WordPress theme comparison
Pen vs Phlox
At a glance
- Phlox has more active installs: 30K+, against 2K+ for Pen.
- On a typical day, Phlox is downloaded about 106 times, Pen about 8.
- Pen is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 49 reviews, against 4.8 from 867 reviews.
- Phlox was updated more recently: Aug 1, 2026, against Apr 3, 2025 for Pen.
- Phlox has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Pen.
Line by line
Phlox leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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