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Some feelings are too big for words. Turn them into a song.

Cantio writes a heartfelt, one-of-a-kind song for the person you love — built around their name, your occasion, and a memory only the two of you know. Fully produced and ready to send in minutes.

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iOS 16.4 and later. Free to download.

Languages
11
Versions of every song
2
From idea to finished song
Minutes
Required to start
No account

See it before you send it.

From the first detail you type to the finished lyrics, in four screens.

  • Cantio home screen with occasions to write a song for

    Start with who it's for

  • Cantio writing personalized song lyrics

    Cantio writes the words

  • Personalized Cantio song lyrics written for a named recipient

    Your memory, now a lyric

  • Editing and rewriting Cantio song lyrics before generating the track

    Polish every line

A gift that sounds like them.

  • Lyrics from your own words

    Cantio writes original lyrics around the name, the occasion and the memory you share — never from a template.

  • A fully produced track

    Your lyrics become a real song, with vocals and instrumentation in the genre and voice you pick.

  • Two versions, every time

    Every story comes back as two different songs, so you can keep the one that sounds most like them.

  • Edit before you commit

    Preview the lyrics and change any line you want before the music is generated.

  • 11 languages

    Create the song in the language your person actually speaks — not just English. It lands the way it would if you had written every word yourself.

  • Send it anywhere

    Share straight to WhatsApp, Telegram, Messages or email, or save the track to keep.

How it works.

  1. Describe who it's for

    Enter their name, your relationship, and the occasion you're celebrating.

  2. Add the detail that makes it theirs

    A shared memory, an inside joke, a wish, or a genre you know they love. Not sure? Let Cantio surprise you.

  3. Preview, perfect, and send

    Read the lyrics, edit anything you want, then generate the song and share it in minutes.

For every occasion a card can't quite cover.

  • Birthdays

    For the birthday a card can't quite cover.

  • Anniversaries and Valentine's Day

    Put your whole story into three minutes of music.

  • Mother's Day

    Say the thing you've never quite managed to say out loud.

  • Father's Day

    A gift he won't re-gift, about the things only the two of you remember.

  • To brighten a friend's week

    An out-of-nowhere song about your friend. Group-chat legend.

  • Just because

    No occasion needed — those are usually the best ones.

Frequently asked questions.

Cantio is free to download. Creating songs is unlocked with Cantio Plus — a weekly or annual subscription that includes a new song every week — or with a one-time song pack if you would rather not subscribe. All purchases are billed through your Apple ID.

Cantio Plus renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your App Store settings. Full details are in the Cantio Terms of Use.

Yes. Song packs are one-time purchases that let you create songs without a subscription.

Minutes. You describe who it is for, approve the lyrics, and Cantio produces the finished track.

Cantio writes and sings in 11 languages, so you can send a song in the language your person actually speaks.

Yes. Cantio shows you the lyrics first — edit any line, ask for a rewrite, or approve them before the music is generated.

No account is required. The details you enter are used to generate your song, and your stories stay on your device. See the Cantio Privacy Policy for the full picture.

Share it straight from the app to WhatsApp, Telegram, Messages or email, or save the track to your device and send it however you like.

Cantio runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 16.4 or later, and is available from the Apple App Store.

Make their song today.

It takes a name, an occasion, and one memory. Cantio does the rest.

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