WordPress theme comparison
Ascent vs Graphene
At a glance
- Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Ascent.
- On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, Ascent about 2.
- Ascent is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 23 reviews, against 4.7 from 83 reviews.
- Graphene was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Aug 23, 2024 for Ascent.
- Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Ascent.
Line by line
Graphene leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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