--- title: "Apple Calendar vs Notion: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Apple Calendar or Notion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Calendar 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-calendar-vs-notion" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apple Calendar vs Notion: Which is searched more? Is Apple Calendar or Notion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Calendar 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**: Apple Calendar and Notion - **Competitive set**: Calendar apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apple Calendar Share of Search**: 0.05% - **Notion Share of Search**: 0.07% ## Is Apple Calendar or Notion more popular in search? - In September 2026, Notion had more branded searches than Apple Calendar among calendar apps worldwide. Notion had about 110,000 branded searches, while Apple Calendar had 74,000. Notion made up 0.07% of all calendar app searches we track, and Apple Calendar accounted for 0.05%. - Notion was ahead of Apple Calendar in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple Calendar’s share of searches among calendar apps worldwide moved from 0.04% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Notion’s share of searches among calendar apps worldwide held steady at 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K. ## Top calendar apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Apple Calendar was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Notion was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Apple Calendar was listed before Notion in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Calendar | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apple Calendar | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Fantastical | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Outlook | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Motion | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Notion | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Reclaim.ai | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Cron | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about calendar apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which calendar app should I use?": 1. Google Calendar, 2. Apple Calendar, 3. Fantastical, 4. Outlook, 5. Notion - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best calendar apps?": 1. Google Calendar, 2. Apple Calendar, 3. Outlook, 4. Fantastical, 5. Notion - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best calendar app for daily scheduling?": 1. Google Calendar, 2. Fantastical, 3. Motion, 4. Apple Calendar, 5. Reclaim.ai, 6. Outlook - Searched Google, AI Overview "calendar apps": 1. Google Calendar, 2. Apple Calendar, 3. Fantastical, 4. Outlook - Searched Google, AI Overview "shared calendar app": 1. Google Calendar, 2. Outlook Not named in any answer: Cron. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for calendar apps worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Apple Calendar worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 74K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Apple Calendar estimated searches | Apple Calendar Share of Search | Apple Calendar rank | Notion estimated searches | Notion Share of Search | Notion rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 0.04% | 5 | 110K | 0.07% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | 110K | 0.07% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | 74K | 0.05% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 0.04% | 5 | 110K | 0.07% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | 90.5K | 0.06% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | 110K | 0.07% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | 90.5K | 0.06% | 4 | | May 2026 | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | 90.5K | 0.06% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | 74K | 0.05% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 0.04% | 5 | 74K | 0.06% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 0.05% | 5 | 110K | 0.08% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 0.05% | 5 | 110K | 0.07% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple Calendar’s and Notion’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. - **Apple Calendar**: Measured on the search term “apple calendar”. - **Notion**: Measured on the search term “notion calendar”. - [Apple Calendar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-calendar) - [Notion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/notion) - [All calendar apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/calendar-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Apple Calendar or Notion more popular in search? In September 2026, Notion had more branded searches than Apple Calendar among calendar apps worldwide. Notion had about 110,000 branded searches, while Apple Calendar had 74,000. Notion made up 0.07% of all calendar app searches we track, and Apple Calendar accounted for 0.05%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apple Calendar vs Notion: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-calendar-vs-notion This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-calendar-vs-notion. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.