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title: "Mealime vs Paprika: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mealime or Paprika? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recipe 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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# Mealime vs Paprika: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Mealime or Paprika? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recipe 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**: Mealime and Paprika
- **Competitive set**: Recipe apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mealime Share of Search**: 36%
- **Paprika Share of Search**: 29.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Mealime or Paprika?

- In August 2026, Mealime had more branded searches than Paprika among recipe apps worldwide. Mealime was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Paprika’s 6.6K, and held a 36% Share of Search versus Paprika’s 29.3%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Mealime took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mealime’s estimated Share of Search among recipe apps worldwide moved from 5.2% to 36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Paprika’s estimated Share of Search among recipe apps worldwide moved from 6.4% to 29.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 6.6K.

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

- In August 2026, Mealime gained estimated Share of Search among recipe apps worldwide, from 31.6% to 36%.
- In August 2026, Paprika lost estimated Share of Search among recipe apps worldwide, from 31.6% to 29.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Mealime estimated searches | Mealime Share of Search | Mealime rank | Paprika estimated searches | Paprika Share of Search | Paprika rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 5.2% | 3 | 9.9K | 6.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 3.6% | 3 | 12.1K | 6.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 6% | 3 | 12.1K | 10.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 5.2% | 3 | 14.8K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 19.4% | 3 | 8.1K | 23.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 6.6K | 27.6% | 3 | 8.1K | 33.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 31.7% | 1 | 6.6K | 31.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 31.6% | 1 | 6.6K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 36% | 1 | 6.6K | 29.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mealime’s and Paprika’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.

- **Mealime**: Measured on the search term “mealime”.
- **Paprika**: Measured on the search term “paprika app”.

- [Mealime profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mealime)
- [Paprika profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paprika)
- [All recipe apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/recipe-apps): 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, Mealime or Paprika?

In August 2026, Mealime had more branded searches than Paprika among recipe apps worldwide. Mealime was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Paprika’s 6.6K, and held a 36% Share of Search versus Paprika’s 29.3%.

## Cite this page

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