--- title: "Goodbudget vs YNAB: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Goodbudget or YNAB more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Budgeting apps 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/goodbudget-vs-ynab" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Goodbudget vs YNAB: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Goodbudget or YNAB more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Budgeting apps 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**: Goodbudget and YNAB - **Competitive set**: Budgeting apps - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Goodbudget Share of Search**: 2% - **YNAB Share of Search**: 15.1% ## Is Goodbudget or YNAB more popular in search? - In September 2026, YNAB had more branded searches than Goodbudget among budgeting apps in Australia. YNAB had about 2,900 branded searches, while Goodbudget had 390. YNAB made up 15.1% of all budgeting app searches we track, and Goodbudget accounted for 2%. - YNAB was ahead of Goodbudget in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Goodbudget’s share of searches among budgeting apps in Australia moved from 4.4% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, YNAB’s share of searches among budgeting apps in Australia moved from 19.3% to 15.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 2.9K. ## Top budgeting apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Goodbudget was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. YNAB was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. YNAB was listed before Goodbudget in three out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Frollo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | WeMoney | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | YNAB | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Goodbudget | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PocketSmith | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about budgeting apps - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best budgeting app in Australia?": 1. Frollo, 2. YNAB, 3. PocketSmith, 4. WeMoney - Asked ChatGPT "Which app is best for tracking my spending?": 1. Frollo, 2. WeMoney, 3. PocketSmith, 4. YNAB - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good free budgeting app?": 1. Frollo, 2. Goodbudget, 3. WeMoney - Searched Google, AI Overview "budgeting app": 1. Frollo, 2. WeMoney, 3. Goodbudget - Searched Google, AI Overview "best budgeting app": 1. YNAB, 2. Frollo, 3. WeMoney, 4. Goodbudget 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 budgeting apps in September 2026? - In September 2026, YNAB gained share of searches among budgeting apps in Australia, from 14.1% to 15.1%. - In September 2026, Goodbudget lost share of searches among budgeting apps in Australia, from 2.9% to 2%. ## Month by month | Month | Goodbudget estimated searches | Goodbudget Share of Search | Goodbudget rank | YNAB estimated searches | YNAB Share of Search | YNAB rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 4.4% | 5 | 4.4K | 19.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 880 | 4.2% | 5 | 3.6K | 17.2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 4.8% | 5 | 3.6K | 17.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 4.5% | 5 | 5.4K | 15.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 720 | 3.1% | 5 | 3.6K | 15.5% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 720 | 2.7% | 5 | 3.6K | 13.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 720 | 2.9% | 5 | 3.6K | 14.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 590 | 2.4% | 5 | 3.6K | 14.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 480 | 2.1% | 5 | 3.6K | 16.1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 480 | 2.2% | 5 | 3.6K | 16.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 590 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.9K | 14.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 2% | 5 | 2.9K | 15.1% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Goodbudget’s and YNAB’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. - **Goodbudget**: Measured on the search term “goodbudget”. - **YNAB**: Measured on the search term “ynab”. - [Goodbudget profile](/demand/au/brands/goodbudget) - [YNAB profile](/demand/au/brands/ynab) - [All budgeting apps in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-budgeting-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Goodbudget or YNAB more popular in search? In September 2026, YNAB had more branded searches than Goodbudget among budgeting apps in Australia. YNAB had about 2,900 branded searches, while Goodbudget had 390. YNAB made up 15.1% of all budgeting app searches we track, and Goodbudget accounted for 2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Goodbudget vs YNAB: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/goodbudget-vs-ynab This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/goodbudget-vs-ynab. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.