Name: Morse Toad
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (66 reviews)

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Morse Toad

Mike Judge

Released: 2014-09-07

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Version 1.5.2

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Version 1.5.2

Released: 2014-09-07

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Description

Do you love codes and secrets? Morse Toad is the fantastic educational app that teaches you morse code through a series of simple lessons and exercises. Based on the world renown Koch method, letters are learned one at a time -- at full speed -- and when the player demonstrates their mastery of the new letter, another is added until the full alphabet is learned.

This app is for you if you ever:

* Plan to learn morse code

* Plan to be held hostage in a spanish villa

* Plan to signal a search helicopter with a flashlight

* Plan to be trapped in a mine and communicate with rescuers through tugs on a rope

Here's what people have to say:

"My friend and I both used your app to learn Morse Code while on a plane to a hacker conference. It's really polished!" - A guy the author works with

What's New in Version 1.5.2

Updated success sound

Seller

Name

Michael Judge

URL

Information

Developer

Mike Judge

Version

1.5.2

Size

45.3 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated 9+ for the following:

Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor

Compatibility

iOS 7.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 11, iPad mini 4, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPhone XR, iPhone 6, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XS, iPhone 6s, iPhone X, iPhone SE, iPhone 8, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 7, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad Air, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro, iPad mini (5th Generation), iPod touch (6th Generation), iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPhone 7 Plus, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPhone 5s, iPod touch (7th generation), iPad mini Retina, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular

Languages

English

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

4.5 of 5 (66 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2018-08-15

Fun and incredibly effective

For several years I've been trying, off and on, to learn Morse Code. It's so complicated that it must take years... Or so I thought. 30 minutes here and there over the past week, I've accomplished more than in the past several years. And I had fun doing it! This is, BY FAR, the best Morse-learning app available... And I've tried several paid ones!

2018-06-20

Fun app

I enjoyed this app and think it does a great job of teaching code. I just wish I could increase the speed to 30wpm.

2018-05-30

.-/.- -/./.../- - -/- -/. (!!!)

If you’re trying to learn CW (Morse code) I highly recommend the pixel-tastic retro-themed Morse Toad on the iOS App Store. Teaches you one letter at a time with good periodic reviews. Note that it’s more a tutorial for the *listener* than the sender, but my primary usage is when a repeater announces its call sign via cw.

For the way I learn, it’s better at teaching me to transcribe to a keyboard than to saying a letter (that is to say, it’s teaching me visual recognition and muscle memory more than it’s teaching me letter association), but it’s still a good base.

As to improvements:

Teaches letters and numbers only, no symbols (I would pay more for a symbols mode as an in-app purchase).

A mode that spells out dictionary words and forces you to type them out (or pick from a list) would be useful.

A cool mode might be where you have to say the letter, rather than typing it, but I don’t know how the iOS input methods would handle this it. Absent that, the best way to practice may still be with a partner (even one who doesn’t understand cw) and have them key your answers.

2018-04-10

Learning CW? Get this app.

Just completed 8 week class with CWOps Academy. Great class, and this app hits the spot to help with listening comprehension.

Please add “settings” so that additional system sounds (iOS Settings -> Sounds) can be selected for “success” and “try again” sounds. Please also allow in settings the ability to adjust the sound levels for feedback, or allowing mute of these sounds.

3/2/18 Cannot begin level “10” “Challenge Three” no icon to tap to begin session on intro screen for this level”.

Settings addition: please add ability to adjust frequency of key tone.

Otherwise 😍😍😍😍😍

4/10/18 - app working great. 👊🏼

Mike, please consider ability to change morse tone frequency, and as requested previously, the ability to choose from System Settings - Sounds the success and try-again tones.

2018-03-23

The length of the dah

There appears to be a shorter dah when paired with a dit. The O is clearly distinguishable but the K with dah dit dah has what appears to be shorter dahs.

Maybe it is the speed, but it is, at times annoying to get 80% and then redo the lesson and get 40 or 50%.

Any help on this would be appreciated.

