For pottery studios and shared ceramic workshops

Pottery studio software that bills your firing fees

WheelOwl handles firing-fee billing and membership management for your studio. You set up your pricing model once and log each piece in seconds. Billing happens automatically.

Sign up before 16 November 2026 as a founding partner: 6 months free. No credit card.

What does my plate cost?

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1.2 kg

Weight of the piece between 0.3 and 4 kilograms

0.3 kg 4.0 kg
Rounded up to the next full kilo 2.0 kg
Per kilo, Hobby plan (€6.50/kg) €13.00
Minimum price per piece €8.00

Firing fee for this piece

per started kilo

€13.00

You set up exactly these rules once, then WheelOwl does the maths.

Sound familiar?

  • The kitchen scale next to the kiln.

    Every piece gets weighed, the price scribbled on a slip of paper. And at the end of the month half the slips are missing.

  • The laminated price sheet.

    Per kilo, minimum price, member discount, special rules for plates – nobody but you can make sense of it anymore.

  • The Excel monster.

    Hours of billing every month: who fired what? Which rate applies? What was included in the allowance?

  • "How much is my plate?"

    Members ask, you do mental math. Transparent pricing looks different.

WheelOwl was built exactly for this – by a potter, for studios.

How firing-fee billing works

  1. Set up your pricing model once

    Pick a template that matches your studio – per kilo, temperature-tiered, or flat rate. Then add your own rules: minimum price, member discount, included allowances.

    A scale with price tags
  2. Log pieces in seconds

    Weigh the piece, enter weight and member, done. The price is calculated instantly by your rules, on your phone right next to the kiln.

    A scale with a piece and a phone beside it
  3. Billing at the press of a button

    Firing done? Notify all members with one click by email, with photos of their pieces if you like. And at the end of the month, every member's statement is ready to export for your accounting.

    A kiln next to a billing sheet

Supported pricing rules:

  • Per kilo
  • Temperature tiers
  • Minimum price per piece
  • Round up to the next 100 g or full kilo
  • Separate prices for members and guests
  • Included allowances
  • Fixed-price exceptions (e.g. plates)
  • Per-piece extras (e.g. glaze)
  • Express surcharge
  • Kiln hire (whole kiln or shelf share)
  • Round to 50 cents or 1 €

How firing fee billing works

Memberships and firing fees belong together

Member rates, included kilos, tiered plans: your firing price almost always depends on the membership. That's why WheelOwl manages both together. You create plans, assign members, and with every firing the included allowance is deducted automatically.

  • Plans with different firing rates and included amounts
  • Included allowances are deducted automatically
  • All memberships in one place
  • Members can see their own costs and usage at any time

More about membership management

However your studio works

For open studios & shared workshops

Open studio

Your members check themselves in via QR code and book their time in the calendar. You keep an eye on capacity and hours.

  • QR self check-in
  • Calendar with bookable slots
  • Recurring slots
  • Capacity limits
  • Hours or visits per plan
  • Slot requests from members
  • Blockers for courses & holidays
  • 10-visit & hour cards
For external firing orders

Firing service

Firing service without a side list: customers drop off their pieces, you weigh them, estimate the price and load the order into the next firing.

  • Customers without an account
  • Orders with cost estimate
  • External rates per firing type
  • Load into a firing
  • Mark paid & picked up
  • Online sign-up
  • Drop-off & pickup slots
For classes & courses

Courses

Wheel-throwing classes, glaze nights, taster sessions. Take bookings on a public page in your studio's look, no second tool.

  • Public booking page
  • Single sessions or whole courses
  • Waitlists
  • Members + guests
  • Embeddable
  • Payment through your shop
  • QR check-in on the day

Most studios do a bit of everything. In WheelOwl it all comes together in one place.

Course booking without a second tool

Wheel courses, glaze nights, taster sessions: until now often a separate form and a separate list. In WheelOwl you create courses and dates, and members and guests book through a public page in your look. Waitlists included.

  • A public booking page in your studio look, embeddable too
  • Whole courses or single sessions, with a waitlist
  • Members and guests; waiver and consent are captured with the booking
  • Whatever gets fired in a course lands in the same monthly statement as everything else

More about course management

Public course booking page with session cards, a calendar leaf and a pottery wheel

One fair price. No surprises.

Cancel monthly, no setup fee, no transaction fees.

🏺 Founding partners: start before 16 November 2026 and use the Studio plan free for 6 months, in exchange for honest feedback.
  • Basic

    For small studios and solo workshops

    €19 /month

    • Firing-fee tracking with up to 3 pricing models
    • Up to 30 members
    • Monthly billing overview
    • CSV export for accounting
    • 1 admin account
    • Courses with a booking page, up to 8 sessions a month
    Start for free
  • Popular

    Studio

    For community studios with memberships

    €39 /month

    • Everything in Basic
    • Up to 100 members
    • Multiple pricing models and rules
    • Membership management with plans and included allowances
    • 2 admin accounts
    • Courses with up to 60 sessions a month
    • Shop checkout with Shopify, Wix or WooCommerce
    Start for free
  • Studio Plus

    For large studios with 100+ members

    €79 /month

    • Everything in Studio
    • Unlimited members, course sessions and firing-service orders
    • Unlimited admin accounts
    • Personal onboarding and data migration
    • Priority support
    Start for free

All plans: 30-day free trial. Prices exclude VAT.

Full details on the plans

  • GDPR-compliant – privacy built in from day one.

  • EU hosting (Frankfurt) – your studio data is stored in the EU.

  • German-language support – fast, personal answers.

  • No transaction fees – one fair monthly price, nothing else.

FAQ

What happens to our data?
All data is stored in the EU, fully GDPR-compliant. You remain the owner of your data and can export or delete it at any time.
Is there a minimum contract period?
No. All plans can be cancelled monthly. No setup fee, no hidden costs.
Our pricing model is complicated – can you handle it?
Very likely, yes. We analysed the pricing models of many German studios – from simple per-kilo rates to tiered models with minimum prices, exceptions, and allowances. If your model doesn't fit, talk to us – those are exactly the cases we want to hear about.
Does it work with Lexoffice or sevDesk?
A CSV export for accounting is included from day one. Direct integrations with Lexoffice and sevDesk are on our list.
Do we need special hardware?
No. Your existing scale and a phone, tablet, or laptop with a browser is all you need.
Can I try WheelOwl for free?
Yes. Every new studio starts with 30 free days, no credit card. Right after signing up you can look around a test studio with sample data. Once your firing types and prices are in, you can try everything in a test studio with your own numbers before real members join.
Can we manage courses and bookings with it?
Yes. Course management is part of WheelOwl: create courses and sessions, members and guests book through a public page in your studio's look, waitlists included. Firing fees from courses flow into the same billing you already run.

Done with paper slips?

Set up your studio in ten minutes, then try it in a test studio with your own prices first.

Sign up before 16 November 2026 as a founding partner: 6 months free. No credit card.