Comparison

SpellingHive vs Hivethrum

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

Head to head
About

SpellingHive

Engage in a daily word game designed to sharpen your mind with unlimited spelling challenges. Enjoy a clean interface with helpful hints and progress tracking. It offers a pure, distraction-free experience for word game enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Unlimited daily puzzles
  • Interactive hints
  • Progress tracking
  • Autosave functionality
  • Clean, minimalist interface
Features
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Think you’ve got what it takes to become a spelling bee champion? This clean, fast, and addictively playable word game brings daily brain-boosting fun—no ads, no paywalls, no nonsense. Dive into an endless stream of challenges. Whether you're aiming for Genius or chasing the perfect pangram, this app is built for word lovers who want more. Features: • Puzzles that mimic classic game everyone loves • Unlimited random puzzles for non-stop wordplay • Interactive hints that guide, not spoil • Progress tracking and autosave — pick up right where you left off • Clean, minimalist interface with no distractions • Coming soon: multiplayer, leaderboards, cloud saves, and custom puzzle modes Whether you're a spelling bee aficionado or just looking for a satisfying word game to keep your mind sharp, this app delivers an experience that’s simple, smart, and built with love by word nerds—for word nerds.

About

Hivethrum

Features
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Hivethrum is the daily honeycomb word game for everyone who loves letters. Every day a new honeycomb with 7 letters is waiting for you. Build as many words as possible – each word must contain the orange center letter and be at least 4 letters long. Letters may be used as often as you like. Every puzzle contains at least one pangram: a word that uses all 7 letters. Can you find it? TWO LANGUAGES, TWO SETS OF PUZZLES • 500 English honeycombs • 500 German honeycombs – the app follows your iPhone's language • Progress is stored separately for each language FEATURES • A new puzzle every day • Archive: replay all previous puzzles anytime • 9 ranks from Beginner to Hive Master • Timer with pause function • Your progress is saved automatically • Fully playable offline NO CATCH • Free, no ads, no in-app purchases • No registration, no data collection Published by Dyslexia Research Center USA. Word games are a wonderful workout for language skills and attention.

Screenshots

SpellingHive3 screens
Hivethrum4 screens

Verdict

The call

SpellingHive and Hivethrum are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SpellingHive versus Hivethrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpellingHiveHivethrum
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTres SpicherDachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V.

In-app purchases

None

SpellingHive

No in-app purchases

None

Hivethrum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpellingHive free?
SpellingHive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hivethrum free?
Hivethrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpellingHive or Hivethrum have ads?
Neither SpellingHive nor Hivethrum shows ads.

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