trakd compared
trakd is the tracklist app for DJ sets. This page sets it beside the other apps and sites people use to find out what a DJ played, says what each one is for, and is honest about when another tool is the better pick.
Side by side
Each row describes a product in the words it uses for itself on its own site or store listing. "Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
| What it is | Full set tracklists | Names a track playing around you | Unreleased tracks | Where you use it | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trakd | The tracklist app for DJ sets | Yes. Every track in order with the minute it played | Yes. Hold your phone up to the speaker | Yes. Its own library of unreleased IDs, flagged in every tracklist | iPhone and iPad app. Free, with optional paid plans |
| Shazam | "Identify the music playing around you." | Not stated | Yes. "Name songs in seconds" | Not stated | iOS, Android and more devices. Free app |
| SoundHound | "Identify songs playing around you!" | Not stated | Yes. You can also "sing or hum the tune" | Not stated | iPhone app. Free, with paid ad removal |
| Beatport Track ID | A feature in the Beatport app to "identify tracks in real-time" | Not stated | Yes. "Let the app listen to the surrounding audio" | Not stated | Inside the Beatport app on iOS and Android |
| 1001Tracklists | "The World's Leading DJ Tracklist/Playlist Database" | Yes. Tracklists for mixes, club and festival sets | Not stated | Has a chart of "ID tracks" you can watch or pre-save | Website |
| MixesDB | "The database for DJ sets, podcasts, radio shows and more." | Yes. "DJ sets, tracklists, and recordings" | Not stated | Not stated | Website |
| MixID | "Radio made of real DJ sets, with every track named as it plays." | Yes, from a YouTube, SoundCloud or Mixcloud link | Not stated | Says it matches tracks "against millions of released tracks" | Website, in open beta. Identifying mixes is free, with paid plans |
Checked November 5, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.
When another tool is the better pick
trakd is not the answer to everything. These are the cases where something else fits better.
- A released song is playing in a shop, a bar or a car. Shazam and SoundHound are made for exactly that, and SoundHound also lets you sing or hum the tune.
- You are on Android. trakd is on iPhone and iPad only. Shazam and the Beatport app are on Android.
- You want to read tracklists in a web browser. 1001Tracklists and MixesDB are websites. trakd is an app, and its website shows a preview of each set.
- You are looking for older radio shows and podcasts. MixesDB describes itself as a database for "DJ sets, podcasts, radio shows and more".
What only trakd puts together
The other tools each do one part. Recognition apps name a released song playing around you. Tracklist websites list what was played in a set. trakd does both in one app and adds the part neither covers: its own library of unreleased IDs, checked first when you identify a track and flagged in every tracklist.
When trakd is the right pick
Pick trakd when the music is coming from a DJ. It shows each set track by track with the minute every track played, names tracks playing live, and tells you when a track is unreleased instead of guessing wrong. trakd is free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.
Sources
Every description of another product on this page comes from that product's own public page.
- Shazam: www.shazam.com/
- SoundHound: music.soundhound.com/soundhound
- Beatport: apps.apple.com/us/app/beatport-music-for-djs-app/id1543739988
- 1001Tracklists: www.1001tracklists.com/
- MixesDB: www.mixesdb.com/w/Main_Page
- MixID: www.mixid.fm/faq
This page is written by trakd. If something about your product is out of date, write to privacy@trakthat.app and it will be corrected.