--- title: "Epic vs Reading Eggs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Epic or Reading Eggs? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kids reading apps set in New Zealand. 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/nz/compare/epic-vs-reading-eggs" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epic vs Reading Eggs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Epic or Reading Eggs? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kids reading apps set in New Zealand. 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**: Epic and Reading Eggs - **Competitive set**: Kids reading apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Epic Share of Search**: 36.8% - **Reading Eggs Share of Search**: 61.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Epic or Reading Eggs? - In August 2026, Reading Eggs had more branded searches than Epic among kids reading apps in New Zealand. Reading Eggs was estimated to have 34.1K branded searches compared to Epic’s 20.5K, and held a 61.2% Share of Search versus Epic’s 36.8%. - Reading Eggs was ahead of Epic in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epic’s estimated Share of Search among kids reading apps in New Zealand moved from 36.6% to 36.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.6K to 20.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Reading Eggs’ estimated Share of Search among kids reading apps in New Zealand moved from 61.6% to 61.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.9K to 34.1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand kids reading apps in August 2026? - In August 2026, Epic gained estimated Share of Search among kids reading apps in New Zealand, from 32.6% to 36.8%. - In August 2026, Reading Eggs lost estimated Share of Search among kids reading apps in New Zealand, from 65.4% to 61.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Epic estimated searches | Epic Share of Search | Epic rank | Reading Eggs estimated searches | Reading Eggs Share of Search | Reading Eggs rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 16.6K | 36.6% | 2 | 27.9K | 61.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 24.3K | 41.3% | 2 | 33.9K | 57.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 7.6K | 36.9% | 2 | 12.7K | 61.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 12.9% | 2 | 7.5K | 85.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 38.8% | 2 | 34.3K | 59.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 32.1K | 38.2% | 2 | 50.8K | 60.4% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 11.4K | 32.5% | 2 | 22.9K | 65.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 25K | 41.6% | 2 | 33.9K | 56.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 25K | 41.4% | 2 | 34K | 56.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 11.5K | 32.6% | 2 | 23K | 65.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 20.5K | 36.8% | 2 | 34.1K | 61.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epic’s and Reading Eggs’ 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. - **Epic**: Measured on the search terms “epic books for kids”, “epic reading”, “epic reading app”, “epic reading free”, “epic reading online”, “getepic” and “getepic classcode”, summed into one figure. - **Reading Eggs**: Measured on the search terms “abc reading eggs learn to read”, “reading eggs app”, “reading eggs cost”, “reading eggs games”, “reading eggs learning”, “reading eggs maths”, “reading eggs mathseeds”, “reading eggs near me”, “reading eggs nz”, “reading eggs online”, “reading eggs reading app”, “readingeggs”, “readingeggs co nz”, “readingeggs free”, “readingeggs maths” and “readingeggs nz”, summed into one figure. - [Epic profile](/demand/nz/brands/epic) - [Reading Eggs profile](/demand/nz/brands/reading-eggs) - [All kids reading apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-kids-reading-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Epic or Reading Eggs? In August 2026, Reading Eggs had more branded searches than Epic among kids reading apps in New Zealand. Reading Eggs was estimated to have 34.1K branded searches compared to Epic’s 20.5K, and held a 61.2% Share of Search versus Epic’s 36.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epic vs Reading Eggs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/epic-vs-reading-eggs This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/epic-vs-reading-eggs. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.