Comparison

Pottery Tracker vs Firebound

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

Head to head
About

Pottery Tracker

Organize your pottery projects with this app. Document each piece from creation to finish with photos, status updates, and detailed tags for glazes and clay. Find your work easily and track your creative process.

Highlights
  • Photo timeline of work evolution
  • Status tracking for each stage
  • Glaze and clay body tagging
  • Offline functionality
  • Quick photo capture
  • Studio calendar integration
Features
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Pottery Tracker helps you keep track of what you’ve made and where it is in the studio. If you work in a shared space and lose track of pieces between shelves, drying racks, and kiln loads, this app keeps everything organised and easy to find. Snap a photo, track progress, and never wonder which mug is yours or which glaze created that perfect finish. WHY POTTERS LOVE IT β—† Photo Timeline Capture each piece as it moves through the studio. See your work evolve from wet clay to finished ceramic. β—† Status Tracking Just Thrown β†’ Trimmed β†’ Drying β†’ Bisque β†’ Glazed β†’ Finished Log every stage with timestamps, photos, and notes. β—† Glaze & Clay Tags Tag pieces with glazes and clay bodies so you remember what worked and what didn’t. β—† Find Your Work Fast Stop digging through shelves and kiln loads trying to remember what’s yours. β—† Studio Calendar See your creative days at a glance. Every piece tied to the day you made it. β—† Works Offline No WiFi in the studio? Everything saves locally to your device. β—† Quick Capture Swipe to camera, snap a photo, done. Document pieces in seconds between throws. SIMPLE BY DESIGN No accounts. No cloud. No complexity. Just you and your pottery. Built by a potter, for potters. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Firebound

Features
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Firebound is a working log for potters and ceramists Keep every piece, glaze test, and kiln firing in one place, from first pull off the wheel to the moment it comes out of the kiln. Track your work through every stage Log each piece as it moves from greenware to bisque to glazed to fired. Attach photos at any stage, see a piece's whole journey side by side, from raw clay to finished glaze. Test and remember your glazes Record glaze combinations with cone, clay body, and a quick rating, so you stop guessing which combo made that one gorgeous bowl six months ago. Schedule and track kiln firings Log bisque, glaze, raku, and luster firings with start and open-kiln times, cone number, and a photo of the load. Predict shrinkage before you throw Enter greenware and fired measurements to calculate your clay's real shrinkage rate, or work backward to see how big to throw a piece for a target finished size. Firebound is built for the studio, no clutter, no account required, just a clear log of what you made and how it turned out.

Screenshots

Pottery Tracker4 screens
Firebound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firebound at none against Pottery Tracker's 2. Firebound also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Pottery Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pottery Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Firebound asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pottery Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Firebound daily. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 4 level
Pottery Tracker versus Firebound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPottery TrackerFirebound
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationSubscriptionβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua WilburneMarina Dedikova

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pottery Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Firebound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pottery Tracker free?
Pottery Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Firebound free?
Firebound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pottery Tracker or Firebound have ads?
Firebound shows ads; Pottery Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Pottery Tracker or Firebound?
Pottery Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Firebound daily. Most recently, Pottery Tracker was updated on September 20, 2026 and Firebound on September 21, 2026.

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