Morse Code Complete vs DatumFlag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morse Code Complete
Master Morse code with a comprehensive course covering both sending and receiving. Progress from basic characters to real-world communication, with structured lessons, practice modes, and support for external hardware. Offers a focused learning experience without ads.
- Structured Morse code course
- Learn both copying and sending
- Practice with real key or paddle modes
- Guided lessons, reviews, and challenges
- Progress to words, callsigns, and Q-codes
- Adjustable speed and spacing controls
- Customizable practice sessions
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Learn, practice, copy, send, and translate Morse code in one structured trainer. Morse Code Complete combines 200+ lessons, reviews, and challenges with receive and send training, an instant text ⇄ Morse translator, Custom Practice with Head Copy, a realistic QSO generator, key and paddle support, adjustable speed, Farnsworth spacing, and multiple outputs. Start with letters and numbers, then progress to words, phrases, sentences, callsigns, prosigns, Q-codes, abbreviations, and CW QSO basics. 6 Sections • 20 Subsections • 200+ Lessons, Reviews, and Challenges Free to download and try. No ads. A COMPLETE MORSE CODE COURSE • Follow a structured path from beginner basics to practical Morse skills • Learn both copying and sending through lessons, reviews, and challenges • Progress beyond characters into words, callsigns, abbreviations, Q-codes, prosigns, and real exchanges • Practice up to 60 WPM with Farnsworth spacing TEXT ⇄ MORSE TRANSLATOR • Translate text to Morse and Morse to text instantly • Paste text, copy results, and play translations • Adjust speed, spacing, and tone • Combine audio, vibration, screen flash, and flashlight COPY MORSE CODE • Learn to recognize Morse by sound and rhythm • Practice with lessons, reviews, challenges, and custom sessions • Progress from characters to words, callsigns, prosigns, Q-codes, abbreviations, and QSOs • Adjust speed and spacing as your skills improve SEND MORSE CODE • Practice timing and accuracy with immediate feedback • Use a straight key, single-lever paddle, or dual-lever iambic paddle • Choose Iambic A or Iambic B • Use touch controls or supported external hardware, including VBand • Adjust sending accuracy to your skill level CUSTOM PRACTICE AND HEAD COPY Create Receive, Send, or Head Copy sessions with: • Characters • Words, phrases, and sentences • Prosigns • Q-codes • Abbreviations • Callsigns with country-based filtering • QSO content based on the course Head Copy builds direct sound recognition without entering an answer. Choose timed or question-based sessions and adjust delay, speech, playbacks, cue tones, reinforcement, and auto advance. QSO GENERATOR • Generate realistic two-station CW exchanges • Practice callsigns, signal reports, names, locations, equipment, antennas, and weather • Adjust speed, Farnsworth spacing, and station tones • Regenerate and listen at your own pace • Preview the opening for free; Full Access unlocks complete exchanges FLEXIBLE SESSION OUTPUTS Use audio, vibration, screen flash, and flashlight individually or together. Audio, vibration, and screen flash are free; flashlight requires Full Access. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • Section 1: Letters, numbers, and punctuation • Section 2: Words, phrases, and sentences • Section 3: Prosigns • Section 4: Q-codes • Section 5: Abbreviations • Section 6: CW QSO basics and real-world exchange patterns WHAT’S INCLUDED Free Access • Free to download and try with no ads • Includes the complete Text ⇄ Morse Translator • Includes all Alphabet Receive lessons, selected Alphabet Send lessons, and Level 1 Words • Includes straight key and paddle modes • Includes Custom Practice and Head Copy for all included free content • Includes a free QSO Generator preview with unrestricted playback and settings • Includes audio, vibration, and screen flash outputs Foundations Access • Unlocks all Section 1 lesson-path content • Unlocks all Words in Section 2 • Unlocks Custom Practice and Head Copy for Section 1 and Words Full Access • Includes everything in Foundations Access • Unlocks the rest of the course across all sections • Unlocks all available Custom Practice and Head Copy content • Unlocks full QSO Generator exchanges • Unlocks the flashlight output • Restore purchases available in Settings Support: support@morsecodecomplete.com Privacy Policy: https://morsecodecomplete.com/#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://morsecodecomplete.com/#terms Website: morsecodecomplete.com
DatumFlag
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DatumFlag — International Code of Signals Master maritime flag signals with DatumFlag, the third app in the Datum trilogy. Built for seafarers, cadets, amateur radio operators, and anyone fascinated by the elegant visual language of the sea. COMPLETE ICS REFERENCE Browse all 40 international signal flags — 26 letter flags, 10 numeral pennants, the answering pennant, and 3 substitutes. Each flag entry includes its letter designation, phonetic name, NATO phonetic alphabet, Morse code, single-flag meaning, and design description. Flags with semaphore positions show an animated stick figure demonstrating the correct arm positions from the viewer's perspective. TWO-FLAG SIGNAL CODES Explore the full catalogue of two-flag signal codes used in ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication. Filter by category — distress, navigation, manoeuvres, medical, meteorological, and more. Each signal shows its component flags with meanings and full signal interpretation. SEMAPHORE TRANSMITTER Type a message and watch it transmitted letter by letter in flag semaphore. An animated signaller raises and lowers flags through the correct positions for each character, with transmitted letters appearing as their corresponding ICS flags beneath. Adjust signalling speed from Cadet to Yeoman. EIGHT QUIZ MODES Test your knowledge across eight distinct quiz modes: Flag → Meaning: identify what a flag signals Meaning → Flag: find the flag for a given meaning Flag → Letter: name the letter a flag represents Letter → Flag: pick the correct flag for a letter Phonetic → Flag: match NATO phonetic words to flags Morse → Letter: decode Morse code to letters Signal → Meaning: interpret two-flag signal codes Semaphore → Letter: read semaphore arm positions Choose from 10, 20, or 40 questions per session, or select Endless mode. Three difficulty levels control the number of answer options presented. RETRO CRT AESTHETIC DatumFlag renders everything through a phosphor-screen aesthetic inspired by vintage computer terminals. Choose between classic green and warm amber colour themes. The interface evokes the glow of a bridge console or signals office CRT — because maritime communication deserves more atmosphere than a flat white screen. PART OF THE DATUM SERIES DatumFlag joins DatumLight (lighthouses and navigation aids) and DatumMark (sea marks and buoyage systems) in the Datum series — a collection of focused reference tools built for clarity and offline use. No account required. No network connection needed. No subscriptions. Just signals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Morse Code Complete at Free against DatumFlag's $0.99. Morse Code Complete also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). DatumFlag's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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
Morse Code Complete is free to download; DatumFlag costs $0.99 up front. Morse Code Complete sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DatumFlag asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Morse Code Complete | DatumFlag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (85 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cody Sparks | Stuart Woolley |
In-app purchases
Morse Code Complete
- Foundations Access$4.99
- Full Access Upgrade$4.99
- Full Access Unlock$9.99
DatumFlag
No in-app purchases
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