WordPress theme comparison
Cream Magazine vs Parabola
At a glance
- Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Cream Magazine.
- On a typical day, Cream Magazine is downloaded about 20 times, Parabola about 15.
- Cream Magazine is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.9 from 70 reviews.
- Cream Magazine was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Parabola.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Cream Magazine.
Line by line
Parabola leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Cream Magazine |  Parabola |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #356 | #213 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 401 | 535 |
| Rating | 5.0(12) | 4.9(70) |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Grid layout themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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