Comparison

Microsoft Wordament vs Queen Bees

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Microsoft Wordament

Engage in a dynamic word search game with both relaxing single-player modes and thrilling real-time multiplayer tournaments. Compete against thousands, track your progress with detailed statistics, and earn achievements. Offers daily challenges and adventure maps for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Single-player adventure map
  • Daily challenges with badges
  • Real-time multiplayer tournaments
  • Continuous word tournaments
  • Rich gameplay statistics
  • Xbox Live achievements
  • Cloud progress saving
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Single Player: De-stress with a relaxing word game all to yourself. We’ve added hundreds of non-timed puzzles and new daily challenges so the fun never has to end! Complete levels on the adventure map one-by-one, play all the daily challenges in a given month to earn badges, or try Quick Play to jump right into your favorite difficulty mode. Some of our top players have reached up to level 300, how far can you get? Multiplayer: Why play against one person in a turn when you can play against thousands at once? Wordament® is a real-time continuous word tournament. Players compete on the same board with everyone at once. Rounds offer challenges such as two- and three-letter tiles, themed words, speed rounds and more. You can be a champion in many ways: find the most words possible, earn the best score, find the longest words, best your Frenemies, or beat your top score. How you win is up to you. Wordament tracks your progress by maintaining rich statistics about your gameplay including your best word found, total score, best word count, first place finishes and more. Leaderboards show you who's rocking it for the day, hour and overall. Climb the ranks and earn achievements and bragging rights along the way. Will you be our next champion? Xbox Live Support: Sign in with your Microsoft account to earn Xbox Live achievements and save your progress in the cloud across all your Apple devices. You can now get the Microsoft Wordament Premium Subscription for $1.99 per Month or $9.99 per Year. With Premium Subscription you get these great features: • No Advertisements • More coins for completing Daily Challenges • Double experience points in all game modes • NOTE: this will not grant Premium on other platforms Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account on confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews monthly or annually depending on the subscription type purchased. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period ($1.99 monthly, or $9.99 annually, depending on the subscription type purchased). You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. If auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, you will not be charged for the next period. All cancellations will take effect at the end of the current period. For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wordamentiossupport/ © Microsoft 2025. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Microsoft Casual Games, the product logos and Wordament, and the Wordament logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Acceptance of Microsoft Services Agreement and Privacy Statement are required to play. (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement) Microsoft account registration required for cross-platform play. Game offers in-app purchases. Persistent internet connection required. Features, online services and system requirements may vary by country and are subject to change or retirement over time.

About

Queen Bees

A relaxing logic puzzle game where players place queen bees on a hexagonal grid. Solve increasingly complex combs with a single, satisfying solution. Features daily challenges, a progression system, and hints to help you along the way.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid logic puzzles
  • Daily challenges with streaks
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Leaderboard integration
  • Cross-device progress sync
Features
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Queen Bees is a calm, clever logic puzzle set on a honeycomb. Place exactly one queen bee in every colored section of the comb. Simple rules, satisfying deductions: - One queen per colored section - One queen on every line, in all three directions of the hex grid - No two queens may touch Every comb has exactly one solution. WHAT YOU'LL FIND - A daily comb, once a day, with a streak to keep - Hundreds of combs that climb from gentle to fiendish across six tiers, from Larva to Monarch - Boards that grow from small 19-cell combs to large 61-cell hives - Hints that explain a queen when you're stuck - A leaderboard in Game Center - Your progress synced across your devices with iCloud - Sound and haptics you can switch off Queen Bees is free to play with optional ads. Remove ads with a single purchase.

Screenshots

Microsoft Wordament4 screens
Queen Bees4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Microsoft Wordament at 50% against Queen Bees's 0%. Microsoft Wordament also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (12K vs 2). Queen Bees's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Microsoft Wordament sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Queen Bees sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Wordament holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Wordament has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Microsoft Wordament's written reviews are positive against 0% of Queen Bees's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, Queen Bees daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Microsoft Wordament versus Queen Bees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft WordamentQueen Bees
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationFreeman LaFleur

Customer experience

Microsoft Wordament

All ratings12,339 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.2%

Queen Bees

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Wordament

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes at certain levels
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Ads not loading properly, locking up the game

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dictionary lookup for defined words
  • Provide more variety in map designs and challenges
  • Improve cloud sync reliability
  • Optimize performance for older devices
  • Offer a one-time ad removal purchase option

Queen Bees

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Microsoft Wordament

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Queen Bees

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Wordament free?
Microsoft Wordament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Queen Bees free?
Queen Bees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Wordament or Queen Bees?
Microsoft Wordament is rated higher. Microsoft Wordament averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Queen Bees averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Microsoft Wordament or Queen Bees have ads?
Both Microsoft Wordament and Queen Bees show ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Wordament or Queen Bees?
Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, and Queen Bees daily. Most recently, Microsoft Wordament was updated on November 3, 2026 and Queen Bees on October 25, 2026.

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