Morse Mania vs ARRL magazines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morse Mania
Learn and practice Morse code with interactive modules. Master characters, copy groups and words, and simulate real-world communication. Customize speed, pitch, and character sets for personalized learning.
- Learn characters with sound and visual display
- Guess Morse code characters
- Copy five-letter character groups
- Copy random words
- Simulated QSO practice
- Send Morse code by tapping
- Type characters to play Morse code
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Morse Mania is a morse code tutor app. Morse Mania provides the following modules to help you learn morse code: Learn Characters - A morse code character is displayed on the screen as it is being played. This is useful when you're first learning the morse code alphabet, as it helps you link each sound to the corresponding character. Guess a Character - Morse code characters are played, and you must determine which was sent. At the end of the exercise, your score is displayed. Copy Groups - Random five letter morse code character groups are sent (and displayed on the screen). You select how many morse code groups you would like to have sent, and practice by copying the groups down. At the end of the exercise, compare what you copied to what was actually sent. Copy Words - Random words are sent (and displayed on the screen). You select how many words you would like to have sent, and practice by copying them down. At the end of the exercise, compare what you copied to what was actually sent. Simulated QSO - Random simulated QSOs are sent, so you get real world copying practice. Simulated QSO - Random simulated QSOs are sent, so you get real world copying practice. Keying - You can send more code by tapping the screen, and Morse Mania will decode it. Typing - Tap characters on your virtual keyboard, and Morse Mania will play them. You can configure Morse Mania to work just the way you want it to: Set the volume and pitch of the generated morse code, as well as the speed in WPM (Words Per Minute). Select the individual groups of characters you wish to practice. Farnsworth mode lets you double the speed of the dots and dashes, while preserving the correct WPM, making sure you don't get stuck at the low speed "plateau". Koch mode lets you select individual characters to learn. Once you master a character, you add another.
ARRL magazines
Access the monthly ARRL membership journal, QST, on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This publication offers news, construction projects, and tutorials for Amateur Radio enthusiasts. The digital version includes exclusive content not found in print.
- Monthly QST digital delivery
- News and updates
- Construction projects
- Tutorials and guides
- Exclusive digital content
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If you're a member of ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, install this app and have QST, the ARRL membership journal, delivered to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch every month! QST entertains and informs with news, construction projects, tutorials and much more. That's why it is the most widely read Amateur Radio publication in the world. The digital version of QST goes even further with content not found in the printed journal. Privacy & Terms of Conditions: http://www.arrl.org/online-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Morse Mania at 74% against ARRL magazines's 12%. Morse Mania also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). ARRL magazines's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 30 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
ARRL magazines is free to download; Morse Mania costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Morse Mania holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARRL magazines has 258 ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Morse Mania's written reviews are positive against 12% of ARRL magazines's.
Morse Mania ships an update every 30 months, ARRL magazines every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morse Mania | ARRL magazines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (50 ratings) — better | 1.8 (258 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews — better | 12.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 258 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Black Cat Systems | ARRL, American Radio Relay League, Inc. |
Customer experience
Morse Mania
ARRL magazines
Bugs and requests
Morse Mania
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ARRL magazines
Reported bugs
3 issues- Downloading issues causes app to freeze
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Disappearing downloaded content
Requested features
3 requests- Seamless integration with ARRL account
- Ability to resume reading from last page
- PDF export option
In-app purchases
Morse Mania
No in-app purchases
ARRL magazines
No in-app purchases
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