Lexigan vs Speeling Bee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lexigan
A word-building game where players combine letters to form words, always including a central letter. Challenge yourself with different difficulty modes and compete globally on leaderboards.
- Central letter word inclusion
- 6, 7, and 8 letter modes
- Configurable time options
- Global leaderboards
- Multiple difficulty modes
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From disorder comes order. And rose. And diode, ode, redo, sordid, and more such words containing 'o'. Combine alphabets to make words, BUT - you must include the center letter each time. Sounds simple? Find out for yourself in 6 letter, 7 letter and the ultimate 8 letter difficulty mode. Multiple time options allow you to configure the game-play to your satisfaction. Compare yourself with players worldwide in the Global Leaderboards on Game Center – for each combination of time and difficulty mode.
Speeling Bee
A word game where players form words using a set of seven letters. The objective is to discover all possible words, with a mandatory center letter and scoring based on word length and using all available letters.
- Form words from 7 available letters
- Mandatory center letter
- Letters can be repeated
- Minimum 3-letter words
- Scoring based on word length
- Bonus points for using all letters
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Spelling Bee is a game of letters whose goal is to find all the words that can be formed with 7 letters. - Only the letters available to form the word can be used. - It is not necessary that all the letter appear in the Word. Except the letter of the center that is mandatory. - Letters can be repeated. - Words must have a minimum of 3 letters. Spelling Bee Game Score: - The words of 3 letters give 1 point. - The 4-letter words give 2 points. - From 5 letters, so many points are obtained as letters have the floor. - If all the letters are used, 10 extra points are obtained. - The game ends when all the possible words are found.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lexigan at 4.4 against Speeling Bee's 3.3. Lexigan also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Speeling Bee's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lexigan holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lexigan has 129 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Lexigan's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speeling Bee's.
Lexigan ships an update every 2 months, Speeling Bee every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lexigan | Speeling Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (129 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | Joan Carles Cayro Baronat |
Customer experience
Lexigan
Speeling Bee
In-app purchases
Lexigan
No in-app purchases
Speeling Bee
No in-app purchases
