WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Styles vs Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )

Gallery Styles

by Daniel Floeter

500+ installs

Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )

by Oxilab

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for Gallery Styles.
On a typical day, Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) is downloaded about 342 times, Gallery Styles about 9.
Gallery Styles has no reviews yet.
Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 30, 2026 for Gallery Styles.
Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Gallery Styles.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) has been around longer: since 2016, against 2022 for Gallery Styles.

Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Styles	Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )
Popular rank	#9,100	#1,429
Active installs	500+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	161	18K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(250)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.39	×0.99
Last release	10 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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