Comparison

Potfolio vs PackView | Packing Checklist

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

Head to head
About

Potfolio

This app helps ceramic artists meticulously document their materials, recipes, and artwork. It offers advanced features for calculating material percentages, tracking inventory, managing recipe versions, and recording artwork details and firing schedules.

Highlights
  • Detailed ceramic material database
  • Advanced recipe calculator (UMF, Mole Percent)
  • Recipe version tracking
  • Inventory management
  • Artwork and firing schedule documentation
  • Material comparison and analysis
Features
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Welcome to your new portfolio. - Potfolio makes your research easy, accurate, and collaborative. Note: Potfolio requires a subscription. But don’t worry, you can get started for free. • • • Materials • Potfolio contains the most detailed and accurate ceramic material database available. With over 500 materials, and more always being added. • Using a material we don’t have? Send us an email and we’ll be sure to add it so everyone can use it. Or, add it yourself into your own private database. • Interested in the Analysis? We’ve got you covered with the UMF and Mole Percent. Want to compare materials? You can do that too. • Ever forgotten what materials you need? Not anymore, Potfolio can even track your inventory. • • • • • • • • Recipes • The most advanced recipe calculator ever made. With Potfolio, UMF and Mole Percent are just the beginning. We’ve also included Specific Gravity, and have more features on the way. • Versions. Materials change, and recipes get improved. But that doesn’t mean you need to remake your recipe. With versions, you can track the lineage of your recipes and see how they’ve evolved over time. • Batch Sheets, Ever forgotten how much material you’ve added to your bucket? With Potfolio’s Batch Sheets, it’s easy to track how much material you’ve measured, all it takes is a mark of your pencil. • • • • • • • • Artwork • Never forget how you made your art. With Potfolio, you can track your masterpiece from the clay you used, the slip you layered on, and even the glazes you layered on top. And with Blazed, you can even include your firing schedules. • Applying to a show? With Potfolio, your images, and artwork details, are always where you are. • Excited about your latest piece? Share it! Anyone who has Potfolio will be able to open it and see how you created it! • • • • • And so much more… including Blends, Element and Compounds, and Activity tracking. Experience the future of the ceramic process with Potfolio Your subscription will automatically renew after any applicable promotional period and your Apple ID account will be charged the subscription price on a recurring basis until you cancel. You can cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple ID account settings. If you cancel your subscription, the cancellation will go into effect at the end of your current subscription period, as applicable. You will have continued access to the Potfolio Service for the remainder of your paid subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://potfolio.app/#privacypolicy Terms And Conditions: https://potfolio.app/#termsandconditions

About

PackView | Packing Checklist

Features
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You made a packing list. Then you didn't open it. Packing List Checklist Widget puts your list on the one screen you look at fifty times a day — your lock screen. ■ Built for the moment before you leave - Write it, see it — in 3 seconds A native lock screen widget. No rebuilding a wallpaper, no re-configuring every time you add an item. - Check items off as you go Packed the charger? Tap it. It's gone from the list. - Templates that fit real trips Packing · Today's tasks · Groceries · Goals - Adjustable text size and line spacing Make it big enough to read at a glance, without unlocking. - Export as a wallpaper Want the whole screen filled with your list in large type? Generate a wallpaper from any note. On iOS 18 and later, Shortcuts can refresh it automatically. - Automatic version history Overwrote something? The previous version is still there. ■ Private by design - Nothing is sent to a server. Everything stays on your device. - Works fully offline. - No background processes — no battery drain. - No full-screen ads while you're writing or saving. ■ Free and Pro The free version is supported by ads. Free: 1 list, basic themes, widget, wallpaper export, last 3 history entries Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): ad-free, unlimited lists, all themes, unlimited history Questions or requests? Settings > Contact.

Screenshots

Potfolio4 screens
PackView | Packing Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PackView | Packing Checklist at 17.0 against Potfolio's 26. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Potfolio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PackView | Packing Checklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potfolio ships an update every 4 weeks, PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Potfolio versus PackView | Packing Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotfolioPackView | Packing Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS2617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size457 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStoned Studio LLCTruong Pham Quang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Potfolio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Months trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

PackView | Packing Checklist

One-time1
  • Mie Pro Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Potfolio free?
Potfolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PackView | Packing Checklist free?
PackView | Packing Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Potfolio or PackView | Packing Checklist have ads?
Neither Potfolio nor PackView | Packing Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potfolio or PackView | Packing Checklist?
Potfolio ships an update every 4 weeks, and PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. Most recently, Potfolio was updated on November 7, 2026 and PackView | Packing Checklist on November 6, 2026.

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