WordPress theme comparison
Academic vs Ashe
At a glance
- Ashe has more active installs: 30K+, against 200+ for Academic.
- On a typical day, Ashe is downloaded about 267 times, Academic about 1.
- Academic is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 304 reviews.
- Ashe was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jun 5, 2026 for Academic.
- Academic has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Ashe.
Line by line
Ashe leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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