Bravo vs RST 599
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!
RST 599
This application simulates amateur radio CW QSOs with realistic call signs, signal levels, and CW speeds. It supports various QSO styles, including contest and rubber stamp types, with adjustable settings for a personalized training experience.
- Multiple QSO styles supported
- Realistic signal meter
- Spectrum scope display
- Adjustable CW speed and call sign
- Pile-up simulation
- QRN presence toggle
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This app is a real CW QSO simulator for Amateur Radio. "599BK type QSO", "Rubber stamp type QSO" and "Contest type QSO" are supported. In addition, the call sign, signal level, CW speed, etc. that occur differ for each QSO in order to achieve realism. Furthermore, the call sign and CW speed of your own station that issues CQ can be set arbitrarily. 【Characteristic】 1. "599BK","Rubber Stamp"and "AADX Contest" style support. 2.RIT functions support. 3.Realistic signal meter according to audio signal level. 4.Status display showing TX / RX operation. 5.Pile-up supported by 100QSOs/200QSOs (Try Press Class button) 6.The spectrum scope display 【Other features】 1. Function to select the number of QSOs to communicate (5, 20) 2.A function to select the presence or absence (ON / OFF) of QRN 3. Function to select the call area from JA, W/W 4.Easy mode support function (constant pitch / volume) 5.Supported the Rubber Stamp training mode. 6.Supported the ESC button for escaping from the long TX/RX. 7.Supported the Score Clear button of your Hi-Score Data. 8.Support the capture function of Hi-Score dialog.（Does not work on Easy mode.） Supported keyboard input from Apple Silicon Mac. (Not compatible with iOS) [Support Key] A-Z, 0-9, / Enter:return ESC:esc BS:delete CQ:UpArrow AGN:DownArrow TU:[ LEFT:LeftArrow RIGHT:RightArrow
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RST 599 at Free against Bravo's $2.99. RST 599 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Bravo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (67 vs 8). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
RST 599 is free to download; Bravo costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RST 599 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bravo has 67 ratings behind it against 8, 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 50% of RST 599's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bravo | RST 599 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (67 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glowboat, LLC | koji kamogawa |
Customer experience
Bravo
RST 599
In-app purchases
Bravo
No in-app purchases
RST 599
No in-app purchases
