STAR DEEJAY vs SHINOBI DJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STAR DEEJAY
Mix music on your iPad using integrated audio loops or your own library. Features animated turntables, tempo control, EQ adjustments, and a variety of effects. Learn DJ basics and connect with compatible hardware for enhanced performances.
- Over 200 integrated audio loops
- Mix with iPad audio library
- Animated 2-turntable interface
- Tempo and EQ controls
- Pad FX with X/Y pad control
- BPM engine for easy mixing
- Compatibility with iDance DJ gear
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Get the party started with STAR DEEJAY from iDance for iOs. Start mixing music on your iPad with more than 200 audio loops integrated to choose among direct-access category from all around the world: Pop/Rock, Soul/RnB, Dance, Hip Hop, Blues, Latin, and World music, or Mix with your iPad audio library songs. Audio Loops are split in 2 main family: Backing Tracks (songs with Chord progression) or Rhythms (only Drums parts). The colorful, animated 2-turntables with level control & meters, the play buttons, the tempo sliders and the automatic crossfader, make it easy to get creative with tracks. So easy to adjust your tempo, and tweak the 2x 3 bands EQs. This makes it easy to learn the basics of DJ-ing before transitioning to using hardware. Spice your mix, in adding SAMPLES from your iPad library, Or add some effects: Reverb, Delay, Disto, Phaser, Chorus, Flanger, Envelope Filter, Pitch Shifter, Warp Filter. Use the Pad FX = X/Y pad to control intuitively the effects by tracing your finger on the x and y axes. No need headphones to listen to your next track, the integrated BPM engine tells you the BPM of your existing track for Easy and Perfect mix. Take your performances to the next level by connecting STAR DEEJAY with the related iDance compatible DJ gear. iDance STAR DEEJAY, Stop Dreaming, Start Mixing.
SHINOBI DJ
This app provides professional-level DJ scratching with intuitive features for a customized experience. It offers extensive cue point management, pitch control, audio effects, and recording capabilities. Enhance your performance with additional in-app purchases for skins, video scratching, and looping functions.
- Up to 10 cue points
- Pitch control and Edit mode
- Audio effects (Reverb, delay)
- Recording sampler
- Library access for local media
- Skin & Video Scratch Function (IAP)
- SHINOBI LOOPER Function (IAP)
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SHINOBI DJ App offers all essential scratch functions and requirements for professional-level performance. Its intuitive features are readily accessible, allowing for a seamless and customised DJ scratching experience. 1. Up to 5 - 10 cue points 2. Pitch control, Pitch Synth and Edit mode 3. Volume control 4. Waveform display 5. Audio effect (Reverb, delay) 6. Recording sampler 7. Output setting 8. Sound output (Reverse mode/hamster switch, A/B deck activation) 9. Flip mode 10. Transformer button 11. Library access (Local media files) 12. Virtual fader simulation for screen recording 13. Fader calibration and re-calibration 14. Fader Start mode 15. Cut lag adjustment (SHINOBI FADER M only) 16. Skin & Video Scratch Function (In-app purchase) 17. SHINOBI LOOPER Function (In-app purchase) 18. Training mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: STAR DEEJAY at 5.0 against SHINOBI DJ's 4.3. STAR DEEJAY also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). SHINOBI DJ's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SHINOBI DJ sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. STAR DEEJAY asks for nothing beyond the download.
STAR DEEJAY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHINOBI DJ has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
STAR DEEJAY ships an update every 3 months, SHINOBI DJ every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | STAR DEEJAY | SHINOBI DJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDance | Whitney Ching |
Customer experience
STAR DEEJAY
SHINOBI DJ
In-app purchases
STAR DEEJAY
No in-app purchases
SHINOBI DJ
- SHINOBI DJ Loop Pack Vol.1$4.99
- SHINOBI DJ Loop Pack Vol.2$4.99
- SHINOBI DJ Loop Pack Vol.4$4.99
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- SHINOBI DJ Loop Pack Vol.5$4.99
- SHINOBI DJ Loop Pack Vol.3$4.99
- Invader Video Breaks$5.99
- SHINOBI LOOPER Function$5.99
- Skin Function$7.99
