WordPress theme comparison
Responsive vs Startup Blog
At a glance
- Responsive has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for Startup Blog.
- On a typical day, Responsive is downloaded about 530 times, Startup Blog about 9.
- Startup Blog is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews, against 4.7 from 559 reviews.
- Responsive was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Startup Blog.
- Responsive has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Startup Blog.
Line by line
Responsive leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Responsive |  Startup Blog |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #152 | #2,527 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33.7K | 316 |
| Rating | 4.7(559) | 4.9(38) |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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 Blog themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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