Comparison

HamStudy.org vs Morse Mania

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Morse Mania

Master Morse code with this comprehensive app. It offers structured lessons for both sending and receiving, covering letters, numbers, symbols, and advanced codes. Customize your learning experience with adjustable speeds, output modes, and practice tools.

Highlights
  • 135 levels for receiving Morse code
  • 135 levels for sending Morse code
  • Multiple output modes (audio, light, vibration)
  • Customizable practice levels
  • Challenge levels to test knowledge
  • Adjustable speed and sound frequency
  • Offline functionality
Features
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In both the receiving and sending modes, the app starts with the easiest letters (E and T) and moves to more complicated ones. Once you master all the letters, it teaches you numbers and other symbols, and then proceeds to Prosigns, Q-codes, abbreviations, words, Callsigns, phrases and sentences. ---------------------------- Features: - 135 levels teach you to recognize (receive) 26 Latin letters, numbers, 18 punctuation marks, 20 non-Latin extensions, procedure signs (prosigns), Q-codes, most popular abbreviations, words, callsigns, phrases and sentences. - Another 135 levels teach and train you to send the Morse code. - 5 output modes: audio (default), blinking light, flashlight, vibration and light + sound. - 7 different keys for sending Morse code (e.g. iambic key). - 52 challenge levels test and consolidate your knowledge. - Custom level: create your own level to practice symbols of your choice. Save your own list of symbols and load anytime. - NEW! “Playground” to test and train your Morse code sending skills. - Smart learning: custom level choice is pre-populated with symbols where you made the mistakes most recently. - Support for external keyboard. - Hints (for free!) when you need help. - Explore mode: if you want to hear the symbols, or see a list of prosigns, Q-codes & other abbreviations and hear their sound representation. - 4 themes to choose from, from bright to dark. - 9 different keyboard layouts: QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTZ, ABCDEF, Dvorak, Colemak, Maltron, Workman, Halmak. - Randomize letter/symbol positions for each level (to ensure you're not just learning the position of the symbols on the keyboard). - Absolutely no ads. - Works completely offline. ---------------------------- Completely customize the app: - Adjustable speed: from 5 to 45 WPM (words per minute). Less than 20 is not recommended though, as it doesn't help you to actually learn the language. - Adjustable sound frequency: 400 to 1000 Hz. - Adjustable Farnsworth speed: from 5 to 45 WPM. Determines how long are the spaces between letters. - Adjustable difficulty level for sending the Morse code. - Disable/enable the progress circle in Settings. - Settings for progress speed, review time, time pressure and lives in challenges. - Setting for background noise: to better support some Bluetooth earphones that keep disconnecting from the phone while you play, or just to make it more challenging. - Ability to jump to the past levels to revise, or skip some if you're already familiar with certain characters. - Ability to reset mistakes and levels. ---------------------------- Read our dedicated blog posts to get the most out of the game. Have any comments, questions or advice? Don't hesitate to email us, we'll reply right away! ---------------------------- Links: - Privacy Policy: http://morse.countrymania.net/privacy - Terms of Use: http://morse.countrymania.net/tos Have fun learning!

Screenshots

HamStudy.org4 screens
Morse Mania4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Morse Mania at Free against HamStudy.org's $3.99. Morse Mania also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 2.6K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). HamStudy.org's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Morse Mania is free to download; HamStudy.org costs $3.99 up front. Morse Mania sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HamStudy.org asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HamStudy.org against 4.9 for Morse Mania. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 8.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of HamStudy.org's written reviews are positive against 93% of Morse Mania's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HamStudy.org ships an update every 3 weeks, Morse Mania every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
HamStudy.org versus Morse Mania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamStudy.orgMorse Mania
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (2.6K ratings)4.9 (8.2K ratings)
Positive reviews93.6% of reviews — better92.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K8.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignal StuffXiang Dong

Customer experience

HamStudy.org

All ratings2,580 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.7%

Morse Mania

All ratings8,206 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews387 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.9%

User reviews

HamStudy.org

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great study tool
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient way to prepare for exams
  • 🚀 Comprehensive coverage of exam material
  • 👍 Helpful explanations and hints

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app freezes
  • 👎 Some explanations could be clearer
  • 🔋 Battery drain when using app extensively

Morse Mania

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to learn
  • 🚀 Effective teaching method
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Customizable settings
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Keyboard issues (unresponsive, small buttons)
  • 🔒 Premium content locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Lack of cross-device progress sync

Bugs and 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

Morse Mania

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sound/audio issues in challenge mode
  • Farnsworth settings not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Vibration feedback option
  • Visualize dots and dashes
  • Ability to use external keyboard
  • More practice modes (e.g., custom sentences)

In-app purchases

None

HamStudy.org

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Morse Mania

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly premium subscription$0.991 Month
One-time2
  • Beginner’s Bundle$4.99
  • Pro Bundle$8.99

Questions

Is HamStudy.org free?
HamStudy.org costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Morse Mania free?
Morse Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HamStudy.org or Morse Mania?
HamStudy.org and Morse Mania are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.6K and 8.2K ratings respectively.
Do HamStudy.org or Morse Mania have ads?
Neither HamStudy.org nor Morse Mania shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HamStudy.org or Morse Mania?
HamStudy.org ships an update every 3 weeks, and Morse Mania every 2 months. Most recently, HamStudy.org was updated on September 24, 2026 and Morse Mania on September 24, 2026.

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