WordPress plugin comparison

Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar vs Reading Time

Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar

by Sehrish Anam

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Reading Time

by whiletrue

200+ installs3.7

At a glance

Reading Time has more active installs: 200+, against fewer than 10 for Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar.
On a typical day, Reading Time is downloaded about 4 times, Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar about 1.
Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Reading Time was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Feb 24, 2026 for Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar.
Reading Time is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar.
Reading Time has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar.

Reading Time leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar	Reading Time
Popular rank	#56,389	#11,942
Active installs	Fewer than 10	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	70
Rating	5.0(1)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×0.40
Last release	8 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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