Pottery Helper vs OnceClay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pottery Helper
This app assists potters with various aspects of ceramics. It offers a step-by-step guide for pottery making and decoration, with planned features for firing temperatures, clay weights, and shrinkage calculations.
- Steps Helper for pottery making and decoration
- Cone and Firing Helper for temperature scales
- Weights of Clay Helper for common forms
- Shrinkage Helper calculator
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Pottery Helper is aimed at being a useful tool and reference for the ceramics community. Features at launch:- - Steps Helper - See and Click through thousands of possible pottery making and decoration steps. Planned Features - Cone and Firing Helper - Quick reference temperature scale showing firing temperatures along with clay maturation ranges and orton cone temperatures. - Weights of Clay Helper - Quick reference for the amount of clay you use to make common thrown items, this will allow potters to track and update their common forms and the amount of clay they use for each - Shrinkage Helper - Calculator for clay shrinkage from wet - bone dry - bisque - fired.
OnceClay
Document your pottery journey from start to finish, tracking every stage of your ceramic creations. Connect with a global community of artists to share your work, discover inspiration, and learn new techniques.
- Track pottery stages from forming to glazing
- Document decoration layers and glaze recipes
- Add photos and videos for visual documentation
- Organize projects with folders and status tracking
- Connect with a ceramics community
- Share finished pieces and works in progress
- Export and import data backups
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OnceClay - Your Ceramics Notebook and Community! Track your pottery journey from first throw to final glaze! Snap photos, save tips & inspirations, and share your creative process with a vibrant community of ceramicists. JOIN THE CERAMICS COMMUNITY Connect with fellow ceramic artists from around the world: • Share your finished pieces and works in progress • Discover inspiring work from other potters • Collect and save posts that spark your creativity • Like and engage with the community • Find new techniques, glazes, and ideas TRACK YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS From the first touch of clay to the final glaze firing, OnceClay helps you document every stage of your ceramic work: • Formed - Record your forming method, clay body, and initial imensions • Trimmed - Track weight and measurements after trimming • Bisque Fired - Log bisque cone temperatures • Glazed - Document decoration layers, glazes, and application methods • Finished - Capture the final result with photos DETAILED DECORATION TRACKING Never forget a glaze recipe again. For each decoration layer, record: - Material name and type - Application method (dipped, brushed, sprayed, poured, etc.) - Number of coats - Location on the piece - Personal notes VISUAL DOCUMENTATION • Add photos and videos at every stage • Choose a cover photo to represent your piece • View all media in one place on the Summary tab STAY ORGANIZED • Create folders to organize projects by collection, class, or technique • Add reflections to note what worked and what to improve • Track piece status from in-progress to completed KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE • Export and import backups • iCloud backup support • Your creative work, always protected --- Whether you're a beginner learning the craft or a professional potter managing multiple projects, OnceClay is your space to document, share, and grow as a ceramic artist. Join our community and start your pottery journey today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pottery Helper at 4.0 against OnceClay's 3.4. Pottery Helper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). OnceClay's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads 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. OnceClay sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pottery Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pottery Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnceClay has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Pottery Helper | OnceClay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trolleymate Operations Pty Ltd | JINJING YI |
Customer experience
Pottery Helper
OnceClay
In-app purchases
Pottery Helper
No in-app purchases
OnceClay
- ClayDay Pro - Launch Special$9.99
- Lifetime Pro Access$14.99








