Morse vs Morse Code Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morse
Translate, type, learn, and convert Morse code with this versatile app. It offers features like a flashing light encoder, audio file creation, and real-time microphone decoding. Customize your experience and explore advanced learning and social features.
- Morse code translation and interpretation
- Full-screen flashing light encoder
- Morse code audio file generation
- Real-time microphone decoding
- Morse alphabet and mnemonics
- Customizable display and settings
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Morse-it is an easy-to-use application that lets you translate, interpret, type, learn, convert Morse code, and more. You can run it on your iPhone or iPad and it is compatible with VoiceOver. Note: By getting this app, you'll have access to several useful and fun features related to Morse code (these are the features explained in this description and visible in the screenshots). In addition, you can unlock advanced features in the app if you need them: learning and social features. More information at the end of this description. Type any text and it will be automatically encoded into a full-screen flashing effect of the corresponding Morse code. The flashlight of your device is also used. Your "SOS" messages will be seen quite far away! Some sound will also be played accordingly. In detailed mode, the encoded text will scroll during the decoding process. Tap some Morse code on the screen and the program will translate it into some text. Several input types are supported: Novice, Straight Key, Memory Paddle, Iambic Paddle (A and B), Microphone. Left and right handed modes are supported. Test and improve your skills: are you good enough to be understood? Create Morse code audio files from a given text (or variables). Use these files as you like: listen to them to train your decoding skills or use them as ringtones for your mobile phone. Create beautiful abstract wallpapers for your device (or posters to be printed) by customizing the display of the dashes and dots of the sentence you like. Exclusive feature that allows you to decode in real time the Morse code recorded by the microphone into text (note: the sound must be quite clear/loud and without much noise). Some automatic calibration is performed, allowing adaptation to speed, tone and volume changes. The full Morse alphabet (including prosigns) can also be viewed and the associated Morse code can be played. Tapped and decoded text can be edited and exported to clipboard, in-app email and SMS. A special screen allows textual conversion of Morse code and text. Exchange encrypted messages with your friends. Wikipedia and Visual Mnemonic screens to get information and mnemonics about Morse code. You can also add your own websites for in-app consultation. The whole application is highly configurable (frequency, WPM, tone type, color, Morse code, variables ...) A customizable today view widget can be added to your home screen to display the current date in Morse code. Some custom actions are available in the shortcut app, and some features of the app can be triggered using Siri. You can also become part of the Morse-it Social Club (thanks to a renewable subscription) and unlock the following Social features: Messages, Forums, QSO Bot, Poem of the Day, Quotes of the Day, Games of the Day ... and more. The following Learning features will also be unlocked (but can also be unlocked with a single one-time in-app purchase if you prefer): Koch trainer, Sending trainer, Cards trainer, CWops Academy learning method, Quiz, Macros, Dictionaries: abbreviations, QSOs, mnemonics, timing (Farnsworth) and Morse alphabet/Prosigns personalization, appearance customization ... and more. Some Morse-it features are powered by Icom, a world leader in the amateur radio market. !!! As seen on TV !!! (UK) in Most Haunted Live: Apparently you can use it to communicate with ghosts (no guarantee though :D) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Morse Code Tool
Learn and send Morse code with your phone. Features include text conversion, instant light signals, and manual light toggling. An SOS signal tool is included for emergencies, though external equipment is recommended for safety.
- Text to Morse code conversion
- Instant light signal conversion
- Manual front/rear light toggling
- SOS signal tool
- Modernized UI
- Intuitive controls
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Turn your iPhone into a Morse code signalling torch. Type any message and flash it as light, tap out Morse by hand, or fire the universal SOS distress signal with a single tap. WHY SOS FLASHLIGHT & MORSE CODE? • Instant SOS — one tap flashes the internationally recognised distress signal, over and over, until you stop it • Text to light — type a message and the app converts it to Morse code and beams it with your LED torch or screen • Manual mode — tap out dots and dashes yourself using the front or rear light • Learn as you signal — watch each letter translate to Morse in real time, the easiest way to pick up the alphabet • Save your messages — keep frequently used signals ready to flash in seconds PERFECT FOR • Hikers, campers, sailors and four-wheel drivers who want a backup signalling tool in their pocket • Anyone learning Morse code — practise by sending real signals, not flashcards • Getting noticed at night — a bright, repeating light pattern stands out far better than a steady beam SAFETY NOTE The light from your phone's LED or screen may not be bright enough to alert emergency services or be seen at long distances. Always carry certified signalling equipment and follow proper safety procedures — this app is a backup, not a replacement. Download SOS Flashlight & Morse Code today and put a signalling toolkit in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Morse Code Tool at Free against Morse's $0.99. Morse's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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 Code Tool is free to download; Morse costs $0.99 up front. Morse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Morse Code Tool sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Morse holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morse has 1.1K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Morse's written reviews are positive against 83% of Morse Code Tool's.
Morse ships an update every 5 weeks, Morse Code Tool every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morse | Morse Code Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #146 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Whizbang |
Customer experience
Morse
Morse Code Tool
In-app purchases
Morse
- Morse-it Social Club1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Morse-it Social Club$39.991 Year
- Learning features$8.99
Morse Code Tool
- Small Tip$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
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- Big Tip$37.99
- Astronomical Tip$64.99
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