Comparison

Morse Hub vs Farnsworth Morse

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

Head to head
About

Morse Hub

This app helps aspiring ham radio operators learn and master Morse code. It offers adjustable speed and timing, practice modes for copying and sending, and realistic QSO simulations to prepare users for on-air communication.

Highlights
  • Learn Morse code characters
  • Adjustable speed and Farnsworth timing
  • Practice copying words and characters
  • Sending practice with virtual straight key
  • Realistic QSO simulations
  • Customizable practice modes
Features
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Morse Hub is a complete CW training app for new and aspiring ham radio operators. Whether you're just learning the alphabet or preparing for your first on-air QSO, Morse Hub guides you every step of the way. FEATURES: -Learn Morse Code — Master every character with adjustable speed and Farnsworth timing, the proven method used by experienced CW operators worldwide. -Improve My Code — Practice copying words, numbers, punctuation, and mixed characters at speeds you control. -Practice Copying — See exactly where you're missing characters with a three-strike reveal system, then use CUSTOM mode to focus practice on your weak letters. -Sending Practice — Develop your sending technique with a virtual straight key and multiple drill modes including letters, words, phrases, and full QSO simulations. -Realistic QSO Mode — Practice complete ham radio contacts with authentic callsigns, RST reports, and proper operating procedures. Want more? Morse Hub Complete offers advanced features, including FreeSend mode, the Full QSO Experience with realistic simulated two-way audio contacts, Koch method learning, Custom Words and Phrases, and QSO error check review — available now on the App Store and Google Play Visit the Morse Hub YouTube channel for tutorials. Master the Code.

About

Farnsworth Morse

Features
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Farnsworth Morse teaches you to hear Morse code, and translates it while you learn. THE TRAINER Morse is not read, it is heard. A character sent at fifteen words a minute is a shape you recognise the way you recognise a spoken word; the same character sent slowly is a row of dots you count, and counting is the habit that stops people at ten words a minute and keeps them there. So the trainer uses the Koch method, which starts you at full character speed on the very first lesson with two letters, K and M. When you copy those at ninety percent, it adds a third. Nothing gets faster as you improve, because it was already fast — what grows is the alphabet. The gap between characters is yours to set. That is Farnsworth timing: characters at, say, twenty words a minute with the silence stretched to give ten overall, so you have time to think without ever learning to count. The spacing follows the ARRL standard, and the timing is measured against it rather than approximated. THE TRANSLATOR Type text and read the Morse, or paste Morse and read the text. Play it at any speed and any pitch. The reference chart covers letters, digits, punctuation, accented characters and prosigns, and it marks the ones the ITU recommendation does not define rather than passing them off as standard. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No ads. No purchases. No accounts, no sign-in, no nicknames. Nothing about you is collected or sent, and the app contacts no third party at all — no analytics, no advertising, nothing borrowed from anyone else. It works offline after the first visit. Progress stays on your device.

Screenshots

Morse Hub4 screens
Farnsworth Morse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Morse Hub and Farnsworth Morse 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 · 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Morse Hub versus Farnsworth Morse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorse HubFarnsworth Morse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas SullivanWeb 3.0 s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Morse Hub

No in-app purchases

None

Farnsworth Morse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morse Hub free?
Morse Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Farnsworth Morse free?
Farnsworth Morse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Morse Hub or Farnsworth Morse have ads?
Neither Morse Hub nor Farnsworth Morse shows ads.

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