Morse Code Trainer vs Longpath CW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Morse Code Trainer
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Learn Morse code the way real operators do โ by tapping it out until the rhythm lives in your hands. Most Morse apps just show you a chart and call it a day. MorseTap makes you fluent. A live telegraph key reads your dots and dashes as you press, a Koch-method path ramps your real words-per-minute, and a two-way translator lets you flash any message the moment you type it. You hear the tone, feel the haptic, and see the light โ three channels drilling the code into memory at once. WHAT YOU GET - A real telegraph key under your thumb that decodes your keying into letters, live - Instant two-way translation: type text to Morse, or read dots and dashes back to plain words - Broadcast any message as flashlight blinks, audio tone, and haptic pulses at your chosen speed - A Koch-method lesson path that builds you letter by letter from E ยท T to the full alphabet, numbers, punctuation and prosigns - Timed quizzes that test recall and track your best score - A mastery heatmap, XP levels, and daily streaks so you can watch fluency build PERFECT FOR - Ham and amateur radio operators drilling toward on-air CW speed - Preppers and outdoors people who want SOS and emergency signaling in their hands - Scouts, students, and puzzle fans learning the code for the challenge - Anyone curious about the history of the telegraph WHY NOT JUST USE A CHART? A chart teaches your eyes; it never teaches your ears or your thumb. Real Morse fluency is muscle memory and sound recognition โ the exact two things MorseTap drills every session while a static reference table cannot. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no tracking, and the whole app works fully offline. FULL ACCESS The free version covers the first lessons and core letters so you can start today. Unlock everything โ the full Koch lesson path, the live Tap Trainer, the complete quiz pool, numbers, punctuation and prosigns โ with MorseTap Pro: - Weekly subscription - Yearly subscription (with a 3-day free trial) - Lifetime one-time purchase Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Tap out your first SOS today and feel the code click. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com
Longpath CW
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Longpath teaches you to hear Morse code, not to decode it letter by letter. And it lets you practise on the Morse key you already own. YOUR OWN MORSE KEY Every telegraphist has a favourite key. With the BLE key interface you plug it straight into Longpath: a straight key, a single paddle or an iambic paddle, connected over Bluetooth to your phone, tablet or Mac. The app produces the sidetone, decodes what you send and shows exactly where your timing drifts, so you train on the very key you will use on the air. The interface is open hardware. Build it yourself from the public ble-key project, or order a parts kit or an assembled key straight from the app. Bluetooth key support is a one-time unlock: buy it once and it stays yours. A key with the optional battery mod runs without a cable, shows its charge level in the app and reconnects on its own after it wakes from sleep. COPY TRAINING BY EAR Copy training follows the Koch method. You start with two characters at full speed and add the next one only when you are ready. Because every character is sent at full speed from the first minute, you learn its rhythm as a sound, never as a row of dots and dashes you have to count. That is the difference between reading Morse and hearing it, and it is why counting habits are so hard to unlearn later. Farnsworth spacing keeps the gaps between characters wide while each character stays fast. You get thinking time without ever practising the wrong rhythm. CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTERS Learn characters shows every character with its rhythm and a toggle. You decide exactly which ones are in play, and copy and send training draw from that one set. SENDING No key at hand? Practise on the on-screen key, straight or iambic, with the same sidetone and the same decoder. YOUR PRACTICE, IN VIEW A practice stopwatch, a daily goal and a statistics view show what you actually practised rather than what you meant to practise. LIGHT OR DARK Practising late in a dark room? Choose Light, Dark or System under Settings, and Longpath follows your device the moment it switches. LOCAL AND PRIVATE Everything runs on your device. No account, no sign-up, no network connection. Your progress belongs to you, and on Apple devices it follows you to your other devices through your own iCloud. Longpath is named after the long way round: the path a Morse signal takes around the globe, and the path you take to learn it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Longpath CW at none against Morse Code Trainer's 3. Longpath CW also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Morse Code Trainer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Morse Code Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Longpath CW asks for nothing beyond the download.
Morse Code Trainer ships an update every 4 weeks, Longpath CW every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morse Code Trainer | Longpath CW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 8 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 18.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phuc Pham | Tobias Wissmueller |
In-app purchases
Morse Code Trainer
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$29.99
Longpath CW
No in-app purchases
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