Flashlight & Morse Utility vs Morse Transmitter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight & Morse Utility
This utility app provides a powerful flashlight with adjustable brightness and three distinct modes: torch, morse code, and strobe. It offers a super-fast startup and can even translate text into morse code for various uses.
- Torch mode with on/off
- Morse code translator
- Adjustable strobe frequency
- Brightness adjustment
- Fast startup
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-Light, Morse and Strobe -Brightness Adjustment -Screen Lock Super fast start of the flashlight!!! This is the best torchlight App using the Flash Light of any iOS Device and it also supports iPhone 3G 3Gs and iPod touch using HQ graphics and animation. We have a very fast starting of the App. Doesn't even take a second to start up the App. Once it is started you are ready to bring light in the dark. There are 3 different modes. The torch mode, which is the startup mode where you can switch your app on and off. The morse mode lets you morse signals, also very fast performance of this mode. And we have a strobe mode where you can change the frequency. The frequency is also showed in an indicator. You can also morse any text you want, in case of world end scenario. Furthermore we integrated some sounds and animations, that give you the feeling of real torch. Never be scared in the dark again. Please note that the usage of the flash light can clearly shorten your battery power.
Morse Transmitter
Encode and decode Morse code with this versatile tool. It supports real-time audio decoding with automatic WPM detection and offers features like screen, speaker, and flash output for encoded messages. Includes a dictionary for learning.
- Encode text to Morse code
- Decode Morse code to text
- Real-time audio decoding
- Output via screen, speaker, flash
- Customizable WPM and frequency
- Morse code prosign decoding
- Learning dictionary
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Want to encode and decode Morse code? This app is PERFECT for you! Morse Transmitter allows you to encode or decode Morse code, it can also decode Morse code audio in real time! The audio decoder has built-in audio frequency filter, and automatic WPM detector! Features: • Encode text to Morse code! • Output Morse code using screen, speaker and flash! • Decode Morse code to text! • Decode Morse code audio in real time! • Customizable WPM and audio frequency for encoder/decoder! • Support decoding common Morse code prosigns! • Dictionary for learning Morse code! • Multiple color theme, in case you get bored with the interface! Have fun! If you enjoy this app, please rate us on App Store, that will help us a lot. Thank you for using Morse Transmitter, we will keep improving our software to bring you better experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Morse Transmitter at none against Flashlight & Morse Utility's 1. Morse Transmitter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). Flashlight & Morse Utility's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 312). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Flashlight & Morse Utility sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Morse Transmitter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flashlight & Morse Utility holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight & Morse Utility has 3.9K ratings behind it against 312, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Flashlight & Morse Utility's written reviews are positive against 75% of Morse Transmitter's.
Flashlight & Morse Utility ships an update every 7 months, Morse Transmitter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight & Morse Utility | Morse Transmitter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better | 4.3 (312 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 74.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 312 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Kiefer | Shuyang Sun |
Customer experience
Flashlight & Morse Utility
Morse Transmitter
User reviews
Flashlight & Morse Utility
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent light
- 👍 User-friendly and basic to use
- 👍 Bright and wide-coverage beam
- 👍 Handy and convenient
- 👍 Reliable and dependable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on startup after update
- 🔋 Keeps turning off
- 🐛 Slow to start
- 💰 Ads that are disruptive
Morse Transmitter
From 312 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎯 Text-to-Morse conversion works well
- 💡 Multiple output modes (sound, light, vibration)
- 🆓 Free app with no advertisements
- 📚 Built-in dictionary feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio decoding frequently produces gibberish
- 🔊 Sound output issues or no sound at all
- 🎤 Microphone input unreliable and inaccurate
- ❌ App crashes and freezes
- ⚠️ Poor punctuation handling (shows emojis instead)
Bugs and requests
Flashlight & Morse Utility
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup after update
- Keeps turning off
- Slow to start
Requested features
3 requests- Vibration effect with toggle
- Ability to receive Morse code messages
- Instant on/easy access feature
Morse Transmitter
Reported bugs
10 issues- Audio decoder stuck on long dashes/tones
- Microphone decoding only produces 'T' and 'E' characters
- Alphabet section plays continuous sound when clicking multiple cards
- Text appears in mirror writing after translation
- Numbers not working properly
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- Battery percentage overlay during low power mode
- Preset text works but custom text doesn't translate properly
- Strobe feature doesn't work with custom text input
- Inconsistent audio output levels
- Decoding produces mostly emojis instead of characters
Requested features
10 requests- Loop/repeat functionality for messages
- Offline mode capability
- Continental Morse code option
- Russian language support
- Record and playback feature
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- Better punctuation translation
- Higher WPM support (beyond 21 WPM)
- Translator tool integrated into app
- Sound button near Morse code translation
- Better documentation/user guide
In-app purchases
Flashlight & Morse Utility
- Remove the ADs$3.99
Morse Transmitter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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