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Hemingway vs Lovecraft

At a glance

  • Hemingway has more active installs: 10K+, against 8K+ for Lovecraft.
  • On a typical day, Lovecraft is downloaded about 26 times, Hemingway about 20.
  • Lovecraft is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 4.6 from 47 reviews.
  • Lovecraft was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Hemingway.
  • Hemingway has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Lovecraft.

Line by line

Hemingway leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricHemingwayLovecraft
Popular rank#183#328
Active installs10K+8K+
Downloads, last 30 days4.3K1.9K
Rating4.6(47)5.0(17)
Last release7 days ago1 day ago
Requires PHP5.65.4

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