Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy… vs Intagrate Lite (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy…
1.0M+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 4,335 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0M+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy… has accumulated 50M+ total downloads while Intagrate Lite has 162K+. Intagrate Lite has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 77%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy… | Intagrate Lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 4,335 | ◄ | 27 |
| Active Installs | 1.0M+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 50M+ | ◄ | 162K+ |
| Support Resolution | 77% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2012 | |
| Age | 12 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.1+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.5+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.10.1 | 1.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy…
Intagrate Lite
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy… averaged approximately 18,040 daily downloads while Intagrate Lite averaged 16.
Recent Reviews
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy… Reviews
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Great plugin and support (free version)
This plugin is great to display an Instagram feed, I use it on many websites! The free version works like a charm.Recently, I encountered an issue on a website involving fatal errors. I contacted supp
Great Social Feed
Really nice plugin for showing the Instagram feed on my site. Setup was quick and feed synced without issues. Looks clean on the page and updates automatically. Works smoothly so far. tnx devs.
Intagrate Lite Reviews
Doesn’t work
When trying to connect to Instagram, I get this alert: Invalid scope: user_profile. Seems to be like this for a while now.
Excellent plugin and support
Highly recommended! Ig is often changing its API and this plugin has support that is able to help with it very quickly.
One of a kind plugin – great support
I’ve not found any other plugin that does what this one does. The developer is quite responsive as well. Unfortunately, Instagram makes it hard on him with their constand API changes and limitations
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