Comparison

MorseCode vs Spirit Box

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

Head to head
About

MorseCode

Easily send secret messages using Morse code. Type your message and flash it with your phone's light or sound it out. Decode incoming Morse code messages with intuitive input methods.

Highlights
  • Type messages to convert to Morse code
  • Flash messages using phone light
  • Sound out Morse code messages
  • Decode incoming Morse code
  • Encode/decode messages with ciphers
  • Send messages via iMessage
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Imagine what you would have given, being able to send messages to your best friend, late on a summer night, just by being able to flash the message to them by typing it. Now imagine what would it be like if you could make it more secret by giving it a code that only they could decode. Now what would make it more amazing, then it being a code that your brother who has been spying on you could not break it and tease you about what you have been talking about late on those warm summer nights. Let's say you are sailing, and you want to warn other boats about high winds. You don't have a radio nor know any morse code, what if you didn't need to know morse code because all you do is type in a message and it is flashes the morse code for you to any boats that are passing by. Lets say you are at a concert and you want to send a message to the stage, unlike the other people who just turn their phone light on for the entire concert, You are typing messages and they are getting flashed to the lead singer. Let's say you...., again another possibility. What started off as just a toy. Is something more. Use, Explore it, have fun. When you type a message on the top text field, it immediately get turn into morse code in the field below it. You can flash the message using the light, or sound it out by playing it. You can also text the message using the Message button which will take you to the iMessage app to send this message, or can copy a iMessage text into the app. If you want to encode it, select the cipher button, there you can encode or decode a message. If somebody is flashing a morse code message, go into the more code screen, this is where you can tap out the message either using the classic morse code key, a key pad with dot, dash, space and word. Translate the message by going back to the main screen. If you want just think of it as a toy, however don't let that limit you and how you use it.

About

Spirit Box

This app simulates a spirit board experience, allowing users to ask questions and receive cryptic or direct answers from a digital planchette. It features a Victorian aesthetic and a daily ritual for a hauntingly atmospheric session.

Highlights
  • Digital spirit board simulation
  • Planchette movement for answers
  • Victorian-era aesthetic
  • Daily ritual with limited questions
  • Cryptic and direct spirit responses
  • Atmospheric sound design
Features
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Place your fingers on the planchette. Ask your question out loud. The spirit board listens. The Veil is part spirit board, part spirit box: you ask out loud, and the board answers. The planchette begins to move, gliding across the board in patterns that feel deliberate. Slow sweeps. Sudden stops. Spiraling arcs. Hovering pauses before each letter lands. The answers arrive one letter at a time, and they are not what you expect. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU OPEN THE BOARD You ask. The spirits answer. Some replies are direct. Some are cryptic. Some cut off mid sentence and leave you wondering what the ghosts chose not to finish. Every seance feels different because every seance is different. CRAFTED IN DARKNESS Victorian seance parlor aesthetic. Amber light on charred wood. A haunted talking board that looks like it was found in an attic, not designed in a studio. The grain of the wood. The glow of the letters. The silence between movements. Every detail serves the paranormal atmosphere. ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER The Veil works for the questions you would not ask out loud anywhere else. Will they come back. Should I leave. Is someone watching. Am I right to be afraid. Whatever the question, the planchette will answer in its own time. Scary when it should be, quiet when it must be. DAILY RITUAL The veil thins each night. Two questions wait at the table. A third comes after, and the spirits cut it short. The cliffhanger is part of the haunting. For ghost hunters, spiritbox regulars, horror fans, and the simply curious: The Veil is for entertainment purposes. A digital seance, not a spiritual service. The board is a piece of theater that takes itself seriously. Take it as seriously as you want to. Open the board tonight. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MorseCode3 screens
Spirit Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spirit Box at Free against MorseCode's $1.99. Spirit Box also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). MorseCode's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Spirit Box is free to download; MorseCode costs $1.99 up front. Spirit Box sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. MorseCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MorseCode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirit Box has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MorseCode ships an update every 12 months, Spirit Box fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MorseCode versus Spirit Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorseCodeSpirit Box
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn CluteCloud Motion Lab LLC

Customer experience

MorseCode

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spirit Box

All ratings51 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MorseCode

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Spirit Box

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Pro7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
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  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$5.99
  • Halloween Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is MorseCode free?
MorseCode costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spirit Box free?
Spirit Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MorseCode or Spirit Box?
MorseCode is rated higher. MorseCode averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Spirit Box averages 4.3 from 51 ratings.
Do MorseCode or Spirit Box have ads?
Spirit Box shows ads; MorseCode does not.
Which is updated more often, MorseCode or Spirit Box?
MorseCode ships an update every 12 months, and Spirit Box fortnightly. Most recently, MorseCode was updated on September 29, 2026 and Spirit Box on October 16, 2026.

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