Comparison

Cantilever vs Soup Audio

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

Head to head
About

Cantilever

Discover curated albums from independent record labels with immersive multimedia liner notes. Experience community listening and connect with artists through a minimalist interface focused on the music.

Highlights
  • Exclusive independent album selection
  • Community listening experiences
  • Immersive multimedia liner notes
  • Minimalist interface
  • Artist discovery platform
Features
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Cantilever is a music streaming app that puts music in the foreground. Explore curated albums from independent record labels, complete with immersive multi-media liner notes. Features: Exclusive Selection: Access a hand-picked catalogue of albums from independent artists and labels. Community Listening: Every subscriber receives the same content, creating time-bound moments of community engagement. Immersive Liner Notes: Dive deeper into the stories behind the music with rich-media articles. Seamless Experience: A minimalist interface designed to keep the focus on the music. Cantilever is perfect for listeners who want more than just music — it’s an experience, a discovery platform, and a personal connection to the artists shaping today’s independent music scene. Terms of Use: https://www.cantilever-music.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cantilever-music.com/privacy

About

Soup Audio

Features
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Soup is a music-sharing community for unreleased tracks, demos, works in progress and finished music, shared one track at a time by the people making it. Listen without an account. Discover independent and underground artists in a chronological feed, switch to Random, or search for artists and tracks. Open artist notes, follow playback through Soup's close-moving waveform, and join public conversations. There are no public likes, popularity charts or recommendation algorithms deciding what you should hear. Create one Soup account to follow artists, keep private Saves, comment and upload your own music. Uploading is open to every verified account. Keep up to two tracks you own live at once, invite collaborators, add detailed music credits and choose whether comments or downloads are available. Collaborations owned by someone else do not use your track slots. Share any track directly with anyone on the web, or listen in the Soup iPhone app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cantilever3 screens
Soup Audio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Soup Audio at weekly against Cantilever's every 5 weeks. Cantilever's advantage is chart position (#162 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cantilever sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Soup Audio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cantilever ships an update every 5 weeks, Soup Audio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Cantilever versus Soup Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCantileverSoup Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCantilever Music LimitedMiles Mitchell

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cantilever

Subscriptions2
  • Cantilever Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Cantilever Yearly$59.991 Year
4 purchases

Soup Audio

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly support$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • Small support$1.99
  • Medium support$4.99
  • Large support$9.99

Questions

Is Cantilever free?
Cantilever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soup Audio free?
Soup Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cantilever or Soup Audio have ads?
Neither Cantilever nor Soup Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cantilever or Soup Audio?
Cantilever ships an update every 5 weeks, and Soup Audio weekly. Most recently, Cantilever was updated on October 9, 2026 and Soup Audio on September 25, 2026.

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