Comparison

ClayNote vs Clay Boss

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

Head to head
About

ClayNote

This app assists potters and ceramicists in documenting their creative process. It allows users to record stage notes, annotate images, save inspirations from the web, and organize their work with custom tags and collections. It serves as a digital journal to refine artistic skills.

Highlights
  • Stage notes for each step
  • Save web inspirations (Sparks)
  • Annotate images for surface treatments
  • Customizable studio options
  • Organize pieces with collections and tags
  • Quick-add notes and reminders
  • Reflect on process to refine craft
Features
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Track every pot from wet clay to the finished shelf. ClayNote helps potters and ceramicists document, track and reflect on every piece — from the first idea to the final glaze. Photograph a piece, tick off each stage as it dries, gets trimmed, bisqued and glazed, and write down what you did while you still remember it. FOLLOW EVERY PIECE Ideas, Formed, Trimmed, Bisqued, Glazed, Finished. Tick each stage as your piece gets there, and see at a glance what's drying on the shelf and what's waiting for the kiln. NOTES THAT COME BACK TO YOU Write a note at any stage — the clay body, how thin you pulled it, which shelf it sat on. Next time you make something similar, ClayNote shows you what you wrote the last time round. MAP YOUR SURFACE DECISIONS Record glazes, underglazes, slips, oxides and stamps, and mark on the photo itself exactly where each one went. YOUR WORK IS YOURS One tap saves everything — every piece, note and photo — as a spreadsheet and a folder of pictures you can keep on your computer or a cloud drive. No account, nothing locked in. SPARKS Save the shapes, glaze recipes and reels you love from Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube, and keep them right next to your own work. ALSO • Your materials and methods, customisable to your studio • Collections and tags to organise your work your way • Search your collection by name, grouped by month • A home screen widget • Reminders to keep your journal going between sessions

About

Clay Boss

This app generates personalized, step-by-step pottery guides for any project. Simply describe your desired creation or upload a photo, and receive detailed instructions on techniques, tools, materials, and firing.

Highlights
  • AI-generated pottery guides
  • Covers hand-building and wheel throwing
  • Glaze recommendations
  • Firing schedule guidance
  • Save and revisit guides
  • Portfolio and gallery access (Pro)
Features
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Clay Boss turns your pottery ideas into expert guides — instantly. Whether you're a beginner trying your first pinch pot or an experienced ceramicist exploring new glaze techniques, Clay Boss generates complete, step-by-step guides tailored to exactly what you want to make. Just take a picture of a completed piece or tell Clay Boss what you want to create — a rustic mug, a sculptural vase, a coil-built bowl — and it builds a full guide: techniques, tools, clay types, drying times, kiln temperatures, and finishing tips. KEY FEATURES • AI-generated pottery guides for any project • Covers hand-building, wheel throwing, sculpting, and more • Glaze recommendations and firing schedules • Save and revisit your guides anytime • Clean, distraction-free experience CLAY BOSS PRO — $4.99/MONTH • Unlimited guide generation • Priority AI for richer, more detailed results • Full portfolio and gallery access • Early access to new features Free users get 3 guides per month — no credit card required to start. Perfect for pottery students, hobbyists, studio potters, and anyone curious about working with clay. Subscription Details: • $4.99/month, billed monthly • Payment charged to your Apple ID at confirmation • Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ClayNote4 screens
Clay Boss4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clay Boss at 5.0 against ClayNote's 2.8. Clay Boss also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). ClayNote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). 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. Clay Boss sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. ClayNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clay Boss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClayNote has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ClayNote versus Clay Boss: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClayNoteClay Boss
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1815.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYing-Chao TungDANIEL WHITE

Customer experience

ClayNote

All ratings26 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Clay Boss

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ClayNote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Clay Boss

Subscriptions1
  • Clay Boss Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is ClayNote free?
ClayNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clay Boss free?
Clay Boss is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ClayNote or Clay Boss?
Clay Boss is rated higher. ClayNote averages 2.8 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Clay Boss averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ClayNote or Clay Boss have ads?
Neither ClayNote nor Clay Boss shows ads.

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