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 …
52 health vs 73 average across 605 Page Builders plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 826 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2023-05-04 · 1,170 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
29
now · peak 464
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-05-03 · 1,167 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-07 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-04-02 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-29 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-03-23 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-03-18 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-17 50+ → 60+ up after 83 days in band
- 2025-12-24 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-12-19 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Smart Banner 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - I IdeaPress – Turn WordPress into Mobile Apps (Android, iPhone, WinPhone) 80+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- R Reactor: Core 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- M Mobile Detect For CSS 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Arewa APK Apps Manager 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
App Redirect 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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