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title: "Gaia GPS vs Komoot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Gaia GPS or Komoot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hiking and tramping 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."
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# Gaia GPS vs Komoot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Gaia GPS or Komoot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hiking and tramping 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**: Gaia GPS and Komoot
- **Competitive set**: Hiking and tramping apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Gaia GPS Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Komoot Share of Search**: 6.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Gaia GPS or Komoot?

- In August 2026, Komoot had more branded searches than Gaia GPS among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand. Komoot was estimated to have 620 branded searches compared to Gaia GPS’s 170, and held a 6.6% Share of Search versus Gaia GPS’s 1.8%.
- Komoot was ahead of Gaia GPS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gaia GPS’s estimated Share of Search among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand moved from 2.4% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 240 to 170.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Komoot’s estimated Share of Search among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand moved from 7.7% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 780 to 620.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hiking and tramping apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Komoot gained estimated Share of Search among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand, from 5.7% to 6.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Gaia GPS in New Zealand fell 29.2% over 11 measured months, from 240 to 170 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Gaia GPS estimated searches | Gaia GPS Share of Search | Gaia GPS rank | Komoot estimated searches | Komoot Share of Search | Komoot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 240 | 2.4% | 4 | 780 | 7.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 250 | 2.3% | 4 | 740 | 6.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 260 | 2.2% | 4 | 930 | 7.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 300 | 2.1% | 4 | 950 | 6.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 250 | 2% | 4 | 940 | 7.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 230 | 1.8% | 4 | 770 | 6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 200 | 1.6% | 4 | 790 | 6.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 210 | 2.1% | 4 | 640 | 6.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 170 | 1.8% | 4 | 540 | 5.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 160 | 1.7% | 4 | 530 | 5.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 170 | 1.8% | 4 | 620 | 6.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gaia GPS’s and Komoot’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.

- **Gaia GPS**: Measured on the search terms “gaia gps”, “gaia gps new zealand”, “gaia gps nz”, “gaia gps online”, “gaiagps”, “gaiagps com” and “gaiagps hiking app”, summed into one figure.
- **Komoot**: Measured on the search terms “komoot”, “komoot com”, “komoot hiking app”, “komoot near me”, “komoot new zealand”, “komoot nz” and “komoot online”, summed into one figure.

- [Gaia GPS profile](/demand/nz/brands/gaia-gps)
- [Komoot profile](/demand/nz/brands/komoot)
- [All hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hiking-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, Gaia GPS or Komoot?

In August 2026, Komoot had more branded searches than Gaia GPS among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand. Komoot was estimated to have 620 branded searches compared to Gaia GPS’s 170, and held a 6.6% Share of Search versus Gaia GPS’s 1.8%.

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