Morsedecoder App Reviews

Don’t buy this if you are trying to decode Morse code on battlefield one. The back noise is too much. Complete waste of my ten dollars. It ‘s a sad day in America when money is wrongly spent. Wish I could return this app. Don’t believe the fake reviews of bf1 on this website. The positive review are lies of satan.

Works perfect, got it went right to 40m, found some clear code, didn’t miss a letter, ran W1AW at multiple speeds, perfect copy. Found a QSO in the noise @ 25 wpm, got 1 e. Found a station way in the noise at 35 WPM, per HRD, that’s when I got quite a few missed characters. But head copying I’d have gone right past it, way into the noise and very faint, it did great in my opinion. That is all without touching the settings. My first regret, is spending far more money on other decoders that I THOUGHT were good till I heard this one, second regret is that I was to apprehensive to buy the pro version, wish I had spent ten more and got it now. BTW, I rarely write a reviews, this warranted letting you know it’s GOOD!

Certainly one of the best things I’ve ever bought for $10. Put it next to the speaker and if somebody is sending reasonable code it translates it just fine. Sure if somebody is a terrible sender Then it can mess up, but that’s the same for me when I try to write it down. For me, the added benefit is that I’m trying to learn code by ear and I get most of it by ear and I can just look at the iPhone for a little help. Also, on my radio I have to Set the frequency offset by ear and now I can just look at the exact sending tone frequency on the screen and match the receiving frequency perfectly. And it’s also a good check of what message I’ve sent

Initially, I could only get sporadic letters when I sent code through my old iambic keyer. After adjusting the weight it works great even though I am a bit rusty. It works well receiving weak signals even with considerable noise. After a 20 year break from HF, I'm preparing to jump back in, mostly CW. Good app, 73 de KD6NB

I converse on CW (morse) frequently but am only skilled to about 13 words per minute. This app decodes everything perfectly at all speeds on ham radio. I don't know why some people have trouble I just got my first iphone4 yesterday (never had an iPhone) and got this app today. Of Course the received code must be decent quality just as needed for human ears. Totally worth $10 considering mfj decoders are about $100 and don't even work near as good. Totally recommend!

Can not get it to read a single letter except e Tried changing settings, input level, filtering , speed No luck Maybe its just my phone!

This app would be worth 2.99 as is tops. The dev should add more function for 10 bucks. Even simple things like text to morse would be helpful.

I have a Yaesu ft 857. I hav to change my receiver to 700hz or the iPhone WILL NOT hear the CW. I also find it useful to set the manual speed a little above the current words per minute. A person can spend his whole life developing a CW decoder and it will never work like what’s in between your ears. It really has a hard time decoding sloppy straight keys but extremely well with iambic decoding. It decodes straight key practice oscillator with precision sending. Most people use paddles or sticks anyway. This app is great for backup when I’m focused on a letter and now 14 letters behind and can jut glance over to catch up again. Apps absolutely worth the money. Maybe not the big app but this one is great. I’m extremely happy. Waaaay cheaper then a decoder on $15k radio that barely works and some commercial one that works poorly too. You shouldn’t regret it, (use manual settings) I don’t!

Works on my iPad mini and my iPhone 3GS. It took awhile to find an app that sent audio Morse code so I tried their, "Text2morse" app. Used my iPad to send, while iPhone decoded and it worked like a charm. I wanted to write a review on text2morse, but I don't want to spend all day looking for it. I just wantd to say I downloaded many apps that didn't work before I found it. The only complaint is that it works only in protrait mode and it would be better if it played in landscae as well as I'm using a bluetooth keyboard in landscape mode and it is akward to hold it in portait orientation.

I thought this might help with some faster cw. It can't cop cq at any speed. Save your ten bucks.

Works like it says and able to tweek settings to decode mosrse code noise into text .Great product .

I don't need a code reader, but so many hams run cw via keyboard, I thought I would see how well it works. I've just had the app a day and have only tested it in actual QSOs, which are never regular, so I wasn't surprised to see a host of errors and misunderstood characters. I'll give it a better test on the ARRL Code Practice sessions, but if this is the way keyboards read code, then it sure explains a lot of the LID activity we hear when working DX. I've always wondered why they keep calling on frequency when the DX says UP, or keep sending their callsign when the DX is answering someone else.

