On the measured data here, WP Custom Admin Interface leads on more dimensions (3 vs 0). Pick ShiftNav if one of the points where it leads is what you need.

Where WP Custom Admin Interface leads

Higher average rating: 4.7★ vs 4.6★.
More published reviews: 160 vs 68.
Ranks higher in Menu: #14 vs #24 of 505.

How this is generated

Built only from the WordPress Plugin Directory listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu audit • WP Custom Admin Interface audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu	WP Custom Admin Interface
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	sevenspark	Northern Beaches Websites

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu

WP Custom Admin Interface

Shared

Menu#24 of 505

Menu#14 of 505

Shared

Keyword	ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu	WP Custom Admin Interface
live support	Not ranked	#655

4. App details

Long-form description

ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu

ShiftNav is an awesome mobile menu for WordPress. It looks and acts like native app off-canvas slide-out menus for popular apps like Facebook, Gmail, etc. ShiftNav Demo – see how it works Get started: ShiftNav Quick Setup Guide Feature Overview Native App-Style Menus Automatic Integration Light & Dark Skins Works with the WordPress 3 Menu System Touch-enabled CSS3 Transitions produce smooth animations on mobile devices Configurable Knowledgebase Want to take your menu to the next level? Go Pro Browser Compatibility ShiftNav will open with a slide transition with browsers that support it. For browsers that don’t fully support CSS3 transforms, the menu will fall back to non-animated open/close functionality.

WP Custom Admin Interface

With WP Custom Admin Interface you can easily customize the WordPress admin menu and toolbar and customize the admin and login interfaces. But we’re just getting started! WP Custom Admin Interface provides a whole range of awesome admin features which other plugins will charge you for – this plugin is completely free. WP Custom Admin Interface provides an awesome and simple interface to customize the backend of WordPress to provide a more customized experience for you and your clients or customers. WordPress administrators who manage multiple websites will appreciate the simple plugin settings export feature which will enable you to deploy customizations to multiple sites you manage. Custom admin menu features Seamlessly re-arrange menu items with a drag and drop interface Easily rename any menu item Drag and drop top level menu items to sub level menu items and vice versa. Move any menu item anywhere! Create new menu items and drag them to any position Change the icon of any top level menu item from over 230 Dashicons or you can even upload your own icon! Change more advanced properties like custom CSS classes, capability access and link target of any menu item Add separators to space out top level menus Restore a menu to the last save or to the standard WordPress menu Using the simple condition builder easily apply the custom menu to select roles or users! Custom toolbar features, NEW in v4 Add new menu items to the toolbar Remove existing items from the toolbar Re-order toolbar items Move toolbar items to any level of the menu Rename toolbar titles and links Restore the toolbar to the last save or to the standard WordPress toolbar Using the simple condition builder easily apply the custom toolbar to select roles or users! All the other great features Change the login screen background color Change the login screen logo Add a custom favicon to the backend and frontend of your website Change the link and button colors Customize the footer text which appears on every admin page and use a variety of nifty shortcodes like [year] to show the current year (for use in copyright text). Remove the WordPress version number from the footer Remove the admin toolbar from displaying on the frontend of WordPress Add custom admin CSS Add custom login CSS Add custom Javascript/jQuery Add custom PHP to WordPress Add custom CSS and Javascript/jQuery to the frontend of WordPress Create a coming soon/maintenance page with custom content and set a future expiry date to make your site live Hide plugins from displaying for certain users and roles Hide users from displaying for certain users and roles Hide sidebars from displaying for certain users and roles Hide meta boxes from all post types including custom post types as well as the dashboard page! Create a custom admin notice which can be displayed to select users/profiles and with an expiry date Create a custom dashboard widget Disable automatic updates Disable plugin updates Disable Gutenberg block editor Export and import settings We hope you enjoy WP Custom Admin Interface! For support please see the help tab in the plugin settings. Upgrade to pro Upgrade to Custom Admin Interface Pro to create multiple menus, toolbars, notices, admin/frontend code, dashboard widgets, hidden plugins, hidden metaboxes, hidden sidebars and hidden users! Easily export your settings to a file and roll back revisions of your edits. Get more settings in a new intuitive design built from the ground up. Learn more about Custom Admin Interface Pro here

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu or WP Custom Admin Interface?

WP Custom Admin Interface has the higher average rating (4.7★ from 160 reviews) compared to ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu (4.6★ from 68 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu or WP Custom Admin Interface?

WP Custom Admin Interface holds the higher average rating (4.7★ 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.

Which is faster to set up, ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu or WP Custom Admin Interface?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; WP Custom Admin Interface has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (160 vs 68).

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WordPress Plugin Directory data. What it can show: ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu has 68 published reviews; WP Custom Admin Interface has 160 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu and WP Custom Admin Interface?

Migration support varies by app and category. ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu and WP Custom Admin Interface 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 ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu vs WP Custom Admin Interface