--- title: "Applaws vs Black Hawk: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Applaws or Black Hawk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat food brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/applaws-vs-black-hawk" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Applaws vs Black Hawk: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Applaws or Black Hawk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat food brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Applaws and Black Hawk - **Competitive set**: Cat food brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Applaws Share of Search**: 10.4% - **Black Hawk Share of Search**: 1.7% ## Is Applaws or Black Hawk more popular in search? - In September 2026, Applaws had more branded searches than Black Hawk among cat food brands in Australia. Applaws had about 6,000 branded searches, while Black Hawk had 1,000. Applaws made up 10.4% of all cat food brand searches we track, and Black Hawk accounted for 1.7%. - Applaws was ahead of Black Hawk in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Applaws’ share of searches among cat food brands in Australia moved from 13.9% to 10.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.3K to 6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Black Hawk’s share of searches among cat food brands in Australia moved from 2.2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1K. ## Top cat food brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Black Hawk was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Applaws was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Black Hawk was listed before Applaws in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Royal Canin | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Hill's | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Fancy Feast | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Feline Natural | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Black Hawk | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Whiskas | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Advance | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ZIWI Peak | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Felix | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Dine | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Applaws | 11th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Optimum | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cat food brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cat food in Australia?": 1. Hill's, 2. Royal Canin, 3. Advance, 4. Feline Natural, 5. Black Hawk - Asked ChatGPT "Which cat food is best for an indoor cat?": 1. Royal Canin, 2. Hill's, 3. Advance - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good wet food for a fussy cat?": 1. Royal Canin, 2. Fancy Feast, 3. Applaws - Searched Google, AI Overview "cat food": 1. Whiskas, 2. Black Hawk, 3. Royal Canin, 4. Felix, 5. Fancy Feast, 6. Dine, 7. Feline Natural, 8. ZIWI Peak, 9. Hill's - Searched Google, AI Overview "best cat food": 1. Royal Canin, 2. Hill's, 3. ZIWI Peak, 4. Feline Natural, 5. Fancy Feast Not named in any answer: Optimum. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia cat food brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Applaws gained share of searches among cat food brands in Australia, from 9.8% to 10.4%. - In September 2026, Black Hawk rose from 11th to 10th among cat food brands in Australia. ## Month by month | Month | Applaws estimated searches | Applaws Share of Search | Applaws rank | Black Hawk estimated searches | Black Hawk Share of Search | Black Hawk rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.3K | 13.9% | 4 | 1K | 2.2% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 5.2K | 11.3% | 5 | 1.3K | 2.8% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 4.9K | 10.9% | 5 | 880 | 1.9% | 11 | | Jan 2026 | 5.2K | 9.9% | 5 | 1K | 1.9% | 12 | | Feb 2026 | 4.2K | 9.2% | 5 | 1K | 2.2% | 12 | | Mar 2026 | 5.2K | 9.6% | 5 | 1K | 1.9% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 5.2K | 10.3% | 5 | 880 | 1.8% | 12 | | May 2026 | 5.2K | 10% | 5 | 1K | 1.9% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 5.2K | 8.9% | 5 | 880 | 1.5% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 5.2K | 9.7% | 5 | 880 | 1.6% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | 5.2K | 9.8% | 5 | 880 | 1.7% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | 6K | 10.4% | 5 | 1K | 1.7% | 10 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Applaws’ and Black Hawk’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Applaws**: Measured on the search terms “applaws” and “applaws cat food”, summed into one figure. - **Black Hawk**: Measured on the search term “black hawk cat food”. - [Applaws profile](/demand/au/brands/applaws) - [Black Hawk profile](/demand/au/brands/black-hawk) - [All cat food brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-cat-food-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Applaws or Black Hawk more popular in search? In September 2026, Applaws had more branded searches than Black Hawk among cat food brands in Australia. Applaws had about 6,000 branded searches, while Black Hawk had 1,000. Applaws made up 10.4% of all cat food brand searches we track, and Black Hawk accounted for 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Applaws vs Black Hawk: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/applaws-vs-black-hawk This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/applaws-vs-black-hawk. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.