MP3 Audio Player – Music Player… vs Audio Album (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MP3 Audio Player – Music Player…
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Audio Album has a higher user rating (5/5 from 12 reviews) while MP3 Audio Player – Music Player… leads in active installations (20K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MP3 Audio Player – Music Player… has accumulated 831K+ total downloads while Audio Album has 108K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MP3 Audio Player – Music Player… | Audio Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 297 | ◄ | 12 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 831K+ | ◄ | 108K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 9 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2013 | |
| Age | 8 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.7+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.11 | 1.5.1 |
Rating Breakdown
MP3 Audio Player – Music Player…
Audio Album
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MP3 Audio Player – Music Player… averaged approximately 199 daily downloads while Audio Album averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
MP3 Audio Player – Music Player… Reviews
Great plugin, feature-rich
Very pleased with this plugin – styles look so much better than other similar plugins I’ve tried. And the bulk upload is particularly handy – saved me a huge amount of time recently when I had to laun
Great plugin!
Does what it says it does.
Sonaar is solid.
Not perfect, but very strong. Worthy of five stars.
Audio Album Reviews
Searchable Audio Playlists!!!
Thanks to the author for publishing this and keeping it open source! One point that wasn’t brought up about it, is that with many/most other Audio Playlist plugins, there is actually no useable text i
PERFECT!
EXACTLY what I was looking for! Easy shortcode insertion, great results. Terrific plugin.
5-star plugin
Easy to use and customize!
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