ACF Photo Gallery Field vs WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
ACF Photo Gallery Field
60K+ active installs
Free
WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor
6.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 83 reviews) while ACF Photo Gallery Field leads in active installations (60K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. ACF Photo Gallery Field has accumulated 638K+ total downloads while WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor has 86K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | ACF Photo Gallery Field | WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 29 | ► | 83 |
| Active Installs | 60K+ | ◄ | 6.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 638K+ | ◄ | 86K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 4 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2019 | |
| Age | 10 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 4.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.1 | 0.5.3 |
Rating Breakdown
ACF Photo Gallery Field
WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, ACF Photo Gallery Field averaged approximately 195 daily downloads while WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
ACF Photo Gallery Field Reviews
Excelent free option for ACF photo gallery field
I have been using ACF Photo Gallery Field for about 4 years now, and it worked excelent. I use it with Elementor Pro and custom templates, and I am able to access the dinamic data in the gallery field
Too buggy
Does not work inside ACF fields groups. Simply does not saving any selected images. Also, if a lot images was added, sometimes spontaneously losing all of them when saving the post. Updated 05.1
Great solution! It works perfectly! thanks Devs!
It works perfectly! thanks Devs! This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by pedrocunhaweb.
WP Paint – WordPress Image Editor Reviews
Recent Use
I needed to add and position some text over an image and this plugin did the trick. Exactly what I needed. I hope that this plugin is tested for compatibility with WordPress 6.9 so that potential use
An excellent tool
WP Paint is a great addition to the standard editor in the WP media library. I wouldn’t want to be without it now.
Great Tool
Nice to work with
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