Visual Beat Maker vs Cantus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Beat Maker
Transform your device into a music studio by drawing patterns and tapping rhythms to create electronic music. Enjoy real-time visualizations and explore multiple genres without needing prior musical experience. This app is perfect for creative expression and relaxation.
- Intuitive touch controls for music creation
- Draw patterns and tap rhythms
- Real-time visual feedback
- 9 music genres included
- Adjustable BPM, speed, and volume
- Works completely offline
- No musical experience required
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Turn your screen into a music studio! Visual Beat Maker lets you create electronic music through intuitive touch controls. Draw patterns, tap rhythms, and watch your beats come to life with stunning visualizations. Features: 9 music genres: Pulse, House, Techno, Trance, Dubstep, Jungle, Hardcore, Downtempo & Garage Adjustable BPM, speed, and volume controls Beautiful real-time visual feedback Works completely offline No musical experience required Whether you're a music enthusiast or just looking for a creative way to unwind, Visual Beat Maker transforms your device into an interactive electronic music instrument. Perfect for: Music lovers and creators Relaxation and creative expression Learning about electronic music genres Fun on the go - no internet needed!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cantus at Free against Visual Beat Maker's $0.29. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Cantus is free to download; Visual Beat Maker costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Visual Beat Maker | Cantus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.29 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsz Chung Chau | Jason Zachariah |
In-app purchases
Visual Beat Maker
No in-app purchases
Cantus
No in-app purchases
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