Comparison

Trakd vs Droplyst

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

Head to head
About

Trakd

Instantly identify songs playing in DJ sets using advanced audio recognition. Record live sets to create complete tracklists, or discover music through a community of fellow electronic music fans. Save your favorite discoveries and connect with friends and DJs.

Highlights
  • Real-time track identification
  • Live set recording
  • Community-powered tracklists
  • Personal music crate
  • Spotify integration
  • Follow DJs and venues
  • Import sets from various platforms
Features
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trakd is the app for music fans. Find out what the DJ just played, including the unreleased IDs other apps can't name. Identify any track Hold your phone up to the speaker and trakd names the track in seconds. It checks trakd's own library of unreleased IDs first, then the full catalog. • Works at festivals, in the club, or over a livestream • Unreleased IDs show where they've been played and by who • Add trakd to Control Center and tap it over any app Every set, track by track Real tracklists for the sets you love, with timestamps. • Paste a YouTube or SoundCloud link and trakd builds the tracklist • Record a set from your pocket and get the full tracklist when it ends • Jump straight to the moment a track drops Ask trakd Message trakd in the app like you'd text a friend who knows every set. • "What's the ID at 45:00 in this set?" • "Has this ID come out yet?" • "Get me the tracklist for a set I heard" Your crate Save every find in one place. • Turn your crate into a playlist on Spotify, Apple Music or SoundCloud • See the most hunted IDs, the artists to watch and the hottest labels • Follow DJs and get told when their new sets land The daily trakd game Guess today's DJ from the clues and build your streak. Every day you played is saved in Game history on your profile. Built with the community Name the IDs nobody has found yet, fix tracklists and climb the contributor rankings. trakd is free to download. Pro and Unlimited add more IDs, set scans, recordings and exports. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://trakthat.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://trakthat.app/privacy

About

Droplyst

Features
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Droplyst helps you remember the music around you. Start a capture session, let Droplyst identify songs as they play, then review your timeline and export the tracks to Spotify or Apple Music. It is built for DJ sets, parties, festivals, bars, cafes, road trips, and any moment where you hear music you want to keep. Features: - Capture songs during a live listening session - See an ordered timeline of detected tracks - Skip obvious duplicates - Save session history - Review top artists and previous captures - Export captured songs to Spotify - Export supported tracks to Apple Music Droplyst does not store full event audio. Microphone access is used to identify songs around you.

Screenshots

Trakd4 screens
Droplyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Droplyst at none against Trakd's 5. Droplyst also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trakd sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Droplyst asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trakd versus Droplyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrakdDroplyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRoji Labs LLCRyan Katayi

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Trakd

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$14.991 Month
  • trakd Unlimited1 Month trial$14.991 Month
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  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited Annual$99.991 Year
None

Droplyst

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trakd free?
Trakd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Droplyst free?
Droplyst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trakd or Droplyst have ads?
Trakd shows ads; Droplyst does not.

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