WordPress theme comparison
application vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for application.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, application about 0.
- application has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against May 9, 2014 for application.
- application has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Lightning.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  application |  Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #28 |
| Active installs | 90+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8 | 19.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(12) |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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