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title: "Photopea vs VSCO: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Photopea or VSCO? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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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# Photopea vs VSCO: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Photopea or VSCO? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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**: Photopea and VSCO
- **Competitive set**: Photo editing apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Photopea Share of Search**: 40%
- **VSCO Share of Search**: 8.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Photopea or VSCO?

- In September 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than VSCO among photo editing apps worldwide. Photopea was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to VSCO’s 692K, and held a 40% Share of Search versus VSCO’s 8.3%.
- Photopea was ahead of VSCO in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Photopea’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide moved from 39.5% to 40%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, VSCO’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide moved from 8.1% to 8.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 842K to 692K.

## How did search popularity change for photo editing apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Photopea gained estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps worldwide, from 38.6% to 40%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for VSCO worldwide fell 17.8% over 12 measured months, from 842K to 692K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Photopea estimated searches | Photopea Share of Search | Photopea rank | VSCO estimated searches | VSCO Share of Search | VSCO rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 39.5% | 1 | 842K | 8.1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.4M | 34.7% | 1 | 842K | 8.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.4M | 36% | 1 | 844K | 9.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.4M | 36.1% | 1 | 846K | 9.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 38.1% | 1 | 693K | 7.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 36.1% | 1 | 847K | 9.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 36.1% | 1 | 697K | 7.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 36.2% | 1 | 701K | 7.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.4M | 38.1% | 1 | 698K | 7.9% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.4M | 38.9% | 1 | 696K | 8.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4M | 38.6% | 1 | 695K | 8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.4M | 40% | 1 | 692K | 8.3% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Photopea’s and VSCO’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.

- **Photopea**: Measured on the search term “photopea”.
- **VSCO**: Measured on the search terms “app vsco”, “vsco”, “vsco app”, “vsco apps”, “vsco co”, “vsco filter app”, “vsco mobile app”, “vsco photo filter” and “vsco photo filters”, summed into one figure.

- [Photopea profile](/demand/global-en/brands/photopea)
- [VSCO profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vsco)
- [All photo editing apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-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, Photopea or VSCO?

In September 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than VSCO among photo editing apps worldwide. Photopea was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to VSCO’s 692K, and held a 40% Share of Search versus VSCO’s 8.3%.

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