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Garmin Connect vs SportsPress

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

SportsPress is the safest pick: health A · 89 against 42 for Garmin Connect, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Garmin Connect	SportsPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 42	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	97/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	1	369 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.3y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	38	3.7K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-33%	+2%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	1.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

Garmin ConnectSportsPress

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.