Morse vs Ham Radio Exam
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/
Ham Radio Exam
Prepare for your Technician Class FCC Amateur Radio License exam. Review official question pools, take topic-specific quizzes, and simulate the actual exam. Track your progress and find local exam sessions.
- Technician Class license exam preparation
- Official question pool review
- Topic-specific quizzes
- Simulated license examinations
- Performance tracking
- Find local exam sessions
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"Ham Radio Exam - Tech" will help the user pass his/her examination for a Technician Class FCC Amateur Radio License. Newly updated to include the question pool for exams administered after 01 July 2026. See "What's new in this version" for installation instructions if you are already using this app prior to upgrading. Ham Radio Exam allows the user to review the correct answers to the official pool of questions that will appear on their Technician license exam. The user can also take quizzes of each topic that will be on the exam as well as take simulated examinations that exactly mimic the license exam that the user will take. The users performance is stored so that the user can track their progress as they continue their preparations. Ham Radio Exam even allows the user to find an examination session near them and to follow ham radio news.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ham Radio Exam at Free against Morse's $0.99. Ham Radio Exam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Morse's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 244). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Ham Radio Exam is free to download; Morse costs $0.99 up front. Morse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Ham Radio Exam asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Morse against 4.6 for Ham Radio Exam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 244 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Morse's written reviews are positive against 88% of Ham Radio Exam's.
Morse ships an update every 5 weeks, Ham Radio Exam every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morse | Ham Radio Exam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (244 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better | 87.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 244 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Roy Watson |
Customer experience
Morse
Ham Radio Exam
Bugs and requests
Morse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ham Radio Exam
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when attempting to take sample/practice tests
- App crashes when taking section quizzes
- Sample test completely blanks out when pressed
- Missed questions not clickable in app
- Practice test randomization algorithm shows same questions repeatedly
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- Clipboard access without user consent
- iPhone version not updated with new question pool
- Incorrect answer lettering in some questions
- Some equations displayed incorrectly
- App crashes on startup for some users
Requested features
8 requests- Higher contrast color scheme for test results
- Option to view correct answers without incorrect options
- Separate submit and answer selection actions to prevent accidental clicks
- Review all answers before submitting practice tests
- Better randomization algorithm for practice tests
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- Clickable recommended questions that open the full question
- Dark mode option
- Ability to focus on specific weak areas more easily
In-app purchases
Morse
- Morse-it Social Club1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Morse-it Social Club$39.991 Year
- Learning features$8.99
Ham Radio Exam
No in-app purchases








