Comparison

Morse Trail vs Morse by Feel

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 by Feel

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Feel Morse code as taps on your wrist. Morse by Feel teaches the alphabet and numbers through haptic taps you feel rather than sounds you hear, so you can pick it up anywhere, even with the watch tucked under a sleeve. Lessons are presented in the Koch order, introducing one new character at a time and mixing it into practice until it becomes familiar. A tap keyer lets you send your own dots and dashes for practice, a reference chart shows every character at a glance, and a complication keeps your progress visible right on your watch face. Lessons play while the Morse by Feel app is open and the watch is awake. Nothing leaves the watch: there is no account, no sign-in, and no network connection of any kind.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Morse by Feel at none against Morse Trail's 1. Morse Trail's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Morse Trail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Morse by Feel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Morse Trail versus Morse by Feel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorse TrailMorse by Feel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYevgeniy GaydaburaDavid Girgis

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Morse Trail

One-time1
  • Morse Trail Pro$6.99
None

Morse by Feel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morse Trail free?
Morse Trail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Morse by Feel free?
Morse by Feel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Morse Trail or Morse by Feel have ads?
Neither Morse Trail nor Morse by Feel shows ads.

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