WordPress theme comparison
Ascent vs Newsmatic
At a glance
- Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Ascent.
- On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Ascent about 2.
- Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
- Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Aug 23, 2024 for Ascent.
- Ascent has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Newsmatic.
Line by line
Newsmatic leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
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