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title: "Star gazing apps: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the apps used to explore the night sky. Share of Search among Stellarium, Night Sky, Star Walk, SkySafari and SkyView, the star gazing apps Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/categories/star-gazing-apps"
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# Star gazing apps: Which are searched most?

Compare the apps used to explore the night sky. Share of Search among Stellarium, Night Sky, Star Walk, SkySafari and SkyView, the star gazing apps Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Star gazing apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Stellarium, 62.6%

## Which brand is most popular in search among star gazing apps worldwide?

- In August 2026, Stellarium was the most searched among star gazing apps worldwide, with an estimated 301K branded searches and 62.6% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Night Sky is in 2nd place, 32.5 percentage points behind at 30.1% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stellarium’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide increased from 50.1% to 62.6%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Night Sky’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide decreased from 43% to 30.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stellarium’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide peaked at 64.3% in April 2026 and was lowest at 43.7% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Night Sky’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide peaked at 47% in January 2026 and was lowest at 30.1% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Star Walk’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide peaked at 5.6% in December 2025 and was lowest at 2.8% in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SkySafari’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide peaked at 2.6% in December 2025 and was lowest at 1.2% in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SkyView’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide peaked at 2.4% in February 2026 and was lowest at 0.89% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Star Walk, SkySafari and SkyView held steady: their estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Stellarium vs Night Sky: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/night-sky-vs-stellarium): 62.6% against 30.1% Share of Search.
- [Stellarium vs Star Walk: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/star-walk-vs-stellarium): 62.6% against 4.2% Share of Search.
- [Night Sky vs Star Walk: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/night-sky-vs-star-walk): 30.1% against 4.2% Share of Search.

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

- In August 2026, Stellarium gained estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide, from 49.4% to 62.6%.
- In August 2026, Night Sky lost estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide, from 43.4% to 30.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SkyView worldwide rose 50% over 11 measured months, from 4.4K to 6.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SkySafari worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Stellarium | 62.6% | 301K | +82.4% | Stellarium |
| 2 | Night Sky | 30.1% | 145K | 0.0% | Night Sky |
| 3 | Star Walk | 4.2% | 20K | +52.7% | Star Walk |
| 4 | SkySafari | 1.7% | 8.1K | +50.0% | SkySafari |
| 5 | SkyView | 1.4% | 6.6K | +22.2% | SkyView |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Stellarium | 246K | 50.1% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Night Sky | 211K | 43% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Star Walk | 19.7K | 4% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | SkySafari | 9.9K | 2% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | SkyView | 4.4K | 0.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Stellarium | 201K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Night Sky | 173K | 42.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Star Walk | 19.4K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | SkySafari | 8.1K | 2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | SkyView | 3.6K | 0.89% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Night Sky | 175K | 46.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Stellarium | 165K | 43.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Star Walk | 21K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | SkySafari | 9.9K | 2.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | SkyView | 6.6K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Night Sky | 209K | 47% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Stellarium | 201K | 45.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Star Walk | 20K | 4.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | SkySafari | 8.1K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | SkyView | 6.6K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Stellarium | 201K | 48.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Night Sky | 177K | 42.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Star Walk | 20.5K | 4.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | SkyView | 9.9K | 2.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | SkySafari | 6.6K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Stellarium | 246K | 54.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Night Sky | 175K | 38.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Star Walk | 19.4K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | SkySafari | 8.1K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | SkyView | 6.6K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Stellarium | 368K | 64.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Night Sky | 175K | 30.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Star Walk | 16.1K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | SkySafari | 6.6K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | SkyView | 6.6K | 1.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Stellarium | 201K | 49.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Night Sky | 177K | 43.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Star Walk | 16.1K | 4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | SkyView | 6.6K | 1.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | SkySafari | 5.4K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Stellarium | 201K | 47.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Night Sky | 192K | 45.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Star Walk | 16.1K | 3.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | SkyView | 8.1K | 1.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | SkySafari | 5.4K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Stellarium | 165K | 49.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Night Sky | 145K | 43.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Star Walk | 13.1K | 3.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | SkySafari | 5.4K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | SkyView | 5.4K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Stellarium | 301K | 62.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Night Sky | 145K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Star Walk | 20K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | SkySafari | 8.1K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | SkyView | 6.6K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Night Sky | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | SkySafari | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | SkyView | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Star Walk | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Stellarium | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Night Sky**: Measured on the search terms “night sky” and “night sky app”, summed into one figure.
- **SkySafari**: Measured on the search term “skysafari”.
- **SkyView**: Measured on the search term “skyview app”.
- **Star Walk**: Measured on the search terms “star walk” and “star walk app”, summed into one figure.
- **Stellarium**: Measured on the search term “stellarium”.

- [Night Sky](/demand/global-en/brands/night-sky)
- [SkySafari](/demand/global-en/brands/skysafari)
- [SkyView](/demand/global-en/brands/skyview)
- [Star Walk](/demand/global-en/brands/star-walk)
- [Stellarium](/demand/global-en/brands/stellarium)

## 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 brand is most popular in search among star gazing apps worldwide?

In August 2026, Stellarium was the most searched among star gazing apps worldwide, with an estimated 301K branded searches and 62.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Star gazing apps: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/star-gazing-apps

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