WordPress plugin comparison

Liteweight Podcast vs Seriously Simple Transcripts

Liteweight Podcast

by bPlugins

400+ installs4.3

Seriously Simple Transcripts

by Craig Hewitt

900+ installs3.0

At a glance

Seriously Simple Transcripts has more active installs: 900+, against 400+ for Liteweight Podcast.
On a typical day, Seriously Simple Transcripts is downloaded about 12 times, Liteweight Podcast about 10.
Liteweight Podcast is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
Seriously Simple Transcripts was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jul 26, 2026 for Liteweight Podcast.
Seriously Simple Transcripts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Liteweight Podcast.
Seriously Simple Transcripts has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Liteweight Podcast.

Seriously Simple Transcripts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Liteweight Podcast	Seriously Simple Transcripts
Popular rank	#9,196	#7,203
Active installs	400+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	169	230
Rating	4.3(9)	3.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.38	×0.48
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.1	–

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