Appful – WordPress to Native iOS/Android App in 5 Minutes
by Appful · Page Builders
Appful® is the number 1 plugin for turning your WordPress Content into a native app on iOS & Android. Over 16,000 companies and individuals trust …
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈49 estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “app”, “app builder” and “ios” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 72 average across 1,891 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 5.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,267 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 933 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 933 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| app your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| app builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ios your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mobile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress app builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “app”, “app builder” and “ios” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 4 May 2023 · 1,278 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 464 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.6y ago
latest release · v3.1.25 · 12 Apr 2024
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 3 May 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pombear3.2y ago
Appful’s WordPress plugin turned my blog into an app in no time. The setup was a breeze and the customization options are robust but easy to use. My readers love the app, and it’s a game-changer for reader engagement. If you’re a blogger looking to go mobile, I can highly recommend Appful.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.2
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use cases", "use this", "for bloggers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,479 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 50+ → 40+ down after 187 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-29 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-17 50+ → 60+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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appful Mobile App Plugin [OLD – NEW VERSION BELOW] 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D - A Add To Home Screen on iOS and PWA 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WP Smart Banner 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - I IdeaPress – Turn WordPress into Mobile Apps (Android, iPhone, WinPhone) 70+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- R Reactor: Core 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Promote mobile app on website 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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