2018-03-13

Amazing

This is the best of the best morse code trainer apps you can possibly have. With this I was able to fully learn the sounds in one day, then over the course of a few months I have been mastering hearing and deciphering them, and throughout, this app has been along the way.

2018-03-07

Awesome beginner app

This app was my intro to Morse Code. I recommend it to anyone just beginning to learn the code. Easy method to learn the letters.

2018-03-04

Needs a patch

Great program but does not go past about 10 lessons. Would give it 4 stars if all worked well. Giving it a 2 until fix is made and tried. Contacted author and he stated a patch has it will be given to Apple. Have not seen anything yet.

Would suggest getting rid of the chime doubt after each correct answer. Very annoying. Would also recommend some way to bookmark where you left off. Every time I started app it took me back to the beginning.

2017-07-23

AMAZING!!!

Ok, this app is amazing, like pure amazing.

It's easy, and fun at the same time.

It's gets harder over time, but it does not overflow you with the knowledge

I love the little messages that he say in the beginning of each lesson (sometimes)

The only thing is that it says it will not work with future versions of iOS and I'm worried. I'm fact I'm very worried, I don't want to lose this app.

Overall, great app for beginners

2017-07-16

Leaned code

I learned the basics with this app. Children love to play it too!

2017-04-11

One of the funniest ways to learn morse code using the Koch method.

This is by far the funniest and fastest ways I have seen to learn Morse code numbers and letters. Would be nice to have some punctuation and prosigns. Also, progression should go a little longer or be adjustable before moving on to the next letter but it still works great. Excellent app. Thanks

2017-04-10

Excellent concept hobbled by a single poor design choice

Speed not adjustable and default is quite fast. It might be appropriate for intermediate practice but this is for new learners, not sharpening or maintaining skill.

This flaw also makes certain letters, to beginner ears, almost indistinguishable.

How hard would it be to add a variable speed slider? Not very. Seems like a decision to omit one rather than oversight and the result is an unnecessarily intimidating learning app.

If this were fixed, it would be, hands-down, the best iOS Morse tutor by a country mile.

Tech issues: No audio on iPhone 5s running iOS 10.3.1 (14E304). Works fine on iPad Mini 2 w/Retina display running same iOS version (14E304).

2017-04-08

This taught me code

After trying off an on for years, this is what finally did it for me.

2017-03-27

Best app to learn the code

This app is great for learning the dots and dashes. The speed took a couple days to get used to but now I hear it plainly and the speed sounds normal. I have learned all the letters and numbers in a matter of two weeks. This is great.

Also anyone complaining about the "sound it makes when you get it right," is silly. It's a great sound. Don't get rid of it.

2017-03-06

Morse Toad

Got up to dit by dit and decided to leave a review because of the minimal yet awesome design of this game. Great work, can't wait to continue. I recommend this app for sure.

2017-02-21

Good but needs...

You need a way to remove the toad sound when right or wrong. The extra sound is very distracting from learning. Will update when I can remove extra sound.

2017-02-16

Needs work

I like the concept but if started learning with this app I would have quit. No customization with the tone and no ability to change the words per minute, not everyone is capable of learning at something like 25 or 30 wpm. Please let us turn off the annoying sound if you get it the letter correct. The absolute worst and maybe it's just me, but there is something the way g, r, k, and p are played that makes them really hard to tell apart. I know these letters and don't get them confused any other time.

2017-02-02

Es ist sehr hilfreich

Sehr gut und hilfreich für Morse lernen.

2017-01-25

Great

From zero knowledge to 100% on the final test in a few days.

2017-01-22

Fantastic!

With this app I was able to learn Morse Code in literally less than 2 hours. App has some limitations but overall very well done. Wish there was a paid version so I could give the Dev what they are due! I'll gladly pay a few bucks for what I got out of it.

2017-01-20

Ok, but needs vibration

This app is a fun way to learn Morse Code, but I feel like it would benefit from vibrating along with the tones it makes.

2017-01-09

Outstanding!

