Comparison

Morse vs Morse Code Ringtone

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Morse Code Ringtone

Design unique ringtones using custom Morse code messages. Express yourself with a retro-tech communication style, or create hidden messages for select individuals. Share your creations via email and install them on your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Custom Morse code messages
  • Adjustable speed (5-40 WPM)
  • Customizable tone frequency (300-1200 Hz)
  • Farnsworth timing option
  • Sinewave, Square-wave, or Triangle-wave tones
  • Email ringtone files
  • Direct integration with iOS GarageBand
Features
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Create ringtones with your own customized Morse Code messages. Don't bore people with yet another pop tune blaring from your phone. Be different... retro-tech. Communicate. Or just hide really funny messages in your ringtones for "special" people (be they your best friends or your worse enemies). Only other Alpha-geeks will understand. You can email your new Morse Code ringtone file to yourself or a friend, and use iTunes on a Mac or PC to install the ringtone file to your iPhone. Using a Mac, simply connect your iPhone, wait until it appears in the File browser, and drag-and-drop the new ringtone file to the icon of your device. This app allows pasting your new Morse Code ringtone sound directly into an iOS GarageBand track, thus allowing one to create a ringtone directly on a iOS device, without having to Sync with iTunes. (Note that using GarageBand on iOS to install a ringtone is not a simple one-step process. GarageBand requires a user to navigate and find several obscure looking buttons over multiple steps in order to create and install a new ringtone.) Once the new ringtone file is on your iPhone, you can use the Settings app in order to select your new custom ringtone. With Morse Code Ringtone Maker, you can customize the text and the Morse Code/CW speed (combined up to 30 seconds), as well as the the tone frequency. The Words-Per-Minute (WPM) speed is variable from 5 to 40 WPM. The tone frequency is customizable from 300 to 1200 Hz. On the customization page, you can additionally configure Farnsworth timing where the dots and dashes for each letter come even faster than the WPM of the letters. For different timbres, select Sinewaves, Square-waves or Triangle-waves for your tone sound.

Screenshots

Morse4 screens
Morse Code Ringtone2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Morse at 4.7 against Morse Code Ringtone's 2.8. Morse also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 48%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Morse Code Ringtone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Morse costs $0.99 and Morse Code Ringtone $4.99 up front. Morse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Morse Code Ringtone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Morse holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morse has 1.1K ratings behind it against 20, 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 48% of Morse Code Ringtone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morse ships an update every 5 weeks, Morse Code Ringtone every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Morse versus Morse Code Ringtone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorseMorse Code Ringtone
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better2.8 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews — better48.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninHotPaw Productions

Customer experience

Morse

All ratings1,146 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.1%

Morse Code Ringtone

All ratings20 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative48.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Morse

Subscriptions2
  • Morse-it Social Club1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Morse-it Social Club$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Learning features$8.99
None

Morse Code Ringtone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morse free?
Morse costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Morse Code Ringtone free?
Morse Code Ringtone costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Morse or Morse Code Ringtone?
Morse is rated higher. Morse averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Morse Code Ringtone averages 2.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Morse or Morse Code Ringtone have ads?
Neither Morse nor Morse Code Ringtone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morse or Morse Code Ringtone?
Morse ships an update every 5 weeks, and Morse Code Ringtone every 8 months. Most recently, Morse was updated on October 2, 2026 and Morse Code Ringtone on October 1, 2026.

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