Oh My Words vs ContraBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oh My Words
This word puzzle game challenges you to find words using a set of letters. It offers helpful features like hints, progress tracking, and customizable letter views. You can also use prefix/suffix tools to discover more words.
- Hints (on/off, regenerate)
- Progress statistics
- Line or circular letter views
- Sort found words (recent, alphabetical)
- Prefix/suffix word finder
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Very similar to many of the pangram games out there, this version has the following features: - Hints: The hints can be turned on/off, and can be regenerated. - Stats: Your progress over time is recorded. - Different views. You can get a line view of the letters OR a circular view. - Found words: You can sort by most recent, or alphabetically. - Prefix/Suffix feature: To avoid a bit of tedium, you can enter a prefix (or suffix) and it will apply it to any of the found words to see if any more words are found. Thanks for playing!
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 review sentiment: Oh My Words at 91% against ContraBee's 24%. Oh My Words also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (50 vs 8). ContraBee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Oh My Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ContraBee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oh My Words holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oh My Words has 50 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Oh My Words's written reviews are positive against 24% of ContraBee's.
Oh My Words ships an update every 2 months, ContraBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oh My Words | ContraBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (50 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zaragoza Enterprises LLC | Lexi Games LLC |
Customer experience
Oh My Words
ContraBee
In-app purchases
Oh My Words
- No Ads$2.99
ContraBee
No in-app purchases
