Device Detector vs Mobile Detector

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Device Detector

by Pierre Lannoy

Health B83

Mobile Detector

by Tubal

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Device Detector Mobile Detector

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Device Detector	Mobile Detector
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-33%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.91★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	2	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	11d ago ✓	13.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	322 ✓	65
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Device Detector Mobile Detector

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.