Comparison

Cadenza vs Morseway

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

About

Morseway

Features
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Learn Morse code like a game, a few minutes a day, starting from zero. For the fun of it, to hear the Titanic’s calls for help, or to go on the air. Morseway teaches Morse the way operators learned it: by ear, one letter at a time, at real speed. A letter is a rhythm, not a string of dots to count. Characters play fast with stretched gaps at first; the gaps close as you improve. GETTING STARTED • Two letters in the first minute, E and T. • A new letter once the last one holds. • A line of short levels, one to three stars each, at the time you pick, with a days-per-week goal. GETTING BETTER • Every letter has its own mastery; the ones that slip come back more often, and the ones you mix up are drilled together. • Answer by choice or by keyboard. • Send with a straight key or paddles: Morseway reads what you sent and says what to fix. • Character speed, effective speed (Farnsworth) and tone pitch are yours to set. • “See the Morse”: the signal lights up and is felt in the hand, without sound. • Progress per letter and per week, and a local reminder that never leaves your phone. FREE, WITH NO TIME LIMIT • The first 12 letters, level by level. • Words: whole words, read in your head. • The speed run, sending, the keyboard drill and the daily telegram. • A review of the signs you pick, in Progress. • A Morse chart you can hear. • History: Marconi’s path, and the first chapter of every story. MORSEWAY PRO • The rest of the alphabet, the figures 0 to 9, punctuation and prosigns. • The Station without limits: messages, radio contacts, pileups, your fist measured, speed tests beyond 15 words per minute, operating codes and your own lists. • History in full: the Titanic’s last night message by message, Morse’s first and last words, and the Lusitania. One message a day, one radio contact a week and speed tests up to 15 words per minute stay free. YOUR DATA No account. Your progress stays on your phone; export, import or erase it in Settings. Anonymous usage metrics and screen recordings, with every text masked, are on by default; you can turn them off in Settings › Privacy. Morseway Pro: one purchase, yours for good, no subscription. Every future addition included. Terms: https://morseway.com/en/terms Privacy: https://morseway.com/en/privacy

Screenshots

Cadenza4 screens
Morseway4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cadenza and Morseway are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cadenza sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Morseway sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cadenza versus Morseway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenzaMorseway
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan TerekhinJeremy Bastin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cadenza

Subscriptions2
  • Cadenza Pro$6.991 Month
  • Cadenza Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cadenza Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Morseway

One-time1
  • Morseway Pro – Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Cadenza free?
Cadenza is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Morseway free?
Morseway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cadenza or Morseway have ads?
Neither Cadenza nor Morseway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cadenza or Morseway?
Cadenza ships an update every 4 days, and Morseway every 4 days. Most recently, Cadenza was updated on November 13, 2026 and Morseway on November 13, 2026.

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