Hexiconic vs Spell the Hive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hexiconic
A relaxing word puzzle game where you form words from a hexagonal grid. With thousands of levels and no timers, it offers a calming experience to sharpen your vocabulary and progress at your own pace.
- Hexagonal word building
- Thousands of handcrafted puzzles
- No timers or pressure
- Unlock new chapters
- Earn gems for hints
- Satisfying wordplay
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Hexiconic is a relaxing word puzzle where hexagons meet your lexicon. Build words from a 7-letter honeycomb, uncover hidden answers, and reach the score goal to complete each level. With 5,000+ handcrafted puzzles, Hexiconic is made for players who want more than a once-a-day challenge. Keep playing, keep progressing, and unlock new chapters at your own pace. There are no timers and no pressure. Just satisfying wordplay, steady progression, and a clean, calming experience you can enjoy anywhere. Find extra words to earn gems, then use them for hints when a puzzle has you stuck. Whether you love spelling games, anagrams, crosswords, or word searches, Hexiconic gives you a rewarding way to sharpen your vocabulary and stay in the flow.
Spell the Hive
A multilingual word game where you find words from seven letters, including a central letter, to fill a hive. Offers unlimited puzzles, progress tracking, and definitions with no ads or tracking.
- Unlimited spelling puzzles
- English, Spanish, and Portuguese languages
- Pangrams and bonus scoring
- Definitions and word breakdowns
- Progress tracking and statistics
- Offline play
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Find words, fill the hive, and see how far your vocabulary can take you. Spell the Hive is a polished, multilingual spelling bee word game with unlimited puzzles and no ads. Create words from seven letters, always include the center letter, and hunt for special pangrams that use every letter in the hive. PLAY WITHOUT LIMITS Start a new puzzle whenever you want. There are no daily limits, energy systems, or waiting periods. FIND EVERY WORD Track everything you discover, review the words you missed, and check definitions as you play. GET A HELPING HAND Use board hints to uncover useful letter patterns. Spend earned nectar to reveal additional clues when you need them. CLIMB THE RANKS Every valid word earns points. Find longer words and pangrams to advance from Larvae all the way to Pure Honey. FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS Revisit completed puzzles, continue games in progress, track personal statistics, and collect achievements as you master the hive. PLAY IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES Switch between English, Spanish, and Portuguese from one app. Download each language pack once for offline play. MADE FOR WORD GAME LOVERS • Unlimited spelling puzzles • English, Spanish, and Portuguese • Curated word lists • Pangrams and bonus scoring • Board hints and word clues • Definitions and word breakdowns • Ranks, statistics, history, and badges • Multiple visual themes • Haptic feedback • Offline-friendly language packs • No ads • No tracking • Free to play How many words can you find?
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The clearest difference is ads: Spell the Hive at none against Hexiconic's shown. Spell the Hive also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hexiconic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hexiconic against 5.0 for Spell the Hive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexiconic has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hexiconic ships an update every 2 days, Spell the Hive every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexiconic | Spell the Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cameron Chandler | Diogo De Souza Castro |
Customer experience
Hexiconic
Spell the Hive
In-app purchases
Hexiconic
No in-app purchases
Spell the Hive
No in-app purchases
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