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My, how DJing on iOS has grown! While you won’t be seeing an iPad as the digital system du jour just yet, you can expect more folk to consider the platform as an option for mixing while on holiday or in transit thanks to its growing sophistication. A few years in, iOS is showing signs of maturity as a portable DJing platform. While novelty apps and controllers were at the fore initially, we now have more full-featured programs aimed at casual DJs, as well as updates to existing programs that have turned them into viable performance-grade solutions. Here, we list the best apps to DJ with in our opinion among the current crop. The 5 Best iOS DJ Apps 1.

Djay 2 Algoriddim’s popular DJ app gets Spotify integration in its latest update. Platform: iPhone / iPad Price: US$2.49 (with in-app purchases).

US$9.99 gets you all the FX packs the app has to offer. Pros: One of the first DJ apps for iOS gets an under-the-hood overhaul with drum pad / sampler features, a whole slew of purchasable effects, and hardware control thanks to the excellent, among a growing list of other controllers. Spotify integration means you’ve got millions of songs ready to be dropped at a moment’s notice, provided you’ve got a 3G/4G or WiFi connection. Spotify Match service lets you discover other songs similar to the one you’re currently spinning.

Cons: No offline playlists for Spotify tunes, no option for higher bitrate Spotify streams. Read the full review: 2. Cross DJ Version 2 of Cross DJ does away with the shiny gradients and replaces them with simple colours, resulting in a cleaner, streamlined interface. Platform: iPhone / iPad Price: Free (with in-app purchases). US$4.99 gets you all the features, including essential ones like keylock, and hardware control with compatible Midi devices. Pros: Sleek new interface gets it up there with the big boys (ie Traktor DJ and djay 2.0).

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SoundCloud integration is a unique feature not seen on other DJ apps. Cons: Full-screen ads that pop up every time you relaunch the program are a minor annoyance (these go away whenever you purchase anything from the in-app store). With licensing becoming more of an issue on SoundCloud, expect to find less popular tunes to stream. More compatible DJ controllers needed, unless Mixvibes plans to keep hardware control a minor feature 3. Traktor DJ Native Instruments offers a compelling Traktor experience for your iOS device, particularly if you own a Traktor Kontrol S2 mk2. Platform: iPhone / iPad Price: US$1.99 for iPhone, US$9.99 for iPad. In-app purchases available Pros: Excellent Traktor experience that’s a bit different from the PC / Mac version, playing on the strengths of the iPad / iPhone’s touchscreen instead of just being a direct port, such as the Freeze and Slice effects.

Works perfectly with Native Instruments’ own Traktor Kontrol S2 mk2, Traktor Kontrol S4 mk2, and Traktor Kontrol Z1. Cons: Traktor Pro 2 and Traktor DJ integration still absent despite being a touted feature just last year. No way to pitch bend on the app itself, so you’ll have to keep those beatgrids consistent if you want to mix clean, unless you’re using it with a Traktor Kontrol S2 / S4 mk2. Read the full review: 4. DJ Player While the interface can look a bit cramped, DJ Player has the most in terms of hardware connectivity and mappability. Platform: iPhone / iPad Price: Free (with in-app purchases). US$9.99 unlocks all features on all iOS devices Pros: DJ Player has been around for quite some time, and with that longer lifespan in the iOS market comes experience and features that other developers are still playing “catch up” with, one of them notably being DVS integration with major timecode manufacturers.

Its library sorting is unparalleled as of this stage, making it perfect for mobile DJs carrying a large library on their iPad. Mappable with any Midi controller that’s USB class compliant. It’s partnered up with Deezer, another popular streaming service akin to Pandora and Spotify. Cons: It’s decidedly not one of the best-looking apps around, and since you’re doing your DJing on a touch surface, that matters a lot, as such we don’t recommend it for total beginners / casual DJs.

The user interface can be a bit cramped at times, but this is easily the best incarnation of the app yet. Pacemaker The perfect portable app for hobbyists and first timers.

Teach your friends how to use this and your house parties will never be the same! Platform: iPad Price: Free (with in-app purchases) Pros: Aimed squarely at casual DJs and weekend warriors, its simple interface makes it friendly for first-timers, with a suite of effects that’s easy to use. Does away with some essential pro features like pitch faders, but in doing so positions itself as the non-DJ’s DJ app of choice for house parties and the like. Spotify integration sweetens the deal and lets multiple users DJ until the wee hours using only one iPad, even at the lowest storage configuration. Cons: No manual beatmatching here, so you’re either going to use the Sync button or be especially deft at dropping cue points.

Waveforms are low-resolution, so while you’re given a graphical representation of the song you’re playing, there’s no way to accurately determine transients / beats. No hardware control. Read the full review: Which if any of these iOS DJ apps do you own? Which ones are you keen on trying out? Did we miss a favourite of yours?

Let us know which one made the best impression on you in the comments below. I think that db or whatever it’s called may become interesting again. Those who make that app also make another one.

I know it’s good and high quality but i can’t remember what it was called. It was released recently! Now with some free time on their hands who know what they can do! They’ve promised(tm) to add midi functionality to it and once they do that.

And maybe a sampler and fx. DJ Player, while it looks less complicated than the others, it’s not “PC” complicated, it’s iOS complicated which means not very much at Read more ». I have no shame in admitting I own the top 4 of this top 5.

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1) DJay, solely because it was the only app to support the iDJ Pro (Numark) when I got it. Awful bit of software at the time, they have improved significantly since. The Spotify integration is a good thing for the small gigs where I use my iDJ Pro with DJay (receptions, small corporate events and such) 2) Cross DJ. Still no support for the iDJ Pro (and guessing there never will be). The main bottleneck here probably being that it’s not just the mapping that’s Read more ».

TraktorDJ for me. Started with djay and DJ Player. Earlier iterations of DJPlayer had a simple interface, then lost me when it changed so dramatically. Djay – I just don’t think we need to see vinyl interpretations any more as digital DJs (I know you can switch it to waveform only). I did go back and look at djay again and the newer version is so much better – but i (we) don’t need the samples etc. I’m sure it does sell well to the inquisitive though – so good for them, it’s not all about hobbying/bedroom/pro DJs – Read more ». Hi Phil – Agree.

TDJ allows me to “perform” a little (slicer, flux, loop etc.) – pressing a horn sample (djay) is not performing in my view (but fun for those that like it, of course). Re: the stand, to be honest, I use an old Dell laptop docking station “borrowed” from my employer – set to the right of my S2 at an angle (I bought a UDG case and sit the S2 on that – both end up at roughly the same height).

The original use of the docking station would be to dock the laptop underneath and Read more ». I also own all of those apps and I confirm that they are probably the best around. Which one is the best for me depends on the specific goal I want to achieve I love Cross DJ and Traktor DJ! This short list could be easily supplemented by some other useful apps. Recently I found in the App Store some app with DJ in the name called DJ Voxchanger which delivers incredible results You can modify the main vocal in any song They claim that it is possible to change the gender and age of the vocalist I have to Read more ».