MTP CW Stories vs MorseCAT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTP CW Stories
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MTP CW Stories helps you practise Morse code with longer, continuous content so you can build endurance, concentration, and real listening flow. Instead of isolated characters or short drills, this app gives you a more immersive way to train. It is especially useful for learners who want to improve head copy, attention span, and comfort with extended CW sessions. With MTP CW Stories, you can: • practise longer-form Morse code content • improve endurance and concentration • develop smoother head copy over time • train with a clean, distraction-free interface MTP CW Stories is great for: • learners moving beyond short drills • amateur radio operators improving CW stamina • longer listening sessions • more natural, continuous Morse practice This app is completely free to use. No account, no login, and no paid content is needed.
MorseCAT
Learn Morse code by sound at real operating speeds from day one. Practice listening to characters and keying them back, with tools to track your progress and simulate real-world radio communications. Unlock additional arcade-style games and advanced drills with a one-time purchase.
- Instant Character Recognition (ICR) training
- Listen & Learn sound-based introduction
- Keying back practice with hardware support
- Per-character mastery heatmap
- QSO simulator for realistic exchanges
- Offline functionality
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Learn Morse code the way high-speed operators actually hear it: as sounds, not dots and dashes. MorseCAT is an Instant Character Recognition (ICR) trainer. Every character is sent at real speed from day one — you never count elements, you learn the sound. Then you answer the way an operator would: key it back. LEARNING IS FREE. FOREVER. • The full guided path — every letter, number, and prosign, in the proven CW Academy order • Listen & Learn — hear each character introduced as pure sound • Listen & Say — say the character out loud and MorseCAT grades you by ear • Free Practice — your speed, your character set, whenever • Word Patterns and weekly LICW class groups — drill exactly what your class covers • Progress that means something: a per-character mastery heatmap, recognition-time tracking, a copy-ceiling benchmark, streaks, and a proficiency rank ANSWER LIKE AN OPERATOR Hear a character, key it back. Use the on-screen straight key, the touch paddle, or plug in real hardware — Bluetooth MIDI keyers and paddles (TinyMIDI, HaliKey, VBand-style interfaces) take over automatically the moment they connect. Motor memory in, guesswork out. REAL SPEED, HONEST NUMBERS Characters always sound at your character speed (default 32 wpm, floor 25) — fast enough that there's no time to count elements, which is the whole point. Difficulty comes from closing the gaps, Farnsworth-style, never from slowing the code down. MorseCAT measures your time-to-recognize on every single character, so you always know which ones are instant and which ones still make you think. MORSECAT PRO — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER A single one-time unlock (no subscription, ever) opens the arcade and the airwaves: • Key Invaders — read the falling words, shoot them by keying them • Ice Dash — an arcade sprint for your sending hand • The full QSO simulator — realistic contest and club exchanges: SST, POTA hunting, CWT, SKCC, and LICW scenarios, with band noise and fading if you want it • Advanced push drills — the Miss Drill and Send Sprint Code Invaders, single-caller QSOs (5 a day), and every learning tool stay free — and the whole arcade opens free for ten minutes every day, so you can try it before you decide. NO NONSENSE • No account. No ads. No tracking. • Works offline — practice on a plane, in a park, anywhere • Your progress lives on your phone, nowhere else Whether you're prepping for your first POTA hunt, keeping up with your LICW class, or chasing 40 wpm head-copy, MorseCAT meets your ear where it is and pushes it — one instantly-recognized character at a time. 73, and happy keying.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MTP CW Stories at none against MorseCAT's 1. MorseCAT's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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. MorseCAT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MTP CW Stories asks for nothing beyond the download.
MTP CW Stories ships an update every 6 weeks, MorseCAT every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | MTP CW Stories | MorseCAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Bross | Aspen Ventures, LLC |
In-app purchases
MTP CW Stories
No in-app purchases
MorseCAT
- MorseCAT Pro$4.99
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