Great little app helped me learn the symbols in about eight hours. I wish it would continue on to do small sets of letters or small words. I'm don't yet have a developed enough ear for long series of characters which is what other apps are throwing at me.

2016-12-26

Love it!!

I really love this app!! Learning morse code through games and a little bit of its history along the way is fun and very effective for me. I remember all alphabets and numbers in 3 days!, but still need more listening practices and how to make sentences in order to use in real life.

I recommend this app to any people who interested in morse code and don't know where to start.

Thank you the creator for creating this app. I hope you would continue to develop more challenging lessons and word puzzles. <3

2016-12-09

Perfect for learning

Makes learning super easy

2016-11-18

Great App!

Well polished, no advertisements, overall a great learning tool! The fast pace and focus on sound allows a full academic experience. I leaned Morse in only three days using this app. Try it out!

2016-11-02

Awesome app to learn Morse Code

Best Morse app, I love it, and more impressive is my kids love it and are really getting it. Only suggestion would be to replace the toad zoom effect with a flash of white or another color based on the character, so I can learn to recognize characters visually (flashlight Morse). Maybe a paid feature? I'd buy it!

2016-10-25

Fun, But Needs More

This is a fun game, but lacks a few features that would make this a truly stellar app. For example, there is no way to turn off the annoying chime that plays when you select the correct letter. There is also no speed or tone adjustment. I really hope the developer considers making a second version with more features. An "endless" challenge setting would be a great addition.

2016-10-17

Pretty good

It's free, there's no ads.

The characters are crisp and well done. App says it plays the characters at "full speed." It doesn't say what speed that is. The common terms are in words per minute. I guess they mean 13 words per minute.

This is a good introduction to letters and numerals. You can complete the whole thing in 45 minutes. Once you finish that's all there is. You can refresh your code by repeating. The thing I like best is that the character speed is realistically fast while the spacing between characters is slow. This helps you to learn how the characters sound as a unit rather than counting das and dits in your head.

Thank you for a good app.

2016-10-04

Cool app!

This is a great way to learn morse code. A lot more fun than other things I've tried in the past. Perhaps one day I will be able yo use it!

2016-09-14

Great app

Love this app, it takes you through the alphabet one letter at a time, and makes learning morse code fun. You won't regret getting it

2016-09-13

Great Morse Code tutor! Thanks

Loved the app. Would happily pay for in-app purchases for add-ons for remaining Morse code symbols (period, question mark, etc.), q-codes (short-hand codes used in amateur radio), and maybe the 200 most common words or something similar. Getting used to hearing and copying groups of letters is a critical step to being able to copy Morse Code.

2016-08-06

This One Deserves It

Well done!

I've been looking for a good app in this territory for quite a while, and this is amazing!!!

2016-06-30

Quick and Fun Way to Learn!

I was amazed how quickly I learned morse code, and how well it stays, too. Sure, you won't get up to speed with full words with this app, but you will learn the letters and numbers. And with a full review once or twice a week, they'll stay with you, too. My only complaint is the sound of the code is markedly softer than the congratulatory "yes,-you-got-that-right" noise. The morse code should be the same volume or louder, and there's no way to adjust it. Hopefully the developer reads these reviews. Other apps will get you up to speed with words, but I suspect the best way to do that is by listening to real, live or taped, morse....over and over again.

2016-06-29

Really good but wish I could pay to get rid of ads

This is a really good little app for learning morse code character-by-character. I only wish there was IAP to turn off ads, or a "pro" version. If you have a poor internet connection the app will hang for a while whenever it wants to show an ad, holding up your progress.

2016-03-14

Fun and effective

I chose this app for the funny name, but I keep using it because it's effective. Step by step I think I'm learning!

2016-02-19

Great app, very effective!

Learned the alphabet in a day with this app. Very helpful!

2016-02-14

Chime. Chime. Chime.

Crime.

Would be very nice to turn that annoying chime off after each correct choice.

Also nice would be to take advantage of the motion sensor so the keyboard could turn sideways so those of us with fat fingies would be just a bit less likely to press the wrong key.

