Comparison

Prospero Audio vs Cantus

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

Head to head
About

Prospero Audio

Features
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Three gestures. Infinite music. Prospero (thanks to Apple's Vision framework) tracks your hand position and maps it based on your selections. Three simple gestures give you complete expressive control. Use the built-in synth in Audio mode, or switch to MIDI mode and connect to GarageBand, AUM, Loopy Pro, or any CoreMIDI-compatible app or hardware synth. The only limitation is your creativity. Free features include: - Connect to any CoreMIDI app or external device - MIDI & Audio mode with built-in synth - Per-pitch aftertouch - VEL & MOD real-time controls - Reverb and echo Pro adds: - Up to 4 hands tracked simultaneously - Choose any scale and key - Built-in 4-waveform polyphonic synth - All chromatic, modal & pentatonic scales - Per-hand MIDI channel routing - Synth glide/portamento & attack/release envelope - More built-in audio effects like fuzz, tone, and more

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

Prospero Audio4 screens
Cantus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cantus at none against Prospero Audio's 1. Cantus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Prospero Audio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cantus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Prospero Audio versus Cantus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProspero AudioCantus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrenton MumfordJason Zachariah

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Prospero Audio

One-time1
  • Go Pro!$6.99
None

Cantus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prospero Audio free?
Prospero Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cantus free?
Cantus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prospero Audio or Cantus have ads?
Neither Prospero Audio nor Cantus shows ads.

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