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Chic Lite vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 3K+ for Chic Lite.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Chic Lite about 23.
  • Chic Lite is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 31, 2026 for Chic Lite.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Chic Lite.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricChic LiteHestia
Popular rank#404#31
Active installs3K+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days59155.7K
Rating5.0(10)4.8(563)
Last release7 months ago11 days ago
Requires PHP7.45.4.0

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