Started learning code - again, I got the merit badge in boy scouts over 40 years ago - maybe two years ago when I picked up ham radio as a hobbie. Tried several different apps (Koch), websites for training. Heard about this on 100 WAAW on FB and thought what the heck.

I would PAY to turn off that chime, by the way.

Just a couple days in and I’m hitting about 95-100 percent with half the alphabet and can see how this is going to be very useful. Once I’ve pounded my way through it to the end I’ll try those koch sites again.

Chime. Chime. Chime.

;-)

2016-01-16

Paid app with ADS

App seems to be put together fairly well but it has advertisements a lot of them. This is a paid app folks, ditch the ads.

2015-12-31

Perfect

Best app to learn morse ;)

2015-12-22

Fun way to learn

Previous attempts at learning morse code didn't do so well. I either got tired of using a pen and paper or else I realized I was memorizing the keyboard layout to the sounds. This seems better in that regard and maps the patterns to the keys and doesn't add the pressure of getting letters all right in a series.

2015-12-19

Hard, but fun and effective

The speed is challenging, but I can definitely see the advantage of learning fast first so you don't have to learn it with slow sounds and then relearn it with the career ones. I'm a bit addicted. I like it!

2015-12-15

Amazing

Title says it all...

2015-11-14

Gamification at it's best!

What a fun and educational app! I've been struggling with Morse until I discovered this app! The app is easy to use, has a minimalist interface, and is just plain fun to use. The graphics look a little stretched on an iPad but look much better on an iPhone.

2015-09-04

Excellent App!!

This app is an excellent jump starter! I've wanted to learn morse code for a long time. This little challenge game makes it enjoyable and easy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2015-08-31

Fun & effective!

You'll be amazed how quick you can learn a whole bunch of letters in no time!

I'd give it a 5-star but sometimes it does not register the key taps for the letters. Or maybe it's my phone?

2015-08-23

Locks up when M is introduced

2015-08-22

Great, fun learning and practice tool

The minimalistic 1980's aesthetic is appealing in a retro way, but it's the rock solid design of the user interaction (gameplay and pedagogy) that really makes this a great app. Its focus is teaching you aural recognition of all the letters and numbers in Morse, combining Koch (add one letter to your leaned repertoire at a time) and Farnsworth (always listen to letters at full speed, but have them spaced out to give you time to think) techniques.

2015-08-03

A+

This is my favorite morse code app. It uses a wonderful method for learning as well as making the process fun through humor in between lessons and its game-like feel.

2014-09-25

Exactly what I wanted

Nice and simple, works great, and it's fun.

2014-09-14

I'm Learning!

This is learning a whole new language and I'm doing it! It's laid out simply and steadily.

It's amazing!

2014-09-13

Learn Morse Code? I'm in.

Always thought Morse Code would be great for a game!

Morse Toad

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What's New in Version 1.5.2

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App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

Fun and incredibly effective

Fun app

.-/.- -/./.../- - -/- -/. (!!!)

Learning CW? Get this app.

The length of the dah

Amazing

Awesome beginner app

Needs a patch

AMAZING!!!

Leaned code

One of the funniest ways to learn morse code using the Koch method.

Excellent concept hobbled by a single poor design choice

This taught me code

Best app to learn the code

Morse Toad

Good but needs...

Needs work

Es ist sehr hilfreich

Great

Fantastic!

Ok, but needs vibration

Outstanding!

Love it!!

Perfect for learning

Great App!

Awesome app to learn Morse Code

Fun, But Needs More

Pretty good

Cool app!

Great app

Great Morse Code tutor! Thanks

This One Deserves It

Quick and Fun Way to Learn!

Really good but wish I could pay to get rid of ads

Fun and effective

Great app, very effective!

Chime. Chime. Chime.

Paid app with ADS

Perfect

Fun way to learn

Hard, but fun and effective

Amazing

Gamification at it's best!

Excellent App!!

Fun & effective!

Locks up when M is introduced

Great, fun learning and practice tool

A+

Exactly what I wanted

I'm Learning!

Learn Morse Code? I'm in.