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WordPress theme comparison

Newsmatic vs Web Wave

At a glance

  • Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Web Wave.
  • On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Web Wave about 0.
  • Web Wave 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 May 23, 2023 for Web Wave.
  • Web Wave has been around longer: since 2021, against 2023 for Newsmatic.

Line by line

Newsmatic leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricNewsmaticWeb Wave
Popular rank#68–
Active installs10K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days5.7K15
Rating4.8(87)5.0(1)
Last release12 days ago3 years ago
Requires PHP5.67.0

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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