PotterX vs Clay Catalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PotterX
Easily log and track your pottery creations with detailed notes and photo timelines. Monitor your work's progress from raw materials to finished pieces with a clean, minimalist interface.
- Simple logging of pottery pieces
- Photo timelines for progress tracking
- Store technical details (clay, glaze, firing)
- Clean, minimalist interface
- Track work from greenware to finished product
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Features in the current version: Simple Logging: Create a digital record of every piece in seconds. Photo Timelines: Upload photos to track your work’s progress from greenware to finished product. Technical Details: Store essential notes on clay bodies, glazes, and firing temperatures. Clean Interface: A minimalist design that stays out of your way while you create. Other features comping soon!
Clay Catalog
This app helps ceramic artists document their pottery journey from start to finish. Track every stage of creation, log glazes with automatic detection, and easily search your collection. Share your work and connect with other potters.
- Document every creation stage
- Track glazes with photo detection
- Search collection by notes and glazes
- Share work with the community
- Visual timeline of artwork evolution
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Clay Catalog is the essential companion for ceramic artists. Whether you're a hobbyist or a studio potter, keep a beautiful record of every piece—from the first lump of clay to the final fired result. DOCUMENT EVERY STAGE Capture your work at each step: greenware, bisque, glazed, and fired. Clay Catalog organizes your photos into a clean visual timeline, so you can see exactly how each piece evolves. TRACK YOUR GLAZES Log every glaze and paint used on a piece. Clay Catalog can automatically detect glaze names from photos of your bottles—no typing required. Add notes like coat counts, resist techniques, and application details so you can recreate successes and avoid past mistakes. SEARCH YOUR COLLECTION Quickly find any piece by glaze name, brand, or your own notes. Your entire ceramic history, searchable and easy to explore. SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY Proud of a piece? Share it on claycatalog.com and connect with other potters. Posts include both finished work and earlier stages—because the process is just as important as the result. BUILT FOR POTTERS Designed for the studio, with warm, earthy visuals and a simple timeline that stays out of your way—so you can focus on making.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clay Catalog at every 3 days against PotterX's every 2 weeks. PotterX's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PotterX against 5.0 for Clay Catalog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
PotterX ships an update every 2 weeks, Clay Catalog every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | PotterX | Clay Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ying-Hao Hsia | Curaph LLC |
In-app purchases
PotterX
No in-app purchases
Clay Catalog
No in-app purchases
