WordPress plugin comparison

Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads vs Simple Radio Forty Two

Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads

by codepeople

200+ installs5.0

Simple Radio Forty Two

by Thomas Lloancy

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads has more active installs: 200+, against 10+ for Simple Radio Forty Two.
On a typical day, Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads is downloaded about 9 times, Simple Radio Forty Two about 3.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Simple Radio Forty Two was updated more recently: Aug 29, 2026, against Aug 14, 2026 for Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Simple Radio Forty Two.

Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads	Simple Radio Forty Two
Popular rank	#12,531	#30,051
Active installs	200+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	187	56
Rating	5.0(3)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.19
Last release	2 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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