Comparison

MORX vs Morse Trail

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

Head to head
About

MORX

Features
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MORX is a Morse code training app built for serious CW learners — from your first dit to on-air confidence. TRAIN WITH THE KOCH METHOD Start with two characters at real speed and progressively unlock all 26 letters. Farnsworth spacing lets you hear each character at 18 WPM while keeping the overall pace comfortable. PADDLE KEY — A FIRST FOR MOBILE Practice with a realistic paddle key interface. Automatic dit repeat with manual dah, just like a real semi-automatic key. Straight key mode is also available. HEAD COPY PRACTICE Listen, memorize, then type. Choose 3, 5, or 7 character sequences to build your mental decoding skills — the key to copying without writing. QUIZ YOUR SKILLS Four quiz modes: single character (4-choice), word recognition (4-choice), word typing, and Morse input. Track your weak points and focus where it matters. MORE FEATURES • Speed adjustment (5-30 WPM) • Morse code chart & binary tree reference • Text-to-Morse translator • Practice streak tracking • Mastery grid with weak point analysis • Clean, modern interface Available in English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. Free to start. Unlock all features with a one-time MORX Pro purchase.

About

Morse Trail

Features
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Morse Trail turns learning Morse code into something you can see, hear, and feel. Most apps make you memorize a chart. Morse Trail builds the code into muscle memory by engaging four senses at once: you trace the path of each letter along an interactive Morse tree with your finger, while you hear the tone and feel every dot and dash through haptics. Sight, sound, touch, and motion reinforce each other — so the code sticks. LEARN BY TRACING The classic Morse tree, redesigned to fit on a single screen. Dots go left, dashes go right. Follow the path with your finger and your hand learns the rhythm. SIX WAYS TO PRACTICE • Learn — trace new letters on the tree • Listen — decode what you hear • Key — tap out symbols yourself • Words — build real words from the letters you know, or switch to the ham set: Q-codes, CW abbreviations, RST reports and callsigns • Challenge — beat the clock • Review — smart spaced repetition brings back what you're about to forget BUILT TO MAKE IT STICK • A guided 15-unit course from E and T to the full alphabet and numbers • Reviews are timed by how well you remember each symbol, not by how much you practice • XP, levels, and daily streaks keep you coming back • Optional reminders, including an evening nudge when your streak is at risk • A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget with your streak, level, and mastered symbols • Adjustable speed with Farnsworth timing — fast characters, comfortable gaps • Real sidetone generated on device, plus precise Core Haptics ON YOUR APPLE WATCH The watch app comes with Morse Trail for iPhone and keeps working when your phone is out of reach. Feel every dot and dash on your wrist, with haptics that make a dot (a quick tap) easy to tell from a dash (a long buzz). Switch on Sound to hear the code too, practice with the Feel & Guess quiz, mirror playback from your iPhone in real time, and keep your streak on a watch-face complication. YOURS, PRIVATELY • Works 100% offline — learn on a plane, on the trail, anywhere • No accounts. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. • Data Not Collected — everything stays on your device DESIGNED FOR iPHONE & iPAD Beautiful themes, full Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support, and a clean interface available in 12 languages. On iPad, a sidebar keeps every section one tap away, and in Key mode a hardware keyboard works as a telegraph key: tap Space for a dot, hold it for a dash. The first four units and the Learn and Listen modes are free, and Morse Trail Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks the full 15-unit course, all six modes, and every theme. Whether you're a ham radio operator, a maker, a student, or just curious — Morse Trail is the most hands-on way to finally learn Morse code. Download and trace your first letter today.

Screenshots

MORX4 screens
Morse Trail4 screens

Verdict

The call

MORX and Morse Trail are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. MORX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Morse Trail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MORX versus Morse Trail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMORXMorse Trail
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKunihiro MiwaYevgeniy Gaydabura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MORX

One-time1
  • MORX Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Morse Trail

One-time1
  • Morse Trail Pro$6.99

Questions

Is MORX free?
MORX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Morse Trail free?
Morse Trail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MORX or Morse Trail have ads?
Neither MORX nor Morse Trail shows ads.

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