Comparison

Morse Code Complete vs Tickaboo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Tickaboo

Features
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Tickaboo is a calm, playful visual timer made for little ones. Instead of a ticking clock, your child sees a picture they love slowly reveal as the minutes pass - a puppy, a rainbow, a favourite sticker. When the timer ends, the picture is fully revealed. No tantrums about "how much longer?" - just gentle anticipation. Perfect for… • Brushing teeth • Bath time • Screen time • Quiet time • Until pickup, until dinner, until anything FEATURES • Upload any picture - drag and pinch to position • Three reveal styles: clockwise pie, sand drain, pixel reveal • Four themes: cream, mint, lavender, dusk • Six cover colors • Gentle endings: chime, pulsing glow, confetti, balloons, or silent • Quick presets (1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30 min) or set it down to the second • Custom timer labels • Pause, resume, reset, and add-a-minute (for the negotiations...) • Works offline. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Tickaboo is made by parents, for parents. Soft, cozy, and stays out of your way.

Screenshots

Morse Code Complete4 screens
Tickaboo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tickaboo at none against Morse Code Complete's 3. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Morse Code Complete sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tickaboo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morse Code Complete ships an update every 10 days, Tickaboo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Morse Code Complete versus Tickaboo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorse Code CompleteTickaboo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCody SparksLiam Hitchcock

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Morse Code Complete

One-time3
  • Foundations Access$4.99
  • Full Access Upgrade$4.99
  • Full Access Unlock$9.99
None

Tickaboo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morse Code Complete free?
Morse Code Complete is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tickaboo free?
Tickaboo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Morse Code Complete or Tickaboo have ads?
Neither Morse Code Complete nor Tickaboo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morse Code Complete or Tickaboo?
Morse Code Complete ships an update every 10 days, and Tickaboo weekly. Most recently, Morse Code Complete was updated on October 8, 2026 and Tickaboo on September 11, 2026.

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