This really works. I bought a short wave receiver and now I can listen to code. Just what I wanted.

I had a clear morse signal, fully capable of being picked up by the iPhone's speakers. All it "translated" we're a few random letters over and over again. I tried every combination of settings on this app and I can tell you that this app absolutely DOES NOT WORK. The fact that I gave them nearly $10 for this garbage makes me even more angry. And they make a "Pro" version too? Wow. I'm going to report it to Apple even if I don't get a refund from them.

Hears every signal as either "e" or "t". Wasted $5 buying this. Deleting. DO NOT BUY.

It works but you need a pretty good signal and a good sender with clean consistent code. Fun to use and much better than my MFJ-461 which mostly works not at all.

I have tried repeatedly to get this to decode cw. I see others have had success, but not me. Tried all settings it likes the letter E but thats it. Don't bother, learn cw the proper way and decode with the grey matter between your ears. 73

I though the reviews were the owners bs but I went ahead and tried it out and it worked perfectly without ANY tweaking. I'm already on the 4th stage of the phantom program in 20 mins. You simply just hold your phone up and let it listen to the Morse code... absolutely perfect app. Gamer tag AK-47kreyer

I tried every setting, read the instructions, went to your website, tried contacting someone, no reply. This could be the worst app ever made. It does the exact opposite of what I expected. When I try to spell something in Morse code as simple as SOS, it reads it as AFFFFFFFFFF F F F F A AAA A, so I have no idea how this app gets a 4.5 average rating. Oh yeah and, $10?!?! I could live on that much a day, and get by.

I set the iPhone next to my receiver, fine-tuned it and set the notch filter on the app, and got complete readable copy, even through QRM. I usually expect a fight, this just worked right immediately.

Doesn't seem to decode very well. I tried it on 20 Meters with several strong CW signals, ranging from 5 to 15 wpm. It mostly produced gibberish.

Decoding CW on my iPhone works better than on my PC. This app is lots of fun with my CR-1 receiver. Money well spent.

Used the app to decode the Morse on battlefield one and it worked perfectly. So worth it!

Wow!!! It works perfect .It helped me to correctly translate morse code without any other program.( ps4 user)

Seems to require an excellent signal let alone a good CW operator sending the code. Very touchy. A lot of false decoding. Not happy with it. I don't use it any more. Wish I would not have wasted the money.

This app is hypersensitive to anything other than absolute perfect CW. In other words, if the CW is being produced by a computer it works well. Anything produced by a human fist is barely legible. Another problem is that the noise filter works poorly. So anything coming off the airwaves, even if computer generated is essentially gobbledygook. This is the same problem with the MFJ code reader. Both of these programs simply ain't ready for prime time CW. Ron DiGiovanni Eaton, PA

Fun little app, seems to work well It would be interesting to be able to send and revive hotpaw basic programs with this Just a thought

I use this for practicing my coding (using the sound from an arduino keyer). It has saved a few hams some painful listening experiences. It also works well decoding from the radio, the sweep displays do a nice job of showing background noise and the trigger points.

I'd like my money back.

Another unusable app regardless of the hype and excuse written instructions 2 hours of “ adjusting mic position, volume levels and nothing but cryptic decoding. Not usable and only attempts code to alpha and does it poorly

After setting the filter and selecting an active signal peak, I observed very good transcription of code just now during ARRL's 10 meter contest. It has trouble with noise, as does any similar product: for example, a '5' will occasionally be printed as an 'S'. I can't read 30 wpm CW, but this app lets me see it easily. Kudos, HotPaw!

During the ARRL International DX contest I found it useful while operating QRP as I manually tuned looking for stations. The ability to rapidly and visually tune stations within the passband made for efficient operation and the capability to decode speeds beyond my own ability certainly helped to get some exchanges correct that might have otherwise been iffy. After the success I had, I purchased the pro-version, since I was happy to support Hot Paw's programming efforts and hope to encourage them to develop other high quality software for digital modes to include FSQ which is of interest here for emergency operations.

