WordPress theme comparison
Newsmatic vs Simple and Clean
At a glance
- Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Simple and Clean.
- On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Simple and Clean about 1.
- Simple and Clean is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 87 reviews.
- Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Jul 22, 2025 for Simple and Clean.
- Simple and Clean has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Newsmatic.
Line by line
Newsmatic leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Newsmatic |  Simple and Clean |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68 | #8,291 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.8K | 12 |
| Rating | 4.8(87) | 5.0(1) |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
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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