WordPress plugin comparison
Comfortable Reading vs Reading Time
At a glance
- Comfortable Reading has more active installs: 1K+, against 200+ for Reading Time.
- On a typical day, Comfortable Reading is downloaded about 11 times, Reading Time about 4.
- Reading Time is rated higher: 3.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.6 from 11 reviews.
- Reading Time was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Dec 19, 2017 for Comfortable Reading.
- Reading Time is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Comfortable Reading.
- Reading Time has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Comfortable Reading.
Line by line
Reading Time leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Comfortable Reading |  Reading Time |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,346 | #11,954 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 285 | 72 |
| Rating | 3.6(11) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.40 |
| Last release | 9 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.
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