Comparison

ClayLab vs Blurp

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

Head to head
About

ClayLab

A digital diary for ceramists to meticulously document their pottery projects. Track every stage, from forming to firing, and record detailed information about glazes, clay bodies, and application techniques. Organize and retrieve your work with advanced search and backup features.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive progress tracking
  • Detailed documentation of glazes and materials
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Data backup and import/export
  • Layering and application details logging
  • Unlimited photos per piece
Features
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Never lose track of a pottery piece again. ClayLab is a pottery journal and studio tracker designed by potters for potters. Track pieces, glazes, firings, experiments, and inventory in one place. Whether you work in a home studio or a shared community studio, ClayLab helps you stay organized, find your work, and learn from every experiment. Track every stage of your pottery journey, from wet clay to finished work. Record glazes, underglazes, slips, oxides, stains, clay bodies, forming methods, dimensions, weight, firing results, and more. Keep detailed notes and photos so you always know what worked and what didn't. ▶ Stay Organized Track pieces through every stage Record sold, gifted, traded, available, and archived pieces Organize work with custom locations Quickly find pieces in shared studios Unlimited pieces Unlimited photos ▶ Track Your Process Glazes and underglazes Clay bodies Forming methods Slips, oxides, and stains Stage tracking Status tracking Detailed notes Dimensions and weight tracking ▶ Learn From Every Experiment Compare results across pieces Search and filter by glaze, clay body, form, stage, and more Record glaze layering and application details Track dipping times Calculate shrinkage and monitor changes through firing ▶ Backup & Restore Protect your pottery records with export and import tools. Easily back up your data and move it between devices. Perfect for potters, ceramic artists, students, hobbyists, and studio members who want to keep better records, stay organized, and improve their craft. ▶ What's Included No ads Unlimited pieces Search and filtering Custom glazes Custom underglazes Custom clay bodies Custom stains Custom oxides Custom forms Custom forming methods Custom locations Dimensions tracking Weight tracking Stage tracking Status tracking Unlimited photos General note-taking ▶ ClayLab Pro Backup export Backup import Unlimited glaze layers Coat tracking Application method logging Glaze annotations Dipping time tracking Duplicate pieces (up to 20 copies) Custom stage definitions ▶ How do ClayLab Pro subscriptions work? ClayLab Pro Monthly: billed monthly ClayLab Pro Yearly: billed annually at a discounted rate Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. www.claylabapp.com/terms www.claylabapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Blurp

Features
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Some thoughts only exist for a few seconds. Blurp is for those. Open it and it is already recording-ready. One tap starts, one tap stops. There is no project to create, no file to name, no second screen between you and the thing you were about to forget. Recordings land in a list you can actually read: the newest first, each one with its own waveform, playing the instant you touch it. Search finds them by name, or by what you said if you have turned transcripts on. FREE, AND STAYING FREE Unlimited recording. The library, playback, renaming, deleting, search, and sharing. No limits on length or number. BLURP PLUS iCloud Sync — your recordings on your other devices, through your own iCloud. Transcripts — speech to text that runs on your phone, not on a server. Widgets — Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that open Blurp already recording. WHERE YOUR RECORDINGS LIVE On your phone. If you turn on sync they go to your own private iCloud, which we cannot read. Transcription runs on the device — audio is never uploaded to transcribe it. There is no account, because there is nothing to sign in to. Blurp does not summarise your recordings, title them for you, or rewrite them into something tidier. It records what you said and gives it back. Terms of Use: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/blurp-terms-of-use/f573561f-bfd3-4ad2-89fb-0913d3ce5cbf/terms Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/blurp-privacy-policy/eaf25c81-32ba-4e9a-9822-f0dfa80634e3/privacy

Screenshots

ClayLab4 screens
Blurp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blurp at weekly against ClayLab's every 2 months. ClayLab's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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. ClayLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Blurp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClayLab ships an update every 2 months, Blurp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ClayLab versus Blurp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClayLabBlurp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (369 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings369 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLorenzo CalvaniRaitis Saripo

Bugs and requests

ClayLab

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • Data loss when changing devices or reinstalling

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add hand-building option alongside thrown pieces
  • Ability to track firing details (cone, atmosphere, etc.)
  • Option to create custom categories (e.g., sold, gifted)
  • Search and filter by glaze, clay, form, etc.
  • Sync data across devices (iCloud, etc.)
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  • Export data to CSV or PDF format

Blurp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ClayLab

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Blurp

Subscriptions2
  • Blurp Plus 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Blurp Plus 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is ClayLab free?
ClayLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blurp free?
Blurp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClayLab or Blurp have ads?
Neither ClayLab nor Blurp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClayLab or Blurp?
ClayLab ships an update every 2 months, and Blurp weekly. Most recently, ClayLab was updated on October 23, 2026 and Blurp on October 20, 2026.

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