Curator vs Allume
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curator
This app allows users to visually collect, organize, and present ideas. It supports mixing content from websites, text, and images from various cloud sources, making it ideal for mood boards, portfolios, and presentations.
- Visual interface for notes, images, and websites
- Drag-and-drop content organization
- Full-screen presentation mode
- Share and collaborate on boards
- Export boards to PDF
- Integrates with cloud storage
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App Store Best New App Collect, organise and present your ideas anywhere. Curator is the best mood-board, portfolio and presentation app for creative professionals. It's great in a one-to-one meeting with a client and works equally well on a projector in front of an audience. Mix websites, text and images from your device or cloud sources like Dropbox, Instagram and more. Main features: • Add websites, images and text notes in a completely visual interface • Use drag-and-drop to quickly move content • Present straight from the app, full screen content by design • Share and collaborate on boards • Export boards to PDF Curator is no free for all features like: Bigger Boards, Re-ordering of Boards and High quality PDF export plus unlimited cloud backup (subscription only) and sync between devices. More information about our privacy policy can be found at http://curator.co/privacy-policy/
Allume
This app provides a digital canvas for organizing thoughts and ideas. It allows users to create nested boards, link content, and combine various media types like text, images, and PDFs. Collaborate with others in real-time on shared workspaces.
- Nested boards for deep ideation
- Linked cards for referencing
- Remixing content from PDFs and images
- Unified canvas for text, ink, and files
- Real-time collaboration with shared workspaces
- PDF annotation and export
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Allume (formerly Muse) is a canvas for thinking that helps you get clarity on things that matter. Think in private or collaborate with others. BEYOND WHITEBOARDS with nested boards Each Muse board is like a whiteboard that can hold even more whiteboards. Your boards grow organically over time as you develop an idea. Stay in the ideation flow, worry about organizing later. REFERENCE & REMIX with linked cards & excerpts Linked cards let you reference boards from multiple places. And excerpts let you remix parts of PDFs and images without losing the context of the source. Grow your Muse into a space of interconnected whiteboards. ONE CANVAS FOR ANYTHING with ink + text + cards Developing an idea starts with collecting inspiration and stray thoughts. Muse lets you put everything on a single canvas: writing, scribbles, notes, images, videos, PDFs, web links, and any other files. Lay out all the raw materials, then connect the dots with ease. COLLABORATION with shared workspaces Add collaborators to a Muse workspace to plan and strategize together. They'll feel right at home with live cursors, comments, following, and templates. AND PLENTY MORE → Search and quick-jump to boards → Read and annotate PDFs → Create connections between cards → Export boards as PDFs or PNGs → Local-first data with instant sync LEARN MORE Website: https://allume.com/ Community: https://allume.com/community Contact us: hello@allume.com Terms of service: https://allume.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Allume at 4.6 against Curator's 2.6. Allume also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 44%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Curator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Allume sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Curator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Allume holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Allume has 332 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Curator's written reviews are positive against 64% of Allume's.
Curator ships an update monthly, Allume every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curator | Allume |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (47 ratings) | 4.6 (332 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 332 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curator & Co Ltd. | Milestone Made, LLC |
Customer experience
Curator
Allume
User reviews
Curator
From 47 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for brainstorming visuals
- 👍 Beautiful, elegant, efficient
- 👍 Useful for visual thinking and presentation
- 👍 Seamless presentations
- 👍 Functional elegance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Sync and login issues
- 🐛 Premium features don't work
- 🔒 No customer support
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
Allume
From 332 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Organize ideas and information
- 🚀 Unique and very cool features
- 👍 Indispensable app - incredibly well designed
- 👍 Great thinking and creative tool
- 👍 Exceptional app
Room to improve
- 💰 Too expensive subscription price
- 🔒 Lack of privacy of user data
- 🔒 Requires email to try
- 🐛 Bugs are prevalent
- 🔒 Outrageous pricing
Bugs and requests
Curator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log in or sign up
- Sync not working across devices
- Boards and content getting deleted or reset
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to reorder boards
- Ability to move/copy images between boards
- Landscape mode support
- Integration with Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.
- More customization options (text size, background color)
Allume
Reported bugs
6 issues- Eraser size issues
- Undo history reset when navigating between boards
- Crashes when erasing large areas
- Syncing issues between devices
- iPhone app not usable without iPad or Mac
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- Freezing and performance issues
Requested features
7 requests- More pen color and workspace options
- Zoom in/out within a board
- Search functionality
- Checklists
- Support for pen tablets on Mac
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- Straight line drawing with arrowheads
- Monthly payment plan
In-app purchases
Curator
No in-app purchases
Allume
- Unlimited membership, monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro membership, monthly$9.991 Month
- Unlimited membership, yearly$99.991 Year
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- Pro membership, yearly$99.991 Year









