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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “android app builder”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “android app builder”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight shows at wp.org #3 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 1244 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WPMobile.App – Android and iOS App Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (162) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Super Progressive Web Apps 40K+ · 4.6★ (225) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 AppMySite – WordPress & WooCommerce Mobile App Builder (No-Code Android & iOS App Maker) 7K+ · 4.3★ (138) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #16 ↑3 10 too low 7 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #12 ↑2 5 too low 8 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #10 ↑3 2 too low 9 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #15 ↓4 6 too low 10 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #9 ↑3 1 too high 11 Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006) wp.org #19 ↑2 8 too low 12 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #13 ↑3 1 too low 13 WappPress – Convert Site to App Fast – WordPress to Mobile App Builder 1K+ · 3.6★ (39) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ · 4.6★ (698) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud 2K+ · 3.7★ (21) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396) wp.org #22 ↑2 5 too low 18 Hyper PWA – Bringing Modern Progressive Web App Experiences 400+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #11 ↑6 7 too high 19 Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 20K+ · 4.5★ (228) wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too low 20 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 AppPresser – Mobile App Framework 900+ · 3.7★ (53) wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22 YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑2 4 too high 23 Mobile App for WooCommerce: ShopApper Mobile App Builder Service for WooCommerce 30+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too high 24 Knowband Mobile App Builder 10+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑2 4 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.