Meta launches Muse personal AI agent, hits No. 2 on US App Store

Muse is Meta's personal agent that shops, books tickets and schedules appointments, with a free tier or $20/$100 monthly subscriptions. Sensor Tower counts 83,000+ US iOS downloads, pushing it to No. 2 on the App Store, but only No. 338 in Google Play Productivity.
How this story unfolded
4 days · 20 reports · 30 community posts · from Sep 7
- Sep 7
- Sep 8
Meta bets on AI agent Muse to catch up in AI racetheverge.com
Meta Announces Muse AI Agent for Personal Tasks and Organizationbloomberg.com
Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it?techcrunch.com
Meta pushes into personal AI agents as company faces public reckoning over privacy and safetycnbc.com
Meta Releases Muse, a Personal AI Agent With Privacy ‘Built Into It’wired.com
How We Built Safety Into Museresearch.meta.ai
- Sep 9
Mark Zuckerberg on Muse, Meta's biggest AI bet yetyoutube.com
Mark Zuckerberg on Trust and Safety for Personal AI Agents | First Look at Museyoutube.com
Meta Introduces Muse, a Personal AI Agent That Runs on Its Own Dedicated Secure Cloud Computermarktechpost.com
Meta Unveils AI Assistant for Personal Tasksbloomberg.com
Meta unveils Muse: a ‘personal AI agent built for everyone’musically.com
Mark Zuckerberg: Meta's Muse AI agent is "a lot of computer"youtube.com
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Introduces Muse: Meta’s AI Agent That Can Act, Plan & Work For You 24/7youtube.com
Meta Launches Personal AI Agent, Muse, Emphasizes Safety and Privacysecurityweek.com
Meta’s New AI Takes @Muse Instagram Handle, While Longtime Rock Band Starts Using @MuseBanddigitalmusicnews.com
- Sep 10
Mark Zuckerberg: Meta's Muse AI agent will "just work" for anyoneyoutube.com
Ticketmaster is first music partner for Meta’s Muse AI agentmusically.com
Sure, Meta’s AI Muse works, but it sure creeps me outtheverge.com
Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the UStechcrunch.com
Ticketmaster Named the First Music Partner for Meta’s Muse AIdigitalmusicnews.com
- Sep 11
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