WordPress plugin comparison

Event Countdown for The Events Calendar vs Simple Countdown Timer

Event Countdown for The Events Calendar

by Narinder Singh

3K+ installs4.6

Simple Countdown Timer

by GrandPlugins

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Event Countdown for The Events Calendar has more active installs: 3K+, against 1K+ for Simple Countdown Timer.
On a typical day, Event Countdown for The Events Calendar is downloaded about 74 times, Simple Countdown Timer about 29.
Simple Countdown Timer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 48 reviews.
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Sep 6, 2026 for Simple Countdown Timer.
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Countdown Timer.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Simple Countdown Timer.

Event Countdown for The Events Calendar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Event Countdown for The Events Calendar	Simple Countdown Timer
Popular rank	#3,990	#5,254
Active installs	3K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.7K	547
Rating	4.6(48)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.84	×0.63
Last release	5 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.0.0

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