QRQ CW vs Code Morse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QRQ CW
Enhance your Morse Code reception speed with this convenient app. Practice daily for a few minutes to improve your skills with high-quality audio and accurate timing. A demo version offers full features with limited practice words, allowing you to try it before purchasing additional content.
- Improve Morse Code reception speed
- Premium audio quality
- Accurate Morse code timing
- Adjustable speed from 15 to 60 WPM
- Farnsworth timing options
- Customizable preferences
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Never has it been easier to obtain faster Morse Code reception skills (QRQ)! If you already know the Morse Code, this is probably the most convenient way to improve your skills. With this app you will improve your reception speed without any pressure. Use it every day for 5 minutes for one or two months and I guarantee you will improve with virtually no effort. With this demo version you get all the features enabled but with a limited set of practice words. No obligations - Try it out before you decide to purchase full practice content access. Main features: - Premium audio quality - no listening fatigue - Spoken disclosure of sent code - Waveform shaping to avoid tiring key clicks - Super accurate morse code timing - 15 to 60 WPM speed with down to 5 WPM Farnsworth timing - Many options to suit your preferences Practice sessions (demo with all features enabled): - A few (some 20 different) English words Practice sessions (when purchased "Full Content Access"): - 100 most common English words - 1 000 most common English words - 5 000 various English words - Max 4 character words - Ham Radio Abbreviations - Typical QSO phrases - Callsigns (International) - Callsigns (USA) - Numbers - 3, 4 and 5-digits - Contests - CQ Zone, Serial Numbers etc.
Code Morse
Learn Morse code from the basics to on-air proficiency with interactive trainers, ear training, and translation tools. Track your progress, earn achievements, and decode signals from various sources.
- Morse tree card trainer
- Learn by ear with mnemonics
- Receive and send Morse code
- Text to Morse translator
- On-air decoder with pulse analyzer
- Points, ranks, and achievements
- Dark and light themes
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Morse — everything you need to learn Morse code from scratch and go on air. MORSE TREE TRAINER The popular Morse tree card trainer, brought to life right on your phone. Tap the key and watch the path to the letter light up from the top of the tree as your text prints on the tape. Tap any letter to hear how it sounds. Switch between Russian and English alphabets with one tap. LEARN BY EAR Pick letters, digits or symbols and repeat each one three times. Mnemonic chants help you lock in the rhythm, and your progress is saved for every letter. RECEIVE AND SEND Recognize random symbols, words or your own letter set by ear. Send text with the key — your own or from a collection of stories. Endless mode is there for those who want to make it second nature. TRANSLATOR AND ON-AIR DECODER Translate text to Morse and back, play it as sound or flashlight signals. The decoder reads Morse from the microphone or a recording, and the pulse analyzer helps you untangle even a messy signal. POINTS, RANKS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Points are spent on lessons and earned by watching ads — no subscriptions. Climb from Rookie to On-Air Legend and unlock achievements. Your progress syncs via iCloud and survives a reinstall. AND MORE • Dark and light themes • Adjustable speed, tone frequency and dash length • Haptics in sync with the signal • Sound even in silent mode • Works on iPhone and iPad / phones and tablets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Code Morse at 100% against QRQ CW's 33%. Code Morse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). QRQ CW's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. QRQ CW sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Code Morse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Code Morse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of QRQ CW's written reviews are positive against 100% of Code Morse's.
QRQ CW ships an update every 3 months, Code Morse every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QRQ CW | Code Morse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ake Liljenberg | Aleksandr Govorukhin |
Customer experience
QRQ CW
Code Morse
In-app purchases
QRQ CW
- Full Content Access$2.99
Code Morse
No in-app purchases








