HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency… vs Event Countdown for The Events Calendar (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency…
20K+ active installs
Free
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar
3.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 166 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency… has accumulated 503K+ total downloads while Event Countdown for The Events Calendar has 86K+. HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency… | Event Countdown for The Events Calendar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 166 | ◄ | 46 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 503K+ | ◄ | 86K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 4 weeks ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Age | 8 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 7.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.14.3 | 1.5.2 |
Rating Breakdown
HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency…
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency… averaged approximately 116 daily downloads while Event Countdown for The Events Calendar averaged 126.
Recent Reviews
HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency… Reviews
Very Good – Thank you!
Impressed and grateful. Thank you – it works perfectly on my website Best wishes from Hamburg Will
oops! display is broken with 6.9 and 6.9.1
6.9.1 — The hurrytimer display works perfectly with 6.8.3 but not with later versions thus far. I do not believe this is a defect with the plugin, since 6.9.1 also does not handle horizontal navigati
Works like a bomb!
I’m so impressed with this Hurry Timer plugin! I used it over Christmas for my season sale countdown and then again on New Year’s Day for a flash sale countdown, and it worked like a bomb! I definitel
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar Reviews
A great little addition
It’s a nice simple feature that creates an automatic countdown for my events. Thank you
Countown
Very cool feature!
4 stars for what it is, 5 stars if it could get what I want.
Very easy to use, makes a lot of sense.But it seems to be very rigid (but I’m a non-developer, who knows maybe a code monkey can do more with it). There seems to be an option for language translati
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