Animate It! vs Rotating Lightbox Gallery (2026)

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

Animate It!

Animate It!

4.9(127)

30K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Animate It!
VS
Rotating Lightbox Gallery

Rotating Lightbox Gallery

1(2)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 12 years ago
View Rotating Lightbox Gallery

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Animate It! has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 127 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Animate It! has accumulated 726K+ total downloads while Rotating Lightbox Gallery has 18K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery1/5
Total Reviews
127Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery2
Active Installs
30K+Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery10
Total Downloads
726K+Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery18K+
Support Resolution
0%Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox GalleryN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoAnimate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery12 years ago
First Released
2014Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery2012
Age
12 yearsAnimate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery14 years
WP Requires
4.7.0+Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery2.8+
PHP Requires
false+Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Galleryfalse+
Business Model
FreeAnimate It!
Rotating Lightbox GalleryFree
Latest Version
3.0.4Animate It!
Rotating Lightbox Gallery1.0

Rating Breakdown

Animate It!

4.9/5(127 reviews)
5
95%
4
2%
3
1%
2
2%
1
1%

Rotating Lightbox Gallery

1/5(2 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
100%

Recent Reviews

Animate It! Reviews

by freakymood

Exactly what I was looking for

This is exactly what I needed! A simple and easy tool that animates basically anything.

by pilar101

Does Not Work!

I was so hopeful this plugin could do Exit Animations on Elementor, but it doesn’t. In fact, it does absolutely nothing. I installed and activated this plugin, navigated to the Motion Effects Advanced

by mfarooqi

Amazing.. quick, simple and Free

This is really an amazing small animation plugin which literally made my all custom css ads templates in the website. Now wherever I need, I can use them. I have one suggestion, if you could please ad

Rotating Lightbox Gallery Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Animate It! or Rotating Lightbox Gallery more popular?
Animate It! has 30K+ active installations while Rotating Lightbox Gallery has 10. Animate It! is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Animate It! or Rotating Lightbox Gallery?
Animate It! has a 4.9/5 rating from 127 reviews, while Rotating Lightbox Gallery has a 1/5 rating from 2 reviews.
Are Animate It! and Rotating Lightbox Gallery free?
Animate It! is free and Rotating Lightbox Gallery is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Animate It! or Rotating Lightbox Gallery?
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?
Animate It! was last updated 4 months ago and Rotating Lightbox Gallery was last updated 12 years ago.

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