Comparison

Pottery Glaze Log vs KilnNote

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

Head to head
About

Pottery Glaze Log

Organize your ceramic projects, glaze recipes, and kiln firings. Track pieces through every stage, build a comprehensive glaze library, and log kiln schedules. Features advanced tools like a UMF calculator and AI assistance for serious potters.

Highlights
  • Track ceramic pieces through all stages
  • Build and manage glaze recipe library
  • Log kiln firings with custom schedules
  • UMF glaze chemistry calculator
  • AI Studio Assistant for troubleshooting
  • Unlimited pieces, glazes, and firings (Pro)
  • iCloud sync across devices (Pro)
Features
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Bisque is a studio journal for potters and clay artists: follow every piece from wet clay to finished pot, keep your glaze recipes in one library, and log every kiln firing. TRACK YOUR PIECES Move each piece through its stages with a tap: in progress, drying, bisque ready, bisqued, glaze ready, glazed, fired, then sold, given away, broken or recycled. Add photos, the clay body, the glaze you plan to use, size and notes, and see where everything sits in your studio. BUILD YOUR GLAZE LIBRARY Record each glaze you mix: ingredients with percentages and additions, cone, atmosphere (oxidation, reduction, neutral, soda, salt, wood), surface (gloss, satin, matte, dry matte, crystal), color, application notes and a rating. Mark it untested, testing, proven or retired. LOG YOUR FIRINGS Bisque, glaze, lustre, raku, pit or saggar, salt or soda, wood. Note the kiln, cone and atmosphere, build the ramp schedule segment by segment (target temperature in °F or °C, rate, hold), and record cone pack results, firing time, cost and the outcome. Each cone shows its temperature from the Orton chart. UMF CALCULATOR (PRO) Turn a recipe's ingredient percentages into its Unity Molecular Formula, using a built-in database of common glaze materials (feldspars, clays, frits, fluxes and colorants), and check its fluxes, silica and alumina against typical ranges for the glaze's cone. AI STUDIO ASSISTANT (PRO) Ask about glaze defects such as crawling or pinholing, throwing a difficult form, or reduction and oxidation, and get an answer from an AI assistant powered by Grok (30 questions a day). FREE - Up to 10 pieces (3 photos on each), 5 glazes and 5 firings - Studio counts and recent activity on the home screen BISQUE PRO - Unlimited pieces, glazes, firings and photos - UMF calculator - AI Studio Assistant Bisque Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription that renews automatically. Cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Pottery Glaze Log4 screens
KilnNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KilnNote at every 8 days against Pottery Glaze Log's every 6 weeks. KilnNote also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pottery Glaze Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and KilnNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pottery Glaze Log ships an update every 6 weeks, KilnNote every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pottery Glaze Log versus KilnNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPottery Glaze LogKilnNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarol Jaworskikazuki korenori

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pottery Glaze Log

Subscriptions3
  • Bisque Pro$4.991 Month
  • Bisque Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Bisque Pro$39.991 Year
1 purchases

KilnNote

One-time1
  • KilnNote Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Pottery Glaze Log free?
Pottery Glaze Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KilnNote free?
KilnNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pottery Glaze Log or KilnNote have ads?
Neither Pottery Glaze Log nor KilnNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pottery Glaze Log or KilnNote?
Pottery Glaze Log ships an update every 6 weeks, and KilnNote every 8 days. Most recently, Pottery Glaze Log was updated on October 21, 2026 and KilnNote on October 22, 2026.

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