Comparison

Ditdah CW 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

Ditdah CW

Master Morse code through auditory training using the Koch method. Practice sending and decoding messages, simulate HAM exams, and access a comprehensive reference guide. Designed for serious operators, it offers adjustable speeds and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Koch Method lessons
  • Farnsworth Mode for ear recognition
  • Listen & Decode practice
  • Send Practice with screen tapping
  • HAM Exam Simulation
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable speed (5-30 WPM)
Features
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Learn Morse code the way real operators do — by ear, not by chart. Ditdah CW uses the proven Koch method to train your ear from day one. No subscriptions. No ads. No paywalls. One purchase, everything included. - LEARN - Koch Method lessons — 13 structured lessons, 2 characters at a time - Farnsworth Mode — wider spacing to build ear recognition faster - Proven progression — advance only when you hit 90% accuracy PRACTICE - Listen & Decode — letters, words, and sentences at your chosen WPM - Send Practice — tap the screen like a real CW key, short for dit, long for dah - Custom Text — practice your callsign, CQ calls, or any text you choose - Adjustable speed — 5 to 30 WPM, dial it to your level TEST - HAM Exam Simulation — 40 questions, mixed characters, 13 WPM - Letter, Number, and Q-Code tests - Instant results with missed character breakdown REFERENCE - Full alphabet, numbers, and essential Q-codes — all in one place - Tap any character to hear it - Works completely offline - BUILT FOR SERIOUS OPERATORS Ditdah is designed for HAM radio candidates and experienced operators who want a no-nonsense, professional training tool. Not a game. Not a flashcard app. A real CW trainer. CW tone frequency is adjustable (400–900 Hz). Streak tracking keeps your daily practice consistent. Statistics show your WPM growth and weakest characters over time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Ditdah CW4 screens
Farnsworth Morse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ditdah CW 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
Ditdah CW versus Farnsworth Morse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDitdah CWFarnsworth Morse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa SucuWeb 3.0 s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Ditdah CW

No in-app purchases

None

Farnsworth Morse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ditdah CW free?
Ditdah CW 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 Ditdah CW or Farnsworth Morse have ads?
Neither Ditdah CW nor Farnsworth Morse shows ads.

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