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MailChimp Forms by MailMunch
Great for growing lists but watch out for the sneaky paywalls.
HealthyGrowing
67/100
The forms work well. Many users feel the free version is a misleading bait for paid features.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.6★
372 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+21%
Growing
49 → 60 installs/day
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
Growing · +21% in the last year
49/day a year ago→60/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayMailChimp Forms by MailMunch is regarded as an easy-to-use, functional plugin with helpful support, but users frequently criticize its misleading free claim and paywalls that block essential features.
What people like
- +Prompt and effective tech support
- +Works properly and is easy to implement×3
- +Free version provides many functionalities
- +Mobile-friendly designs are praised
- +Effective for lead capture and subscriber list growth×2
Common complaints
- −Free claim is misleading; account can be blocked and contacts download requires payment×3
- −Requires extensive personal information to create a form, perceived as data harvesting
- −Plugin often fails to work, with loading issues and inability to create simple subscribe forms×2
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.47★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 19%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-04-152025-05-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 372 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-08-15★★★★★Awesome Product Right Out the BoxKevin Moore
- 2024-04-22★★★★★Not Free, bait you and then Paywallricardobhmx1-shot
- 2024-03-19★★★★★It's not Freehappycoloringhub
- 2023-01-25★★★★★Good productmhdigita
- 2022-12-01★★★★★Great Customer Servicedonallen
- 2022-10-10★★★★★New subscriptions!elenaferro
- 2022-10-10★★★★★Work perflectlyaromatiquefleuriste94
- 2022-06-29★★★★★Data miningTom-Sec1
- 2022-06-29★★★★★BAIT AND SWITCHJohnny Zakhara
- 2021-11-25★★★★★awesomeasepsadya
Releases
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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.
55
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
54
Prior 7-day baseline
50
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
254
Mean release-day peak (30d)
55
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+1.9%
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.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.83
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
86%
5★ share in analyzed sample
19%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.52 → 4.47★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered