Cadenza vs Morse Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cadenza
Learn Morse code by listening to the sound and rhythm of characters, not by counting dots and dashes. This app adapts to your learning pace, focusing on characters you confuse and gradually increasing speed. It offers tools for decoding, translation, and practice, with an optional Pro version for advanced features.
- Learn Morse code by ear
- Adaptive learning based on character confusion
- Morse code decoding and translation tools
- Offline functionality
- Progress tracking and achievements
- Optional Pro version for advanced features
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Cadenza teaches Morse code the way real operators actually read it: by ear. You start with just two letters at full speed and add more as you go, so you learn the sound and rhythm of each character instead of counting dots and dashes. Built on the proven Koch method with Farnsworth spacing, Cadenza adapts to you. It notices which characters you confuse, drills the exact pairs you mix up, and raises your speed only when you are ready. WHAT YOU GET - Letters trainer: the full alphabet, numbers and punctuation, one character at a time - Reference: tap any letter, prosign, Q-code or abbreviation to hear it - Tools: Listen, a decoder that turns clean Morse tones into text through your mic, a two-way Morse code translator (text to Morse and back, played as sound, screen light, camera flash or vibration) and an accessible Morse keyboard - Postcard: turn a short message into a Morse card, drawn as a rhythm score and sent as a picture with a link. Your friend hears it and decodes it in Cadenza - Progress: streaks, a daily goal, achievements, accuracy heatmaps and a daily challenge that is the same for everyone - Three channels: hear it, see it (a gentle beacon or your camera flash), feel it through vibration GO FURTHER WITH PRO - Copy whole words, random groups and full lines of text - Your lists: drill your own words, callsigns and contest exchanges; the QSO simulator answers your own callsign - Head copy with no typing - Sending practice with an on-screen key, or plug in your own straight key or paddle through a USB or Bluetooth adapter (VBand, Vail); Cadenza does the iambic keying - Realistic on-air modes: callsign trainer, QSO simulator and pile-up - Detailed analytics: confusion matrix and reaction time WHY CADENZA No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Everything works offline and your practice stays on your device. Where other trainers make you count or stare at charts, Cadenza keeps you listening. PERFECT FOR - Total beginners learning from zero - Aspiring and licensed ham radio operators preparing for on-air CW - Anyone who wants a durable, offline skill Free forever: the full Koch trainer, the reference, the tools, the daily challenge and basic stats. Cadenza Pro unlocks the copy, sending and on-air modes plus advanced analytics with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Cadenza Pro is offered as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://morse-trainer.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://morse-trainer.app/terms
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cadenza at every 4 days against Morse Coach's every 9 days. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Cadenza sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Morse Coach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cadenza against 5.0 for Morse Coach. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Cadenza ships an update every 4 days, Morse Coach every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cadenza | Morse Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Terekhin | Earl Jones |
Customer experience
Cadenza
Morse Coach
In-app purchases
Cadenza
- Cadenza Pro$6.991 Month
- Cadenza Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Cadenza Pro Lifetime$39.99
Morse Coach
- Lifetime Unlock$9.99








