Comparison

Morse Trail vs Morse Coach

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

Head to head
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.

About

Morse Coach

Master Morse code through auditory training using the proven Koch method. Practice sending and receiving with features like simulated band conditions and head copy. Unlock the full experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Auditory learning via Koch method
  • Full speed character introduction
  • Farnsworth spacing adjustment
  • Graded sending practice
  • Head copy for word recognition
  • Simulated band conditions
  • Ham radio specific content
Features
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Learn Morse code the way fast operators actually learned it: by sound, never by chart. Morse Coach uses the century-proven Koch method: characters play at full speed from day one, starting with just two, and a new one unlocks each time you hold 90% accuracy. Farnsworth spacing gives you thinking room that automatically shrinks as you improve, until you're copying standard 20 WPM timing. • 10-minute daily sessions: warm-up, drill, sending, and a secret word • Only have 2 minutes? Quick copy, quick send, and short lesson drills • Mistakes teach: miss a character and the drill stops to show you its rhythm, and the rhythm of the one you confused it with • Real sending practice on a tap key or paddle, graded on rhythm quality, with an instant, click-free sidetone • Head copy: hold whole words in your mind, the step beyond letters • Contrast drills that target exactly the pairs you mix up • Simulated band conditions: static, fading, and interference. Train rough • Ham radio track: prosigns, Q-codes, callsigns, and a simulated QSO • Flashlight sender and camera light reader: talk across a dark room • Learn silently by vibration: the full course works entirely by feel • Streaks with earnable freezes, XP, mastery stars, and 10 badges Free forever: the complete coaching experience for your first 12 characters, including daily sessions, graded sending on key or paddle, contrast drills, translator, streaks and badges. Lifetime Unlock (one purchase): characters 13–40, the ham radio track, head copy, band conditions, and the camera light reader. Pay once, keep it forever. No subscription, ever. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your progress never leaves your device. Privacy Policy: https://www.superextramega.com/morsecoach/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Morse Trail4 screens
Morse Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Morse Coach at every 9 days against Morse Trail's every 3 weeks. Morse Trail's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Trail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Morse Coach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morse Trail ships an update every 3 weeks, Morse Coach every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Morse Trail versus Morse Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorse TrailMorse Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYevgeniy GaydaburaEarl Jones

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Morse Trail

One-time1
  • Morse Trail Pro$6.99
1 purchases

Morse Coach

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Morse Trail free?
Morse Trail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Morse Coach free?
Morse Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Morse Trail or Morse Coach have ads?
Neither Morse Trail nor Morse Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morse Trail or Morse Coach?
Morse Trail ships an update every 3 weeks, and Morse Coach every 9 days. Most recently, Morse Trail was updated on October 24, 2026 and Morse Coach on October 15, 2026.

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