--- title: "FlightAware vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, FlightAware or Plane Finder? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flight tracking 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/flightaware-vs-plane-finder" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # FlightAware vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, FlightAware or Plane Finder? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flight tracking 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**: FlightAware and Plane Finder - **Competitive set**: Flight tracking apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **FlightAware Share of Search**: 15.9% - **Plane Finder Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Which is more popular in search, FlightAware or Plane Finder? - In August 2026, FlightAware had more branded searches than Plane Finder among flight tracking apps in New Zealand. FlightAware was estimated to have 6.3K branded searches compared to Plane Finder’s 730, and held a 15.9% Share of Search versus Plane Finder’s 1.8%. - FlightAware was ahead of Plane Finder in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FlightAware’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand moved from 17.4% to 15.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.7K to 6.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plane Finder’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 970 to 730. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand flight tracking apps in August 2026? - In August 2026, FlightAware lost estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand, from 17.9% to 15.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Plane Finder in New Zealand fell 24.7% over 11 measured months, from 970 to 730 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | FlightAware estimated searches | FlightAware Share of Search | FlightAware rank | Plane Finder estimated searches | Plane Finder Share of Search | Plane Finder rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 7.7K | 17.4% | 2 | 970 | 2.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 7.6K | 19.5% | 2 | 1.1K | 2.7% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 9.3K | 20.1% | 2 | 1.1K | 2.4% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 9.1K | 20% | 2 | 1K | 2.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 7.3K | 16.8% | 2 | 980 | 2.3% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 8.9K | 14.4% | 2 | 1K | 1.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 7.2K | 16.8% | 2 | 820 | 1.9% | 3 | | May 2026 | 6.1K | 14.6% | 2 | 650 | 1.5% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 6.2K | 15.7% | 2 | 790 | 2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 7.7K | 17.9% | 2 | 800 | 1.9% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 6.3K | 15.9% | 2 | 730 | 1.8% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FlightAware’s and Plane Finder’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. - **FlightAware**: Measured on the search terms “24 flightaware”, “flightaware”, “flightaware apps”, “flightaware com”, “flightaware flight status”, “flightaware international”, “flightaware live”, “flightaware live flight tracker”, “flightaware near me”, “flightaware nz”, “flightaware online” and “flightaware tracker”, summed into one figure. - **Plane Finder**: Measured on the search terms “plane finder”, “plane finder flight tracker”, “plane finder near me”, “plane finder nz”, “plane finder plane tracker”, “planefinder”, “planefinder flight tracker” and “planefinder net”, summed into one figure. - [FlightAware profile](/demand/nz/brands/flightaware) - [Plane Finder profile](/demand/nz/brands/plane-finder) - [All flight tracking apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-flight-tracking-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, FlightAware or Plane Finder? In August 2026, FlightAware had more branded searches than Plane Finder among flight tracking apps in New Zealand. FlightAware was estimated to have 6.3K branded searches compared to Plane Finder’s 730, and held a 15.9% Share of Search versus Plane Finder’s 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "FlightAware vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/flightaware-vs-plane-finder This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/flightaware-vs-plane-finder. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.