Morse eMail vs HamAlert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morse eMail
Convert text messages into Morse Code audio files for sharing. This utility app supports letters, numbers, and common punctuation, offering a unique way to communicate.
- Text to Morse Code conversion
- Audio file generation (.wav)
- Supports letters, numbers, and punctuation
- Morse Code practice tool
- Privacy-focused communication
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Simple app for using Morse Code for fun, practice or privacy. Morse Mail encodes your message into a Morse Code audio file (.wav) for sharing. Morse Code Character Set: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 . , ? / -
HamAlert
Receive instant push notifications for desired amateur radio contacts. Filter alerts by various criteria like callsign, band, mode, and location. Stay updated on DX spots from multiple sources.
- Push notifications for desired stations
- Filter spots by DXCC, callsign, and location
- Support for Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, DX cluster, PSK Reporter
- Filter by band, mode, and time
- Filter by spotter callsign and DXCC
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This app is a companion to the HamAlert web site (hamalert.org) and lets you receive push notifications from HamAlert. HamAlert is a system that allows amateur radio operators to get notifications when a desired station appears on the DX cluster, the Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, POTA, WWFF Spotline, or PSK Reporter. Spots can be filtered by various criteria, including: • DXCC (both actual and callsign home DXCC) • Callsign • Island reference • Summit reference • Park reference • CQ zone • Continent • Band • Mode • Time and days of week • Source • Spotter callsign and DXCC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HamAlert at Free against Morse eMail's $0.99. HamAlert also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Morse eMail's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
HamAlert is free to download; Morse eMail costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Morse eMail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HamAlert has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Morse eMail's written reviews are positive against 67% of HamAlert's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Morse eMail ships an update every 3 months, HamAlert every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morse eMail | HamAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Gottfried | Manuel Kasper |
Customer experience
Morse eMail
HamAlert
In-app purchases
Morse eMail
No in-app purchases
HamAlert
No in-app purchases
