WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Countdown Timer vs Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events

Simple Countdown Timer

by GrandPlugins

1K+ installs5.0

Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events

by Alex Polonski

200+ installs3.7

At a glance

Simple Countdown Timer has more active installs: 1K+, against 200+ for Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events.
On a typical day, Simple Countdown Timer is downloaded about 29 times, Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events about 4.
Simple Countdown Timer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Simple Countdown Timer was updated more recently: Sep 6, 2026, against Jan 12, 2020 for Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events.
Simple Countdown Timer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events.
Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Simple Countdown Timer.

Simple Countdown Timer leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Countdown Timer	Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events
Popular rank	#5,266	#11,799
Active installs	1K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	557	61
Rating	5.0(2)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×0.63	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0.0	–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.