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title: "App Radar vs Mapbox: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, App Radar or Mapbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geolocation APIs 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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# App Radar vs Mapbox: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, App Radar or Mapbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geolocation APIs 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**: App Radar and Mapbox
- **Competitive set**: Geolocation APIs
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **App Radar Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **Mapbox Share of Search**: 25.4%

## Which is more popular in search, App Radar or Mapbox?

- In August 2026, Mapbox had more branded searches than App Radar among geolocation APIs worldwide. Mapbox was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to App Radar’s 8.8K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus App Radar’s 1.7%.
- Mapbox was ahead of App Radar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, App Radar’s estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide held steady at 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.8K to 8.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mapbox’s estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide moved from 26.5% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.

## How did search popularity change for geolocation APIs worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mapbox gained estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide, from 12.7% to 25.4%.
- In August 2026, App Radar gained estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide, from 0.83% to 1.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | App Radar estimated searches | App Radar Share of Search | App Radar rank | Mapbox estimated searches | Mapbox Share of Search | Mapbox rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.8K | 1.7% | 5 | 165K | 26.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.8K | 2% | 5 | 165K | 30.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 10.9K | 2.2% | 5 | 135K | 27.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 10.9K | 2% | 5 | 165K | 30.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.8K | 1.7% | 5 | 165K | 32.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 10.9K | 2.1% | 5 | 165K | 31.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.9K | 1.6% | 5 | 165K | 28.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 8.8K | 1.6% | 5 | 165K | 29.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.9K | 1.8% | 5 | 135K | 28% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.8K | 0.83% | 5 | 135K | 12.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.8K | 1.7% | 5 | 135K | 25.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using App Radar’s and Mapbox’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.

- **App Radar**: Measured on the search terms “app radar”, “app radar aso”, “appradar” and “appradar.com”, summed into one figure.
- **Mapbox**: Measured on the search term “mapbox”.

- [App Radar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/app-radar)
- [Mapbox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mapbox)
- [All geolocation APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/geolocation-apis): 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, App Radar or Mapbox?

In August 2026, Mapbox had more branded searches than App Radar among geolocation APIs worldwide. Mapbox was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to App Radar’s 8.8K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus App Radar’s 1.7%.

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