Comparison

Potdeco vs Clay Box

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

Head to head
About

Potdeco

Features
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The Potdeco product scanner scans barcodes and QR codes from the Pot&Deco catalog and shows you the right prices

About

Clay Box

Discover and create clay recipes, design color palettes using photos, and find complementary colors. Search for recipes by specific clay colors or explore their appearance in blends. Supports multiple popular clay brands.

Highlights
  • Access clay recipe database
  • Create custom recipes
  • Design color palettes from photos
  • Find analogous/complementary colors
  • Search recipes by color
  • Supports multiple clay brands
Features
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Access the Clay Box data­base of recipes. Find new recipes as they are added by fel­low clay en­thu­si­asts, Cre­ate your own recipes using your favorite clay. Add a pho­to to cap­ture the ac­tu­al mix col­or. Design awesome color schemes by creating your own palettes with clay colors. Use a photo to pick the color you want to match. Find analogous or complementary clay colors for your palette. Search for recipes con­tain­ing a spe­cif­ic clay col­or, or see how a spe­cif­ic col­or might look in a skin­ner blend Currently supported makes are: Cernit, Fimo, Kato, Premo, Sculpy III and Souffle

Screenshots

Potdeco2 screens
Clay Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Potdeco at Free against Clay Box's $4.99. Potdeco also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Clay Box's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Potdeco is free to download; Clay Box costs $4.99 up front. Clay Box sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Potdeco asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potdeco ships an update every 7 months, Clay Box every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Potdeco versus Clay Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotdecoClay Box
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.4 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom RombautSarah Hill

In-app purchases

None

Potdeco

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Clay Box

One-time15
  • Earth tones palette - Prem0Free
  • Greens palette - Premo$1.99
  • Sandy Teal color palette$1.99
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  • Orange Ombre palette$1.99
  • Metallic Fall Colors$1.99
  • Metallic Mermaid palette$1.99
  • Sweater weather palette$1.99
  • Succulent palette$1.99
  • Blue Jeans palette$1.99
  • Pink Lily palette$1.99
  • Halloween Metallics - Premo$1.99
  • Tutti Frutti palette$1.99
  • Wildflower palette - Premo$1.99
  • Pink sunset palette$1.99
  • Adrift at Sea$1.99

Questions

Is Potdeco free?
Potdeco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clay Box free?
Clay Box costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Potdeco or Clay Box have ads?
Neither Potdeco nor Clay Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potdeco or Clay Box?
Potdeco ships an update every 7 months, and Clay Box every 2 months. Most recently, Potdeco was updated on August 4, 2026 and Clay Box on October 17, 2026.

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