WordPress plugin comparison

Flow-Flow Social Streams vs Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

Flow-Flow Social Streams

by Looks Awesome

7K+ installs3.3

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 7K+ for Flow-Flow Social Streams.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is downloaded about 6,774 times, Flow-Flow Social Streams about 66.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,359 reviews, against 3.3 from 100 reviews.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jul 20, 2026 for Flow-Flow Social Streams.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed resolves more of its support threads: 20% in the last two months, against 0% for Flow-Flow Social Streams.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Flow-Flow Social Streams.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Flow-Flow Social Streams.

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Flow-Flow Social Streams	Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed
Popular rank	#2,481	#61
Active installs	7K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.4K	109.8K
Rating	3.3(100)	4.9(4.4K)
Support threads resolved	0%	20%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.68	×2.46
Last release	3 months ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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