Comparison

ClayNote vs Clay Catalog

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 Catalog

This app helps ceramic artists document their pottery journey from start to finish. Track every stage of creation, log glazes with automatic detection, and easily search your collection. Share your work and connect with other potters.

Highlights
  • Document every creation stage
  • Track glazes with photo detection
  • Search collection by notes and glazes
  • Share work with the community
  • Visual timeline of artwork evolution
Features
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Clay Catalog is the essential companion for ceramic artists. Whether you're a hobbyist or a studio potter, keep a beautiful record of every piece—from the first lump of clay to the final fired result. DOCUMENT EVERY STAGE Capture your work at each step: greenware, bisque, glazed, and fired. Clay Catalog organizes your photos into a clean visual timeline, so you can see exactly how each piece evolves. TRACK YOUR GLAZES Log every glaze and paint used on a piece. Clay Catalog can automatically detect glaze names from photos of your bottles—no typing required. Add notes like coat counts, resist techniques, and application details so you can recreate successes and avoid past mistakes. SEARCH YOUR COLLECTION Quickly find any piece by glaze name, brand, or your own notes. Your entire ceramic history, searchable and easy to explore. SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY Proud of a piece? Share it on claycatalog.com and connect with other potters. Posts include both finished work and earlier stages—because the process is just as important as the result. BUILT FOR POTTERS Designed for the studio, with warm, earthy visuals and a simple timeline that stays out of your way—so you can focus on making.

Screenshots

ClayNote4 screens
Clay Catalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clay Catalog at 5.0 against ClayNote's 2.7. Clay Catalog also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). ClayNote's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clay Catalog 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClayNote ships an update monthly, Clay Catalog every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ClayNote versus Clay Catalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClayNoteClay Catalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (26 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYing-Chao TungCuraph LLC

Customer experience

ClayNote

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

Clay Catalog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ClayNote

No in-app purchases

None

Clay Catalog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClayNote free?
ClayNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clay Catalog free?
Clay Catalog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ClayNote or Clay Catalog?
Clay Catalog is rated higher. ClayNote averages 2.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Clay Catalog averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ClayNote or Clay Catalog have ads?
Neither ClayNote nor Clay Catalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClayNote or Clay Catalog?
ClayNote ships an update monthly, and Clay Catalog every 3 days. Most recently, ClayNote was updated on October 16, 2026 and Clay Catalog on October 3, 2026.

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