Perch Pot vs Clay & Fire

Organize your pottery work with an app that's always in your pocket. Track glazes with a tap, document what works (or doesn't) with a photo, and have it all searchable. Perch Pot helps you track everything about your pottery projects: • Search, sort, filter — Full text search for your notes, sort by what stage your project is at, or filter to a particular clay or custom tag • Photos — Pictures help you remember your work like nothing else, so they're front and center right alongside your notes • Automatic sync — Out of the box backup and syncing for all your projects privately on your iCloud account • Optimized workflows — Everything you track should be quick and painless so you can get back to making • Customize everything — What stages do you want to track your projects through? What glazes does your studio have? Customize stages, forms, clays, decorative techniques, glazes, and custom tags • Ideas — Capture project ideas like a neat decorative technique or a good glaze combo in a separate section • Undo delete — Anything you delete can be found and recovered from the recently deleted section of settings • Export your data — You shouldn't be locked into an app, so you can always export all your photos and data (and import data from elsewhere) I built the app I wanted to use for my pottery, and it's really improved how I work. Perch Pot will always be free so anyone can bring a bit more beauty into this world. Happy potting!

Ever pulled a gorgeous, perfectly drippy mug out of the kiln, only to realize you have absolutely no idea which glazes you layered to make that happen? Or maybe you trusted a sticky note to remember which clay you used, only for it to magically disappear? Stop trusting your memory. Your memory is full of clay dust (Please use a mask) Meet Clay & Fire! your new pottery tracker. Whether you’re a hobbyist covered in mud or a studio owner managing multiple kilns, this app is here to keep your ceramics journey organized, documented, and safely backed up (even if you drop your phone in the slip). Why we think you’ll love it: - Track Every Masterpiece (or Disaster): Log your pottery projects from wet clay to trimming, bisque firing, and the final glaze reveal. Snap photos at every stage so you can finally prove it looked great before the glaze crawled. - Manage Your Resource Board: Keep a detailed stash of your resources. Log your clays, underglazes, techniques, tools and more! Never accidentally buy your fourth pint of "Oatmeal" glaze again. - Save Resources from Social Media: Save contentfrom Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Youtube, X/Twitter and Facebook! Images are copied into the app, so even if they're taken down you will still have something to reference. - The Ultimate Resource Library: Don't want to manually type out the names of all your supplies? We got you. Search our massive, built-in Resource Library of commercial glazes, clays, tools and more. Just find the ones you own and tap to add them to your personal stash. - Don't Know What To Make?: We've all been there, luckly we got you! Check out the forms and techniques sections in the Resource Library! You will find new forms or techniques to try out! - Magical Cross-Referencing: This is the game-changer. Not only can you look at a finished bowl and see exactly which three glazes you layered on it, but you can also go to your inventory, tap on that jar of "Blue Rutile," and instantly see a photo gallery of every single piece you’ve ever made with it! Stop guessing what a glaze actually looks like on dark clay, your own past projects will tell you. - Community News: See announcements, news, and updates to perfect your craft. - Follow Your Community Sudio: See what glazes and clays your studio has, what classes are coming up, and get notifications when pieces are out of the kiln! - Google Drive Sync: Back up your entire pottery diary to Google Drive automatically. Your data is safe from wet, clay-covered hands. Who is this for? Potters, ceramic artists, sculptors, teachers, students, and anyone who spends an unreasonable amount of time watching videos of people centering clay on a pottery wheel. Download Clay & Fire today and start tracking your pots. Because the only thing that should be unpredictable in the studio is the kiln, not your notes! Crafted with love for potters, by potters. Learn more at https://3beansstudio.com