WordPress theme comparison
Shell Lite vs Spacious
At a glance
- Spacious has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Shell Lite.
- On a typical day, Spacious is downloaded about 110 times, Shell Lite about 0.
- Spacious is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 852 reviews, against 4.8 from 4 reviews.
- Spacious was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Sep 4, 2015 for Shell Lite.
- Shell Lite has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Spacious.
Line by line
Spacious leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Shell Lite |  Spacious |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #96 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3 | 3.9K |
| Rating | 4.8(4) | 4.9(852) |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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