Acellus vs The Muse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acellus
This online learning system offers a dynamic and interactive educational experience for K-12 students. It uses short video lessons and practice problems to assess understanding, with personalized instruction and real-time progress monitoring available.
- Self-paced learning
- Personalized instruction
- Live progress monitoring
- Automatic record-keeping
- Data-driven instruction
- Comprehensive K-12 curriculum
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Every student learns differently. Acellus meets them where they are — with personalized, video-based K-12 instruction used by over one million students across every U.S. state. Short video lessons introduce each concept, followed by practice problems that adapt to how your student is progressing. The result: a dynamic learning experience built around the individual, not the classroom average. Learn at Their Own Pace Students work independently through concepts, with personalized instruction that helps them truly master each one before moving on. Stay in the Loop Monitor your student's progress in real time from any device. Scores, hours worked, and course progress are automatically compiled into printable reports. Always Improving Student responses are continuously analyzed and used to refine course content — so courses get more effective over time, updated daily. A Complete K-12 Curriculum Acellus covers all core subjects K-12, plus Advanced Placement (AP), Exceptional Education, Career & Technical Education, and Exam Preparation — over 470 courses in total. Learning That Goes Anywhere At school, at home, or on the go — Acellus picks up exactly where your student left off, on any device with an internet connection. Give your student the personalized education they deserve. Download Acellus today.
The Muse
Enhance your visit to the Science Museum of Virginia with this app. Discover new information about exhibitions and movies, save money in the store and cafe, and stay updated on upcoming events.
- Exhibition information
- Movie details
- Store and cafe discounts
- Event updates
- Historic building information
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The Muse App will enhance your visit to the Science Museum of Virginia by sharing new information about our exhibitions, movies and our historic building. The Muse will save you $$ in our store and café and keep you up to date on upcoming events. -- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Acellus at 4.5 against The Muse's 3.0. Acellus also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (32K vs 2). The Muse's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Acellus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acellus has 32K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Acellus's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Muse's.
Acellus ships an update every 3 months, The Muse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Acellus | The Muse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoldKey Security Corporation | Science Museum of Virginia |
Customer experience
Acellus
The Muse
Bugs and requests
Acellus
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos randomly restarting or freezing
- Incorrect grading of written assignments
- Inability to review past lessons and videos
- Courses not properly syncing progress across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add subtitles or transcripts for videos
- Allow skipping of videos if content is already understood
- Improve mobile app usability and stability
- Provide more hands-on and interactive learning experiences
- Offer more personalized learning paths and feedback
The Muse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Acellus
No in-app purchases
The Muse
No in-app purchases









