We first wrote about Tracknack back in 2023, when it launched as a Spotify-only music discovery tool for DJs. It combined your Spotify data with deeper metadata from Discogs to build a personalised playlist that went further than Release Radar. Now its developer Viesturs Marnauza has been back in touch with a list of updates.
The biggest change is Apple Music support. Tracknack now builds its automated playlists on either platform – you follow the artists, producers, songwriters and labels you care about, and it delivers new releases to a dedicated playlist in your streaming library.
It still cross-references Discogs data to catch credits the streaming platforms miss – collaborations, label-only releases, and tracks by behind-the-scenes producers.
What’s changed since 2023
The free tier now gives you 30 follows (up from 10 at launch) with weekly playlist updates. A new Starter tier at $2/month (billed yearly, or $4 monthly) bumps you to 300 follows with hourly updates. Premium sits at $5/month yearly ($8 monthly) for unlimited follows, Spotify follow sync, automatic playlist clean-up, and condensed mode. Both paid tiers come with a 14-day free trial.
Marnauza also says there have been stability and performance improvements, along with redesigned onboarding. It’s still a one-person operation – development moves at a different pace to a big platform, but there’s no sponsored content or algorithm gaming going on. Your playlist is built from the follows you choose, and that’s it.
First Look
We had a quick look at Tracknack linked to an Apple Music account. It became immediately clear that this kind of service is only going to be useful if you’re a heavy user of either Spotify or Apple Music – someone who follows and searches for new sounds all the time. Otherwise, it doesn’t have enough data to work with.
Assuming you do, it’s easy to pick from your existing favourite artists and labels and let the software build your auto playlist. If it clicks for you, it’s definitely worth paying for one of the subscriptions, because you’re going to want that playlist more than once a week – which is all you get on the free plan.
This is a nicely written app that will be a big time-saver for DJs who use either of these streaming services as music discovery tools.
- Learn more about Tracknack here.
Phil Morse
