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Font Awesome vs Mobile Contact Bar (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Font Awesome

Font Awesome

3.6(61)

400K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 days ago
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Mobile Contact Bar

Mobile Contact Bar

4.6(30)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 7 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Mobile Contact Bar has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 30 reviews) while Font Awesome leads in active installations (400K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Mobile Contact Bar has 145K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
►
Mobile Contact Bar4.6/5
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
◄
Mobile Contact Bar30
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
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Mobile Contact Bar10K+
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
◄
Mobile Contact Bar145K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
Mobile Contact BarN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
◄
Mobile Contact Bar7 months ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
Mobile Contact Bar2015
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
Mobile Contact Bar11 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
Mobile Contact Bar4.6+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
Mobile Contact Bar5.3+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
Mobile Contact BarFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
Mobile Contact Bar3.0.5

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

3.6/5(61 reviews)
5
59%
4
5%
3
3%
2
7%
1
26%

Mobile Contact Bar

4.6/5(30 reviews)
5
80%
4
10%
3
3%
2
0%
1
7%

Recent Reviews

Font Awesome Reviews

by ilyazzzz

It works

It’s a normal plugin, I don’t understand why its rating is so low.

by danielepais

It does exactly what it says in the tin

It worked flawlessly to add social icons onto wp navbar / top menu.

by deancs

Dangerous, written by clowns

My Pro license expired on the 5-July. On 25th July my sites went down due to PHP Fatal error: Uncaught FortAwesome\ApiTokenInvalidException: Whoops, it looks like that API Token is not valid. Try anot

Mobile Contact Bar Reviews

by Shizart

Looks great. Doesn’t work

Another great looking plugin that just does not work. Also, you have to use icons for everything. Where is the “Get a quote” icon? You need to add text and make it functional. You can’t add #anchor li

by neviosh

Highly recommend!

Excellent and very smart plugin. We could use even more icons because Font Awesome doesn’t have icon for e.g. Google Business Profile.

by gositepro

AWESOME MOBILE WORDPRESS PLUGIN

Adding “XFN attributes” option under “Add a query string parameter” would be appreciated. Thank you for your hard work and efforts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or Mobile Contact Bar more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while Mobile Contact Bar has 10K+. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or Mobile Contact Bar?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Mobile Contact Bar has a 4.6/5 rating from 30 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and Mobile Contact Bar free?
Font Awesome is free and Mobile Contact Bar is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or Mobile Contact Bar?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Font Awesome was last updated 3 days ago and Mobile Contact Bar was last updated 7 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.