State of Astro theme speed — September 2026
As of 2026-09-31, 1,045 Astro themes have Google Lighthouse speed scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile speed score is 91 (desktop 100); 546 themes (52%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is 3dinterior by Tarik @Nearmelab at 100, then 8-BitQuest at 100 and Academia at 100. Among the themes first tested in September 2026, the best for mobile speed is 3dinterior at 100.
Top Astro themes for speed
Highest mobile speed score as of 2026-09-31; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3dinterior · Tarik @Nearmelab | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 2 | 8-BitQuest · AstroCraftThemes | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 3 | Academia · Andrei Alba | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 4 | Academic Portfolio Astro · Rubén | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 5 | Aether · Manmeet Singh | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 6 | AIAgency · Noel | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 7 | Alexander’s astro tailwind daisyui starter · Alexander Holbreich thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 8 | Almanac · kpab | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 9 | Antares · 失迹 thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 10 | Astral Portfolio · Nicola Bolton | 100 | 100 | Paid |
New this month
Themes first tested in September 2026, best first.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3dinterior · Tarik @Nearmelab | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 2 | 8-BitQuest · AstroCraftThemes | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 3 | Academia · Andrei Alba | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 4 | Academic Portfolio Astro · Rubén | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 5 | Aether · Manmeet Singh | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 6 | AIAgency · Noel | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 7 | Alexander’s astro tailwind daisyui starter · Alexander Holbreich thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 8 | Almanac · kpab | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 9 | Antares · 失迹 thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 10 | Astral Portfolio · Nicola Bolton | 100 | 100 | Paid |
Trending
The biggest changes in mobile speed between a theme's latest test and its last test at least a week earlier. A move of 3 points or more counts; Lighthouse varies by a point or two between runs.
Not enough re-tests yet: trending needs a theme measured at least a week apart, and the score history began on 2026-09-11. This section fills in as themes are re-measured.
Falling
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | Change | From → to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astro Citrus · Artem Kutsan | 66 | 99 | Free | -32 | 98 → 66 since 2026-09-12 |
| 2 | Veltro · Getastrothemes | 72 | 99 | Paid | -18 | 98 → 80 since 2026-09-12 |
| 3 | Neuron · Golden UI | 82 | 96 | Paid | -17 | 100 → 83 since 2026-09-12 |
| 4 | Travellian - Travel Agency Landing Page · Oleg | 100 | 100 | Free | -16 | 99 → 83 since 2026-09-12 |
| 5 | Slateon · Waida Studio | 83 | 100 | Paid | -16 | 98 → 82 since 2026-09-12 |
Distribution
How all 1,045 tested Astro themes fall across Google's bands.
About this report
Scores are Google Lighthouse performance scores from the PageSpeed Insights API, run against each theme's own demo store — the home page and, on store platforms, a collection and a product page — on a simulated mid-range phone and on desktop. A theme's score is the median of its presets; a preset's is the mean of its pages. Every run is kept, and a theme's page shows its history. This month is closed; its numbers no longer change. Read the full methodology, or see the live Astro speed ranking.
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