Smart App Banner vs Retina @2x

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

Smart App Banner

by stephend

Health D51

Retina @2x

by Wouter Postma

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Smart App Banner Retina @2x

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	Smart App Banner	Retina @2x
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	-13% ✓
Overall health	D · 51 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	18/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.05★	4.27★ ✓
Reviews	3	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.4y ago ✓	9.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	98 ✓	92
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smart App Banner Retina @2x

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.