Comparison

Framed vs Muse

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

Head to head
About

Framed

This app helps you take better photos by analyzing scenes in real-time and providing guidance on composition, zoom, exposure, and angle. It offers subject tracking and smart zoom recommendations to ensure every shot is intentional and well-framed.

Highlights
  • Real-time composition analysis
  • Subject tracking reticle
  • Smart zoom recommendations
  • Horizon leveling
  • Contextual exposure guidance
  • Instant gallery review
Features
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Better photos start before the shutter. Point Framed at any scene and choose how you frame it. Tap scan and Framed reads the light, the subject and the composition, then finds the shot worth taking. Or draw your own frame around what caught your eye. Either way, Framed guides you into it: where to move, how far to zoom, when to shoot. Then make it yours, with a full editor, film looks and frames, all on the photo you actually took. FIND THE SHOT - Auto frame: one tap scans the scene and finds the best composition, with framing, zoom, exposure and angle. - Your frame: tap the viewfinder and draw the shot you want. Framed guides you to it the same way. - Adjust either one: resize or move the frame before you shoot. - Live tracking: the frame stays on your subject as you move, and the shutter lights up when you're lined up. SHOOT LIKE A PRO - RAW capture on iPhone Pro models. - Manual shutter, ISO, flash control, and exposure compensation. - Shoot in 3:4, 4:5, 1:1 or 9:16. DEVELOP IT - Film looks, each one a starting point you can take apart and adjust. - Light: exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, fade, temperature and tint. - Color: HSL mixer, color grading, curves and calibration. - Effects: grain, halation, glow, light leaks, scratches, dust, motion and vignette. FINISH IT - Frames: Plain, White, Paper, Black, Negative, and Specs, which prints the lens and settings you shot with. - A date stamp from the day you took it. KEEP IT - Your Framed library keeps every edit, so you can come back and change it, from the RAW. - Import from Photos, save back to your camera roll, or share straight to Instagram. Point. Shoot. Develop. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Muse

This app helps you take better photos and videos by providing on-screen composition guides. It offers a variety of templates for different subjects and scenes, with live recognition for people and pets. Save your edits and create photo cards with custom frames and text.

Highlights
  • On-screen composition guides
  • Live subject recognition (people, pets)
  • Template library for various scenes
  • Video recording with editing
  • Photo card creation
  • Import reference photos as guides
Features
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YOUR MOMENTS, READY TO REVISIT Capture photos and videos without leaving the camera. Muse keeps originals, reference examples and editing drafts in your Works gallery. Organize photos into themes, return to your edits, and create cards with adjustable photo corners. **She asks for one photo. Muse makes sure it's a good one.** Muse draws elegant dashed guidelines right on your camera — where she should stand, where the horizon belongs, where her face fits. Move until the lines rest on her, wait for the dashes to turn green, and shoot. **HOW IT WORKS** • Pick a composition — portraits, travel in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Europe, shots of him, home, night and outfit looks, couples, fur babies, and family • Align the dashes — they turn green as your subject locks in • All green? Shoot. One tap, done. **WHAT'S INSIDE** • 24 free, scene-independent guides for portraits, close-ups, back views, food, scenery and architecture • Guided 9:16 video with sound; trim the ends, apply a film tone or mute before saving • Live guides that recognize people, cats and dogs — fully on-device • Hand-curated composition templates, each paired with an exemplar photo • An exemplar photo behind every template — tap Compare to overlay it on your viewfinder • Three short tips per template: where to stand, how high to hold, when to zoom • Film-tone filters (Dawn, Fog, Cine, Butter, Noir) — muted, warm, never loud • Rule-of-thirds grid, level indicator with a soft haptic, 4:3 / 1:1 / 16:9 • Import any reference photo — Muse reads its composition and turns it into guides you can save as your own template • Photo cards — frames, background colors, a line of your words and the date, right after the shot **QUIET BY DESIGN** • No account. No subscription. No data collected. • One-time purchase unlocks every curated scene example and Pro filter — future scene packs included. Made for anyone who's ever heard "you press it, I'll pose" — and panicked.

Screenshots

Framed4 screens
Muse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Muse at 5.0 against Framed's 4.0. Muse also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Framed's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 2) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Framed sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Muse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Muse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Framed has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Framed's written reviews are positive against 100% of Muse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Framed ships an update fortnightly, Muse every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Framed versus Muse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFramedMuse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (37 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron Langley亚 张

Customer experience

Framed

All ratings29 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

Muse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Framed

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Framed Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Muse

One-time1
  • Muse Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Framed free?
Framed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Muse free?
Muse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Framed or Muse?
Muse is rated higher. Framed averages 4.0 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Muse averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Framed or Muse have ads?
Neither Framed nor Muse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Framed or Muse?
Framed ships an update fortnightly, and Muse every 5 days. Most recently, Framed was updated on October 31, 2026 and Muse on October 31, 2026.

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