--- title: "Photopea vs Pixlr: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Photopea or Pixlr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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/photopea-vs-pixlr" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Photopea vs Pixlr: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Photopea or Pixlr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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**: Photopea and Pixlr - **Competitive set**: Photo editing apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Photopea Share of Search**: 55% - **Pixlr Share of Search**: 20.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Photopea or Pixlr? - In August 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than Pixlr among photo editing apps in New Zealand. Photopea was estimated to have 16K branded searches compared to Pixlr’s 6K, and held a 55% Share of Search versus Pixlr’s 20.7%. - Photopea was ahead of Pixlr in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Photopea’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps in New Zealand moved from 48% to 55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.3K to 16K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pixlr’s estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps in New Zealand moved from 28.6% to 20.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.3K to 6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand photo editing apps in August 2026? - In August 2026, Photopea gained estimated Share of Search among photo editing apps in New Zealand, from 53.9% to 55%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pixlr in New Zealand fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 7.3K to 6K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Photopea estimated searches | Photopea Share of Search | Photopea rank | Pixlr estimated searches | Pixlr Share of Search | Pixlr rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.3K | 48% | 1 | 7.3K | 28.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 12.3K | 48.5% | 1 | 7.4K | 29.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 8.3K | 43.3% | 1 | 4.8K | 25.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 8.3K | 45.5% | 1 | 4.1K | 22.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 12.6K | 49.7% | 1 | 6.1K | 24.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 15.7K | 50.7% | 1 | 7.4K | 23.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 10.4K | 46.7% | 1 | 5K | 22.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 12.7K | 46.7% | 1 | 6.4K | 23.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 12.7K | 49.6% | 1 | 6.1K | 23.6% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 13.4K | 53.9% | 1 | 5K | 20.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 16K | 55% | 1 | 6K | 20.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Photopea’s and Pixlr’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. - **Photopea**: Measured on the search terms “photopea”, “photopea app”, “photopea clm”, “photopea download”, “photopea editing”, “photopea filters”, “photopea free photo editor”, “photopea image editor”, “photopea near me”, “photopea online”, “photopea online photo editor” and “photopea photo editor”, summed into one figure. - **Pixlr**: Measured on the search terms “editor foto pixlr”, “pixlr”, “pixlr com”, “pixlr editing”, “pixlr express”, “pixlr filters”, “pixlr online” and “pixlr photo editor”, summed into one figure. - [Photopea profile](/demand/nz/brands/photopea) - [Pixlr profile](/demand/nz/brands/pixlr) - [All photo editing apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-photo-editing-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, Photopea or Pixlr? In August 2026, Photopea had more branded searches than Pixlr among photo editing apps in New Zealand. Photopea was estimated to have 16K branded searches compared to Pixlr’s 6K, and held a 55% Share of Search versus Pixlr’s 20.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Photopea vs Pixlr: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/photopea-vs-pixlr This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/photopea-vs-pixlr. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.