Pottery Lab vs Topiary 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pottery Lab
Sculpt and paint virtual pottery in this relaxing game. Recreate vase designs with your finger and build a colorful collection. Unleash your creativity and unwind with a zen-like crafting experience.
- Finger sculpting of clay
- Vase painting and customization
- Creative collection building
- Relaxing and zen gameplay
- Vase design recreation
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Hey, potters! Perfect your pottery skills, in this ultra-zen game. Use your finger to sculpt the clay until it looks exactly like the vase in the picture. When you finish, you can get your vase painted. There are no limits to your creativity! Add more and more vase designs to your amazing, colorful collection! So… relax your mind, and sculpt away!
Topiary 3D
Engage in a satisfying gardening simulation where you meticulously trim and shape shrubs and trees. Test your precision and artistry to master the art of topiary clipping.
- Cut and trim leaves
- Shape shrubs and trees
- Master topiary art
- Satisfying gardening simulation
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Cut, snip and trim away the leaves on the shrubs and trees! Can you master the art of tree clipping?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Topiary 3D at 4.5 against Pottery Lab's 3.1. Topiary 3D also leads on ratings volume (658 vs 12) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Pottery Lab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Topiary 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pottery Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.
Topiary 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Topiary 3D has 658 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Pottery Lab's written reviews are positive against 38% of Topiary 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pottery Lab ships an update monthly, Topiary 3D every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pottery Lab | Topiary 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (12 ratings) | 4.5 (658 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 658 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crazy Labs | Full Fat Productions Ltd |
Customer experience
Pottery Lab
Topiary 3D
Bugs and requests
Pottery Lab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Topiary 3D
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after approximately 10 seconds of opening
- Game crashes after finishing levels
- Game randomly destroys work in progress
- Frame rate issues causing frustration
- Inconsistent level completion detection
Requested features
5 requests- More level designs and variety (at least 25+ additional levels)
- Tutorial or better in-game guidance
- Option to pay to remove ads
- Better visual feedback for progress tracking
- Improved game stability
In-app purchases
Pottery Lab
No in-app purchases
Topiary 3D
- Remove Ads$2.99
