The right app can make a real difference in how you run your studio — tracking pieces, logging glaze recipes, scheduling firings, and staying organized across multiple projects. Here are the best iOS apps for ceramic artists, updated for 2026.
Piece Tracking and Studio Management
ClayLab
ClayLab is the best app for tracking individual pieces through your studio. You can photograph your work, log what stage it’s at (thrown, trimmed, bisqued, glazed, fired), and record the date you completed each stage. Each piece entry supports clay body, weight, dimensions, glazes, underglazes, slips, and notes. If you work in a community studio or school and have pieces at multiple stages simultaneously, ClayLab keeps everything organized at a glance. Highly recommended for busy potters.
Ceramispace
Ceramispace is available for both iOS and macOS and functions as a full studio management tool — storing glaze recipes, material inventory, and firing schedules in one place. It’s a paid app (monthly, annual, or lifetime options) but reasonably priced for what it offers. Pairs well with ClayLab since Ceramispace is stronger on recipes and inventory while ClayLab excels at piece tracking.
Glazy (glazy.org) is the go-to web and mobile resource for ceramic glaze recipes. The database contains thousands of community-contributed recipes with photos of fired results, Unity Molecular Formula analysis, and comments from potters who have tested them. While primarily a website, it works well on mobile and is an invaluable research tool for developing your glaze palette.
Digital Fire / Insight
Tony Hansen’s Digital Fire (digitalfire.com) is the most comprehensive resource for ceramic glaze chemistry online. The Insight glaze calculator is available as a desktop application and mobile-friendly web tool. Essential for potters who want to understand and adjust glaze chemistry rather than just following recipes.
Kiln Management
Kiln Log Apps
Several kiln controller manufacturers offer companion iOS apps for monitoring firing schedules remotely — including Bartlett (Genesis controllers) and Skutt (KilnLink). If your kiln controller supports WiFi connectivity, check whether your manufacturer offers an iOS companion app for remote monitoring and firing log storage.
General Studio Tools
Notes / Apple Notes — simple but effective for quick glaze notes, firing observations, and material shopping lists
Lightroom Mobile — for photographing your work consistently. Good lighting and consistent backgrounds make your portfolio and product photos significantly more professional
Square POS — if you sell at markets or events, the Square iOS app handles payments, inventory, and sales tracking
I am a visually impaired ceramic artist. I have been making for around 8 years now. I specialize in functional colorful pottery. Mainly nerikome and other decorative processes.
