WordPress plugin comparison
Block Spam Comments vs iQ Block Country
At a glance
- iQ Block Country has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Block Spam Comments.
- On a typical day, iQ Block Country is downloaded about 125 times, Block Spam Comments about 1.
- iQ Block Country is rated higher: 3.9 out of 5 from 166 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- iQ Block Country was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Mar 5, 2015 for Block Spam Comments.
- iQ Block Country is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Block Spam Comments.
- iQ Block Country has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Block Spam Comments.
Line by line
iQ Block Country leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Block Spam Comments |  iQ Block Country |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #31,910 | #1,233 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24 | 4.4K |
| Rating | 3.0(2) | 3.9(166) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.84 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free