Clay Box vs Thrift Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Access clay recipe database
- Create custom recipes
- Design color palettes from photos
- Find analogous/complementary colors
- Search recipes by color
- Supports multiple clay brands
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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
Thrift Scanner
Instantly analyze items with AI to discover their resale value and learn how to sell them for maximum profit. Identify brands, eras, and authenticity, and get market demand insights to make smart purchasing decisions.
- Instant item recognition with AI
- Real-time resale value estimates
- Selling playbook with listing tips
- Condition and authenticity reports
- Market demand insights
- Community feed for inspiration
- Personal collection tracking
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Snap a photo. Get an estimate of what it's worth. Thrift Scanner uses AI to identify secondhand finds from a single photo and give you an estimate of what they might resell for. Whether you're in a thrift store, at a garage sale, or sorting through an estate, take a picture and get an AI estimate in seconds. IDENTIFY ANY FIND Take a photo or choose one from your library and get an AI-generated breakdown: - Item name and brand - Category, era, and materials - Condition notes - Estimated retail and resale value range - A listing-ready description - Demand level and where you could sell it MY FINDS Keep the items you care about. Add any find to My Finds, filter by category, and open Find History to see everything you've ever scanned. DISCOVER Browse finds shared by thrifters around the world, search by name, brand, or category, and share any result with a link. Thrift Scanner uses AI. Identifications, condition notes, and value ranges are AI estimates for general information only — they are not professional appraisals, authentication, or professional advice, and they can be wrong. Always verify important details against recent sold listings or with an expert before buying, selling, or valuing an item. Please take note of our AI Estimate Disclaimer: https://thriftvaluescanner.com/disclaimer Find our EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Thrift Scanner at Free against Clay Box's $4.99. Thrift Scanner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Clay Box's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Thrift Scanner is free to download; Clay Box costs $4.99 up front. Clay Box sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Thrift Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thrift Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 31 respectively.
Clay Box ships an update every 2 months, Thrift Scanner every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Clay Box | Thrift Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (38 ratings) | 4.8 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sarah Hill | Kawaii |
Customer experience
Clay Box
Thrift Scanner
In-app purchases
Clay Box
- 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
Thrift Scanner
No in-app purchases









