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WordPress theme comparison

Compass vs Hemingway

At a glance

  • Hemingway has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Compass.
  • On a typical day, Hemingway is downloaded about 20 times, Compass about 0.
  • Hemingway is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 47 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
  • Hemingway was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jul 26, 2019 for Compass.
  • Hemingway has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Compass.

Line by line

Hemingway leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricCompassHemingway
Popular rank–#184
Active installs200+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days44.4K
Rating3.5(2)4.6(47)
Last release7 years ago7 days ago
Requires PHP–5.6

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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