Ikodoku vs ContraBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ikodoku
Experience Sudoku with a visual twist. This game replaces traditional numbers with distinct symbols, offering a fresh challenge for puzzle enthusiasts. Enjoy a unique and engaging logic puzzle experience.
- Numberless Sudoku puzzles
- Symbol-based gameplay
- Logic and pattern recognition
- Challenging puzzles
- Unique visual interface
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It is sudoku without the numbers.
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 rating: Ikodoku at 5.0 against ContraBee's 4.0. Ikodoku also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). ContraBee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ikodoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ContraBee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ikodoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Ikodoku ships an update weekly, ContraBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ikodoku | ContraBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Papaja AB | Lexi Games LLC |
Customer experience
Ikodoku
ContraBee
In-app purchases
Ikodoku
- Remove Ads$3.99
ContraBee
No in-app purchases
