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Hemingway vs Rowling

At a glance

  • Hemingway has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Rowling.
  • On a typical day, Hemingway is downloaded about 20 times, Rowling about 5.
  • Rowling is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.6 from 47 reviews.
  • Rowling was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Hemingway.
  • Hemingway has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Rowling.

Line by line

Hemingway leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricHemingwayRowling
Popular rank#184#1,190
Active installs10K+2K+
Downloads, last 30 days4.4K184
Rating4.6(47)5.0(20)
Last release7 days agotoday
Requires PHP5.65.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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