Meta's Muse AI app reaches No. 2 US App Store ranking with 83,000 downloads

11 September 2026 · Source balance: Centre-Right

Meta has launched Muse, a personal AI agent, which rapidly climbed to the second position on the US App Store with over 83,000 iOS downloads since its September 8 release. Unlike traditional chatbots, Muse is designed to perform tasks on users' behalf—booking travel, managing emails and calendars, and processing payments—by connecting to personal services. The app achieved its No. 2 ranking within two days, though its launch pace trails Meta's previous apps like Threads, which garnered 4.3 million downloads on day one, and competitor ChatGPT, which reached 500,000 installations in its first week. Notably, Muse's Android version ranks only 338th in the Productivity category, showing a significant platform disparity. The launch occurs just days after Meta agreed to an $18 billion multistate settlement over social media consumer harms, raising questions about user trust as Muse requires unprecedented access to personal data including emails, payments, and health information.