SweepWidget vs Simple Giveaways

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

SweepWidget

by SweepWidget

Health A85

Simple Giveaways

by Igor Benic

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

SweepWidget Simple Giveaways

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	SweepWidget	Simple Giveaways
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-20% ✓
Overall health	A · 85	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.11★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	14	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	223	258 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

SweepWidget Simple Giveaways

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.