Seriously Simple Podcasting vs Podcast Searcher by Clarify

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

Seriously Simple Podcasting

by Craig Hewitt

Health A93

Podcast Searcher by Clarify

by caseysoftware

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Seriously Simple Podcasting Podcast Searcher by Clarify

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	Seriously Simple Podcasting	Podcast Searcher by Clarify
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 93 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	82/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.69★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	329 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	16d ago ✓	11.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	25.2K ✓	24
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Seriously Simple Podcasting Podcast Searcher by Clarify

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.