Bravo vs HamStudy.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bravo
Learn and practice Morse code with a distraction-free interface, comprehensive reference, and detailed instructions. Build skills by sending and receiving characters, words, and phrases, with adjustable speed and tone frequency. Supports multiple languages for a comprehensive learning experience.
- Comprehensive reference key
- Distraction-free interface
- Send and receive characters, words, and phrases
- Words-per-minute indicator
- Adjustable tone frequency
- Practice in Spanish, French, and German
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Morse has never been easier to learn -thanks to the comprehensive reference key, detailed instructions, and beautiful distraction-free interface. Bravo is great tool for developing your skills in Morse Code. Whether you want to learn Morse Code for emergency situations or just keep your existing skills sharp, Bravo makes it easy. Build your skills by sending and receiving individual characters, whole words, and useful phrases! Practice your speed with the words-per-minute indicator, and adjust the tone frequency to your liking. You can even practice Morse in Spanish, French, and German. With Bravo, you'll be a Morse Pro in no time at all!
HamStudy.org
This app offers an intelligent study mode that tracks your progress and focuses on areas where you struggle. It allows you to tailor your study to specific chapters and topics from license manuals, with explanations for difficult questions. Practice exams are also available.
- Intelligent study algorithms
- Vetted user-submitted explanations
- Infinite practice exams
- Study all US Amateur Radio question pools
- International question pools
- Multi-user support
- Cross-device progress sync
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HamStudy is not your typical study app. Most study apps focus on practice exams, which is like studying for your math test by trying 20% of the questions on repeat. Study smarter with HamStudy. Instead of taking practice tests with random questions over and over, our intelligent Study Mode tracks your progress as you move through the questions—what you’ve seen, what you haven’t, and where you’re struggling—and focuses your study on the questions you need to see most. Full statistics are provided along the way, giving you insight into how many times you’ve gotten a question right or wrong as well as your overall study progress. Don’t worry, you can still take practice exams whenever you want. You won’t find a better tool to use alongside your favorite learning material. Through collaboration with some of the most recognized names in amateur radio, HamStudy allows you to simply choose from a selection of license manuals, then instantly adapts so you can match your study to the chapters, topics, and sections you’re used to†. Want to study just the questions from chapters 4 and 5? No problem. And when a question trips you up, just tap the Explain button to understand what you missed, review formulas, and read helpful study tips. Features: • HamStudy's intelligent study algorithms work with you to ensure you learn the questions, tracking your progress and adjusting the pace to keep you challenged but not frustrated. • Vetted user-submitted explanations help you avoid the pitfall of just memorizing answers. • Infinite practice exams. Fun fact: it takes around 70 practice exams before you’ll see every Technician question just once. Study more, test less! • Study all current US Amateur Radio question pools: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. Updates are downloaded automatically, and new pools are always included free when they are revised every four years. • English and Spanish translations included for US Amateur Radio pools. • Includes an ever-growing selection of international question pools, such as Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Argentina. • Supports multiple users on the same device, each with independent study history. • Sync your progress across all devices and study online with a free hamstudy.org account. • Share your progress with friends, instructors, or other HamStudy.org users and help each other keep progressing towards that next license exam! HamStudy is proud to be sponsored by Icom. † Disclaimer: HamStudy does not contain the actual instructional material from linked books, but works great with the book sitting on the table next to you! Images, names, and trademarks used with permission.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HamStudy.org at 94% against Bravo's 33%. HamStudy.org also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 67). Bravo's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On update cadence, 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
Bravo costs $2.99 and HamStudy.org $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HamStudy.org holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HamStudy.org has 2.6K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Bravo's written reviews are positive against 94% of HamStudy.org's.
Bravo ships an update every 2 months, HamStudy.org every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bravo | HamStudy.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (67 ratings) | 4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 93.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #8 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glowboat, LLC | Signal Stuff |
Customer experience
Bravo
HamStudy.org
Bugs and requests
Bravo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HamStudy.org
Reported bugs
2 issues- Email support not working
- Occasional freezing or crashing
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to clear test history
- More detailed performance analytics
- Spell out acronyms and define technical terms
In-app purchases
Bravo
No in-app purchases
HamStudy.org
No in-app purchases









