WordPress theme comparison
Parabola vs PopularFX
At a glance
- PopularFX has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Parabola.
- On a typical day, PopularFX is downloaded about 152 times, Parabola about 15.
- Parabola is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews, against 4.6 from 115 reviews.
- Parabola was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Aug 13, 2025 for PopularFX.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for PopularFX.
Line by line
PopularFX leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
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