ClayNote vs PotterX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
PotterX
Easily log and track your pottery creations with detailed notes and photo timelines. Monitor your work's progress from raw materials to finished pieces with a clean, minimalist interface.
- Simple logging of pottery pieces
- Photo timelines for progress tracking
- Store technical details (clay, glaze, firing)
- Clean, minimalist interface
- Track work from greenware to finished product
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Features in the current version: Simple Logging: Create a digital record of every piece in seconds. Photo Timelines: Upload photos to track your work’s progress from greenware to finished product. Technical Details: Store essential notes on clay bodies, glazes, and firing temperatures. Clean Interface: A minimalist design that stays out of your way while you create. Other features comping soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PotterX at 5.0 against ClayNote's 2.7. PotterX also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). ClayNote's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PotterX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClayNote has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ClayNote ships an update monthly, PotterX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClayNote | PotterX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ying-Chao Tung | Ying-Hao Hsia |
In-app purchases
ClayNote
No in-app purchases
PotterX
No in-app purchases









