Comparison

PotteryNotes vs Kiln keeper

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

Kiln keeper

Features
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The essential companion for glass and ceramic artists. Kiln Keeper helps you document, track, and perfect your kiln firing schedules all from your phone. Whether you're fusing glass, slumping, or firing ceramics, keep a beautiful visual record of every project. Document Your Work: Log temperature schedules with multiple segments Record ramp times, hold times, and peak temperatures All features included. Add photos and videos of your projects Create custom firing templates All data stays on your device and can be exported as PDF. Track outcomes and learn from each firing Support for fusing, slumping, casting, and annealing Track glass thickness and type Temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius Clay type selection (Stoneware, Porcelain, Earthenware, and more) Cone rating tracking Bisque, glaze, and single fire support Visualize Your Progress Beautiful temperature profile graphs Compare firings side-by-side View statistics and success rates Monthly activity charts

Screenshots

PotteryNotes4 screens
Kiln keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PotteryNotes at Free against Kiln keeper's $4.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

PotteryNotes is free to download; Kiln keeper costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PotteryNotes versus Kiln keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotteryNotesKiln keeper
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.5 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPacific Bipeds LLCZACHARY SIMON GORELL

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

Kiln keeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PotteryNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Kiln keeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PotteryNotes free?
PotteryNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kiln keeper free?
Kiln keeper costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PotteryNotes or Kiln keeper have ads?
Neither PotteryNotes nor Kiln keeper shows ads.

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