WordPress theme comparison
BlackBird vs Parabola
At a glance
- Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 300+ for BlackBird.
- On a typical day, Parabola is downloaded about 15 times, BlackBird about 0.
- Parabola is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews, against 2.7 from 17 reviews.
- Parabola was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Jul 19, 2019 for BlackBird.
- BlackBird has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Parabola.
Line by line
Parabola leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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