WordPress theme comparison
Crio vs Simple Newspaper
At a glance
- Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 80+ for Simple Newspaper.
- On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 9 times, Simple Newspaper about 1.
- Simple Newspaper has no reviews yet.
- Simple Newspaper was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Aug 19, 2026 for Crio.
- Crio has been around longer: since 2019, against 2024 for Simple Newspaper.
Line by line
Crio leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Crio |  Simple Newspaper |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #130 | #4,477 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 383 | 26 |
| Rating | 4.2(5) | No ratings |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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 colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Grid layout themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Two columns themes
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