Comparison

PotteryNotes vs Modus Task Manager

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

Modus Task Manager

This app offers a modern approach to task management, integrating AI assistance for planning and task completion. It allows for easy task sharing and collaboration with others to streamline workflows and boost overall productivity.

Highlights
  • AI Assistant for task management
  • Project organization
  • Repeating tasks
  • Task sharing and collaboration
  • Personalized workflow
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Modus is a fresh take on task management, built to help you plan smarter and work better. Harness the power of Projects, your personal AI Assistant, and repeating tasks to boost your productivity. Ask the Assistant to add or complete tasks — or even get advice on tackling a challenging project. Share tasks with friends to turn collaboration into something effortless and fun. Stay organized, stay inspired, and get more done — your way. We use the standard Apple App EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact us: modustaskmanager@gmail.com

Screenshots

PotteryNotes4 screens
Modus Task Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Modus Task Manager at 5.0 against PotteryNotes's 3.5. Modus Task Manager also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). PotteryNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (97 vs 6). On price 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

Both are free to download. Modus Task Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. PotteryNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Modus Task Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PotteryNotes has 97 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of PotteryNotes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Modus Task Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PotteryNotes versus Modus Task Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotteryNotesModus Task Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (97 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPacific Bipeds LLCOpen i Networks LLC

Customer experience

PotteryNotes

All ratings97 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative28.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative23.0%

Modus Task Manager

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Modus Task Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PotteryNotes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Modus Task Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Modus Paid Subscription$2.001 Month
  • Modus Monthly Supporter$4.001 Month

Questions

Is PotteryNotes free?
PotteryNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modus Task Manager free?
Modus Task Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PotteryNotes or Modus Task Manager?
Modus Task Manager is rated higher. PotteryNotes averages 3.5 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Modus Task Manager averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do PotteryNotes or Modus Task Manager have ads?
Neither PotteryNotes nor Modus Task Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PotteryNotes or Modus Task Manager?
PotteryNotes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Modus Task Manager every 2 months. Most recently, PotteryNotes was updated on October 7, 2026 and Modus Task Manager on October 2, 2026.

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