No in-app purchases
Ceramispace
- Ceramispace Pro (Quarterly)$6.993 Months
- Ceramispace Pro (Quarterly)$9.993 Months
- Ceramispace Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Ceramispace Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year
- Ceramispace Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
- Ceramispace Pro (Yearly, Family)$49.991 Year
- Ceramispace Pro (Lifetime)$69.99
- Ceramispace Pro (Lifetime)$119.99
