Comparison

ST vs MorseMe

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

Head to head
About

ST

This app converts photos and images into a format compatible with D-STAR transceivers for the Share Picture function. Users can crop images, add text like call signs, and transfer them wirelessly or via Bluetooth to supported transceivers.

Highlights
  • Image conversion for D-STAR Share Picture
  • Image cropping
  • Add text (call signs)
  • Wireless transfer to transceiver
  • Bluetooth transfer to transceiver
  • Save cropped image as file
Features
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The ST-4001I is an application to crop an image used for the Share Picture function of a D-STAR transceiver, and transfers it to the transceiver. ・Photos taken, or photos/images saved on the iPhone and iPad can be converted into the format used for the Share Picture function of the D-STAR transceiver. ・You can crop the image and enter text such as a call sign. ・The cropped image can be transferred through a network to the D-STAR transceiver. ・The cropped image can be transferred through a network or using Bluetooth to the D-STAR transceiver. ・You can also save the cropped image as a file. Refer to the INSTRUCTIONS for details. Device requirements: iOS12 or later Supported transceiver (As of July 2024) Transceivers that can transfer via Bluetooth Icom ID-52A/E Icom ID-52A/E PLUS Transceivers that can transfer via network Icom IC-705 Icom IC-905 Icom IC-9700* *Firmware version 1.20 or higher NOTE • Icom does not guarantee that the ST-4001I works on all iPhone and iPad. It may not work properly, depending on the OS version, installed applications, or other reasons. • The transceiver and iPhone and iPad must be connected to the same network to transfer an image to a transceiver through a network. • Bluetooth LE is used to connect to a transceiver using Bluetooth. Transferring an image may take some time due to a slow data transfer rate.

About

MorseMe

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MorseMe is a calmer way to talk to one person. You exchange a six-digit ID. They call. You answer. From that moment, every tap on your screen turns their screen white. Every tap of theirs turns yours white. There are no messages to scroll, no inbox to check, no notifications stacking up. Just two screens that light up when someone is there. The whole thing runs on real International Morse code. A short tap is a dot. A long tap is a dash. The app reads the timing and shows you the letters as they form. If you don't know Morse yet, that's fine — most people don't. You'll pick up SOS in a minute and your own name in a week. Train solo, anytime. Receive mode shows you a pattern and asks you to tap the letter. Send mode asks you to tap a letter and checks your timing. No partner needed. No streaks, no scoreboards, no dopamine machine — just the alphabet, until it sticks. Why bother? — Because in a real emergency, Morse can save your life. A flashlight, a car horn, a tapped fingernail on a pipe. SOS works when nothing else does. — Because you are over-stimulated. Talking to one person, slowly, with your full attention, is a different kind of conversation than the ones you've been having. — Because nothing is saved. No transcripts. No screenshots-to-be. No "memories." When the call ends, the call is gone. That used to be how talking worked. MorseMe is small on purpose. No feeds, no ads, no algorithm, no AI writing for you. Just a light, a tap, and the person on the other end. Slow form communication. Try it.

Screenshots

ST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ST at 3 against MorseMe's —. ST also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ST versus MorseMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTMorseMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 27 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperICOM INCORPORATEDMarcus Ivarsson

In-app purchases

None

ST

No in-app purchases

None

MorseMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST free?
ST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MorseMe free?
MorseMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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