Comparison

Clay Box vs Classifier Collection Tracker

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

Head to head
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

About

Classifier Collection Tracker

Digitize and organize any collection with this intuitive app. Catalog items, maintain wishlists, and gain insights through charts and statistics. Offers pre-made templates for various hobbies and custom options for unique collections.

Highlights
  • Catalog any item
  • Maintain wishlists
  • Customizable collection fields
  • Pre-made templates
  • Charts and statistics
  • iCloud syncing
  • Export/Import collections
Features
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Classifier is the collection tracker for collectors of pretty much anything. Catalog your license plates, coins, stamps, trading cards, vinyl, figures and more, keep a wishlist of everything you're still hunting for, and see your collections in charts and statistics. Built with Apple's design guidelines in mind, Classifier feels right at home on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It's the easiest way to digitize your collections, whether you've been collecting for decades or are just getting started. WHY CLASSIFIER? • All your collections in one place, synced between your devices with iCloud • Start from a ready-made template, or design your own collection with custom fields • Keep a wishlist, so you never forget what you're still looking for • Organize your collectibles with tags, and browse everything that shares a tag • Add photos to every collectible • Search and sort your collections in a few taps • Charts and statistics about your collections • Export collections and wishlists to spreadsheets and images • Import an existing collection from a spreadsheet CLASSIFIER PRO • Unlimited collections, collectibles and charts • Move collectibles between collections • Color themes and collectible sizes to make the app your own ALSO WORTH SHOUTING ABOUT • No sign-up required • Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • No ads • Privacy-focused: we don't sell your data TEMPLATES Ready-made templates for license plates, coins, stamps, Pokémon cards, sports trading cards, Magic: The Gathering cards, Funko POP! figures, LEGO sets and minifigs, Hot Wheels, Beanie Babies, video games, board games, comic books, vinyl, art, pottery, sneakers, sports jerseys, film cameras, computers and event tickets, with more on the way. Questions or feedback? Email classifier@appdeco.ca Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Clay Box4 screens
Classifier Collection Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Classifier Collection Tracker at Free against Clay Box's $4.99. Classifier Collection Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Clay Box's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Classifier Collection Tracker is free to download; Clay Box costs $4.99 up front. Clay Box sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Classifier Collection Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. 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 — 4.4 for Clay Box against 4.5 for Classifier Collection Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 69 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Clay Box's written reviews are positive against 69% of Classifier Collection Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clay Box ships an update every 2 months, Classifier Collection Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clay Box versus Classifier Collection Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClay BoxClassifier Collection Tracker
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (41 ratings)4.5 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4169 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSarah HillApp Deco Studio Inc.

Customer experience

Clay Box

All ratings41 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative11.8%

Classifier Collection Tracker

All ratings69 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative22.9%

Bugs and requests

Clay Box

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Classifier Collection Tracker

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Listings disappeared after some time
  • Cannot upload collection
  • Cannot remove or edit an attribute once entered
  • Photo function automatically zooms in and requires re-cropping
  • Cannot 'zoom' out of photo during upload
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  • New update changed format and made input confusing
  • App crashes multiple times while setting up a collection
  • App would no longer open after crashes
  • Cannot purchase, purchase option does not appear

Requested features

6 requests
  • Export collection as spreadsheet
  • Instruction manual or guide
  • Ability to view and edit assigned tags
  • Attribute for color recognition
  • Action Figure template
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  • Support for regular books and Magic cards

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Clay Box

One-time10
  • Earth tones palette - Prem0Free
  • Metallic Fall Colors$1.99
  • Metallic Mermaid palette$1.99
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  • 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
6 purchases

Classifier Collection Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Classifier Pro (Quarterly)$4.993 Months
  • Classifier Pro (Quarterly)$7.993 Months
  • Classifier Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
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  • Classifier Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Classifier Pro (Lifetime)$49.99
  • Classifier Pro (Lifetime)$89.99

Questions

Is Clay Box free?
Clay Box costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Classifier Collection Tracker free?
Classifier Collection Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clay Box or Classifier Collection Tracker?
Classifier Collection Tracker is rated higher. Clay Box averages 4.4 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Classifier Collection Tracker averages 4.5 from 69 ratings.
Do Clay Box or Classifier Collection Tracker have ads?
Neither Clay Box nor Classifier Collection Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clay Box or Classifier Collection Tracker?
Clay Box ships an update every 2 months, and Classifier Collection Tracker every 10 days. Most recently, Clay Box was updated on November 12, 2026 and Classifier Collection Tracker on November 11, 2026.

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