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title: "Flighty vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Flighty 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/flighty-vs-plane-finder"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Flighty vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Flighty 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**: Flighty and Plane Finder
- **Competitive set**: Flight tracking apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Flighty Share of Search**: 0.93%
- **Plane Finder Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Flighty or Plane Finder?

- In August 2026, Plane Finder had more branded searches than Flighty among flight tracking apps in New Zealand. Plane Finder was estimated to have 730 branded searches compared to Flighty’s 370, and held a 1.8% Share of Search versus Flighty’s 0.93%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Flighty took it in November 2025, Plane Finder took it in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flighty’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand moved from 1% to 0.93%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450 to 370.
- 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?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Plane Finder in New Zealand fell 24.7% over 11 measured months, from 970 to 730 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Flighty in New Zealand fell 17.8% over 11 measured months, from 450 to 370 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flighty estimated searches | Flighty Share of Search | Flighty rank | Plane Finder estimated searches | Plane Finder Share of Search | Plane Finder rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 450 | 1% | 4 | 970 | 2.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.7K | 4.3% | 3 | 1.1K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 780 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.1K | 2.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 590 | 1.3% | 4 | 1K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 540 | 1.3% | 4 | 980 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 580 | 0.94% | 4 | 1K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 460 | 1.1% | 4 | 820 | 1.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 490 | 1.2% | 4 | 650 | 1.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 430 | 1.1% | 4 | 790 | 2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 380 | 0.88% | 4 | 800 | 1.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 370 | 0.93% | 4 | 730 | 1.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Flighty**: Measured on the search terms “app flighty”, “flighty”, “flighty black friday”, “flighty com”, “flighty flight tracker”, “flighty online” and “my flighty”, 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.

- [Flighty profile](/demand/nz/brands/flighty)
- [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, Flighty or Plane Finder?

In August 2026, Plane Finder had more branded searches than Flighty among flight tracking apps in New Zealand. Plane Finder was estimated to have 730 branded searches compared to Flighty’s 370, and held a 1.8% Share of Search versus Flighty’s 0.93%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Flighty vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/flighty-vs-plane-finder

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