70
Super Progressive Web Apps
A smooth free ride that hits some bumps in the paid lane.
HealthyGrowing
70/100
The free version works well but the paid tier suffers from bugs and poor support.
Active installs
~45,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 40k+
Rating
4.6★
224 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+11%
Growing
331 → 366 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 · +11% in the last year
331/day a year ago→366/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySuper Progressive Web Apps is a generally well-regarded plugin for easily converting WordPress sites into PWAs, but recurring complaints about broken Pro features, unresponsive refund handling, and poor support quality cast a shadow over the paid tier.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and works out of the box for most users×5
- +Stable and reliable in long-term use×2
- +Support team praised for responsiveness and thoroughness in resolving technical issues×3
- +Pro version capabilities viewed positively by satisfied buyers×2
Common complaints
- −Pro version broke site functionality and did not work as advertised×2
- −Refund process is extremely slow and requires persistent follow-up over weeks or more than a month×2
- −Support is unresponsive or dismissive, denying reported issues despite screenshot evidence×2
- −App icon cannot be changed and Pro-tier tooltip feature appears non-functional
- −No iOS add-to-home-screen banner or guide, and limited iPhone compatibility compared to alternatives
- −Plugin flagged as having unpatched security vulnerabilities and being out of date
- −Theme color bar lacks transparency support, requiring a manual code workaround
- −Install prompt does not reappear if dismissed without installing, unless browser history is cleared
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.18★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 19%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 · 224 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-11-05★★★★★Works very wel!johncal01
- 2025-06-26★★★★★Add to home button does not appearFemi Olawole
- 2024-10-08★★★★★It seems like a scam / Parece estafafelipeleveke
- 2024-10-03★★★★★Best Plugin to add PWAOddusee
- 2024-08-28★★★★★Instant Smart Web App, good stuff!DeafJoe
- 2024-07-30★★★★★The SuperPWA WordPress dev team & plugin ROCK!brilliantideasguide1-shot
- 2024-05-31★★★★★Excellent tool — and great support!angryrabbit
- 2024-05-20★★★★★El hogar que deseoapertuza
- 2024-05-07★★★★★weak plugin! expensive ]pro versionpouriahector
- 2024-03-27★★★★★I SHOULDVE READ THE REVIEW. TERRIBLE PLUG-IN AND SUPPORTrealnicewebsites
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.
389
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
377
Prior 7-day baseline
366
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
4,062
Mean release-day peak (30d)
362
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+3.2%
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.
11%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.45
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
74%
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
4.20 → 4.18★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered