WordPress theme comparison
Ares vs Phlox
At a glance
- Phlox has more active installs: 30K+, against 700+ for Ares.
- On a typical day, Phlox is downloaded about 106 times, Ares about 1.
- Phlox is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 867 reviews, against 3.2 from 9 reviews.
- Phlox was updated more recently: Aug 1, 2026, against Jan 10, 2019 for Ares.
- Ares has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Phlox.
Line by line
Phlox leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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