Comparison

MorseDecoder vs AntScope

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

Head to head
About

MorseDecoder

This app decodes Morse code sounds directly from your device's microphone or headset input. It offers both automatic and manual decoding modes with adjustable parameters for optimal performance in various conditions.

Highlights
  • Morse code sound to text translation
  • Automatic and manual decoding modes
  • Adjustable audio filter frequency
  • Configurable WPM speed
  • Background noise threshold adjustment
  • Built-in spectrogram
  • Optional narrow-band DSP audio filter
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The HotPaw Morse Code Decoder translates Morse Code sound into text. Just use the microphone or headset input on your iPhone or iPad for the audio signal input, and watch decoded text appear. The Morse Code Decoder includes both an automatic decoding mode, plus manual controls to allow the decoding of weaker signals in noise and QRM. Manually adjustable parameters include the frequency of the audio filter, the WPM dot/dash speed used for detecting characters, the threshold level of background noise, and whether Farnsworth timing is to be used for detecting spaces between individual characters. The Morse Code Decoder includes a built-in spectrogram to help determine the audio frequency of the Morse Code tones. Use the optional narrow-band DSP audio filter to help filter out background noise. The audio filter works for tone frequencies from 300 to 2400 Hz. Please do not try to decode tones outside this range. The Morse code WPM (words per minute) detection speed is automatically adaptive from about 8 to 40 WPM, and can be locked to the current estimated WPM dot speed. You can also manually set the WPM code speed if the automatic speed detection guesses incorrectly. A QRQ High Speed WPM mode setting allows decoding much higher WPM speeds in the range of 30 to 80 WPM. Please aim your iPhone microphone at the Morse Code sound source so that the iPhone's noise cancelling microphone doesn't cancel it out. You can see if sound is getting to the iPhone by seeing a peak in the spectrum display. Please use the manual settings if automatic decoding does not adjust to the frequency, WPM. or background noise threshold level properly. Decoding will not work if the audio filter or WPM are set incorrectly, or there is a lot of background noise or room echoes above the threshold setting. Please see the help file on the HotPaw website for hints as to how to solve decoding issues.

About

AntScope

Connect your RigExpert antenna analyzer to your Apple device to visualize antenna system data. View SWR and Smith charts, along with all operational parameters. Supports a range of RigExpert analyzer models.

Highlights
  • Connects to RigExpert antenna analyzers
  • Visualizes SWR charts
  • Displays Smith charts
  • Shows all parameters
  • Supports multiple RigExpert models
Features
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AntScope for iOS is a software designed to connect the RigExpert antenna analyzers with BLE option to Apple smartphones. This software allows to get information about your antenna system and visualize that information: - SWR chart (standing wave ratio) - Smith chart - All parameters mode Supported analyzers: - RigExpert Stick 230 - RigExpert Stick 230 BLE - Stick Pro - Stick XPro - Stick 500 - Match - Match U - AA-2000 - AA-3000

Screenshots

MorseDecoder1 screens
AntScope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AntScope at Free against MorseDecoder's $9.99. MorseDecoder's advantage is rating (3.2 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (55% vs 23%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

AntScope is free to download; MorseDecoder costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MorseDecoder holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of MorseDecoder's written reviews are positive against 23% of AntScope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MorseDecoder ships an update every 3 months, AntScope every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MorseDecoder versus AntScope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorseDecoderAntScope
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (49 ratings) — better2.3 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews — better23.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4961 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsRig Expert Ukraine Ltd

Customer experience

MorseDecoder

All ratings49 ratings
Positive51.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative40.8%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative41.3%

AntScope

All ratings61 ratings
Positive29.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative65.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive23.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative65.1%

In-app purchases

None

MorseDecoder

No in-app purchases

None

AntScope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MorseDecoder free?
MorseDecoder costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AntScope free?
AntScope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MorseDecoder or AntScope?
MorseDecoder is rated higher. MorseDecoder averages 3.2 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while AntScope averages 2.3 from 61 ratings.
Do MorseDecoder or AntScope have ads?
Neither MorseDecoder nor AntScope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MorseDecoder or AntScope?
MorseDecoder ships an update every 3 months, and AntScope every 2 months. Most recently, MorseDecoder was updated on November 6, 2026 and AntScope on November 11, 2026.

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