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. Snap a photo, record each stage, and remember which clay and glaze created your favourite results. TRACK YOUR STUDIO Follow pieces from just thrown to trimmed, drying, bisque, glazed and finished. Add photos and notes as you go, organise work with clay and glaze tags, and review your progress in the calendar and timeline. PLAN YOUR NEXT THROW Studio Pro’s Throwing Planner estimates the wet size to throw, clay to wedge and capacity from your target fired dimensions. Explore pottery forms, adjust shrinkage and clay properties, switch between metric and imperial, and add your plan as a piece or batch. Estimates are a starting point: use your own clay’s measured shrinkage for closer results. KEEP YOUR WORK ORGANISED See which pieces need attention, set optional trimming reminders, choose cover photos and track batches. Studio Pro adds unlimited pieces, completed-work folders, kiln logs, studio analytics, colour themes, and PDF or CSV export. WORK OFFLINE, SYNC IF YOU CHOOSE Your library saves on your device by default, with no Pottery Tracker account required and no ads. Studio Pro includes optional iCloud sync for library records across your Apple devices. Photo files stay on the device where you added them. STUDIO PRO Optional monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions unlock Pro features. Prices and any eligible introductory offer are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR0qFUMtqO0XEUMwgP1NdBitHbugdMMQ_uGQr7C1TPXWOoNxcp2GIABwDLxN_fDT7lZRBdxPDrjfNDv/pub

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 Tracker2 screens
Firebound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firebound at none against Pottery Tracker's 2. Pottery Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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 monthly, Firebound every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 5 level
Pottery Tracker versus Firebound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPottery TrackerFirebound
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 2 months
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 monthly, and Firebound every 2 months. Most recently, Pottery Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Firebound on October 24, 2026.

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