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title: "Mathway vs Photomath: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mathway or Photomath? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Maths 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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# Mathway vs Photomath: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Mathway or Photomath? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Maths 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**: Mathway and Photomath
- **Competitive set**: Maths apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mathway Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Photomath Share of Search**: 0.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Mathway or Photomath?

- In August 2026, Mathway had more branded searches than Photomath among maths apps in New Zealand. Mathway was estimated to have 530 branded searches compared to Photomath’s 250, and held a 1.3% Share of Search versus Photomath’s 0.6%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Photomath took it in November 2025, Mathway took it in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mathway’s estimated Share of Search among maths apps in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 760 to 530.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Photomath’s estimated Share of Search among maths apps in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 0.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 580 to 250.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand maths apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mathway lost estimated Share of Search among maths apps in New Zealand, from 2% to 1.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Photomath in New Zealand fell 56.9% over 11 measured months, from 580 to 250 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Mathway estimated searches | Mathway Share of Search | Mathway rank | Photomath estimated searches | Photomath Share of Search | Photomath rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 760 | 2.2% | 5 | 580 | 1.7% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 410 | 2% | 6 | 420 | 2.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 160 | 2.5% | 5 | 120 | 1.9% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 190 | 2.1% | 5 | 170 | 1.9% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 510 | 1.1% | 5 | 360 | 0.81% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 780 | 1.1% | 5 | 480 | 0.69% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 380 | 1.1% | 5 | 230 | 0.68% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 590 | 1% | 5 | 330 | 0.58% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 850 | 1.5% | 5 | 290 | 0.52% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 500 | 2% | 5 | 170 | 0.67% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 530 | 1.3% | 5 | 250 | 0.6% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mathway’s and Photomath’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.

- **Mathway**: Measured on the search terms “mathway”, “mathway calculator”, “mathway com”, “mathway fraction calculator”, “mathway near me” and “mathway solver”, summed into one figure.
- **Photomath**: Measured on the search terms “photomath”, “photomath calculator”, “photomath com”, “photomath math”, “photomath math solver”, “photomath online” and “photomath solver”, summed into one figure.

- [Mathway profile](/demand/nz/brands/mathway)
- [Photomath profile](/demand/nz/brands/photomath)
- [All maths apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-maths-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Mathway or Photomath?

In August 2026, Mathway had more branded searches than Photomath among maths apps in New Zealand. Mathway was estimated to have 530 branded searches compared to Photomath’s 250, and held a 1.3% Share of Search versus Photomath’s 0.6%.

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