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title: "Mathway vs Symbolab: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mathway or Symbolab? 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 Symbolab: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Mathway or Symbolab? 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 Symbolab
- **Competitive set**: Maths apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mathway Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Symbolab Share of Search**: 2.9%

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

- In August 2026, Symbolab had more branded searches than Mathway among maths apps in New Zealand. Symbolab was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Mathway’s 530, and held a 2.9% Share of Search versus Mathway’s 1.3%.
- Symbolab was ahead of Mathway in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- 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, Symbolab’s estimated Share of Search among maths apps in New Zealand moved from 3.1% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1.2K.

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

- In August 2026, Symbolab lost estimated Share of Search among maths apps in New Zealand, from 4.2% to 2.9%.
- In August 2026, Mathway lost estimated Share of Search among maths apps in New Zealand, from 2% to 1.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Mathway estimated searches | Mathway Share of Search | Mathway rank | Symbolab estimated searches | Symbolab Share of Search | Symbolab rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 760 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.1K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 410 | 2% | 6 | 640 | 3.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 160 | 2.5% | 5 | 230 | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 190 | 2.1% | 5 | 300 | 3.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 510 | 1.1% | 5 | 790 | 1.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 780 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.5K | 2.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 380 | 1.1% | 5 | 670 | 2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 590 | 1% | 5 | 1.1K | 2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 850 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3K | 2.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 500 | 2% | 5 | 1.1K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 530 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2K | 2.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mathway’s and Symbolab’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.
- **Symbolab**: Measured on the search terms “symbolab”, “symbolab calculator”, “symbolab com”, “symbolab equation solver”, “symbolab math”, “symbolab math solver” and “symbolab solver”, summed into one figure.

- [Mathway profile](/demand/nz/brands/mathway)
- [Symbolab profile](/demand/nz/brands/symbolab)
- [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 Symbolab?

In August 2026, Symbolab had more branded searches than Mathway among maths apps in New Zealand. Symbolab was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Mathway’s 530, and held a 2.9% Share of Search versus Mathway’s 1.3%.

## Cite this page

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