Lexigan vs ContraBee
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.
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 Lexigan's shown. ContraBee also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Lexigan's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (130 vs 4). On price, 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lexigan has 130 ratings behind it against 4, 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 24% of ContraBee's.
Lexigan ships an update every 2 months, ContraBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lexigan | ContraBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (130 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 130 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | Lexi Games LLC |
Customer experience
Lexigan
ContraBee
In-app purchases
Lexigan
No in-app purchases
ContraBee
No in-app purchases
