WordPress theme comparison
Hestia vs Newsphere
At a glance
- Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 2K+ for Newsphere.
- On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Newsphere about 34.
- Newsphere is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
- Newsphere was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Hestia.
- Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Newsphere.
Line by line
Hestia leads on 3 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.
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