Pottery Tracker vs Firebound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Photo timeline of work evolution
- Status tracking for each stage
- Glaze and clay body tagging
- Offline functionality
- Quick photo capture
- Studio calendar integration
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Pottery Tracker helps you keep track of what youβve 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 didnβt. β Find Your Work Fast Stop digging through shelves and kiln loads trying to remember whatβs 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/
Firebound
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
Pottery Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Firebound daily. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pottery Tracker | Firebound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | Subscription | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Wilburne | Marina Dedikova |
In-app purchases
Pottery Tracker
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Firebound
No in-app purchases
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