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title: "Anki vs Brainscape: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Anki or Brainscape? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flashcard apps set worldwide. 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."
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# Anki vs Brainscape: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Anki or Brainscape? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flashcard apps set worldwide. 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**: Anki and Brainscape
- **Competitive set**: Flashcard apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Anki Share of Search**: 16.4%
- **Brainscape Share of Search**: 0.81%

## Which is more popular in search, Anki or Brainscape?

- In August 2026, Anki had more branded searches than Brainscape among flashcard apps worldwide. Anki was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Brainscape’s 40.5K, and held a 16.4% Share of Search versus Brainscape’s 0.81%.
- Anki was ahead of Brainscape in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Anki’s estimated Share of Search among flashcard apps worldwide moved from 8.1% to 16.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Brainscape’s estimated Share of Search among flashcard apps worldwide moved from 0.89% to 0.81%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for flashcard apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Anki lost estimated Share of Search among flashcard apps worldwide, from 26.1% to 16.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Brainscape worldwide fell 55.2% over 11 measured months, from 90.5K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Anki estimated searches | Anki Share of Search | Anki rank | Brainscape estimated searches | Brainscape Share of Search | Brainscape rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 8.1% | 2 | 90.5K | 0.89% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 9.7% | 2 | 74K | 0.88% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 673K | 8.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 0.73% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 9.7% | 2 | 74K | 0.88% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 9.8% | 2 | 74K | 0.88% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 823K | 9.7% | 2 | 74K | 0.88% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 11.7% | 2 | 60.5K | 0.86% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 823K | 11.7% | 2 | 60.5K | 0.86% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 16.3% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.98% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 26.1% | 2 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 16.4% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.81% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Anki’s and Brainscape’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.

- **Anki**: Measured on the search term “anki”.
- **Brainscape**: Measured on the search term “brainscape”.

- [Anki profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anki)
- [Brainscape profile](/demand/global-en/brands/brainscape)
- [All flashcard apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-flashcard-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Anki or Brainscape?

In August 2026, Anki had more branded searches than Brainscape among flashcard apps worldwide. Anki was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Brainscape’s 40.5K, and held a 16.4% Share of Search versus Brainscape’s 0.81%.

## Cite this page

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