Comparison

Octane X vs Muse Pro

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

Head to head
About

Octane X

This powerful GPU rendering application brings professional-grade 3D rendering capabilities to iPad Pro. It offers a full suite of features for visual effects, motion graphics, gaming, and design, with an interface optimized for touch and Apple Pencil, while also supporting advanced external peripherals.

Highlights
  • Unbiased, spectrally-correct GPU rendering
  • Optimized touch and Apple Pencil interface
  • Support for external keyboards, trackpads, and monitors
  • Node-based material, shader, and scene graph editor
  • AI Denoiser for production-ready results
  • ACES, OCIO, and deep pixel EXR rendering
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Octane X, the world’s first and fastest unbiased, spectrally-correct GPU production renderer, is now available for the first time on iPad Pro (M series models only) - empowering artist workflows across visual effects, motion graphics, gaming, design, concept art and architectural visualization Octane X for iPad Pro supports all features of Octane X macOS standalone desktop application through a new interface designed from the ground up for easy scene navigation and editing using touch and Apple Pencil on iPad Pro. Power users can enable an advanced UX with support for keyboards, trackpads, external monitors, bluetooth mice and stage manager to get full parity with the Octane X standalone desktop application on macOS. Octane X accelerates modern creative workflows with ACES, OCIO and deep pixel EXR rendering, a powerful node-based material, shader and scene graph editor, and the industry’s most advanced production ready AI Denoiser. The Octane X standalone features and user guide is available here: https://docs.otoy.com/StandaloneH_STA/StandaloneManual.htm Octane X for iPad Pro only supports iPad Pro devices with the M series chipset, running iPadOS 26 and later.

About

Muse Pro

This app is a powerful AI-driven drawing and illustration tool for iPad and Apple Pencil. It offers a vast brush library, advanced layering, and real-time AI generation to help artists create detailed sketches, paintings, and illustrations.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted brushes and artistic tools
  • Advanced layering system
  • Real-time AI generation
  • Prompt enhancer powered by GPT-4
  • Image to prompt conversion
  • Creative upscaler and image enhancer
Features
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Muse Pro is the epitome of digital creativity on the iPad, catering to both established and aspiring artists. With an extensive selection of handcrafted brushes, cutting-edge artistic tools, an advanced layering system, and a high-speed graphics engine, Muse Pro enables you to bring to life expressive sketches, vibrant paintings, detailed illustrations. Designed to harmonize with the iPad and Apple Pencil, Muse Pro turns any setting into your personal art studio, offering the following features for an unparalleled creative experience: • Core Features Designed with an intuitive interface for the iPad and Apple Pencil. Smooth and responsive smudge sampling powered by Metal, drawing at 120 fps on Apple's XDR Pro Display. Continuous auto-save ensures your work is always secure. • Breakthrough Brushes A wide array of hundreds of beautifully crafted brushes. Brush sets for organizing your painting, sketching, and drawing tools. Import and export capabilities for custom .brushset brushes. • Advanced Layering System Offers precise control over details and composition through layer management. Select layers for individual movement or transformation of objects. • The Design Tools You Need Add vector Text to your illustrations for enhanced communication. Crop and Resize your canvas to achieve the perfect composition. A custom rendering engine that perfects your strokes in real-time for flawless results. Streamline and stabilization features smooth out strokes, ideal for calligraphy and precise inking. Use Scribble to change prompt settings and create text effortlessly. • AI Features Real-time AI generation at up to 30 fps for dynamic creativity. A Prompt enhancer, powered by GPT-4, assists in crafting detailed prompts. Image to prompt conversion with GPT-4 Vision for enhanced AI-driven creation. Creative upscaler and image enhancer: upscale your drawings up to 4x and easily switch styles for ultra-high definition images. • Share Your Creations Support for importing JPG, PNG, and TIFF image files. Export your artwork as layered .musepro files or in high-quality PNG format, making it easy to share with peers. Muse Pro is accessible on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad, offering an intuitive interface with gestures like two-finger tap to undo, three-finger tap to redo, and four-finger tap to clear a layer. It also supports light and dark mode and accommodates both left and right-handed users, ensuring a seamless and inclusive creative process. Terms of Service: https://bit.ly/muse-pro-tos Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/muse-pro-privacy

Screenshots

Muse Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Octane X at 51% against Muse Pro's 0%. Octane X also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (3.7 vs 3.4). Muse Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Muse Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Octane X asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Octane X holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Octane X's written reviews are positive against 0% of Muse Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Octane X ships an update every 2 months, Muse Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Octane X versus Muse Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOctane XMuse Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (31 ratings) — better3.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB219 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOTOY inc.StyleOf

Customer experience

Octane X

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative36.6%

Muse Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Octane X

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • 🐛 Gray screen on iPadOS 27
  • 🐛 Incompatible with iPadOS 17
  • 🐛 No Render GPU error on M1 Macs with Sonoma
  • 🐛 Grey screen and doesn't load
  • 🐛 Not working since iPadOS 17
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  • 🐛 Stuck at rendering after iPadOS 17 update
  • 🐛 Rendering not working since iPad OS 17
  • 🐛 Crashes when viewing all items under nodes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Tutorials for specific materials (hair, glass, water)
  • Support for Nomad Sculpt OBJ/GLB import
  • UI improvements for Apple Pencil users
  • Polygon-based modeling and animation tools
  • Add Maya and Houdini support
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  • Add support for importing obj/glb from Nomad Sculpt

Muse Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Octane X

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Muse Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Muse Pro Weekly7 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Muse Pro Monthly1 Month trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Octane X free?
Octane X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Muse Pro free?
Muse Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Octane X or Muse Pro?
Octane X is rated higher. Octane X averages 3.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Muse Pro averages 3.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Octane X or Muse Pro have ads?
Neither Octane X nor Muse Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Octane X or Muse Pro?
Octane X ships an update every 2 months, and Muse Pro every 2 days. Most recently, Octane X was updated on October 21, 2026 and Muse Pro on October 4, 2026.

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