Comparison

Pottery.ly 3D vs String Art DIY

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

Head to head
About

Pottery.ly 3D

Create unique ceramic art in a relaxing digital environment. Shape, texture, and decorate your virtual pottery. Share your masterpieces with a vibrant community or friends.

Highlights
  • Shape ceramics with powerful yet simple tools
  • Apply various textures
  • Decorate with custom designs
  • Share creations with friends
  • Engage with an in-app community
  • Relaxing and therapeutic gameplay
Features
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Pottery.ly is a super relaxing pottery game that allows you to create your own unique ceramics. You can shape your ceramics anyway you like, and you can choose which texture you would want them to be in. But it’s not over yet, you can even draw on it to make it truly a one of a kind masterpiece. Creating an amazing looking ceramic is a very relaxing and satisfying process, and the result can be even more accomplishing. You can share your works with your friends, or you can even share it on the Pottery.ly community to inspire others! AWESOME FEATURES: - Simple but powerful tools: the tools are not only very easy to use, but also allow you to create pottery of any shape, texture, and pattern. - Awesome community: you can share your works or view others on the built in Pottery.ly community. Creativity is limitless! - Super relaxing gameplay: Pottery.ly offers a truly relaxing, therapeutic, and pleasant gameplay experience that you can share with your friends and family. Let’s play Pottery.ly now and start making your first ceramic masterpiece! SUBSCRIPTION INFO - Pottery.ly can be accessed for free. Free users have access to free content. The free version may include interstitial, banner, and native ads. - You can purchase a weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription to unlock all content and remove ads. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off in your Apple ID subscription settings after purchase. Canceling trial or subscription You can cancel the subscription anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings. See https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When the current subscription period expires, access to Premium content will end. Contact: incolor.feedback@hotmail.com Terms of Service: http://incolor.cc/en/agreement.html Privacy Policy: http://incolor.cc/en/privacy.html

About

String Art DIY

Create unique string art designs with this DIY generator. Weave your own patterns or let the app generate them for you. Enjoy a free experience with optional premium features.

Highlights
  • String art generator
  • DIY weaving tool
  • Free to use
  • Premium club functionalities
  • Pattern creation
Features
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This is the fastest string art/thread art generator app you may ever try. The app is designed as a DIY (Do it yourself) kit which you can use to generate and/or weave the threads yourself. Usage of the app is all free but you may decide to join the Zigzag club to have access to some other cool functionalities. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myzigzagart.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Pottery.ly 3D4 screens
String Art DIY4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pottery.ly 3D and String Art DIY both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Pottery.ly 3D's written reviews are positive against 20% of String Art DIY's. Pottery.ly 3D also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 20). String Art DIY's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pottery.ly 3D sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days and String Art DIY sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Pottery.ly 3D against 4.3 for String Art DIY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pottery.ly 3D has 2.9K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Pottery.ly 3D's written reviews are positive against 20% of String Art DIY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pottery.ly 3D ships an update monthly, String Art DIY every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pottery.ly 3D versus String Art DIY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPottery.ly 3DString Art DIY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.9K ratings)4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better20
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB80 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEYEWIND LIMITEDMyZigzagArt AB

Customer experience

Pottery.ly 3D

All ratings2,878 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative21.4%

String Art DIY

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Pottery.ly 3D

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to like or comment on others' work
  • Inconsistent behavior when using drawing tools
  • Pottery shapes not matching user's input
  • Ads not working or causing crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options for pottery
  • Ability to import own images and designs
  • Offline mode for creating pottery
  • Improved social features and community
  • Better performance and stability

String Art DIY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Pottery.ly 3D

Subscriptions3
  • weekly subscription7 Days trial$4.497 Days
  • monthly subscription$8.991 Month
  • yearly subscription$34.991 Year
One-time4
  • level1$5.99
  • level2$10.99
  • level3$21.99
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  • level4$34.99
8 purchases

String Art DIY

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze membership$2.991 Month
  • Silver membership$6.991 Month
  • Gold membership$9.991 Month
One-time5
  • X Small credit sack$1.99
  • Pattern pack$4.99
  • Small credit sack$11.99
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  • Medium credit sack$39.99
  • Large credit sack$119.99

Questions

Is Pottery.ly 3D free?
Pottery.ly 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is String Art DIY free?
String Art DIY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pottery.ly 3D or String Art DIY?
Pottery.ly 3D and String Art DIY are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.9K and 20 ratings respectively.
Do Pottery.ly 3D or String Art DIY have ads?
Pottery.ly 3D shows ads; String Art DIY does not.
Which is updated more often, Pottery.ly 3D or String Art DIY?
Pottery.ly 3D ships an update monthly, and String Art DIY every 9 days. Most recently, Pottery.ly 3D was updated on October 17, 2026 and String Art DIY on October 3, 2026.

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