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Serato DJ for iOS brings pro DJ software to iPhone
The app launched alongside Serato DJ 5.0 and is free for people with an active DJ Suite subscription or license; everyone else pays up.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on this story, from The Five O'Clock at 5:52 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Verge's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Verge: “Now Serato DJ works on your iPhone”, with reporting from Notebookcheck, Apple App Store and Rekkerd.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 5:52 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
The real story
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- The VergeNow Serato DJ works on your iPhone
- NotebookcheckSerato DJ 5.0 launches alongside new iPhone and iPad app - Notebookcheck News facts used on air
- Apple App StoreSerato DJ - App Store - Apple facts used on air
- RekkerdSerato brings its DJ experience to mobile with Serato DJ for iOS October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSerato has released Serato DJ for iOS, its first DJ app for iPhone and iPad, and The Verge reports it brings the full pro suite to mobile.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorUntil now their phone apps just added autofades between songs.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNow the whole booth fits in a pocket, which is how every wedding ends up with a stranger on the decks.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro one: it works with more than one hundred twenty hardware setups, including controllers and mixers from Pioneer DJ and Numark, according to Notebookcheck.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCon one: it needs iOS eighteen point six or later.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEighteen point six. So the party stops for an update.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro two: a feature called Serato iOS Transfer moves your music, crates and cue points over wirelessly or by cable.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCon two: the app is a seven hundred thirteen point nine megabyte download.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeven hundred megabytes. That's every photo of your cat, gone, for a crossfader the size of a thumbnail.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro three: if you already have a DJ Suite subscription or license, the app costs nothing extra, the company says.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCon three: otherwise the App Store lists one hundred forty-nine dollars as an in-app purchase and fourteen ninety-nine for the Suite.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo prices. One app. Nina gives it two stars, one for each price.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a phone running a music app. It already hears everything. Kenji wants it anyway.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDale, I've made my own arrangements, and they don't include a set list.
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