WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Pperception
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Pperception.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Pperception about 0.
- Pperception has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Apr 19, 2018 for Pperception.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Pperception.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  Pperception |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.6K | 0 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | No ratings |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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