Comparison

Morse Code Trainer 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 Code Trainer

Learn and practice Morse code using the Koch method with adjustable speeds and timing. Features interactive sending with real-time decoding and a comprehensive character chart. Offers offline functionality with optional cosmetic upgrades.

Highlights
  • Koch method learning
  • Farnsworth timing
  • Real-time sending decoding
  • Adjustable character and effective speeds
  • Interactive character chart
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Every inch of the screen is your straight key. Press anywhere to send — it lights up and plays a sidetone. RECEIVE — the Koch method with Farnsworth timing. Start with two characters at real-world speed (15-25 WPM) and unlock the next at 90% accuracy, through 40 levels. The answer pad shows only the characters you have learned, so there is nothing to second-guess. SEND — real-time decoding with automatic dit/dah calibration. Watch yourself descend the Morse code tree with every keypress: hold for left, tap for right, with dot and dash waypoints always showing where the next press leads. Targets grow from single letters to common CW abbreviations and callsigns. CHART — the full alphabet, numbers and punctuation. Tap any row to hear it at your configured speed and tone. SETTINGS — character speed 15-25 WPM, effective (Farnsworth) speed 5-15 WPM, sidetone 400-1000 Hz, key haptics. Volume follows the silent switch. PRICING — all training features are free, with no ads. A one-time Pro (Supporter Pack) purchase adds alternate app icons, theme colors and a 30-day progress chart. Everything stays on your device — no account, no tracking, fully offline.

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 Code Trainer4 screens
Farnsworth Morse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Farnsworth Morse at none against Morse Code Trainer's 1. Farnsworth Morse also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Morse Code Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Farnsworth Morse asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Morse Code Trainer versus Farnsworth Morse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorse Code TrainerFarnsworth Morse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKUYA KONOWeb 3.0 s.r.o.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Morse Code Trainer

One-time1
  • Pro (Supporter Pack)$3.99
None

Farnsworth Morse

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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