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title: "GarageBand vs Reaper: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GarageBand or Reaper? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Audio editing software 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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# GarageBand vs Reaper: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, GarageBand or Reaper? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Audio editing software 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**: GarageBand and Reaper
- **Competitive set**: Audio editing software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **GarageBand Share of Search**: 16.3%
- **Reaper Share of Search**: 2.7%

## Which is more popular in search, GarageBand or Reaper?

- In August 2026, GarageBand had more branded searches than Reaper among audio editing software worldwide. GarageBand was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Reaper’s 49.5K, and held a 16.3% Share of Search versus Reaper’s 2.7%.
- GarageBand was ahead of Reaper in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GarageBand’s estimated Share of Search among audio editing software worldwide held steady at 16.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Reaper’s estimated Share of Search among audio editing software worldwide moved from 2.2% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for audio editing software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Reaper lost estimated Share of Search among audio editing software worldwide, from 3.2% to 2.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GarageBand worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 368K to 301K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | GarageBand estimated searches | GarageBand Share of Search | GarageBand rank | Reaper estimated searches | Reaper Share of Search | Reaper rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 16.3% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 368K | 16.4% | 2 | 60.5K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 368K | 19% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 368K | 18.4% | 2 | 60.5K | 3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 19% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 19% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 19.3% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 19% | 2 | 60.5K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 16.3% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 16% | 2 | 49.5K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 301K | 16.3% | 2 | 49.5K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GarageBand’s and Reaper’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.

- **GarageBand**: Measured on the search term “garageband”.
- **Reaper**: Measured on the search term “reaper daw”.

- [GarageBand profile](/demand/global-en/brands/garageband)
- [Reaper profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reaper)
- [All audio editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/audio-editing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, GarageBand or Reaper?

In August 2026, GarageBand had more branded searches than Reaper among audio editing software worldwide. GarageBand was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Reaper’s 49.5K, and held a 16.3% Share of Search versus Reaper’s 2.7%.

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