DJcity vs VARI Series
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DJcity
Access a vast music catalog for DJs, allowing you to browse, search, and preview tracks. Enhance your experience by downloading songs directly to your computer when paired with the desktop application. Stay updated with new releases, industry news, and curated music selections.
- Browse and search record pool catalog
- Preview and download songs
- View new releases and track updates
- Access industry news
- Discover music via trends and recommendations
- Save songs to personal crate
- Create custom playlists
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The DJcity Mobile App provides full functionality and access to the DJcity record pool. Further enhance your record pool experience by installing the DJcity Desktop App to enable remote downloads from anywhere in the world using your mobile device! Key features: - Browse, search, and preview the full DJcity record pool catalog - Download songs directly to your DJ computer when paired with the DJcity Desktop App - View new releases, track updates, and related tracks - Stay informed of the latest industry happenings in the News section - Discover music in Trends, Top 50, Hot Box, Podcasts, Tags, Personal Recommendations, and DJcity Exclusives - Comprehensive music filtering and sorting options - Save songs for later in your personal crate - Create custom preview and podcast playlists
VARI Series
Wirelessly control and customize your VARI powered speakers with an intuitive touch interface. Manage full-range speakers and subwoofers, adjust EQ settings, save presets, and control various audio parameters for an enhanced sound experience.
- Wireless speaker control
- Intuitive touch interface
- EQ customization (4-10 bands)
- Save personal presets
- Master volume and tone control
- Subwoofer and routing management
- Bluetooth control
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Control VARI V3412, V3415, V4112, V4115, V4412 and V4415 powered speakers wirelessly with an intuitive touch interface. By controlling the master speaker of a Smart Stereo setup, you can manage a pair of full-rage speakers plus a connected subwoofer. V3412/V3415 features controlled by app > Select and customize 5 Voicings with 4 bands of EQ > Save your personal Preset to VARI’s hardware memory > Control Bass and Treble > Control Sub Cut, Routing and Bluetooth > Set App Code V4412/V4415 features controlled by app > Digital mixing, with digital level control for each input > Set 3-band EQ and high pass filter for Input 1 and 2 > Set Reverb, Chorus and Compressor for Input 1 and 2 > Set Pan/Balance for each input > Control Master Volume, Bass and Treble > Select and customize 10 Voicings with 7 bands of EQ > Save 6 Presets to VARI’s hardware memory > Set Mix/Sub Out Mode, Level, Polarity and Sub Cut > Set System Delay and Mix/Sub Out Delay > Customize Reverb settings > Control Left/Right, LED modes and LCD sleep > Set App Code V4112/V4115 features controlled by app > Select and customize 10 Voicings with 7 bands of EQ > Save 6 Presets to VARI’s hardware memory > Control Master Volume, Bass and Treble > Control Sub Cut, Location and Left/Right > Control LED modes and LCD dimming > Set App Code
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DJcity at 4.9 against VARI Series's 4.4. DJcity also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 5) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). VARI Series's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DJcity holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJcity has 1.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of DJcity's written reviews are positive against 100% of VARI Series's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DJcity ships an update every 4 months, VARI Series every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DJcity | VARI Series |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Beatsource, LLC | Guitar Center, Inc. |
Customer experience
DJcity
VARI Series
Bugs and requests
DJcity
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Freezing or white screen on launch
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create and manage playlists
- Offline listening mode
- More genre/style variety
- Improved album art tagging
VARI Series
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DJcity
No in-app purchases
VARI Series
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DJcity free?
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