I also got Morse2Text. For people used to tuning in difficult to hear intelligence on frequencies that have a high noise level, this is a good app. Use your tuning dial and any filtration you have to give the processing a good signal. Tune it and it will type to you! Be honest. If you can't hear it, no software can help you. This is a good app for people learning and those who know how to use a tuning dial. Far better an investment than limited hardware decoders.

I tried a lot of the free and cheap CW decoder apps, but nothing worked or worked reliably. I bit the bullet on this $10 purchase and I’m glad I did. I placed this next to a 60-meter radio with a poor signal, and this decoded the signal almost perfectly. 73, HotPaw! The in-app documentation is a wall of text, but it’s easy enough to figure out on the fly.

I should have flushed my money down the toilet. Does not work at all. I even hooked it up to an electronic computer controlled keyer (thinking I may be a bit rusty). No dice. If you want to download this, mail me ten dollars, I will call you up on the phone and waste an hour of your time. That way I make money and you get the same results..nothing. Should be a zero rating, its not worthly of a one! It is that worthless.

Boy, that was worth 10 bucks! Worked right out of the box.

After trying to get a bunch of other desktop apps to do this I finally resorted to searching the App store. This app performed even better than I would have hoped. I'm thrilled.

No matter what settings I use on my iPhone X it will not work. I even used a known recording that was clear with no background noise and still only pick up a couple letters rest was trash needs updated for new phones wasted my $10

At least every other letter this app detects is an E. If there is background noise you have no chance, it will get no sound or it will get all the wrong sounds. I do not recommend getting this app.

I was looking for a Morse code translator for an "Easter egg" in the new BF1 and this is PERFECT for that. I would not be able to accomplish what I was trying to do without this wonderful app. Thank you! GT: Enraged Pandas -XBOX ONE

This was detecting letters even when I was not receiving not transmitting. It would always pick up the wrong letters. Not worth the $10 charged. I want my money back.

I hated trying to import my Morse code to the computer. It took way to long. This made my life so much easier. Held it up to the tv and gave me what I needed to move on.

I'm not a fake review and this worked very well with my Icom IC-R8600 and RFSpace SDR receivers just using speaker output audio. Set to fast rate and narrow filter and don't blast the signal if you have any noise or background static - watch the magic happen. Great app for HF. Thanks app guy or lady. Enjoy the burger I bought you.

This couldn't read morse code transmitted at any frequency, at any speed. When it heard the same letter over and over it interpreted it differently every time. Never could get it to translate a single word accurately.

I got this for Battlefield 1 Easter eggs. Most of their Easter eggs require translating Morse code. The process was so tedious I had to find another way. This app was a godsend. You need to get rid of background noise as much as possible, but even then, it will auto-adapt and start to produce the proper translation. It gave me what I needed every time. It was well worth the purchase. I was able to complete three of the Morse Easter eggs in one night.

I tried various settings and filters. Was unable to translate Morse code into text.

After using the app, and learning a few tweaks on the program, I've come to appreciate it. I am learning my Morse code, and have a paddle and a keyer, and use the program to decode the Morse code that I send. Compared with other programs that I've tried, this was the best.

I didn't know what to do expect but I tried. I really expected a serious learning curve, but it worked right away. I made no changes at all -- just held my phone by my radio speaker and like magic the letters appeared. I did morse code in the Army 50 yrs ago and don't remember much more than CQ for asking a station to respond and the 5 or 6 alpha numerical of a call sign, but there they were-- over and over. I put it on my ipad3 and it works just as well. I clicked on the filter and it seemed to work a bit better than the phone. I'm very satisfied!! Glad I spent the cash!!

I tested against a tutorial of morse code sound youtube video. It missed some and used # instead of the letters that it couldn't read. I tried a faster one and it failed. Not worth the money I paid.

I've used this app to practice my straight key technique. It has helped me get my timing right. Also, it works pretty well while listening to the radio. I just set my iPad close to the speaker. It works well.

Works pretty good for a decoder. I am surprised since I was going to purchase a MJF decoder for many times the cost of this product.

App is highly unreliable and basically does not work. Save your money. Very sad to have been allowed for sale in the App Store.