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WordPress theme comparison

Kadence vs MyStem

At a glance

  • Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 60+ for MyStem.
  • On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, MyStem about 0.
  • MyStem is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 456 reviews.
  • Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Nov 1, 2018 for MyStem.
  • MyStem has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Kadence.

Line by line

Kadence leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricKadenceMyStem
Popular rank#5–
Active installs500K+60+
Downloads, last 30 days125.2K2
Rating4.9(456)5.0(2)
Last release4 days ago8 years ago
Requires PHP7.4–

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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