70
Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock
Reliable timers that might be running late on their clock promises.
HealthyDeclining
70/100
Users enjoy the simple countdowns but find the clock claims misleading and the free interface cluttered.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.7★
182 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-58%
Declining fast
169 → 72 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 58% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -58% in the last year
169/day a year ago→72/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayCountdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance, Countdown & Clock is generally praised for its simplicity, reliable performance and extensive customization, but users note misleading claims about clock features and a cluttered, upsell-heavy free interface.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and use, with a bloat-free interface×4
- +Works reliably as advertised and handles event countdowns accurately×2
- +Offers extensive customization options for timers×3
- +Responsive and helpful support team×2
- +Free version provides sufficient features for simple countdowns×2
- +Unique count-up functionality works correctly
- +Effective for event reminders and special occasions×2
Common complaints
- −Claims to provide clocks but only offers countdowns, leading to false advertising concerns
- −Free version UI is cluttered with many tabs and upsell prompts, some features unavailable without Pro
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.65★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 12%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 182 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-22★★★★★Good enoughazlanshah
- 2026-03-16★★★★★Great pluginwilstyx
- 2025-11-28★★★★★Amazing PluginClark W
- 2025-04-01★★★★★einfach supermedienverlag
- 2025-03-03★★★★★Simple, to the point and does what it sayslex03
- 2025-01-09★★★★★Simple y funcional en su versión gratuitamarcelo80ad
- 2024-12-11★★★★★Unable to add Clock, only Countdownswilliamwm
- 2024-10-09★★★★★Well-working countdown-pluginJens
- 2024-10-02★★★★★The best plugin of this natureFabrizio Van Marciano
- 2024-07-18★★★★★Great pluginredbradley
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
71
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
72
Prior 7-day baseline
58
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
69
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-1.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.12
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
89%
5★ share in analyzed sample
12%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.68 → 4.65★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered