WordPress theme comparison
Clean Retina vs ColorMag
At a glance
- ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 700+ for Clean Retina.
- On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 584 times, Clean Retina about 3.
- Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
- ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jun 19, 2026 for Clean Retina.
- Clean Retina has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for ColorMag.
Line by line
ColorMag leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Clean Retina |  ColorMag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,710 | #67 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 85 | 21.9K |
| Rating | 4.9(69) | 4.9(1.6K) |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 9 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.4 |
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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