WordPress plugin comparison

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed vs Social Gallery Block

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.9

Social Gallery Block

by Ronak J Vanpariya

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has more active installs: 1M+, against 20+ for Social Gallery Block.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is downloaded about 6,774 times, Social Gallery Block about 4.
Social Gallery Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 4,359 reviews.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against May 9, 2026 for Social Gallery Block.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed resolves more of its support threads: 20% in the last two months, against 0% for Social Gallery Block.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Social Gallery Block.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Social Gallery Block.

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed	Social Gallery Block
Popular rank	#61	#28,271
Active installs	1M+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	117.2K	92
Rating	4.9(4.4K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	20%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×2.46	×0.24
Last release	8 days ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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