WordPress theme comparison
Cocktail vs Twenty Sixteen
At a glance
- Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 500+ for Cocktail.
- On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,272 times, Cocktail about 1.
- Twenty Sixteen is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 83 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
- Twenty Sixteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jun 3, 2025 for Cocktail.
- Twenty Sixteen has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Cocktail.
Line by line
Twenty Sixteen leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Cocktail |  Twenty Sixteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,205 | #30 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 25 | 93.4K |
| Rating | 2.5(2) | 4.1(83) |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2.4 |
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