Comparison

Muddy Hands vs KilnNote

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

Head to head
About

Muddy Hands

Easily log and track your pottery projects from start to finish. Capture photos, glazes, and notes to build a visual archive of your creations and learn from every piece.

Highlights
  • Track pottery stages
  • Log clay and glaze details
  • Record firing information
  • Estimate shrinkage and firing cost
  • Add notes and photos
  • Export and share work
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Muddy Hands is a simple, visual way to track your pottery from clay to kiln. Capture photos, glazes, and notes in seconds so you can spend less time logging and more time making. No more spreadsheets or complicated forms, just a clear record of your work as it moves through the studio. Track what you'll want to remember later • Stage: thrown, trimmed, bisqued, glazed, finished • Clay: body & weight • Glazes: coats, placement, application • Firings: cone, atmosphere • Cost • Notes Smart calculations • predict final size with automatic shrinkage estimates • estimate firing cost based on clay volume or weight A place for your successes and your flops too Great pottery comes from experimentation. Muddy Hands helps you build a visual archive of everything you make, including the pieces that cracked, warped, or misfired. Learn from each result and watch your craft evolve over time. Share your work Export beautiful images of your pieces and share them with friends through Instagram Stories or Messages. Perfect for: • Studio potters • Hobby ceramicists • Students in pottery classes • Anyone experimenting with clay Made with muddy hands in NYC. I’m always looking for ways to make the app better, please reach out if you have any feedback!

About

KilnNote

Features
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Bring your winning recipe to the next piece. KilnNote is a pottery record-keeping app for glazes, firing logs, and progress tracking. "I nailed that celadon combo once — and then I couldn't reproduce it." Sound familiar? KilnNote keeps every glaze, clay, and firing detail in one place so you can reproduce what worked. 【What you can do】 ▷ Log works piece by piece Save bisque, glaze application, and final firing temps, glazes used, and results (Success / Review / Fail) as a step-by-step log. Every decision, always at hand. ▷ Progress at a glance Auto-status from the latest firing result — Success, Review, Fail, or Not Started. See it in the list or detail view instantly. ▷ Tags & search Organize works with free tags like "Exhibition" or "Class piece." Filter by tag or title, and the search state stays put as you navigate. ▷ Glaze master Record glaze name, maker, and color notes — plus attach a glaze sample photo. From each glaze, trace every piece and firing that used it. ▷ Pinch-to-zoom Zoom into work, firing, and glaze sample photos to check texture and color up close. ▷ Export & import (free) Back up as CSV, PDF, or photo ZIP. Import from CSV or ZIP. Great for device migration or class notes. ▷ Board view (Pro) See all works organized by status — Success, Review, Fail, Not Started — like pieces arranged on a studio shelf. ▷ Test piece comparison (Pro) Slide between two photos to compare glaze colors and textures side by side. ▷ Duplicate a work (Pro) Clone a successful work as a template. Carry the same firing steps into a new piece. 【Who it's for】 ・Potters who want to reproduce a glaze success ・Studio potters managing multiple test tiles ・Beginners who want to track what they learned in class ・Anyone who can't remember which glaze combo worked last time ・Home potters who want a private, offline log 【Your data stays on your device】 All work data, photos, and firing logs are stored locally on your iPhone/iPad. Nothing is sent to external servers. No account required. 【Pricing】 ・Free: Up to 5 works. Core logging, CSV/PDF/ZIP export, and data import at no cost. ・Pro (one-time purchase): Unlimited works, board view, comparison, duplication. Buy once — no subscription, no recurring fees. ------------------ Developer: Kore Apps Support: support@kore-apps.com ------------------

Screenshots

Muddy Hands4 screens
KilnNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Muddy Hands at none against KilnNote's 1. KilnNote's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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. KilnNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Muddy Hands asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Muddy Hands ships an update every 4 months, KilnNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Muddy Hands versus KilnNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuddy HandsKilnNote
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMura Gameskazuki korenori

In-app purchases

None

Muddy Hands

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

KilnNote

One-time1
  • KilnNote Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Muddy Hands free?
Muddy Hands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KilnNote free?
KilnNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Muddy Hands or KilnNote have ads?
Neither Muddy Hands nor KilnNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Muddy Hands or KilnNote?
Muddy Hands ships an update every 4 months, and KilnNote weekly. Most recently, Muddy Hands was updated on September 24, 2026 and KilnNote on September 18, 2026.

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