Comparison

PotteryNotes vs ConeLog

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

Head to head
About

PotteryNotes

Easily document your ceramic projects with detailed notes and photos. Organize information like clay, glazes, and firing details. Share and print your project records, and customize note layouts to suit your workflow.

Highlights
  • Create detailed project notes
  • Add photos and captions
  • Track clay, glazes, and firing info
  • Customizable note layouts
  • Searchable project list
  • Share records via email, text, AirDrop
  • Print notes via AirPrint
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

ConeLog

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ConeLog helps pottery makers remember what actually worked. Track pieces, test tiles, glazes, and firings in one local-first studio notebook so you can repeat winners, study failures, and keep kiln notes organized. Save clay body, glaze stack, cone target, atmosphere, shelf location, and result notes in one place. Review recent firings, search past outcomes, and keep your pottery records on device without creating an account. ConeLog Pro unlocks unlimited pieces, test tiles, and firings, plus advanced search and filtering. Privacy Policy: https://www.estreamedia.my/conelog/privacy Terms of Use (Standard Apple EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula ConeLog Terms: https://www.estreamedia.my/conelog/terms Support: https://www.estreamedia.my/conelog/support

Screenshots

PotteryNotes4 screens
ConeLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PotteryNotes at none against ConeLog's 3. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. ConeLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PotteryNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PotteryNotes versus ConeLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotteryNotesConeLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPacific Bipeds LLCTECK SOON NG

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

ConeLog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PotteryNotes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ConeLog

Subscriptions2
  • ConeLog Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ConeLog Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • ConeLog Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is PotteryNotes free?
PotteryNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ConeLog free?
ConeLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PotteryNotes or ConeLog have ads?
Neither PotteryNotes nor ConeLog shows ads.

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