Top 10 iPhone and iPad Apps of the Year 2011

As Soulwax once sang back in 1998, everybody wants to be the DJ. Everyone thinks their music taste is better than everyone else's, and few things will win you a "daggers" stare quicker than cutting someone's favourite track short at a house party. The rather fab side effect of this wannabe culture is Djay, a virtual decks app for iPad. It provides you with two vinyl-style virtual wheels of steel, and a surprisingly comprehensive set of realistic tools to jump from one track to another. These include pitch shifting, beat matching, EQ and - of course - gain controls and a crossfader. If you're out for fun rather than a "pro" effect, you can indulge in scratching too, with intuitive swipes across the record surface.