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title: "OBS Studio vs ScreenPal: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or ScreenPal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording 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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# OBS Studio vs ScreenPal: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or ScreenPal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording 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**: OBS Studio and ScreenPal
- **Competitive set**: Screen recording apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **OBS Studio Share of Search**: 96.3%
- **ScreenPal Share of Search**: 0.37%

## Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or ScreenPal?

- In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than ScreenPal among screen recording apps worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 4.8M branded searches compared to ScreenPal’s 18.7K, and held a 96.3% Share of Search versus ScreenPal’s 0.37%.
- OBS Studio was ahead of ScreenPal in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OBS Studio’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording apps worldwide moved from 94.8% to 96.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.8M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ScreenPal’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording apps worldwide moved from 0.63% to 0.37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 32.1K to 18.7K.

## How did search popularity change for screen recording apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, ScreenPal rose from 5th to 4th among screen recording apps worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | OBS Studio estimated searches | OBS Studio Share of Search | OBS Studio rank | ScreenPal estimated searches | ScreenPal Share of Search | ScreenPal rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.8M | 94.8% | 1 | 32.1K | 0.63% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.3M | 95.3% | 1 | 30.3K | 0.54% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.3M | 95.7% | 1 | 24.7K | 0.44% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.7M | 96% | 1 | 21.4K | 0.31% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.9M | 95.1% | 1 | 22.9K | 0.45% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.9M | 94.1% | 1 | 26.2K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4M | 95.3% | 1 | 26.2K | 0.46% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 4.9M | 95.3% | 1 | 21.4K | 0.41% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 6M | 96.5% | 1 | 15.3K | 0.25% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.5M | 95.8% | 1 | 12.5K | 0.27% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4M | 96.3% | 1 | 15.3K | 0.33% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.8M | 96.3% | 1 | 18.7K | 0.37% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OBS Studio’s and ScreenPal’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.

- **OBS Studio**: Measured on the search terms “obs”, “obs screen recording”, “obs studio” and “obsstudio”, summed into one figure.
- **ScreenPal**: Measured on the search terms “screen pal” and “screencast o matic”, summed into one figure.

- [OBS Studio profile](/demand/global-en/brands/obs-studio)
- [ScreenPal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/screenpal)
- [All screen recording apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/screen-recording-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, OBS Studio or ScreenPal?

In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than ScreenPal among screen recording apps worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 4.8M branded searches compared to ScreenPal’s 18.7K, and held a 96.3% Share of Search versus ScreenPal’s 0.37%.

## Cite this page

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