For piano technicians

Your whole business, one app.

Cantus is client, calendar, money, and piano-care software built by a working piano technician. It runs your whole business — and it runs offline in the basements and church halls where the signal doesn't reach.

Today
Johnson residence
9:00am · Tuning · 14 Elm St
First Baptist Church
11:30am · Tuning + pitch raise · 200 Main St
Dr. Patterson
2:00pm · Regulation · 88 Keys Ln
Coming up
Tomorrow · Williams · Tuning
Thursday · Greenville Academy · 3 pianos
Inside Cantus

Everything a piano business needs. Nothing it doesn't.

Clients & recall

Every client, every piano, every visit — with a recall queue that knows who's overdue before they do.

  • Multi-piano client records with full service history
  • Recall queue with due/overdue tracking
  • Prefilled call, text, and email templates
  • Log a mailed postcard — Cantus follows up 30 days later automatically
  • Global search that finds anything in one tap
Recall
Clients
Overdue
Henderson · 4 months overdue
Greenwood · Last contact: May 12 · postcard sent
Williams · 2 weeks overdue
Abbeville · Last contact: Jun 28 · called
Due soon
First Presbyterian
Laurens · Due Jul 30

Calendar & route planning

Your whole week at a glance, with one-tap driving directions and automatic route optimization.

  • Month and agenda views with personal events
  • Tap any day to book — client history one tap away
  • Route planning finds the most efficient order for a day's stops
  • Mileage tracked automatically per appointment
Month
Agenda
Tuesday, July 22 route →
9:00am · Johnson · Tuning
11:30am · First Baptist · Tuning + pitch raise
2:00pm · Dr. Patterson · Regulation
Optimized route
1. Dr. Patterson · 2. First Baptist · 3. Johnson
~42 miles round trip · ~55 min driving

Piano care records

The file every piano deserves — condition logs, environment tracking, photos, and recordings, all in one place.

  • Condition logs with pitch, humidity, and temperature
  • Trend graphs with healthy-range bands
  • Dampp-Chaser tracking and comparison analytics
  • Photo and audio capture per piano
  • Environment alerts when readings leave the safe zone
Steinway Model B
Dampp-Chaser
Humidity over time
Pitch stability
3 photos on file

Money & invoicing

A real ledger, branded invoices with online payments, and a year-end tax summary your accountant will thank you for.

  • Income and expense tracking with category breakdowns
  • Branded invoices with your logo
  • Online payments via Stripe — clients pay by link or QR code
  • Card processing fee handled transparently
  • Mileage deduction tracking at the IRS standard rate
  • One-click tax summary PDF for your accountant
  • Net worth tracking for the business itself
Overview
Insights
Revenue
$48,200
▲ 18% vs last year
Profit
$31,400
65% margin
Invoice #13587 · $185.00
Pay online
QR

Business insights

The kind of visibility into your own business most piano technicians never get — from revenue trends to which month is actually your busiest.

  • Revenue, retention, and year-over-year growth
  • Seasonality — revenue by calendar month
  • Client growth curve tracking toward your goal
  • Service interval adherence — who's slipping away
  • Dampp-Chaser vs. non-equipped pitch comparison
  • Profit margin trend, client tenure and lifetime value
  • Revenue by city — where your best territory is
Last 12 months at a glance
Revenue
$48,200
Retention
78%
Rev / client
$402
Avg job
$185
Seasonality
Busiest month: April
Your clients see this

Every client gets their own page.

One private link per client — no login, no app download, no friction. They see their piano's service history, condition trends, photos, and any open invoice with a pay button. You look like the most organized technician they've ever worked with.

  • Piano info with last service and next due date
  • Humidity, temperature, and tuning-stability graphs
  • Photos and audio recordings of their piano
  • Open invoice with a one-tap pay button
  • A "leave us a review" prompt at the perfect moment
  • Your contact info with call, text, and email buttons
Service record
Hi Sarah
Moore Piano Services · Davis Moore
Open invoice
$185.00
Invoice 13587
Pay this invoice
Yamaha C3
Last servicedJun 15, 2026
Next dueJun 2027
Dampp-Chaser
Humidity
Happy with how your piano sounds?
Leave us a review
Call
Text
Email
Cantus vs. the alternatives

An honest look, not a sales pitch.

CantusTypical piano-tech software
PricingFlat, unlimited clients$19.95 beta · $47.95 standardRises as your client list growsa common complaint among techs
Works with no signalYes — logs offline, syncs laterVaries by provider
Condition & humidity trackingTrend graphs, Dampp-Chaser comparisonsBasic measurement fields
Client-facing piano pageHistory, graphs, photos, paymentsNot offered
Online invoice paymentsLink + QR code, auto-loggedCommon feature
Route planningOptimal order for a day's stopsVaries
Tax summaryOne-click PDF, accountant-readyManual export
Business insights12+ real statisticsStandard reports
Access to the builderDirect line to whoever's building itSupport ticket queue
Client self-schedulingNot offered — by designwe believe the call is part of the serviceCommon feature
Automated remindersEmail + text, with daily digest to youCommon feature

We'd rather tell you where Cantus is still catching up than pretend it does everything. The rows above marked honestly reflect what's shipped today — beta technicians get a say in what's next.

Getting started

From invite to your first invoice, in an afternoon.

Request an invite

Beta seats are limited and personally reviewed — no open signup.

Set up your profile

Your business name, logo, and invoice details — ready in minutes.

Bring in your clients

Import a spreadsheet you already have, or add them as you go.

Get to work

Install it like an app on your phone, and start logging your next visit.

Pricing

One price. No extras. That's it.

Beta technician
$19.95 / month
Locked at this rate for as long as you're a subscriber.
  • Unlimited clients & pianos
  • Every feature, no tiers
  • Direct line to shape what's next
Available now, by invitation.
Standard, at public launch
$47.95 / month
The price once Cantus opens to everyone.
  • Unlimited clients & pianos
  • Every feature, no tiers
  • Cancel anytime
This is why the beta rate is worth locking in now.
Beta now open

A handful of seats. Built with your feedback in mind.

Cantus is opening to a small group of piano technicians before its public launch. Tell us a bit about your business, and we'll send an invite.

Request an invite