Pottery Glaze Log vs KilnNote

Your pottery studio in your pocket. Bisque is the ceramic artist's studio journal - built for potters and clay artists who take their craft seriously. Whether you're hand-building coiled and slab pieces, throwing porcelain on the wheel, or running a production stoneware studio, Bisque keeps every project, glaze recipe, and kiln firing organized. TRACK YOUR PIECES Document every ceramic project from wet clay to finished piece. Move through stages - wet, drying, leather hard, bone dry, bisqued, glazed, and fired - with a single tap. Add photos, notes, and target glaze recipes. See exactly where every piece sits in your studio workflow at a glance. BUILD YOUR GLAZE LIBRARY Record every glaze you mix. Log ingredients with percentages, cone temperature, firing atmosphere, and surface notes. Rate glazes, mark proven recipes, and track what works in your kiln. Never lose a formula again - whether it's a celadon, an ash glaze, or an earthenware slip. LOG YOUR FIRINGS Track every kiln load - bisque, glaze, single fire, or wood fire. Build custom ramp schedules with multiple temperature segments. Record peak temperature, soak time, and outcome. Review your full kiln history and find the exact conditions that produce the results you love. UMF GLAZE CHEMISTRY CALCULATOR (PRO) Calculate the Unity Molecular Formula for any glaze recipe. Know your flux ratios, silica-to-alumina ratio, and whether a recipe is food-safe before you fire. The UMF calculator turns raw ingredient percentages into real chemistry - the tool professional ceramic artists rely on. AI STUDIO ASSISTANT (PRO) Ask your AI pottery mentor anything. Troubleshoot crawling, blistering, or pinholing glaze defects. Get throwing advice for difficult forms. Understand reduction vs. oxidation atmospheres. Explore ceramic history and glaze traditions. Powered by Grok - like having a master ceramicist in your pocket. BISQUE PRO INCLUDES: - Unlimited pieces, glazes, and firings - UMF glaze chemistry calculator - AI Studio Assistant powered by Grok - Advanced analytics and studio insights - Unlimited photo documentation - iCloud sync across all your devices FREE TIER INCLUDES: - Piece tracking with stage advancement - Basic glaze recipe library - Kiln firing log with ramp schedules - Activity streak and studio stats BUILT FOR THE STUDIO Bisque lives on your phone because that's where you need it - covered in clay at the wedging table, next to the kiln, or sketching glazes between sessions. The interface is warm, focused, and designed to stay out of your way. No fuss. Just the tools a working potter needs. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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 ------------------