Comparison

MorseScope vs MY Morse Code Flashlight

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

Head to head
About

MorseScope

Features
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Decode Morse from sound or flashing light. MorseScope decodes audio, light, and written Morse offline on iPhone and iPad. AUDIO AND WRITTEN MORSE โ€ข Decode live audio with automatic carrier detection. Free Farnsworth detection handles longer letter/word gaps in live and imported audio, showing character and effective WPM separately. โ€ข Import WAV, MP3, M4A or AAC; try the sample or translate written Morse. โ€ข Play recordings with timed text. Inspect confidence and Morse, seek to characters, and correct or restore text. โ€ข Decoder Pro adds synchronized spectrograms, character alternatives, carrier tuning, character/effective WPM locks, sensitivity, and filtering, plus a ten-second live waterfall. โ€ข Keep audio-decoding results in the local Session Library. Source audio and graph data are not saved there. Light-decoding results stay in memory only. APPLE WATCH AUDIO DECODER Decode Morse with the Watch microphone and read text and character/effective speeds on your wrist. Keep the app open near a clear tone; no nearby iPhone is needed. One Premium subscription or lifetime purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. LIGHT DECODER Aim the rear camera at one flashing light. Move the target by touch or accessible controls, allow calibration, and follow or copy the decoded text. Start at 5โ€“7 WPM with a steady phone and a clear source. Lighting, distance, movement, display flicker, and camera timing affect reception. This is for learning and short messages, not emergencies. Camera permission is requested only on Start Camera; no images or video are saved or uploaded. ENCODE AND SEND Turn text into International Morse, play or copy it, and export WAV/M4A audio. Send visible Morse through Screen Flash or the rear Flashlight at up to 7 WPM, without a 60-second cutoff. Haptic output supports transmissions up to 60 seconds. Stop visible output if it causes discomfort. PRACTICE AT YOUR PACE Learn with beginner lessons, Koch groups, Farnsworth spacing, callsigns, prosigns, Q-codes, QSO exchanges, custom drills, WPM ladders, and sending practice. Today's Practice uses spaced reviews. Repeat recording segments or turn decoded text into clean listening exercises with Practice this. Koch progress is preserved. FREE AND PREMIUM Free includes text conversion, beginner and Koch learning, daily practice, selected-character drills, the Send key, Callsigns, and character correction/restore. Free audio playback supports 60 seconds per transmission. Microphone and light decoding allow 30 seconds per session after the first signal lock; later signal loss does not pause that allowance. Free imported files may be up to 30 seconds. Start another free live session whenever you wish. Premium unlocks longer audio playback and decoding, light decoding without a session time limit, WAV/M4A export, Decoder Pro, the complete Session Library, advanced coaching and history, Guided Sending, signal conditions, saved custom presets, and WPM ladders. Choose a weekly auto-renewing subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Both unlock the same features; localized prices appear in the app. PRACTICAL LIMITS Use a clear 300โ€“2,000 Hz audio carrier. Imports support common uncompressed mono/stereo PCM WAV, MP3, and unprotected AAC in M4A or ADTS; protected audio and ALAC are unsupported. Premium imports support up to 60 minutes/1 GiB, and audio playback up to 60 minutes. Audio export remains limited to 8 minutes. Camera capture runs in the foreground and stops for interruptions, frame stalls, or excessive heat, including with Premium. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Core processing stays on your device. No account, ads, tracking, or analytics. Microphone samples stay in bounded memory and are discarded on Stop. Network access is used for App Store purchases and subscription management. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://whitewhalesoft.com/apps/moorsecodeaudiodecoder/privacy Support: zhaoxiaojian@hotmail.com

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MY Morse Code Flashlight

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Morse Flash turns your iPhone into a two-way Morse code tool that works with no signal at all โ€” ideal for hiking, camping, boating, or any time you're off the grid. SEND (free) Type any short message and Morse Flash blinks it out using your phone's flashlight (torch). Pick your speed โ€” Slow, Normal, or Fast โ€” depending on whether a person or a camera is reading the flashes on the other end. Great for signaling across a distance line-of-sight. TAP (free) Enter Morse code by hand, two ways: โ€ข Follow โ€” hold one button in time with a light you're watching, and Morse Flash reads your dots, dashes, and gaps automatically. โ€ข Buttons โ€” tap explicit Dot and Dash buttons. Pause for a moment and the letter you built is filled in for you; pause a little longer to add a space. No need to press "end letter." RECEIVE (Pro) Point your camera at a blinking light and watch the message decode live on screen, letter by letter. It reads a phone torch or a screen, and copes with the camera adjusting its own brightness. RECORD (Pro) Capture a longer transmission and decode the whole thing in one pass โ€” useful when the message is longer than you can follow in real time. SAVED MESSAGES (Pro) Every decoded message is kept with a timestamp, so you can read coordinates or directions back later instead of writing them on paper. Tap the history icon in the top bar. FREE AND PRO Send and Tap are free forever. Receive, Record and Saved Messages are Morse Flash Pro. Every install begins with a 14-day free trial of everything โ€” no account and no subscription. After the trial, a single $3.99 purchase unlocks Pro permanently on all your devices. Everything runs 100% on your device. No account, no internet, no data collection โ€” it works in airplane mode and never sends anything anywhere. The camera is used only to measure brightness; no photo or video is ever recorded or stored. Whether you're learning Morse, teaching it, or want a genuine no-signal way to send SOS, Morse Flash keeps it simple.

Screenshots

MorseScope4 screens
MY Morse Code Flashlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MY Morse Code Flashlight at none against MorseScope's 2. MY Morse Code Flashlight also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). MorseScope's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MorseScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. MY Morse Code Flashlight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MorseScope ships an update every 5 days, MY Morse Code Flashlight every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
MorseScope versus MY Morse Code Flashlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorseScopeMY Morse Code Flashlight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB25 MB
Age rating+44+
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In-app purchases

2 purchases

MorseScope

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99
None

MY Morse Code Flashlight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MorseScope free?
MorseScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MY Morse Code Flashlight free?
MY Morse Code Flashlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MorseScope or MY Morse Code Flashlight have ads?
Neither MorseScope nor MY Morse Code Flashlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MorseScope or MY Morse Code Flashlight?
MorseScope ships an update every 5 days, and MY Morse Code Flashlight every 8 days. Most recently, MorseScope was updated on October 29, 2026 and MY Morse Code Flashlight on October 31, 2026.

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