Comparison

Morse Code vs CW Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Morse Code

Learn and practice Morse code with a system keyboard and LED transmitter. Features include training modes for beginners and professionals, listening comprehension exercises, and real-time message transmission via flash, screen, or sound. Supports German, Russian, and English alphabets.

Highlights
  • Morse code training system
  • LED transmitter for messages
  • Listening comprehension exercises
  • Text to Morse code conversion
  • Adjustable input speed
  • Multi-language alphabet support
Features
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Dit. Dah. And one day the hiss turns into words. Morse isn't another flashcard app with cartoon letters. It's a telegraphy school in your pocket: a course that takes you from zero to head copy, and a proving ground where experienced ops chase their own records. A gentle on-ramp for the newcomer. An honest fight for the veteran. NEW TO CW No memorizing the alphabet off a chart. The Koch method hands you two characters and adds the next only when the last ones are solid — you never get bored and never get buried. The app picks today's characters out of the mistakes you made yesterday. Fifteen minutes a day for a couple of weeks and you're hearing letters, not decoding them in your head. ALREADY HAVE A FIST Here's something to measure yourself against. Callsign copying scored the RufzXP way: fifty calls, the speed climbing with every clean one, errors biting into your score. Sending judged the way a contest judges it — an uneven fist and uncorrected characters cost you, not just your speed. Game Center leaderboards put a number on where you stand in the world. And you can run all of it on your own brass, not a finger on glass. AIR THAT DOESN'T GO EASY ON YOU Forget the clean textbook tone. QSB, QRM, QRN, carrier whistles, key clicks, chirp, a buzzy note — and the faster you work, the rougher it gets. You train in the band you'll actually meet, not in a laboratory. YOUR BRASS, IN THE APP Glass will never feel like brass, and we know it. Connect your key through a Bluetooth adapter — straight key, bug, iambic paddles, whatever sits on your desk — and work it right here: practice, take the test, chase records. Iambic auto-repeat behaves the way it should; paddles swap sides with one switch. No adapter? A game controller does the job — two buttons, dit and dah. WHEN THE KEY ISN'T WITHIN REACH The Morse keyboard turns iPhone into a paddle: key your messages straight into any app you type in. The converter turns text into dits and dahs, an audio file or a QR image in a second. Dictation keeps your texts and plays them back at any speed when you want blind copy practice. 37 MORSE TABLES — ANY LANGUAGE, ANY SCRIPT International, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Thai, Japanese Wabun, the Chinese telegraph code and more. Scripts with no table of their own are transliterated for you, so nothing stays silent. Progress and records follow you through iCloud — start on iPhone, carry on at the Mac. Some sections are free. Unlock all features with a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase for lifetime access. The subscription renews automatically until you cancel it in your Apple Account. Privacy policy: https://static.macflash.ru/PRIVACY_POLICY_EN Terms of use: https://static.macflash.ru/TERMS_OF_USE_EN

About

CW Keyboard

Type messages using Morse code on your iOS device. This app provides a reference guide to help you learn and practice sending Morse code efficiently. It's ideal for amateur radio operators looking to improve their CW mode skills.

Highlights
  • Morse code input
  • Morse code reference guide
  • Practice Morse code sending
  • Amateur radio CW mode training
Features
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CW Keyboard turns your iPhone's keyboard into a Morse code input pad. Instead of a standard QWERTY layout, you type using taps and holds — a quick tap for a dot, a longer hold for a dash — just like sending Morse code (CW) on a radio key. FEATURES - Custom system-wide keyboard — use it in Messages, Notes, Mail, and any app that accepts text input - Built-in Morse Code reference chart covering the full alphabet, numbers, and common punctuation - Simple setup guide to get the keyboard enabled in a few taps - Shift, backspace, space, and return controls alongside the Morse input pad - Full support for Light and Dark Mode WHO IT'S FOR CW Keyboard is great for amateur radio operators practicing their Morse code sending skills, Morse enthusiasts, and anyone curious about learning CW. Get comfortable with dot-dash timing in a low-pressure way, right from the keyboard you already use every day. HOW IT WORKS Tap quickly for a dot, hold a bit longer for a dash. Pause briefly between letters, and the keyboard automatically decodes your taps into text and types it for you.

Screenshots

Morse Code4 screens
CW Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Morse Code at Free against CW Keyboard's $0.99. Morse Code also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 119 months) and ratings volume (64 vs 6). CW Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (80% vs 49%). On rating, ads and device support 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

Morse Code is free to download; CW Keyboard costs $0.99 up front. Morse Code sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. CW Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Morse Code against 4.2 for CW Keyboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morse Code has 64 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Morse Code's written reviews are positive against 80% of CW Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morse Code ships an update every 4 days, CW Keyboard every 119 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Morse Code versus CW Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorse CodeCW Keyboard
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (64 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 119 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermacflash.ruPulsely Consulting

Customer experience

Morse Code

All ratings64 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative44.0%

CW Keyboard

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Morse Code

Subscriptions2
  • Premium for a Month$7.991 Month
  • Premium year3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Forever$39.99
None

CW Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morse Code free?
Morse Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CW Keyboard free?
CW Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Morse Code or CW Keyboard?
Morse Code is rated higher. Morse Code averages 4.3 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while CW Keyboard averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Morse Code or CW Keyboard have ads?
Neither Morse Code nor CW Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morse Code or CW Keyboard?
Morse Code ships an update every 4 days, and CW Keyboard every 119 months. Most recently, Morse Code was updated on October 12, 2026 and CW Keyboard on October 17, 2026.

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