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WordPress theme comparison

Newsmatic vs StartKit

At a glance

  • Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 700+ for StartKit.
  • On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, StartKit about 40.
  • StartKit is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 35 reviews, against 4.8 from 87 reviews.
  • StartKit was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Newsmatic.
  • StartKit has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Newsmatic.

Line by line

Newsmatic leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricNewsmaticStartKit
Popular rank#68#2,148
Active installs10K+700+
Downloads, last 30 days5.7K2.8K
Rating4.8(87)5.0(35)
Last release12 days ago9 days ago
Requires PHP5.67.4

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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