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Morse Command – asteroid shooter that teaches Morse code (iOS)

Morse Command – asteroid shooter that teaches Morse code (iOS)

by damascus·Apr 1, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●●BangerNiche GemCozyCrowd Pleaser

Koch Method baked into boss battles instead of boring flashcard drills.

Strengths
  • •Adaptive AI adjusts character frequency based on decoding performance
  • •One-time $4.99 purchase with no ads or IAP refreshingly honest
  • •80 levels with 8 boss battles creates genuine progression structure
Weaknesses
  • •iOS only, Android users interested in Morse code are out of luck
  • •Niche audience limits broader appeal beyond ham radio community
Category
Gaming
Target Audience

Ham radio operators and people learning Morse code

Similar To

Morse Mania · Morse Code Trainer · CW Trainer apps

Post Description

I'm a general class ham and developer and I've been wanting to learn CW for years. A few years ago I started working on a morse game and I got the main game loop down but just never really found the time to flesh it out into a fully featured game. When Claude Code came out I decided it was the perfect test case for me to learn CC.

Morse Command is the result of that joint effort.

What I really found helpful was all of the small, easier, time consuming tedium I didn't have to manually code. The main example is the website. It was 100% claude's generation and it is, IMO, spectacularly fit for purpose.

About the game itself: It uses the Koch method, which is the gold standard for learning morse code. It starts off at 20 WPM from the get-go. There are 80 levels, 8 boss battles, power ups. There's also a Daily Drill to keep you consistent over time. Its $4.99 in the ios app store, no ads, no IAP, just one time $5. Light weight at 2.8MB.

It's been very well received by the ham radio community on reddit and well, I'm proud of it, and wanted to show it off to you guys.

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