WordPress theme comparison
Blocksy vs Understrap
Blocksy
by Creative Themes
300K+ installs5.0
Understrap
by Howard Development & Consulting
7K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Blocksy has more active installs: 300K+, against 7K+ for Understrap.
- On a typical day, Blocksy is downloaded about 3,341 times, Understrap about 26.
- Blocksy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 873 reviews, against 4.5 from 19 reviews.
- Blocksy was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Apr 2, 2024 for Understrap.
- Understrap has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Blocksy.
Line by line
Blocksy leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric | Blocksy | Understrap |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10 | – |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 165.2K | 509 |
| Rating | 5.0(873) | 4.5(19) |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Accessibility ready themes
- Top Block editor styles themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Three columns themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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