WordPress theme comparison
Crio vs SimpleShift
At a glance
- Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for SimpleShift.
- On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 10 times, SimpleShift about 0.
- Crio is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 3.0 from 3 reviews.
- Crio was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Dec 20, 2016 for SimpleShift.
- SimpleShift has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Crio.
Line by line
Crio leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Crio |  SimpleShift |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #130 | – |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 374 | 0 |
| Rating | 4.2(5) | 3.0(3) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 10 years 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.
Tags they share
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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