Morse eMail vs FT8 Decoder
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 . , ? / -
FT8 Decoder
This application decodes FT8 digital signals from amateur radio bands. It can process audio from external sources or directly from an SSB radio or SDR. The app also generates FT8 modulated audio for experimentation.
- Decodes FT8 8FSK modulated signals
- Processes external audio or SDR sound
- Supports standard callsigns and 13-character messages
- Generates FT8 message audio
- Experiment with sending and receiving FT8 audio
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An FT8 decoder. FT8 is a weak signal digital mode, currently very popular in the amateur radio HF shortwave bands. The ft8d app allows decoding FT8 8FSK modulated signals contained in externally provided audio or sound from an SSB radio or SDR. The app supports Level 1 decoding of messages with standard callsigns or 13 character free text messages. The app can also generate standard FT8 message audio, so can be used to experiment with sending and receiving FT8 encoded and modulated audio. The app does NOT perform Auto-sequencing, or decode long hashed callsigns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Morse eMail at 5.0 against FT8 Decoder's 4.3. Morse eMail also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). FT8 Decoder's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Morse eMail costs $0.99 and FT8 Decoder $1.99 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT8 Decoder has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Morse eMail ships an update every 3 months, FT8 Decoder every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morse eMail | FT8 Decoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Gottfried | HotPaw Productions |
Customer experience
Morse eMail
FT8 Decoder
In-app purchases
Morse eMail
No in-app purchases
FT8 Decoder
No in-app purchases
