--- title: "Sky Guide vs Stellarium: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Sky Guide or Stellarium more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Star gazing 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/sky-guide-vs-stellarium" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sky Guide vs Stellarium: Which is searched more? Is Sky Guide or Stellarium more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Star gazing 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**: Sky Guide and Stellarium - **Competitive set**: Star gazing apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Sky Guide Share of Search**: 4.6% - **Stellarium Share of Search**: 50.6% ## Is Sky Guide or Stellarium more popular in search? - In September 2026, Stellarium had more branded searches than Sky Guide among star gazing apps worldwide. Stellarium had about 246,000 branded searches, while Sky Guide had 22,200. Stellarium made up 50.6% of all star gazing app searches we track, and Sky Guide accounted for 4.6%. - Stellarium was ahead of Sky Guide in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sky Guide’s share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide moved from 4.8% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stellarium’s share of searches among star gazing apps worldwide moved from 43.9% to 50.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. ## Top star gazing apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Stellarium appeared in all five answers. Sky Guide was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Stellarium was listed before Sky Guide in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stellarium | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Star Walk | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SkySafari | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sky Guide | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sky Tonight | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Night Sky | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PhotoPills | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SkyView | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about star gazing apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which star gazing app should I use?": 1. Stellarium, 2. Star Walk, 3. SkySafari, 4. Sky Guide, 5. Night Sky - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best star gazing apps?": 1. Stellarium, 2. Star Walk, 3. SkySafari, 4. Sky Tonight, 5. PhotoPills, 6. Night Sky - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best star gazing app for the night sky?": 1. Stellarium, 2. Sky Guide, 3. Sky Tonight, 4. Star Walk, 5. Night Sky - Searched Google, AI Overview "star gazing apps": 1. Stellarium, 2. SkySafari, 3. Star Walk, 4. Sky Guide, 5. PhotoPills - Searched Google, AI Overview "star map app": 1. SkySafari, 2. Stellarium, 3. Star Walk, 4. Sky Guide, 5. SkyView Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for star gazing apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Sky Guide rose from 4th to 3rd among star gazing apps worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Sky Guide estimated searches | Sky Guide Share of Search | Sky Guide rank | Stellarium estimated searches | Stellarium Share of Search | Stellarium rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 4.8% | 4 | 246K | 43.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 5.4% | 3 | 201K | 40.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 4.7% | 3 | 165K | 35.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 3 | 201K | 40.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 4.7% | 3 | 201K | 43% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 5% | 3 | 246K | 45.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 4.3% | 3 | 368K | 59% | 1 | | May 2026 | 27.1K | 5.9% | 3 | 201K | 43.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 3 | 201K | 41.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 5.8% | 3 | 165K | 43.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 4.6% | 4 | 301K | 50.8% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 3 | 246K | 50.6% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sky Guide’s and Stellarium’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. - **Sky Guide**: Measured on the search term “sky guide”. - **Stellarium**: Measured on the search term “stellarium”. - [Sky Guide profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sky-guide) - [Stellarium profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stellarium) - [All star gazing apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/star-gazing-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 Sky Guide or Stellarium more popular in search? In September 2026, Stellarium had more branded searches than Sky Guide among star gazing apps worldwide. Stellarium had about 246,000 branded searches, while Sky Guide had 22,200. Stellarium made up 50.6% of all star gazing app searches we track, and Sky Guide accounted for 4.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Sky Guide vs Stellarium: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/sky-guide-vs-stellarium This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/sky-guide-vs-stellarium. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.