Comparison

Moonlight vs MuseView

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Moonlight

Enhance your sleep and relaxation with a vast library of scientifically proven sounds, brainwaves, and music. Create custom soundscapes to improve memory and promote a calm mind and body, helping you wake up refreshed.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of relaxing sounds
  • Nature sounds
  • ASMR sounds
  • Brainwaves (Isochronic, Binaural)
  • Healing music
  • Custom soundscapes
  • Wake-up alarm
Features
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Wake up fresh and sleep better tonight! Get access to hundreds of relaxing sounds, brainwaves and music that is scientifically proven to improve memory and relax your mind and body. Hundreds of hours sleep sounds * Nature sounds * ASMR sounds * White noise * Pink noise * Water sounds * Isochronic Brainwaves * Binaural Beats * Healing music * City noises Make your own custom soundscapes and wake up like you never have before! Subscription pricing and terms: Moonlight offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $4.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $19.99/year to provide you with unlimited access to our library of sleep sounds while you maintain an active subscription. Moonlight also offers a Lifetime subscription for $29.99 which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment with unlimited access to our library of sleep sounds forever. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://appmasters.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://appmasters.com/privacy-policy/

About

MuseView

A local-first reader for Markdown and HTML files on iPhone and iPad. Offers clean formatting, multiple reading themes, and source view. Includes live editing, PDF export, and AI summaries for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Clean, auto-rendered formatting
  • Six reading themes
  • Source view toggle
  • Auto-generated table of contents
  • Full-text search
  • Live editing with preview
  • AI summaries
  • PDF export
Features
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MuseView is a local-first reader for Markdown and HTML on your iPhone. Open the app and start reading — no account required. Reading • Clean, auto-rendered formatting for headings, tables, lists, blockquotes, and code blocks • Six reading themes — Original, Quiet, Paper, Bold, Calm, and Focus • Switch to source view in one tap • Auto-generated table of contents for quick navigation in long documents • Full-text search with instant highlighting MuseView Go • Live editing with real-time preview • Export PDFs that match your current reading theme • AI summaries: extract key points, action items, and tags with one tap Privacy First • Files stay on your device by default — read offline, anytime • Your content only leaves your device when you use AI summaries Whether you're reading technical docs, organizing notes, previewing blog drafts, or exporting meeting minutes, MuseView keeps your reading experience focused and distraction-free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Moonlight4 screens
MuseView3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MuseView at 100% against Moonlight's 0%. MuseView also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Moonlight's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Moonlight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MuseView sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MuseView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moonlight has 85 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Moonlight's written reviews are positive against 100% of MuseView's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Moonlight versus MuseView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonlightMuseView
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (85 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size624 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTap Tap Slide有健 李

Customer experience

Moonlight

All ratings85 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%

MuseView

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Moonlight

Subscriptions2
  • Moonlight Sleep Sounds Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Sleep Sounds - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

MuseView

Subscriptions1
  • MuseView Go$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Edit & Export$0.99

Questions

Is Moonlight free?
Moonlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MuseView free?
MuseView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moonlight or MuseView?
MuseView is rated higher. Moonlight averages 4.2 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while MuseView averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Moonlight or MuseView have ads?
Neither Moonlight nor MuseView shows ads.

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