Comparison

PotteryNotes vs Clayfolio

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

Head to head
About

PotteryNotes

Create detailed notes for your pottery and ceramic projects. Add photos, dimensions, clay types, glazes, and more. Organize and share your project records easily.

Highlights
  • Create detailed project notes
  • Add photos and captions
  • Record dimensions, clay body, glazes
  • Customizable note fields
  • Searchable project list
  • Share notes via email, text, AirDrop
  • Direct image posting to social media
Features
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Quickly and easily create beautiful notes about your ceramic and pottery projects. Add photos, captions and descriptive data and information, and automatically add them to a searchable list. Share records between devices by email, text and AirDrop. Posting images to Facebook and other services directly from the app. Print your notes on AirPrint printers. After creating a note, add photos, dimensions, weight, clay body, firing information, surface decoration techniques, glazes and many more fields. Customize the layout of your notes by adding, deleting, rearranging and renaming fields, then save your preferred layout to be the new default layout.

About

Clayfolio

Features
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Keep track of every piece you create with Clayfolio, the ultimate app for potters. Organize your work by recording clay types, forms, firing methods, and surface details. Snap photos and add notes to capture your creative process. Save and rate your glaze combinations so you never have to guess again. Whether you are a hobbyist or a pro, Clayfolio helps you manage your pottery journey with ease and style.

Screenshots

PotteryNotes4 screens
Clayfolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PotteryNotes at every 4 weeks against Clayfolio's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PotteryNotes ships an update every 4 weeks, Clayfolio every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PotteryNotes versus Clayfolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotteryNotesClayfolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPacific Bipeds LLCMaria Posa

Bugs and requests

PotteryNotes

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Lost all photos after update
  • Lost all notes after update
  • App crashes upon opening
  • App freezes
  • Main picture is blurry
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  • Camera function not working
  • Deleting a tag deletes it from other items
  • Firing and created dates reset to update date
  • Unable to export notes
  • Cannot duplicate a note (previously)
  • Editing glazes crashes app
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Recent items not responding
  • Cannot open app after update (version 2.5.13)
  • Main picture blurry
  • Camera function not working (new iOS version)

Requested features

24 requests
  • Sync across devices (iPhone/iPad/iCloud)
  • Cloud backup/storage
  • Dark mode
  • Separate list for ideas/inspiration
  • Reorder pots/items
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  • Batch sharing of files
  • Archive completed pieces
  • Sort by numerical order
  • Sort by clay type/cone
  • Edit photos within app
  • Export to iPhoto for editing
  • File directories/folders
  • Select multiple glazes
  • Select multiple clay bodies
  • Add/delete glaze combinations
  • Mark completed items
  • Show most recently added photo as thumbnail
  • Backup to Google Drive
  • Android version
  • Set main picture for an item
  • Delete unused/incorrectly typed glazes/types
  • Archive function
  • PC version
  • Share directly from app

Clayfolio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PotteryNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Clayfolio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PotteryNotes free?
PotteryNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clayfolio free?
Clayfolio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PotteryNotes or Clayfolio have ads?
Neither PotteryNotes nor Clayfolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PotteryNotes or Clayfolio?
PotteryNotes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Clayfolio every 4 months. Most recently, PotteryNotes was updated on October 7, 2026 and Clayfolio on October 2, 2026.

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