Comparison

FragNote vs Muses

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

Head to head
About

FragNote

This app offers a minimalist, card-based system for recording notes, diaries, inspirations, and reminders. It supports various media types, custom categories, and multilevel tags for organization. Features include calendar views, map integration, personalization options, and secure cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Text, image, video, audio recording
  • Customizable categories and multilevel tags
  • Card association linking
  • Calendar and map views
  • Personalization options
  • iCloud cloud sync
  • Password lock
Features
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FragNote is a minimalist card-based recording tool that you can use to jot down anything, such as notes, diaries, inspirations, memos, and reminders. - Multiple Recording Methods Text, images, Live Photos, videos, audio, and geolocation. - Custom Categories The home page is a default timeline, but you can enable categories in the settings, with up to four main categories available. - Multilevel Tags Use multilevel tags to better organize and summarize your records. - Questions and Titles These are more suitable for summarizing and categorizing than tags, which are best kept short. Titles and questions, however, can be lengthy. - Card associations External link, internal link, external reference, and internal reference—four types of associations that make connections between cards more flexible. - Calendar A combination of heat maps and image calendars allows you to see your recording trends. - Map and Geolocation Add or edit locations, view your records on a map, and enable the option to read timestamps and locations from your photos in the settings. - Personalization Customize theme colors, background images, and app icons as needed. - Notifications A minimalist notification feature that works well with checklists. - Sharing Convert your content into images to share with friends. - Cloud Sync If you are logged into iCloud on your device, all content is automatically saved to your iCloud account. This data is not stored on our servers, ensuring absolute privacy. To use this feature, ensure that both iCloud and iCloud Drive are enabled. - Password Lock Enable a password lock for the app. - Data Security We do not have a backend server and do not save or collect your data. All data is stored locally. If iCloud sync is enabled, your data will be uploaded to iCloud. ----------------------- - Subscription information: If you choose to subscribe to the membership, the fee will be charged to your iTunes account. The system will automatically renew and charge your account 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. After purchase, you can go to the settings interface of the iTunes Store at any time to turn off the auto-renewal feature. Prices may vary by region. If the price changes, there will be no prior notice. The current subscription cannot be canceled during the active subscription period. - Terms and Conditions: https://hellome-fun.github.io/terms/terms_conditions_en.html - Privacy Policy: https://hellome-fun.github.io/privacy/privacy_policy_en.html

About

Muses

Capture and organize your thoughts with an AI-powered card-style note-taking app. Enhance memory and creativity with features like AI assistance, voice notes, and private knowledge base management. Securely store and access your ideas with advanced privacy controls.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note refinement and Q&A
  • Voice notes with real-time transcription
  • Hierarchical sub-cards for infinite idea expansion
  • Encrypted private knowledge base with password protection
  • Batch actions for efficient note management
  • Multi-format export (Text, Markdown, HTML, PDF)
  • Spaced repetition for memory reinforcement
Features
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Capture thoughts. Illuminate your mind. Muses 2.0 is an AI-native multidimensional knowledge workspace crafted for creators, researchers, and deep thinkers. We often face the same frustrating hurdles: • Fleeting ideas on the move, but typing was inconvenient and audio was forgotten; • Hours of meeting recordings, yet extracting key takeaways takes another half-day; • Raw speech-to-text full of filler words ("um", "like") and chaotic phrasing; • Book highlights and article clips scattered across apps, never synthesized; • Rigid folders becoming digital graveyards where notes go in and never resurface; • Great thoughts written down only to gather dust, never turning into tangible action. Muses 2.0 closes this loop. It unifies voice memos, reading highlights, structured deep writing, visual thinking, and spaced review into a self-sustaining knowledge engine. --- 【Key Capabilities】 1. Intelligent Voice Notes: Pocket Scribe & Meeting Co-Pilot • Real-Time Dictation: Speak freely. Speech turns into crisp text with smart punctuation. • AI Semantic Polish: Automatically filters filler words and refines casual speech into cohesive prose. • Structured Minutes & Tasks: Synthesizes meeting takeaways and extracts action items in seconds. • Speaker Differentiation: Intelligently separates dialogue by speaker in meetings and interviews. • Waveform Playback & Audio Retention: Original audio is preserved with waveform seeking and local export. • Audio & Video Transcription: Import podcasts or videos into structured notes with one tap. 2. Reading Highlights & Unified Capture • Seamless Reading Sync: Sync reading shelves (WeRead/E-books). New highlights automatically append to existing notes over time. • One-Stop Clipping: Collect web snippets, screenshots, and inspirations into unified cards. 3. Magazine-Grade Writing & Visual Canvas • Modular Block Editor: Beautiful typography with callouts, toggle lists, and inline annotations. • Freehand Whiteboard: Sketch diagrams, handwrite notes, and mix visuals with text freely. 4. Ditch Folders: Let Notes Form a 3D Galaxy • 3D Knowledge Universe: Muses interweaves notes into an interactive 3D constellation. • Spark Serendipity: Traverse your knowledge graph to discover hidden links across domains. 5. Personal AI Agent Grounded in Your Notes • Context-Aware AI: Reads and understands your accumulated notes, tailored to your context. • Deep Co-Thinking: Brainstorm proposals, generate dynamic mind maps, or extract to-do plans effortlessly. 6. From Thought to Action • Notes to Tasks: Extract action plans directly into organized to-do lists. • Time River & Calendar: Dual monthly overview and fluid timeline to retrace your intellectual growth. 7. Spaced Review: Internalize What You Learn • Serendipity Notes: Rediscover past epiphanies unexpectedly via widgets and notifications. • Cloze Flashcards: Scientific active recall flashcards to truly master what you record. 8. Offline-First & Bulletproof Privacy • Completely offline processing for core transcription and indexing. Your thoughts stay strictly yours. --- Whether you are a researcher synthesizing literature, an entrepreneur drafting roadmaps, or a lifelong learner building a second brain, Muses turns scattered thoughts into structured intellectual wealth. Capture thoughts. Illuminate your mind. Welcome to Muses 2.0.

Screenshots

FragNote4 screens
Muses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FragNote at 100% against Muses's 33%. FragNote also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. FragNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Muses sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FragNote holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FragNote's written reviews are positive against 33% of Muses's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FragNote ships an update every 2 weeks, Muses every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FragNote versus Muses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFragNoteMuses
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB229 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Zhaoxiang Technology Co., LtdBeijing Fuyuan Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

FragNote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Muses

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FragNote

Subscriptions1
  • Nool Annual Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • FragNote Lifetime Membership$6.99
  • FragNote Lifetime Membership$9.99
7 purchases

Muses

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription(PRO+AI)$3.991 Month
  • 连续包年(PRO+AI)$17.991 Year
One-time5
  • 300 AI CREDITS$0.99
  • 常用额度包$3.99
  • 高频额度包$9.99
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  • 专业额度包$29.99
  • PRO+AI Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is FragNote free?
FragNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Muses free?
Muses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FragNote or Muses?
FragNote is rated higher. FragNote averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Muses averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FragNote or Muses have ads?
Neither FragNote nor Muses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FragNote or Muses?
FragNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Muses every 8 days. Most recently, FragNote was updated on November 4, 2026 and Muses on November 4, 2026.

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