Status, October 2026: current. Reloop still lists it.
What it is
The Buddy is a compact two-deck DJ controller from Reloop, designed with Algoriddim for its djay app and launched in January 2021 (Reloop product page). It works with djay on iOS, iPadOS, Android, Mac and PC. Connected to the free djay app, it unlocks the Pro features it has controls for, such as Neural Mix, the looper and the sampler, without a subscription. VirtualDJ also maps it but needs a paid licence.
Each deck has a jog wheel, a pitch fader, a loop encoder and eight RGB pads with eight modes: hot cue, auto loop, touch FX, sampler, slicer, bounce loop, Neural Mix and looper. A switch turns the EQ knobs into Neural Mix controls that isolate drums, instruments and vocals. The mixer has high and low EQs and a bipolar filter per channel, line faders, a crossfader and FX paddles with hold and on positions.
A computer connects with one USB cable for power and data. A phone or tablet plugs into the USB-A port with its own charging cable, while a 5 V USB supply, power bank or laptop powers the Buddy through the USB-B port. A slot behind the controls holds devices up to 12.9 inches. The built-in 24-bit/48 kHz audio interface has an RCA master output and a 3.5 mm headphone jack with cue, mix and volume controls; there is no microphone input.
It measures 325 x 220 x 48 mm and weighs 1.04 kg. The box holds the controller, an RCA cable, a USB cable and the manual.