Comparison

Clay Boss vs Fired Pottery

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

Head to head
About

Clay Boss

This app generates personalized, step-by-step pottery guides for any project. Simply describe your desired creation or upload a photo, and receive detailed instructions on techniques, tools, materials, and firing.

Highlights
  • AI-generated pottery guides
  • Covers hand-building and wheel throwing
  • Glaze recommendations
  • Firing schedule guidance
  • Save and revisit guides
  • Portfolio and gallery access (Pro)
Features
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Clay Boss turns your pottery ideas into expert guides — instantly. Whether you're a beginner trying your first pinch pot or an experienced ceramicist exploring new glaze techniques, Clay Boss generates complete, step-by-step guides tailored to exactly what you want to make. Just take a picture of a completed piece or tell Clay Boss what you want to create — a rustic mug, a sculptural vase, a coil-built bowl — and it builds a full guide: techniques, tools, clay types, drying times, kiln temperatures, and finishing tips. KEY FEATURES • AI-generated pottery guides for any project • Covers hand-building, wheel throwing, sculpting, and more • Glaze recommendations and firing schedules • Save and revisit your guides anytime • Clean, distraction-free experience CLAY BOSS PRO — $4.99/MONTH • Unlimited guide generation • Priority AI for richer, more detailed results • Full portfolio and gallery access • Early access to new features Free users get 3 guides per month — no credit card required to start. Perfect for pottery students, hobbyists, studio potters, and anyone curious about working with clay. Subscription Details: • $4.99/month, billed monthly • Payment charged to your Apple ID at confirmation • Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fired Pottery

Log every step of your pottery projects, from initial planning to final firing. Keep track of clay, glazes, and studio photos in one organized place. Features a glaze helper and a catalog of commercial glazes.

Highlights
  • Track pottery projects through all stages
  • Log clay body and glazes used
  • Organize studio photos
  • Glaze helper for coat counting
  • Catalog of 1500+ commercial glazes
  • Optional community feed
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Track every pottery project from wet clay through glaze-fired, log the clay body and glazes you used, and keep your studio photos in one place instead of scattered across your camera roll. Each project moves through five stages — planning, greenware, bisque-fired, glazing, and glaze-fired — with separate parts for sets and series. The glaze helper counts coats as you brush them on, so you don't lose track halfway through a complex application. Browse a catalog of over 1,500 commercial glazes from major brands. Save your favorites, log your own test tiles, and see at a glance which of your past projects used a given glaze. The community feed is optional. Share finished work, see what others have made with the same materials, and skip the social part entirely if you'd rather just keep your own records. Works fully offline. Sign-in unlocks community post publishing, cloud backup, and a public profile — but the core journal works without an account. No ads, no analytics, no tracking SDKs.

Screenshots

Clay Boss4 screens
Fired Pottery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clay Boss at 5.0 against Fired Pottery's 4.0. Fired Pottery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Clay Boss sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Fired Pottery asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clay Boss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Clay Boss versus Fired Pottery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClay BossFired Pottery
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDANIEL WHITEDrew Leivan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clay Boss

Subscriptions1
  • Clay Boss Pro$4.991 Month
None

Fired Pottery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clay Boss free?
Clay Boss is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fired Pottery free?
Fired Pottery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clay Boss or Fired Pottery?
Clay Boss is rated higher. Clay Boss averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Fired Pottery averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Clay Boss or Fired Pottery have ads?
Neither Clay Boss nor Fired Pottery shows ads.

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