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WordPress theme comparison

Ares vs Crio

At a glance

  • Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 700+ for Ares.
  • On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 9 times, Ares about 1.
  • Crio is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 3.2 from 9 reviews.
  • Crio was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jan 10, 2019 for Ares.
  • Ares has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Crio.

Line by line

Crio leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricAresCrio
Popular rank–#130
Active installs700+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days14383
Rating3.2(9)4.2(5)
Last release7 years ago2 months ago
Requires PHP–5.6

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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