Comparison

GalileoTuner vs Cantus

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

Head to head
About

GalileoTuner

Features
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Galileo is a music tuner. Earth mode shows the pitch by chromatic scale in circle.(Please set the microphone on). Jupiter mode shows detailed pitch in smaller circle. When the red mark in the opposite side of "50" aligns with the red arrow bellow the smaller circle, it produces equal temperament pitch. The two smaller red marks on both side of the red mark shows just intonation of major 3rd (-) and minor 3rd (+). ※For monophonic instrument

About

Cantus

This interactive tool helps musicians explore harmony and chord voicings on a virtual piano. It allows users to visualize how notes move within chords, understand modal relationships, and develop a feel for harmony through focused practice.

Highlights
  • Interactive chord and voicing exploration
  • Piano keyboard visualization
  • Modal and scale-based harmony practice
  • Voice-leading movement analysis
  • Tone.js audio playback
  • Account-free operation
Features
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Cantus - Voicing Lab is an interactive harmony and chord-voicing tool by Nathaniel School of Music for pianists, composers, producers, and music theory students. Explore how notes move inside chords, hear voicings in context, and study color, tension, and modal relationships from the keyboard. Cantus is designed as a focused practice lab: pick a sound, inspect the voice leading, and build intuition for how harmony feels under your hands. FEATURES * Interactive chord and voicing explorer * Piano keyboard visualization * Modal and scale-based harmony practice * Voice-leading movement and pinboard-style comparison * Tone.js audio playback * Self-hosted fonts and bundled web assets * Works without an account BY NATHANIEL SCHOOL OF MUSIC Built for practical harmony learning, composition practice, and deeper chord fluency.

Screenshots

GalileoTuner3 screens
Cantus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cantus at every 5 days against GalileoTuner's every 33 months. GalileoTuner's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GalileoTuner ships an update every 33 months, Cantus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GalileoTuner versus Cantus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalileoTunerCantus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomohisa HimenoJason Zachariah

In-app purchases

None

GalileoTuner

No in-app purchases

None

Cantus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GalileoTuner free?
GalileoTuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cantus free?
Cantus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GalileoTuner or Cantus have ads?
Neither GalileoTuner nor Cantus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GalileoTuner or Cantus?
GalileoTuner ships an update every 33 months, and Cantus every 5 days. Most recently, GalileoTuner was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cantus on October 21, 2026.

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