WordPress theme comparison
Hemingway vs OceanWP
At a glance
- OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 10K+ for Hemingway.
- On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Hemingway about 20.
- OceanWP is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 5,720 reviews, against 4.6 from 47 reviews.
- Hemingway was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 26, 2026 for OceanWP.
- Hemingway has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for OceanWP.
Line by line
OceanWP leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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
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- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
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- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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