WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery for Social Photo vs Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

Gallery for Social Photo

by GhozyLab

300+ installs4.0

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has more active installs: 1M+, against 300+ for Gallery for Social Photo.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is downloaded about 6,774 times, Gallery for Social Photo about 11.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,359 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Gallery for Social Photo.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Gallery for Social Photo.

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery for Social Photo	Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed
Popular rank	#10,350	#61
Active installs	300+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	240	117.2K
Rating	4.0(3)	4.9(4.4K)
Support threads resolved	–	20%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×2.46
Last release	14 days ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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