--- title: "PhotoPills: search popularity worldwide" description: "PhotoPills is a star gazing app. 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/global-en/brands/photopills" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # PhotoPills: search popularity worldwide PhotoPills is a star gazing app. 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 - **Brand**: PhotoPills - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among star gazing apps**: 2% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Star gazing apps | 6 | 2% | 9.9K | - [Star gazing apps](/demand/global-en/categories/star-gazing-apps) ## Top star gazing apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, PhotoPills was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. PhotoPills is the seventh most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stellarium | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Star Walk | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SkySafari | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sky Guide | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sky Tonight | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Night Sky | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PhotoPills | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SkyView | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about star gazing apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which star gazing app should I use?": 1. Stellarium, 2. Star Walk, 3. SkySafari, 4. Sky Guide, 5. Night Sky - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best star gazing apps?": 1. Stellarium, 2. Star Walk, 3. SkySafari, 4. Sky Tonight, 5. PhotoPills, 6. Night Sky - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best star gazing app for the night sky?": 1. Stellarium, 2. Sky Guide, 3. Sky Tonight, 4. Star Walk, 5. Night Sky - Searched Google, AI Overview "star gazing apps": 1. Stellarium, 2. SkySafari, 3. Star Walk, 4. Sky Guide, 5. PhotoPills - Searched Google, AI Overview "star map app": 1. SkySafari, 2. Stellarium, 3. Star Walk, 4. Sky Guide, 5. SkyView Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for PhotoPills changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for PhotoPills worldwide held steady at 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PhotoPills’ share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide peaked at 3.7% in August 2026 and was lowest at 1.6% in April 2026. ## How did search popularity change for star gazing apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Night Sky gained share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide, from 29.5% to 35%. - In September 2026, Sky Tonight lost share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide, from 5.6% to 2.5%. - In September 2026, PhotoPills lost share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide, from 3.7% to 2%. - In September 2026, Star Walk lost share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide, from 3.4% to 2.7%. - SkyView’s share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.7% to 0.9% in September 2026. - In September 2026, Sky Guide rose from 4th to 3rd among star gazing apps worldwide. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 1.8% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 2% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 2.1% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Star gazing apps | 8.1K | 1.7% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 1.8% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 1.6% | 6 | | May 2026 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 2.2% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 2.1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 2.6% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Star gazing apps | 22.2K | 3.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Star gazing apps | 9.9K | 2% | 6 | ## How are PhotoPills’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PhotoPills’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “photopills” ## Which star gazing apps compete with PhotoPills? - [Stellarium](/demand/global-en/brands/stellarium) - [Night Sky](/demand/global-en/brands/night-sky) - [Sky Guide](/demand/global-en/brands/sky-guide): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/photopills-vs-sky-guide - [Star Walk](/demand/global-en/brands/star-walk): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/photopills-vs-star-walk - [Sky Tonight](/demand/global-en/brands/sky-tonight): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/photopills-vs-sky-tonight - [SkySafari](/demand/global-en/brands/skysafari): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/photopills-vs-skysafari - [SkyView](/demand/global-en/brands/skyview): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/photopills-vs-skyview ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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