Comparison

MorseBook 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

MorseBook

Features
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MorseBook turns your iPhone into a complete Morse trainer: a CW reference you can hear, a straight key you can send on, copy drills that keep you honest, and a coach for the moments a rhythm refuses to stick. Every entry plays real ITU-timed audio - dits, dahs, and proper spacing at your speed. Read each rhythm the way operators voice it (di-DAH for A, DAH-di-di-dit for B), then press the straight key and watch your own sending decoded live on screen. WHAT IS INCLUDED - Complete reference: A-Z, 0-9, punctuation, prosigns (SOS, AR, SK), and classic signals (CQ, QRZ, 73) - Audio playback for every entry with adjustable speed (5-30 WPM) and sidetone pitch - Straight-key practice pad that decodes your keying as you send - Encode and decode drills with reveal-when-ready answers - Per-entry mnemonics, timing breakdowns, confusion pairs, and operating history - Ask the Morse coach about rhythm, confusion pairs, and practice plans - Personal practice log to keep notes between sessions - No login, no invite code, no external account required FREE AND PRO The free app includes the full codebook with audio, the straight key, practice drills, the practice log, and 3 coach asks per day. MorseBook Pro monthly and yearly subscriptions unlock unlimited coach help and unlimited practice notes. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://morsecode.keenshift.ai/privacy. Terms of Use/EULA: https://morsecode.keenshift.ai/terms. Support: https://morsecode.keenshift.ai/support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Morse Trail

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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. EIGHT 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 • Send — type a message and the app sends it as Morse: tone, haptics, and the flashlight blinking with every dot and dash • Decode — pick Microphone and the app writes down the Morse it hears from a speaker or a radio, or pick Camera and it reads a blinking light flash by flash Learn, Listen and Send are free; Key, Words, Challenge, Review and Decode come with Morse Trail Pro. Decode runs entirely on your device, with two sources you choose on the screen. Microphone listens to a speaker or a radio: it finds the sender's tone by itself and follows their speed. Camera watches a blinking light — a torch, a lamp, a signal lamp: aim the middle of the frame at it and the flashes become text, though the camera's frame rate sets the ceiling, so it follows slow to moderate sending rather than fast CW. Neither source is magic: a strong, steady signal reads best, while a weak, noisy or unevenly sent one will put wrong letters on the screen, so expect to fix a few. Nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your iPhone, and the microphone or the camera runs only while you're listening or watching. 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, Listen and Send modes are free, and Morse Trail Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks the full 15-unit course, the other five 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

MorseBook4 screens
Morse Trail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Morse Trail at 3 against MorseBook's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. MorseBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Morse Trail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MorseBook ships an update every 2 months, Morse Trail every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
MorseBook versus Morse Trail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorseBookMorse Trail
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitaanshu AgarwalYevgeniy Gaydabura

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MorseBook

Subscriptions2
  • MorseBook Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • MorseBook Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Morse Trail

One-time1
  • Morse Trail Pro$8.99

Questions

Is MorseBook free?
MorseBook 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 MorseBook or Morse Trail have ads?
Neither MorseBook nor Morse Trail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MorseBook or Morse Trail?
MorseBook ships an update every 2 months, and Morse Trail every 5 weeks. Most recently, MorseBook was updated on November 10, 2026 and Morse Trail on November 13, 2026.

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