Flashlight & Morse Utility vs Morse Telegraph
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 Telegraph
Tap a realistic telegraph key to record Morse code messages and send them via iMessage. This app requires knowledge of Morse code for encoding and decoding, offering silent mode and visual signals for discreet communication.
- Realistic telegraph key simulation
- Record and send Morse code messages
- Silent mode for discreet sending
- Visual signals for silent receiving
- Preview messages before sending
- Easy message deletion
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Simply tap the telegraph key to begin recording your Morse code message, then tap the broadcast icon to send the recording to your friends. This app requires knowledge of Morse code (or a desire to learn it quickly) — translation or interpretation of the telegraph inputs is not currently provided. Developed in collaboration with KFX Tech www.kfxtech.com (coding) and Max Schmidt (artwork and concept). ____________________________________ Current features: - Realistic telegraph images and sound FX - Silent mode for stealthy message sending - Visual signals allow silent message receiving - Preview your message before sending - If you make a mistake, easily delete messages and start again Planned features: - Morse code "cheat sheet" panel to aid in manual encoding and decoding - Optional automatic encoding and decoding with variable tones & speeds
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Morse Telegraph at none against Flashlight & Morse Utility's 1. Morse Telegraph also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Flashlight & Morse Utility's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 10) and review sentiment (79% vs 67%). On price, rating 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 Telegraph asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flashlight & Morse Utility against 4.6 for Morse Telegraph. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight & Morse Utility has 3.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Flashlight & Morse Utility's written reviews are positive against 67% of Morse Telegraph's.
Flashlight & Morse Utility ships an update every 6 months, Morse Telegraph every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight & Morse Utility | Morse Telegraph |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8K ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — 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 | 13.0 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Kiefer | Edward Schmidt |
Customer experience
Flashlight & Morse Utility
Morse Telegraph
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 Telegraph
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashlight & Morse Utility
- Remove the ADs$0.99
Morse Telegraph
No in-app purchases
Questions
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