Comparison

Morse Code vs HamAlert

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

HamAlert

Receive instant push notifications for desired amateur radio contacts. Filter alerts by various criteria like callsign, band, mode, and location. Stay updated on DX spots from multiple sources.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for desired stations
  • Filter spots by DXCC, callsign, and location
  • Support for Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, DX cluster, PSK Reporter
  • Filter by band, mode, and time
  • Filter by spotter callsign and DXCC
Features
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This app is a companion to the HamAlert web site (hamalert.org) and lets you receive push notifications from HamAlert. HamAlert is a system that allows amateur radio operators to get notifications when a desired station appears on the Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, the DX cluster or PSK Reporter. Spots can be filtered by various criteria, including: • DXCC (both actual and callsign home DXCC) • Callsign • Island reference • Summit reference • Park reference • CQ zone • Continent • Band • Mode • Time and days of week • Source • Spotter callsign and DXCC

Screenshots

Morse Code4 screens
HamAlert1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HamAlert at none against Morse Code's 3. HamAlert also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Morse Code's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. HamAlert 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 HamAlert. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Morse Code's written reviews are positive against 70% of HamAlert's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morse Code ships an update every 4 days, HamAlert every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Morse Code versus HamAlert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorse CodeHamAlert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (64 ratings) — better4.2 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermacflash.ruManuel Kasper

Customer experience

Morse Code

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

HamAlert

All ratings29 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
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

HamAlert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morse Code free?
Morse Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HamAlert free?
HamAlert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Morse Code or HamAlert?
Morse Code is rated higher. Morse Code averages 4.3 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while HamAlert averages 4.2 from 29 ratings.
Do Morse Code or HamAlert have ads?
Neither Morse Code nor HamAlert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morse Code or HamAlert?
Morse Code ships an update every 4 days, and HamAlert every 4 months. Most recently, Morse Code was updated on September 30, 2026 and HamAlert on September 17, 2026.

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