WordPress theme comparison
Friyan vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Friyan.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Friyan about 0.
- Lightning is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Dec 9, 2020 for Friyan.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Friyan.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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