Comparison

Morse vs Feld Hellschreiber

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

Feld Hellschreiber

This app decodes and transmits text messages using the historical Hellschreiber system, which sends characters as audio signals. It's ideal for amateur radio operators and enthusiasts interested in vintage communication methods. The app allows for both manual text entry and pre-set messages, with adjustable display contrast for optimal viewing.

Highlights
  • Decode Hellschreiber messages
  • Transmit text messages
  • Canned text message support
  • Adjustable display contrast
  • Real-time text scrolling
  • Audio input/output via device mic/speaker
Features
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Hellschreiber is a teleprinter system, developed in the 1920s, that transmits text via sound, much like an old facsimile (fax) system. Each pixel of a character is transmitted as a short burst of audio. It works even under very noisy and poor reception conditions, because your brain does the work of analyzing the received image to pick out the characters. It was used by the German military during World War II to send messages encrypted by ENIGMA machines. Today it is used by amateur (ham) radio operators around the world to send messages to each other via shortwave radio. Feld Hellschreiber literally means "bright field recorder". Hellschreiber is sometimes referred to as simply Hell. Feld Hellschreiber lets you decode and transmit Feld Hell messages. Decoded text is continuously scrolled across the top of the display. You can type in text to transmit, or press a button to easily send canned text messages, such as CQ calls. Sound is picked up from your radio's speaker via the internal mic in your device, and transmitted audio comes out the speaker - you can also connect a patch cable to your radio's mic input via the headphone jack on your device to transmit the audio, if you wish. The slider control adjusts the display contrast, and the indicator to the right shows the volume. Adjust the slider for the best display. To transmit text, touch on the text entry field, and start typing. Each character will be sent when possible. When sent, it will be taken off the left end of this field, and displayed on the right end of the transmitted text field, to the left of the entry field, in a scrolling fashion. Canned text buttons are also available, touch one to send the text stored for that button. To edit a button, touch the Setup button, and then select the button you wish to edit. You can edit the name of the button, as well as the text. To decode transmissions, you just need to run the app, and set it near the radio's speaker or headphones, and watch the decoded text appear. It's that easy!

Screenshots

Morse4 screens
Feld Hellschreiber1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Morse at 4.7 against Feld Hellschreiber's 2.8. Morse also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 5). Feld Hellschreiber's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (6.0 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 Feld Hellschreiber $2.99 up front. Morse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Feld Hellschreiber 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 5, 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 75% of Feld Hellschreiber's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morse ships an update every 5 weeks, Feld Hellschreiber every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Morse versus Feld Hellschreiber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorseFeld Hellschreiber
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better2.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninBlack Cat Systems

Customer experience

Morse

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

Feld Hellschreiber

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

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

Feld Hellschreiber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morse free?
Morse costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Feld Hellschreiber free?
Feld Hellschreiber costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Morse or Feld Hellschreiber?
Morse is rated higher. Morse averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Feld Hellschreiber averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Morse or Feld Hellschreiber have ads?
Neither Morse nor Feld Hellschreiber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morse or Feld Hellschreiber?
Morse ships an update every 5 weeks, and Feld Hellschreiber every 13 months. Most recently, Morse was updated on October 13, 2026 and Feld Hellschreiber on October 8, 2026.

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