Honeycomb Hints vs ContraBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Honeycomb Hints
This app assists with word game arithmetic by automatically updating hint matrices and clue lists from uploaded screenshots. It allows manual entry of discoveries as you play, making word game calculations easier.
- Screenshot analysis for word games
- Automatic hint matrix updates
- Two-letter-list clue generation
- Manual discovery entry
- Supports multiple screenshots
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Good at word games but struggle at counting? Let Honeycomb Hints take care of the arithmetic so you can play quick. Upload screenshots of your words and watch as the hint matrix and two-letter-list clues are automatically updated. As you solve for more words, upload more screenshots or manually enter your discoveries- whichever is more convenient for you. The Honeycomb Hints app is an independently developed project created in the spirit of Fair Use Doctrine. It is in no way affiliated with the New York Times (NYT) or the NYT Spelling Bee game.
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 rating: Honeycomb Hints at 5.0 against ContraBee's 4.0. Honeycomb Hints also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). ContraBee's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Honeycomb Hints holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Honeycomb Hints ships an update every 2 days, ContraBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Honeycomb Hints | ContraBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Cohen | Lexi Games LLC |
Customer experience
Honeycomb Hints
ContraBee
In-app purchases
Honeycomb Hints
No in-app purchases
ContraBee
No in-app purchases
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