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WordPress theme comparison

RAD vs Twenty Sixteen

At a glance

  • Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 30+ for RAD.
  • On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,272 times, RAD about 0.
  • RAD is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
  • Twenty Sixteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Aug 1, 2017 for RAD.
  • Twenty Sixteen has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for RAD.

Line by line

Twenty Sixteen leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricRADTwenty Sixteen
Popular rank–#30
Active installs30+90K+
Downloads, last 30 days393.4K
Rating5.0(1)4.1(83)
Last release9 years ago2 months ago
Requires PHP–5.2.4

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