Traxsource vs Serato DJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traxsource
Discover and purchase music from a vast catalog, featuring new releases, charts, and curated selections. Preview tracks in high quality and manage your music collection, carts, and wishlists seamlessly across devices.
- Browse featured releases and charts
- Listen to track previews
- Manage carts and wishlists
- Sync with online account
- Search extensive music catalog
- Industry-leading sales charts
Read full descriptionHide full description
Browse, listen, and add music to your cart from anywhere, making purchases quicker and easier from Traxsource online, available from your computer. Or transfer your cart items to your wishlist or other carts with ease. All you need is a Traxsource account. Dig Deeper than Ever - Browse the latest featured releases from your favorite genres. - Listen to charts from the world's greatest DJs. - Check out the current biggest tracks in our industry-leading overall and genre-specific sales charts. - Keep track of the best new music, with our weekly A&R-led Hype Chart and Weekend Weapons selections, and Essentials in key genres. - Search our extensive catalog with ease. Preview Tracks With Ease - High-quality track previews of every track on the store. - All new player with “now playing” view & advanced playlist features. - Use skip forward and back buttons on your headphones and in your car to control playback. Manage Your Cart And Wishlist - Delete from, add to, listen to and edit your carts and wishlist anytime. - The Traxsource Mobile App is fully integrated with your account on Traxsource.com. - Changes made to your account, carts and wishlist are synced with your online account. - Craft the perfect set anytime, and from anywhere.
Serato DJ
Mix music from various streaming services and your own library. This app offers professional DJ features like stem separation, extensive effects, and hardware compatibility. Transfer your Serato crates and songs directly to your mobile device.
- Stream from Apple Music, Spotify, Beatport, SoundCloud, Tidal
- Transfer Serato crates and songs to mobile
- Support for 120+ DJ hardware setups
- Real-time stem separation and Stems FX
- Over 50 built-in DJ effects
- Performance pads for cues, loops, and FX
- High-quality mix recording
Read full descriptionHide full description
Serato DJ, now on iPhone and iPad. Bring the full power of Serato DJ to every moment. Stream millions of songs on Spotify, Apple Music and more. Plug and play on 120+ hardware setups. Play out an idea the second it sparks. Go back-to-back without thinking. Soundtrack the road trip. Jump on the decks at a house party. Wherever the moment finds you, you’re ready to mix. DJ WITH APPLE MUSIC, SPOTIFY, AND MORE • Stream and Mix Millions of Songs: DJ with Apple Music, Beatport, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Tidal. Log in to any of them and you’re mixing from millions of songs in seconds. • DJ with Your Favorites: Your saved playlists and liked songs appear automatically in the Serato DJ app, so everything you love is ready to mix. GRAB YOUR FAVORITE CRATES TO GO • NEW Serato iOS Transfer: Bring your favorite crates and songs straight from your laptop to your iPhone or iPad. Cue points, beatgrids, and metadata all come along for the ride. • No music? We got you. We’ve thrown in a free music library so you can jump straight into mixing. PLUG INTO 120+ PIECES OF HARDWARE • DJ with a range of over 120 natively supported DJ controllers, turntables, mixers, and hardware. Choose from AlphaTheta, Hercules DJ, Numark, Pioneer DJ, Rane, Roland, and more. • Serato DJ for iOS covers Digital Vinyl System (DVS) setups too. If you want to scratch music, it’s all there. SAME SERATO, DIFFERENT DEVICE • The same reliability you know and trust, now on mobile. Mix with virtual decks, Serato’s iconic crates, and an updated library that’s easier to use. • See your waveforms in horizontal, vertical and extended layouts on iPhone or iPad. EVERY PRO DJ FEATURE • Stem separation and Stems FX: Isolate vocals, drums, bass and melody in real time, and apply FX to individual stems. • 60+ Built-in FX: Stack up to 6 effects on your music at once. • 4 Channel FX: Filter, Dub Echo, Reverb or Noise for creative mixing. • Performance Pads: Trigger cue points, loops, and FX with pads that feel as responsive as the real thing. • Sampler: Load up to 8 samples into the sampler pad mode, or choose from a range of pre-loaded samples included in the app. • Cue Points & Cue Loops: Set up to 8 cue points on each of your songs for triggering phrases or track preparation. Cue points transfer straight from your Serato DJ library. • Recording: Record high-quality mixes straight to your iPhone or iPad then upload, share and play them back whenever. • P’nT Key Sync & Key Shifting: Speed up or slow down your songs without losing the original key, or shift and sync a track’s key to match whatever’s already playing. • Quantize: Set your beatgrids, flip Quantize on, and stay locked in time, every time. Free to start. When you’re ready for more, upgrade to Serato DJ Suite for Stems FX, over 60+ built-in effects, every waveform view, expanded hardware support, and more across the Serato range.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Traxsource at none against Serato DJ's 2. Traxsource also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). Serato DJ's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Serato DJ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Traxsource asks for nothing beyond the download.
Serato DJ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 88 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Traxsource's written reviews are positive against 40% of Serato DJ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Traxsource ships an update every 5 weeks, Serato DJ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traxsource | Serato DJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (23 ratings) | 4.0 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.1% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #88 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 680 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digistics, Inc. | Serato Limited |
Customer experience
Traxsource
Serato DJ
Bugs and requests
Traxsource
Reported bugs
11 issues- App freezes and crashes after a few songs
- Purchased tracks list is blank
- App crashes when trying to listen to top tracks
- Cannot listen to purchased tracks on the app
- Playlists play random tracks
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- App crashes on login
- App doesn't work on new iOS versions
- Cannot log in to save tracks
- Preview doesn't work, audio errors
- App freezes constantly
- App closes when trying to log in via Gmail
Requested features
12 requests- Library and player for purchased music
- Send tracks directly to Rekordbox
- BMP and key information display
- Update for larger iPhone screens
- Ability to stream purchased music
Show 7 moreShow fewer
- Add tracks to preview playlist without stopping playback
- Add tracks to wishlist without adding to cart first
- On-screen controls to skip tracks
- Play all button for genres
- Airport streaming possibility
- iPad version
- Keep me logged in setting
Serato DJ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Traxsource
No in-app purchases
Serato DJ
- Serato DJ Suite7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Serato DJ for iOS$149.00







