Don't shoot the bird! vs ContraBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Don't shoot the bird!
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Touch the targets flying in from both sides. You can get a different score based on the color of targets. Don't shoot the bird or bomb! You will lose your score. Clear a mission by shooting the mission color displayed at the right bottom. Enjoy!
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 ads: ContraBee at none against Don't shoot the bird!'s shown. ContraBee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 29 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Don't shoot the bird! ships an update every 29 months, ContraBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't shoot the bird! | ContraBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GRAVITY NEOCYON | Lexi Games LLC |
In-app purchases
Don't shoot the bird!
No in-app purchases
ContraBee
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Don't shoot the bird! free?
Is ContraBee free?
Do Don't shoot the bird! or ContraBee have ads?
Which is updated more often, Don't shoot the bird! or ContraBee?
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