OnceClay - Your Ceramics Notebook and Community!
Track your pottery journey from first throw to final glaze! Snap photos, save tips & inspirations, and share your creative process with a vibrant community of ceramicists.
JOIN THE CERAMICS COMMUNITY
Connect with fellow ceramic artists from around the world:
• Share your finished pieces and works in progress
• Discover inspiring work from other potters
• Collect and save posts that spark your creativity
• Like and engage with the community
• Find new techniques, glazes, and ideas
TRACK YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS
From the first touch of clay to the final glaze firing, OnceClay helps you document every stage of your ceramic work:
• Formed - Record your forming method, clay body, and initial imensions
• Trimmed - Track weight and measurements after trimming
• Bisque Fired - Log bisque cone temperatures
• Glazed - Document decoration layers, glazes, and application methods
• Finished - Capture the final result with photos
DETAILED DECORATION TRACKING
Never forget a glaze recipe again. For each decoration layer, record:
- Material name and type
- Application method (dipped, brushed, sprayed, poured, etc.)
- Number of coats
- Location on the piece
- Personal notes
VISUAL DOCUMENTATION
• Add photos and videos at every stage
• Choose a cover photo to represent your piece
• View all media in one place on the Summary tab
STAY ORGANIZED
• Create folders to organize projects by collection, class, or technique
• Add reflections to note what worked and what to improve
• Track piece status from in-progress to completed
KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE
• Export and import backups
• iCloud backup support
• Your creative work, always protected
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Whether you're a beginner learning the craft or a professional potter managing multiple projects, OnceClay is your space to document, share, and grow as a ceramic artist.
Join our community and start your pottery journey today.
I tested this app to document my ceramics work, and I honestly love it. It makes it so easy to track every stage of a piece — from clay body and slip to glaze layers and firing details. Seeing everything visualized and organized in one place is incredibly helpful. It’s exactly what I needed to systematically improve my work and recreate successful pieces later.The only thing I’d love to see improved is the glaze/material input. Right now, you have to manually enter the brand and product name, which can get a bit tedious. It would be amazing to have a built-in materials library, or even a feature where you can snap a photo and automatically recognize popular glaze brands and products. That would make building a personal materials database so much smoother and less time-consuming.Overall, such a thoughtful and well-designed app.
Great for Tracking Pottery
Bennett12357:
I really have been enjoying this app. I’ve used a handful of others to try to track my pots. After losing all my data on some or tricky systems to log each stage on other apps, I’ve finally found the one! I highly recommend Once Clay. It’s so easy to bump pieces to the next stage and it doesn’t require you to add ALL the notes but you can choose what you want to add. I appreciate that.
Great value, excellent functions and cute design :)
CindyNYC111
I’ve only been using OnceClay for a few days, but I’m really enjoying it so far. It’s been super helpful for keeping notes on my pottery, and I love having a quick place to save ideas and inspiration. The Feed tab is also such a nice touch. I love being able to share my work and see what others are making
Perfect for all pottery lovers
i have a groundhog
Perfect for both beginners and professional potters.Very easy to use, and I love being connected with other potters around the world. One of my favorite features is being able to keep notes on all the glazes and applications for each piece. Super helpful for tracking results and improving future work. Highly recommend!
- Multi-select filters: Filter your notes by multiple values at once (Status, Form, Stage, Clay Body, Material)
- Camera in Recipes: Take photos and record videos directly in your glaze test recipes
- Camera in Material Library: Snap photos of your materials without leaving the app
- Bug fixes: Fixed keyboard covering comment input and duplicate posts when switching accounts
Version 1.0.9
The developer, JINJING YI, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Purchases
Contact Info
User Content
Search History
Identifiers
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Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
JINJING YI
Size
47.2 MB
Category
Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
