Comparison

Traxsource vs Serato DJ

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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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

Traxsource4 screens
Serato DJ4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Traxsource versus Serato DJ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraxsourceSerato DJ
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (23 ratings)4.0 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.1% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2388 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#88 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB680 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDigistics, Inc.Serato Limited

Customer experience

Traxsource

All ratings19 ratings
Positive57.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive46.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative44.7%

Serato DJ

All ratings88 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative35.0%

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
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  • 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
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  • 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

None

Traxsource

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Serato DJ

Subscriptions1
  • Serato DJ Suite7 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • Serato DJ for iOS$149.00

Questions

Is Traxsource free?
Traxsource is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Serato DJ free?
Serato DJ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Traxsource or Serato DJ?
Serato DJ is rated higher. Traxsource averages 3.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Serato DJ averages 4.0 from 88 ratings.
Do Traxsource or Serato DJ have ads?
Serato DJ shows ads; Traxsource does not.
Which is updated more often, Traxsource or Serato DJ?
Traxsource ships an update every 5 weeks, and Serato DJ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Traxsource was updated on November 1, 2026 and Serato DJ on November 12, 2026.

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