Comparison

Clayfolio vs Kiln It

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

Head to head
About

Clayfolio

Features
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Keep track of every piece you create with Clayfolio, the ultimate app for potters. Organize your work by recording clay types, forms, firing methods, and surface details. Snap photos and add notes to capture your creative process. Save and rate your glaze combinations so you never have to guess again. Whether you are a hobbyist or a pro, Clayfolio helps you manage your pottery journey with ease and style.

About

Kiln It

Features
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Kiln It keeps your pottery studio organized from the first idea to a finished piece or sale, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. FOLLOW EACH PIECE Create a photo-based collection with clay bodies, glazes, notes, tags and storage locations. Every piece gets its own number, so near-identical pieces stay easy to tell apart, and you can print QR labels for them. Use the Work Board to follow progress through the studio and keep a journal of photographs and changes. PLAN YOUR STUDIO TIME See planned checks and active work in Studio Today. Record firings and their linked pieces, save drafts while capturing new work, and choose optional studio reminders. On Apple Watch, see upcoming checks and kiln loads and record a firing step. LEARN FROM YOUR GLAZES Log how each piece was glazed: every layer, its coats, and whether it was dipped, brushed, poured or sprayed. Keep glaze recipes, preserve recipe versions, and record test tiles and results in Glaze Lab so you can return to combinations that worked. SELL YOUR WORK Plan market events, prepare packing lists and price labels, record sales, and reconcile the event. Track pieces on consignment, each shop's share, and what you are owed. Keep commissions and wholesale orders with deposits, due dates and the pieces made for them. Review your sales history and revenue trends in one place. WORK IT OUT AT THE BENCH Studio Tools estimates the wet size for a finished size, the electricity cost of a firing, and a starting price from your materials and time. KEEP YOUR STUDIO WITH YOU Your records work on device without an account. Export inventory and sales spreadsheets or a complete studio backup. Preview a backup before restoring it, use recovery copies, or choose a shared folder in Files for the backups you want to keep elsewhere. Built for studio potters, ceramicists, market vendors and anyone who wants to remember how a piece came together.

Screenshots

Clayfolio4 screens
Kiln It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kiln It at fortnightly against Clayfolio's every 4 months. Clayfolio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clayfolio ships an update every 4 months, Kiln It fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Clayfolio versus Kiln It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClayfolioKiln It
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size70 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaria Posaoliver crane

In-app purchases

None

Clayfolio

No in-app purchases

None

Kiln It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clayfolio free?
Clayfolio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kiln It free?
Kiln It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clayfolio or Kiln It have ads?
Neither Clayfolio nor Kiln It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clayfolio or Kiln It?
Clayfolio ships an update every 4 months, and Kiln It fortnightly. Most recently, Clayfolio was updated on October 2, 2026 and Kiln It on October 5, 2026.

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