Chord dice vs ContraBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chord dice
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Chord dice combines music, creativity, and chance in a playful way. Many modern songs are based on just a few chords. This inspired us to create a dice with six chords. Roll new combinations and instantly listen to the result. Discover surprising musical ideas and creative sound sequences. You can record not only chords, but also any sounds, voices, or sound effects. Each recording can be assigned its own photo. Shake your iPhone or tap the dice to generate new sound combinations. Features: • Record your own chords, sounds, and noises • Assign photos to recordings • Generate random sound combinations • Customize individual dice • Trim and edit recordings • Archive and reuse sounds • Export and share combinations • Create songs from recordings and sound combinations Tap a dice to hear its assigned sound. Use the playback controls to play, pause, or stop combinations. Save, export, and share your favorite creations. Whether you are a musician, songwriter, creative thinker, or simply looking for fun, Chord dice continuously creates new and surprising sound worlds.
ContraBee
This app offers a daily word puzzle using the same letter hive as the New York Times Spelling Bee. It challenges players to find words without using the required center letter, encouraging a different approach to word discovery.
- Daily word puzzles
- Uses NYT Spelling Bee letter hive
- Excludes center letter
- Encourages alternative word finding
- Unique puzzle twist
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ContraBee is a complement to each day’s official New York Times Spelling Bee. It uses the same hive as each day’s Spelling Bee, but with a twist: Instead of requiring the center letter, Contra Bee excludes it. You’ll be surprised at how many words you can find if you turn your mind upside down.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ContraBee at Free against Chord dice's $1.99. ContraBee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). Chord dice's advantage is chart position (#138 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
ContraBee is free to download; Chord dice costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chord dice ships an update every 12 months, ContraBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chord dice | ContraBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Furrer | Lexi Games LLC |
In-app purchases
Chord dice
No in-app purchases
ContraBee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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