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title: "Star Walk vs Stellarium: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Star Walk or Stellarium? 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."
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# Star Walk vs Stellarium: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Star Walk or Stellarium? 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**: Star Walk and Stellarium
- **Competitive set**: Star gazing apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Star Walk Share of Search**: 0.58%
- **Stellarium Share of Search**: 91.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Star Walk or Stellarium?

- In August 2026, Stellarium had more branded searches than Star Walk among star gazing apps worldwide. Stellarium was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Star Walk’s 1.9K, and held a 91.9% Share of Search versus Star Walk’s 0.58%.
- Stellarium was ahead of Star Walk in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Star Walk’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide moved from 0.59% to 0.58%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stellarium’s estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide moved from 90.5% to 91.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 301K.

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

- In August 2026, Stellarium gained estimated Share of Search among star gazing apps worldwide, from 88.4% to 91.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Star Walk worldwide rose 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Star Walk estimated searches | Star Walk Share of Search | Star Walk rank | Stellarium estimated searches | Stellarium Share of Search | Stellarium rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 0.59% | 5 | 246K | 90.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 0.59% | 5 | 201K | 90.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 5 | 165K | 84.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 0.84% | 5 | 201K | 89.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 1% | 5 | 201K | 86.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.48% | 5 | 246K | 90.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 0.33% | 5 | 368K | 93.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 0.57% | 5 | 201K | 88.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 0.54% | 5 | 201K | 82.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.54% | 5 | 165K | 88.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 0.58% | 5 | 301K | 91.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Star Walk’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.

- **Star Walk**: Measured on the search term “star walk app”.
- **Stellarium**: Measured on the search term “stellarium”.

- [Star Walk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/star-walk)
- [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, 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, Star Walk or Stellarium?

In August 2026, Stellarium had more branded searches than Star Walk among star gazing apps worldwide. Stellarium was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Star Walk’s 1.9K, and held a 91.9% Share of Search versus Star Walk’s 0.58%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Star Walk vs Stellarium: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/star-walk-vs-stellarium

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