Preludia vs The Hanon Method
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Preludia
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Preludia is a piano practice support app for mobile devices, developed by Také (たけ) / Mordent Music. This app turns your smartphone/tablet into your most useful practice partner, monitoring and evaluating your piano playing to help you make progress. And you can use it with common digital pianos, as well as acoustic pianos with a MIDI output unit. Find Your Music, Feel Your Joy! [* Highlights *] • Evaluates piano performance from 4 criteria: 1. Attack Timing 2. Release Timing 3. Touch Strength 4. Sound Balance • Allows you to view detailed information for every individual note you play • Boosts and maintains your motivation with a play scoring system • Equipped with many useful practice support features • Supports the diverse playing styles unique to classical music [* Pro Mode *] This app is free to play, but you can upgrade to Pro Mode [paid] to unlock exclusive pieces and features for an even richer experience. • Playable Pieces (Number of pre-installed pieces) - Free Play:20 standard pieces + 3 training pieces with a total of 8 variations - Pro Mode:55 standard pieces + 9 traning pieces with a total of 33 variations (* DLC pieces are also available in addition to the pre-installed pieces. [currently 40+ pieces available]) • Pro Mode Exclusive Features - Expanded tempo adjustment range (50% - 150%) - Save and load your performance data - Playback loaded performance data - Ad-free (* Excluding the limited-time free play service for individually purchased pieces) [* Included Pieces *] The app includes over 50 pre-installed piano pieces by the various classical composers. (below) These pieces feature famous classical favorites and training exercises for finger practice. In addition to the pre-installed library, we also offer a growing selection of DLC pieces (paid / free). We will continue to release new DLC pieces on an ongoing basis! ##### List of Pre-installed pieces ##### • 1. Standard Pieces (55 pieces) - Bach: Invention No. 1 to 15 (+ No. 1 Variant) - Bach: Sinfonia No. 1 to 15 - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book I No. 1 - Prelude, Fugue - Beethoven: 6 Ecossaises in E-flat major, WoO. 83 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathétique" - 2nd, 3rd Mov. - Burgmüller: Candour, Arabesque, Ballad, Trotting from 25 Etudes - Chopin: Etude, Op. 10-5 - Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu, Op. 66 - Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 - Chopin: Waltz No. 6, 19 - Daquin: Le Coucou - Debussy: Passpied from Suite Bergamasque - Grieg: Batterfly from Lyric Pieces Book III) - Handel: The Harmonious Blacksmith - Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 39(Scale), 60(The Tremolo) - Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 - 3rd Mov. (Turkish March) - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 - 1st Mov. - Petzold: Minuet in G major - Ravel: Menuet sur le nom d'HAYDN - Schubert: Moment Musical No. 3 - Schubert: Impromptu D 899/2 • 2. Traning Pieces (9 pieces with a total of 33 variations) - Czerny: 30 Etudes - No. 1 - Czerny: The School of Velocity - No. 1 - Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 39(Scales in All Keys), 60(The Tremolo) [* Web Site *] https://preludia.mordentmusic.com/en/home_en/ [* Term of Use *] https://preludia.mordentmusic.com/en/terms-of-use_en/ [* Privacy Policy *] https://www.mordentmusic.com/en/privacy-policy_en/ [* Support *] https://preludia.mordentmusic.com/en/support_en/ ------------------------------------ Preludia © 2025 Také (たけ) / Mordent Music
The Hanon Method
This app provides a structured approach to practicing piano exercises. It measures your precision, timing, and tempo during sessions, offering detailed post-session reviews to identify areas for improvement. Access initial exercises for free, with premium options for more content.
- Measured practice sessions
- Tempo and hand mode settings
- Bluetooth MIDI keyboard support
- Precision and timing review
- Practice history tracking
- Structured course progression
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The Hanon Method is a focused practice tool for serious piano technique work on iPhone and iPad. Choose a Hanon exercise, set tempo and hand mode, connect a Bluetooth MIDI keyboard, and run a measured session. After each pass, review precision, timing stability, reliable tempo, and practice history. The app is built for disciplined repetition, not game-like practice. It helps you work through Hanon as a structured course, compare repeated sessions over time, and identify unevenness, missed notes, and difficult sections with clear post-session review. You can browse the course and review notation without MIDI. Measured practice, scoring, and session history require MIDI input. Exercises 1 through 10 are included in the free tier. Additional exercises are available with premium access. Accounts are optional. If enabled in the release build, account sign-in keeps progress recoverable across devices. Terms of Use: https://thehanonmethod.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thehanonmethod.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Hanon Method at none against Preludia's shown. The Hanon Method also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Preludia's advantage is iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Preludia sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Hanon Method sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Preludia ships an update every 10 days, The Hanon Method every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Preludia | The Hanon Method |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keiji Takeishi | Gray Reinhard |
In-app purchases
Preludia
- Les Barricades Mystérieuses$0.99
- Etude in F minor, Op. 25-2$0.99
- Preludes: Book I - No. 8$0.99
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- Golliwogg's Cakewalk$0.99
- Etude in A minor, Op. 25-11$1.49
- Prelude in Db major, Op. 28-15$1.49
- Etude Op. 65-3$1.49
- Prélude (Tombeau de Couperin)$1.49
- Aufschwung, Op. 12-2$1.99
- Piano Sonata No. 8 - 1st Mov.$2.99
The Hanon Method
- Hanon Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Hanon Premium Annual$59.991 Year
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