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WordPress theme comparison

Blocksy vs WP Simple

At a glance

  • Blocksy has more active installs: 300K+, against 400+ for WP Simple.
  • On a typical day, Blocksy is downloaded about 3,341 times, WP Simple about 0.
  • Blocksy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 873 reviews, against 3.1 from 16 reviews.
  • Blocksy was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Dec 19, 2016 for WP Simple.
  • WP Simple has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Blocksy.

Line by line

Blocksy leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricBlocksyWP Simple
Popular rank#10–
Active installs300K+400+
Downloads, last 30 days168.2K9
Rating5.0(873)3.1(16)
Last release11 days ago10 years ago
Requires PHP7.0–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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