Comparison

The Hanon Method vs Cantus

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Measured practice sessions
  • Tempo and hand mode settings
  • Bluetooth MIDI keyboard support
  • Precision and timing review
  • Practice history tracking
  • Structured course progression
Features
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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

About

Cantus

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

The Hanon Method3 screens
Cantus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cantus at none against The Hanon Method's 2. Cantus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. The Hanon Method sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Cantus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Hanon Method ships an update every 4 days, Cantus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Hanon Method versus Cantus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Hanon MethodCantus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGray ReinhardJason Zachariah

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Hanon Method

Subscriptions2
  • Hanon Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Hanon Premium Annual$59.991 Year
None

Cantus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Hanon Method free?
The Hanon Method is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cantus free?
Cantus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Hanon Method or Cantus have ads?
Neither The Hanon Method nor Cantus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Hanon Method or Cantus?
The Hanon Method ships an update every 4 days, and Cantus every 5 days. Most recently, The Hanon Method was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cantus on October 4, 2026.

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