WP API vs Appful

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

WP API

by myflashlab

Health D42

Appful

by Appful

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

WP APIAppful

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	WP API	Appful
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	40–50 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 42	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	15/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.70★	3.98★ ✓
Reviews	2 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	14.4y ago	2.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	35	111 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	0.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Page Builders

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

Release activity

WP APIAppful

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.