Defqon.1 vs skrtch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Defqon.1
Access the Defqon.1 universe with this app. Explore your personal legacy, discover new challenges, and browse exclusive merchandise. Enjoy music, photos, and artist information, with special features for DEDIQATED members and festival mode.
- Personal legacy and challenges
- Merchandise browsing
- Wallpaper-ready photos
- Music discovery
- Artist information and favorites
- DEDIQATED member raffles
- Festival mode
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The Defqon.1 app: your digital portal into the world of Defqon.1. Be sure to check your personal legacy, rank and brand-new challenges in The Path. Browse our latest and hottest merchandise and find your fresh new drip. We will also regularly provide you with new wallpaper-ready photos. Looking for sonic wallpaper? Check out the Music page in the Discover tab. DEDIQATED Members can find a shortcut to the raffles they can join. If you want to know more about artists and want to tag all your favorites, check out the Artists page. An overview of the highlights on the Q-dance YouTube channel are presented. Finally, the festival mode will be engaged during the Defqon.1 Festival season.
skrtch
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skrtch is where DJs go live. Hardstyle, techno, house, trance, drum & bass — real sets, streamed live from the booth, with the crowd in the chat. WATCH LIVE Browse who is live right now, tap in and the set is playing. Adaptive quality, picture-in-picture, and the audio keeps going when you lock your phone. CHAT WITH THE CROWD Live chat with emotes, badges and channel events. Log in to talk, or just watch. FOLLOW YOUR DJs Get a notification the moment a DJ you follow goes live. Past broadcasts and highlights are there when you miss a set. SUPPORT THE DJ Subscribe for a month, send a tip with a message, or gift subs to other viewers in the channel — right from the app. MESSAGES Direct messages with DJs and other viewers. skrtch is built by DJs for DJs. Streaming happens from your usual setup (OBS and a stream key); this app is for watching, chatting and supporting. Channel subscriptions bought in the app renew monthly until cancelled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://skrtch.tv/en/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://skrtch.tv/en/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Defqon.1 at none against skrtch's 10. skrtch's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. skrtch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Defqon.1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Defqon.1 ships an update weekly, skrtch every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Defqon.1 | skrtch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Q-dance | Wasted Penguinz AB |
In-app purchases
Defqon.1
No in-app purchases
skrtch
- DJ subscription · Tier 13 variants$5.991 Month
- DJ subscription · Tier 23 variants$11.991 Month
- DJ subscription · Tier 34 variants$29.991 Month
