Paid requests drop straight into your crate
Guests pay from their phone. You see the tip on an always-on-top overlay above your DJ software, accept with one tap, and the track is waiting in VirtualDJ, Serato DJ Pro or rekordbox. No typing. No searching. No guest app.
Free plan takes real paid requests · No contract
Three steps, mid-set
Guest scans your QR
On the TV, on the table tent, on their phone. No app, no signup — they pick the song and pay.
You see the tip instantly
The always-on-top overlay sits above VirtualDJ, Serato or rekordbox with the amount, the requester, and an in-crate check.
Accept — it lands in your crate
One tap writes the track into your DJ software and updates the TV queue so the whole room sees it coming.
Real screens from real nights
Every screenshot on this page is the actual app running in a working booth.
Works with what you already run
VirtualDJ
Deepest integration. Paid requests write straight into a YouDJNow folder, and Now Playing reads back from VirtualDJ so your screens and dancer rotation move when the song moves.
Serato DJ Pro
Approved requests land in a Serato crate you can drop from instantly — no typing a title while a guest watches you.
rekordbox
Requests export to a rekordbox playlist so prepped tracks are waiting in your tree before the next transition.
YouDJNow vs. a request-only tool
Most request apps stop at the request. YouDJNow runs the whole night — the crate, the TV, the dancers, the money.
| Feature | YouDJNow | Request-only apps |
|---|---|---|
| Paid song requests with tips | ||
| Writes requests into your DJ software crate | VirtualDJ, Serato, rekordbox | Limited |
| Reads Now Playing back from your software | ||
| Always-on-top desktop request overlay | ||
| Native macOS + Windows desktop app | ||
| Customer TV screen with live queue + giant QR | ||
| In-library check before you accept a request | ||
| Shoutouts and birthday messages | ||
| Dancer lineup, stage rotation, money sheet | ||
| Wedding and event mode with contracts | ||
| Guest needs to download an app | Never | Never |
| Free plan that takes real paid requests |
Comparison reflects publicly documented features of request-only request apps as of 2026 and may change.
Versus jukeboxes, cash tips & playlist apps
If your venue still runs music the old way, here's the side-by-side.
| How you handle music today | Cash tips | Jukebox | Background music app | YouDJNow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest requests from their own phone | Sometimes | Sometimes | ||
| No app download for guests | Sometimes | |||
| Paid request revenue you can track | Untracked | Operator split | ||
| Tips and shoutouts in the same flow | Cash only | |||
| DJ or staff approves every song | Informal | Limited | Limited | |
| Branded big-screen queue on your TVs | Sometimes | Sometimes | ||
| Writes requests into VirtualDJ / Serato / rekordbox | ||||
| Reads Now Playing back from the DJ software | ||||
| Desktop app with always-on-top request overlay | ||||
| Guest photo wall + private event gallery | ||||
| Dancer lineup, stage rotation, money sheet | Paper | |||
| Wedding & event mode with contracts | ||||
| No dedicated hardware to buy | Sometimes | |||
| Multi-venue admin from one login | Limited | |||
| Free plan that takes real paid requests |
Set up before your next set
Create your booth, print one QR, install the desktop app. Most DJs take their first paid request the same night.