Clay Projects vs Pottery Pal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clay Projects
This app helps clay artists and potters meticulously track their projects. Log details about each piece, including materials, firing temperatures, and glazing techniques. Organize your creative process and reference past work with ease.
- Project tracking for clay workers
- Log materials used
- Record firing temperatures
- Document glazing techniques
- Organize creative process
- Reference past work
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App is for clay workers (potters) to track their work.
Pottery Pal
This app helps potters meticulously document their ceramic creations, from clay and firing temperatures to glaze recipes and layering. It supports tracking individual pieces, managing multiple studios, and organizing production runs. Users can also search, export, and import their data for comprehensive project management.
- Track clay body, forming method, and firing temperature
- Log glaze recipes and layering sequences
- Manage multiple studios and kiln types
- Organize pieces into collections for batch work
- Search and export project data
- Import data to new devices
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Pottery Tracker Your all-in-one studio companion for documenting and managing your ceramic work. Whether you're a beginner learning the basics or an experienced potter running production batches, Pottery Tracker helps you stay organized from the first pull to the final firing. Track Every Piece, Every Step Create projects and capture every detail of your work: Clay body, forming method, studio, and cone temperature Weight and dimensions (with flexible units) Photos throughout the process Notes, dates, and locations at every stage Move each piece seamlessly through its lifecycle: Project → Bisque Kiln → Glazing → Firing Kiln → Complete Glaze Tracking & Recipes Build a complete glaze system tailored to your workflow: Store glaze details: brand, cone range, surface, opacity, food safety Log full recipes with materials like silica, kaolin, feldspar, and whiting Support for grams, kg, lbs, oz, and weight % (auto-converted) Apply and track multiple glaze layers per piece Automatically detect and group glaze combinations See every project that used the same layering sequence Community & Studio Feed Share your work and discover what other potters are making: Share finished pieces with glaze details, clay body, and firing info Browse a global feed of projects from potters everywhere Like, comment, and reply to posts Save posts for inspiration and reference Follow other potters and see their work in your feed Connect to your studio and see a dedicated studio feed Set your display name or post anonymously Collections for Batch Work Perfect for production runs and repeated forms: Group similar pieces into Collections Track items individually with their own photos and notes Apply glazes and move stages together or separately Instantly convert any item into its own standalone project Studio & Material Management Stay consistent across your workspace: Set up multiple studios with kiln type and firing conditions Support for oxidation, reduction, soda, raku, pit, and wood firing Get warnings if clay bodies don't match firing temperatures Manage clay bodies and glaze materials in one place Track clay costs by weight Data, Search & Backup Your data stays organized and portable: Search across all projects by name, glaze, clay, or studio Export everything (including photos) as a ZIP + CSV Import to restore your full workspace on a new device Free vs Pro Free includes: Up to 20 projects 1 studio Up to 2 glaze layers per piece 3 photos per project Full glaze library access Community feed access Pottery Pro unlocks: Unlimited projects Multiple studios Unlimited glaze layers Unlimited photos Batch collections Data export/import https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://potterypal.my.canva.site/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clay Projects at none against Pottery Pal's 2. Pottery Pal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Pottery Pal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Clay Projects asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Clay Projects against 5.0 for Pottery Pal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Clay Projects ships an update every 6 weeks, Pottery Pal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clay Projects | Pottery Pal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donald LaNeve | JOSEPH SAMUEL GRZYB |
Customer experience
Clay Projects
Pottery Pal
In-app purchases
Clay Projects
No in-app purchases
Pottery Pal
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Lifetime Membership$24.99
