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WordPress theme comparison

Iwata vs Neve

At a glance

  • Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 100+ for Iwata.
  • On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,117 times, Iwata about 0.
  • Iwata is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,284 reviews.
  • Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Iwata.
  • Iwata has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Neve.

Line by line

Neve leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricIwataNeve
Popular rank#7,156#16
Active installs100+200K+
Downloads, last 30 days96124.1K
Rating5.0(5)4.7(1.3K)
Last release7 days ago3 days ago
Requires PHP5.47.0

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