Comparison

ContraBee vs Grab 5

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

Head to head

ContraBee

A love note to Spelling Bee

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.18 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Daily word puzzles
Uses NYT Spelling Bee letter hive
Excludes center letter
Encourages alternative word finding
Unique puzzle twist

Features

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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.

About

Grab 5

Features

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A fun card game

Screenshots

ContraBee3 screens

Grab 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ContraBee at 11.0 against Grab 5's 18.1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ContraBee ships an update every 2 weeks, Grab 5 every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

ContraBee versus Grab 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ContraBee	Grab 5
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.1 (8 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	23.8% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	8 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks	Every 10 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	18.1
Further details — not scored
Size	16 MB	25 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Lexi Games LLC	Robbe Deboosere

In-app purchases

None

ContraBee

No in-app purchases

None

Grab 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ContraBee free?

ContraBee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Grab 5 free?

Grab 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do ContraBee or Grab 5 have ads?

Neither ContraBee nor Grab 5 shows ads.

Which is updated more often, ContraBee or Grab 5?

ContraBee ships an update every 2 weeks, and Grab 5 every 10 days. Most recently, ContraBee was updated on October 30, 2026 and Grab 5 on October 30, 2026.