Comparison

Longpath CW vs LetterSprig

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

Head to head
About

Longpath CW

Learn to recognize Morse code by sound, not by decoding individual characters. Practice sending and receiving with your own Morse key or an on-screen one, and connect with other learners live. Offers offline practice and detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Morse code recognition by sound
  • Practice with physical Morse key via Bluetooth
  • Live Morse channels with other learners
  • Offline private practice mode
  • Copy training by ear (Koch method)
  • Farnsworth spacing for character rhythm
  • Detailed practice statistics
Features
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Longpath teaches you to hear Morse code, not to decode it letter by letter. And it lets you practise on the Morse key you already own, and with other learners, live. FREE TO LEARN Longpath and all of its training are free: copy and send training, Learn characters, your own Morse key over Bluetooth, the statistics, and private practice on the channels. On iPhone and iPad, Longpath shows a small banner and, now and then during training, a full-screen ad. The ads are non-personalized, and the app does not track you. Remove Ads, a one-time purchase under Settings, Ads, takes them away for good. The Mac app shows no ads. CHANNELS: LIVE MORSE WITH OTHER LEARNERS Morse is meant to be shared. Channels gives you ten numbered channels where learners send to each other, live. The waterfall shows where people have been keying in the last ten minutes and how many are on each channel; tap one to join. Inside a channel the Morse reads like a chat: every sender's characters appear in bubbles, with their nickname above, and you hear everyone with their real timing and their real mistakes. Send with your own Morse key or the on-screen key. Not ready yet? Private practice is always there: nobody hears you, and it works offline. CHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION The channel subscription is only for joining the live channels with other learners. Your first seven days there are free, then it is monthly or yearly. Training never needs it, nor do private practice and the waterfall. Channels, Channel subscription shows your free days left and opens it at any time, with prices and Restore purchases. YOUR OWN MORSE KEY Every telegraphist has a favourite key. With the BLE key interface you plug it straight into Longpath: a straight key, a single paddle or an iambic paddle, connected over Bluetooth to your phone, tablet or Mac. The app produces the sidetone, decodes what you send and shows exactly where your timing drifts, so you train on the very key you will use on the air. The interface is open hardware: build it yourself from the public ble-key project, or order a parts kit or an assembled key straight from the app. Bluetooth key support is free. COPY TRAINING BY EAR Copy training follows the Koch method. You start with two characters at full speed and add the next one only when you are ready. Because every character is sent at full speed from the first minute, you learn its rhythm as a sound, never as a row of dots and dashes you have to count. Farnsworth spacing keeps the gaps between characters wide while each character stays fast: thinking time without the wrong rhythm. CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTERS Learn characters shows every character with its rhythm and a toggle. You decide which ones are in play, and copy and send training draw from that one set. SENDING No key at hand? Practise on the on-screen key, straight or iambic, with the same sidetone and the same decoder. YOUR PRACTICE, IN VIEW A practice stopwatch, a daily goal and a statistics view show what you actually practised rather than what you meant to practise. LOCAL AND PRIVATE Training runs on your device. No account, no sign-up, and copy and send training work without a network connection; only the channels go online. Your progress belongs to you, and on Apple devices it follows you to your other devices through your own iCloud. Longpath counts anonymous usage statistics so we can see which parts of the app are used. It asks you once whether they may also carry a random install ID; saying no keeps them anonymous, and you can change it any time under Settings, Usage statistics. SUPPORT LONGPATH If Longpath helps you learn Morse, you can say thanks with a donation under Settings, Support Longpath. A donation unlocks nothing; it simply supports the development. Longpath is named after the long way round: the path a Morse signal takes around the globe, and the path you take to learn it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LetterSprig

Features
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Beautiful handwriting takes a few minutes a day. LetterSprig is a short daily practice for writing by hand, on real paper, with your own pen. Learn to write a new script like Japanese hiragana, Arabic, Korean Hangul, Russian cursive or Hindi Devanagari, or make your everyday handwriting neater in your own language. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Pick one of 30 languages. Where it applies, choose print or cursive. โ€ข Each mission takes 5, 7 or 10 minutes: study the model, see the stroke order where it exists, write on paper, then check your page. โ€ข Spaced review brings back the letters you are about to forget, a few at a time. โ€ข Letter check (beta): photograph your page and see which letters read clearly and which look like a different letter. It does not grade style yet, and it is not available for Chinese yet. If the photo is not clear enough, no check is used. 30 LANGUAGES, 12 SCRIPTS Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Japanese (hiragana), Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, Tamil, Thai, Russian, Ukrainian and Greek. The app speaks 31 interface languages, and the language you practice is independent of the app's language. MADE FOR ADULTS No hearts that block you, no guilt notifications, no leaderboards. Your streak counts the weeks you met your own goal, and missing a day never erases what you learned. PRINTABLE SHEETS A4 and US Letter practice sheets with the right guides for each script: four lines for Latin letters, squares for Chinese and Japanese, a headline for Hindi and Bangla. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed. No ads, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. A photo leaves your phone only when you ask for a letter check, and it is deleted from our server within 24 hours. LETTERSPRIG PLUS The first three missions of every course are free, with 3 letter checks. Plus Lifetime is a one-time purchase that unlocks all 30 missions of all 30 courses and printable sheets for every mission, forever, and includes 100 letter checks. Plus is also available as an annual plan (with a 7-day free trial) or a monthly plan, both with 150 letter checks a month. More letter checks come in packs that never expire. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://lettersprig.runu.com.br/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://lettersprig.runu.com.br/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Longpath CW4 screens
LetterSprig4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LetterSprig at none against Longpath CW's shown. LetterSprig also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Longpath CW's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Longpath CW sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and LetterSprig sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Longpath CW ships an update every 9 days, LetterSprig every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Longpath CW versus LetterSprig: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLongpath CWLetterSprig
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size49 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias WissmuellerRomulo Carvalho

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Longpath CW

Subscriptions2
  • Channels (monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Channels (yearly)$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • Donation: Dit$0.99
  • Donation: Dah$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Donation: QSL$3.99
  • Donation: 73$8.99
  • BLE-Key Support$11.99
5 purchases

LetterSprig

Subscriptions2
  • LetterSprig Plus (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • LetterSprig Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 50 Letter Checks$2.99
  • 150 Letter Checks$6.99
  • Plus Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Longpath CW free?
Longpath CW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LetterSprig free?
LetterSprig is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Longpath CW or LetterSprig have ads?
Longpath CW shows ads; LetterSprig does not.
Which is updated more often, Longpath CW or LetterSprig?
Longpath CW ships an update every 9 days, and LetterSprig every 3 days. Most recently, Longpath CW was updated on October 31, 2026 and LetterSprig on October 29, 2026.

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