WordPress theme comparison
OceanWP vs Spice Software Dark
At a glance
- OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 600+ for Spice Software Dark.
- On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Spice Software Dark about 5.
- OceanWP is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 5,720 reviews, against 3.3 from 3 reviews.
- OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jul 28, 2025 for Spice Software Dark.
- OceanWP has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Spice Software Dark.
Line by line
OceanWP leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  OceanWP |  Spice Software Dark |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9 | #1,804 |
| Active installs | 400K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 122.6K | 126 |
| Rating | 4.9(5.7K) | 3.3(3) |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Accessibility ready themes
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom menu themes
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- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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