Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Muse for Setapp

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Muse is a digital canvas designed for deep thinking and reflection. Available on iPad and Mac, it provides a calm workspace where users can gain clarity on important matters. The tool supports both private thinking and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Muse for Setapp launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Muse – Tool for Thought on iPad▲266
2020 · launch-preview.museapp.com · its alternatives →
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Muse Pro▲314
Ultimate AI-enhanced sketching and painting app
2024 · its alternatives →
3
Sunrise▲893
Your safest digital place to reflect, relax, and recharge
2024 · its alternatives →
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Muse for Teams▲122
Your infinite canvas for planning and strategy
2023 · museapp.com · its alternatives →
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Museboard▲136
Moodboarding made simple—for creators, by a creator
2025 · museboard.co · its alternatives →
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MindNode 5▲306
Visual brainstorming on your Mac, iPhone and iPad
2017 · mindnode.com · its alternatives →
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Muse AI (Beta)▲318
Chat, generate & design without limits with AI
2023 · creatosaurus.io · its alternatives →
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Muse▲106
The brain sensing headband
2014 · choosemuse.com · its alternatives →
9
Muse▲589
Sites & eCom so easy, Grandma can do. Bento meets Gumroad.
2025 · muse.io · its alternatives →
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Canvas for iOS▲307
Write with your team, in realtime, using markdown
2016 · its alternatives →
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Müse▲73
A space to reflect on deep questions
2017 · reflectwithmuse.com · its alternatives →
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Canvas▲251
A DALL·E playground for the Mac
2023 · kevinhermawan.com · its alternatives →
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Mind Studio▲184
A visionOS app to expand your mind into your space
2024 · mind-studio.app · its alternatives →
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The new mymind iOS app▲444
The mobile extension of your mind just got better
2024 · mymind.com · its alternatives →
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Just Open & Type (JOT)▲345
A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas
2017 · jot.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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Wake▲310
A private space to share & discuss design work w/ your team.
2015 · wake.io · its alternatives →
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Canvas by Facebook▲341
A new space for big ideas on Facebook
2016 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
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Brainio▲190
Brainio combines rich-text notes with visual mind maps. Organize your thoughts, link ideas, and collaborate in real time across desktop and web.
2020 · brainio.com · its alternatives →
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Arky▲143
Your canvas for thinking with AI
Apr 2026 · arky.so · its alternatives →
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Muse 2.0 with local-first sync▲178
Hey HN, I want to share with you something I and my four colleagues have been working on for the last several years. It’s a whiteboarding and notes tool called Muse[1]. We just released a 2.0 version which includes local-first sync. A little backstory: I’m one of the authors of the 2019 essay Local-first software[2]. (Past HN discussions[3][4].) The thesis is to reclaim some of the ownership over our data that we’ve lost in the transition from filesystems to cloud/SaaS. So I’m excited to bring CRDT technology “out of the lab” and into a commercial product as a chance to prove the value…
2022 · museapp.com · its alternatives →
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Muse▲99
App to play soothing white noise
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Muse 2▲132
Meditation, reimagined. 🧠✨
2018 · choosemuse.com · its alternatives →
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Microsoft Whiteboard for iOS & Web▲127
The canvas where ideas, content, & people come together.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Journal 2.0 for iOS▲106
Bring your projects to life.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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