Morse Watcher vs MorseScope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morse Watcher
This app transforms your phone into a two-way Morse code communicator. It decodes incoming light signals using your camera and sends messages by flashing your flashlight in real-time, with audio feedback.
- Send and receive Morse code on one screen
- Real-time decoding from camera
- Flashlight sender with audio feedback
- Auto-calibration for timing
- Works offline
- Supports letters, numbers, and punctuation
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Morse Watcher turns your iPhone camera and flashlight into a two-way Morse code tool — send and receive messages on the same screen, in real time. SEND AND RECEIVE TOGETHER Open the sender panel to type and flash a message with your torch while the camera keeps decoding incoming light pulses. Collapse the panel any time to focus on watching, or pin it open for live two-way conversations. DECODE Point your camera at any flashing light — flashlight, LED, or beacon — and Morse Watcher detects the pulses and translates them to text in real time. Tap the screen to place a detection window on your light source. The app auto-calibrates to the sender's timing. SEND Type a message, hit play, and Morse Watcher flashes your torch in precisely timed pulses. Adjust timing to match any receiver. Audio tone feedback plays while the signal is on. KEY FEATURES • Send and receive in one screen — collapsible sender panel • Real-time Morse decoding from camera • Audio tone feedback synchronized to flashes • Tap-to-place Region of Interest/Target • Auto-calibration — no manual tuning required • Full text decoding: A–Z, 0–9, punctuation • Telephoto and optical zoom support • Works fully offline — no internet required IDEAL FOR Ham radio operators, scouts, survivalists, Morse learners, puzzle and escape room enthusiasts. Where a light in the distance is visible and no other means of communication is available. Recommend locating phone on stable ground for best quality decoding. FREE PREVIEW & SUBSCRIPTION Try the full app free for 14 days from first launch. After the preview period, an auto-renewing subscription is required to continue using the app. Cancel any time in iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Subscription options: • Monthly — auto-renews monthly • Yearly — auto-renews annually Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://morsewatcher.com/privacy.html
MorseScope
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Decode Morse from sound or flashing light. MorseScope is an offline Morse toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Turn audio, light, and written dots and dashes into text, then build your receiving and sending skills. AUDIO AND WRITTEN MORSE • Decode live microphone audio with automatic carrier and timing estimates, key state, speed, level, and confidence. • Import WAV, MP3, M4A, or AAC; try the built-in sample or translate written Morse. • Play recordings with time-aligned text. Inspect each character's original Morse, confidence, and time; jump to uncertain characters, correct a position, or restore the original. • Decoder Pro adds 1–8× synchronized spectrograms, carrier focus, timing-supported alternatives, carrier tuning, WPM lock, sensitivity, and filtering. Review the bounded ten-second live waterfall after listening stops. • Keep audio-decoding results in the local Session Library. Source audio and graph data are not saved there. Light-decoding results stay in memory only. LIGHT DECODER Point the rear camera at one flashing screen or flashlight. Move the generous target by touch or accessible controls, allow the signal to calibrate, and follow live Morse and text. Copy the result when finished. Start at 5–7 WPM with a steady phone and a clear source. Lighting, distance, movement, display flicker, and camera timing affect reception. This is for learning and short messages, not emergencies. Camera permission is requested only on Start Camera; no images or video are saved or uploaded. ENCODE AND SEND Turn text into International Morse, play or copy it, and export WAV/M4A audio. Send visible Morse through Screen Flash or the rear Flashlight at up to 7 WPM, without a 60-second cutoff. Haptic output supports transmissions up to 60 seconds. Stop visible output if it causes discomfort. PRACTICE AT YOUR PACE Learn with beginner lessons, Koch character groups, Farnsworth spacing, daily drills, and saved progress. Build custom receive drills and WPM ladders. Practice callsigns, prosigns, Q-codes, QSO exchanges, and sending rhythm with an adaptive CW key. FREE AND PREMIUM Free includes text conversion, beginner and Koch learning, daily practice, selected-character drills, the Send key, Callsigns, and character correction/restore. Free audio playback supports 60 seconds per transmission. Microphone and light decoding allow 30 seconds per session after the first signal lock; later signal loss does not pause that allowance. Free imported files may be up to 30 seconds. Start another free live session whenever you wish. Premium unlocks longer audio playback and decoding, light decoding without a session time limit, WAV/M4A export, Decoder Pro, the complete Session Library, advanced coaching and history, Guided Sending, signal conditions, saved custom presets, and WPM ladders. Choose a weekly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Both unlock the same Premium features; current localized prices appear in the app. PRACTICAL LIMITS Use a clear 300–2,000 Hz audio carrier. Imports support common uncompressed mono/stereo PCM WAV, MP3, and unprotected AAC in M4A or ADTS; protected audio and ALAC are unsupported. Imported files are limited to 10 minutes/128 MB; audio playback and export to 8 minutes. Camera capture runs in the foreground and stops for interruptions, frame stalls, or excessive heat, including with Premium. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Core processing stays on your device. No account, ads, tracking, or analytics. Microphone samples stay in bounded memory and are discarded on Stop. Network access is used for App Store purchases and subscription management. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://whitewhalesoft.com/apps/moorsecodeaudiodecoder/privacy Support: zhaoxiaojian@hotmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MorseScope at every 5 days against Morse Watcher's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Morse Watcher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MorseScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Morse Watcher ships an update every 6 weeks, MorseScope every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Morse Watcher | MorseScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miro Zaroukian | 小健 赵 |
In-app purchases
Morse Watcher
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$49.991 Year
MorseScope
- Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
- Premium Lifetime$9.99
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