WordPress plugin comparison

Animate In View vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Animate In View

by Kevin Batdorf

1K+ installs4.5

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 1K+ for Animate In View.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Animate In View about 17.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
Animate In View was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Animate In View is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for Animate In View.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Animate In View	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#5,713	#1,293
Active installs	1K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	507	2.5K
Rating	4.5(2)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.60	×1.12
Last release	2 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.3

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