Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
| Mobile Contact Bar | Simple Side Tab | |
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| Metric | Mobile Contact Bar | Simple Side Tab |
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| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 30 | 22 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Free plan | — | — |
Simple Side Tab edges out Mobile Contact Bar on rating (4.8★ vs 4.6★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage site owners who need fast install and low risk should default to Simple Side Tab; mid-market and enterprise site owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Mobile Contact Bar's 30-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Simple Side Tab's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Mobile Contact Bar audit • Simple Side Tab audit
| Keyword | Mobile Contact Bar | Simple Side Tab |
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| contact | #27 | Not ranked |
| faq | Not ranked | #78 |
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Simple Side Tab has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 22 reviews) compared to Mobile Contact Bar (4.6★ from 30 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Simple Side Tab holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Mobile Contact Bar has the deeper published review base (30 vs 22), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Mobile Contact Bar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (30 reviews). Simple Side Tab typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (22 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Mobile Contact Bar and Simple Side Tab both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Simple Side Tab" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
