WordPress theme comparison
Bare vs Responsive
At a glance
- Responsive has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for Bare.
- On a typical day, Responsive is downloaded about 496 times, Bare about 0.
- Bare has no reviews yet.
- Responsive was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against May 10, 2011 for Bare.
- Bare has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Responsive.
Line by line
Responsive leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Bare |  Responsive |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #151 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2 | 33.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(559) |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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