--- title: "Plan My Walk vs Topo Maps+: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Plan My Walk or Topo Maps+ more popular in search? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/plan-my-walk-vs-topo-maps" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Plan My Walk vs Topo Maps+: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Plan My Walk or Topo Maps+ more popular in search? 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**: Plan My Walk and Topo Maps+ - **Competitive set**: Hiking and tramping apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Plan My Walk Share of Search**: 11.5% - **Topo Maps+ Share of Search**: 46.9% ## Is Plan My Walk or Topo Maps+ more popular in search? - In October 2026, Topo Maps+ had more branded searches than Plan My Walk among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand. Topo Maps+ had about 3,600 branded searches, while Plan My Walk had 880. Topo Maps+ made up 46.9% of all hiking and tramping app searches we track, and Plan My Walk accounted for 11.5%. - Topo Maps+ was ahead of Plan My Walk in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Plan My Walk’s share of searches among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand moved from 7.9% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 880. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Topo Maps+’s share of searches among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand moved from 48.2% to 46.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 3.6K. ## Top hiking and tramping apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Plan My Walk appeared in all five answers. Topo Maps+ was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Plan My Walk was listed before Topo Maps+ in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Plan My Walk | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | AllTrails | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Topo Maps+ | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Gaia GPS | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Komoot | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Wikiloc | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about hiking and tramping apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which hiking and tramping app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Plan My Walk, 2. AllTrails, 3. Topo Maps+ - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand?": 1. Plan My Walk, 2. Topo Maps+, 3. AllTrails, 4. Gaia GPS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hiking and tramping app in New Zealand for day walks?": 1. Plan My Walk, 2. AllTrails, 3. Topo Maps+ - Searched Google, AI Overview "best hiking app": 1. AllTrails, 2. Gaia GPS, 3. Komoot, 4. Plan My Walk - Searched Google, AI Overview "tramping app nz": 1. Plan My Walk, 2. AllTrails, 3. Topo Maps+ Not named in any answer: Wikiloc. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hiking and tramping apps in October 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Plan My Walk in New Zealand rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 880 in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Topo Maps+ in New Zealand fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 3.6K in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Plan My Walk and Topo Maps+ changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Plan My Walk estimated searches | Plan My Walk Share of Search | Plan My Walk rank | Topo Maps+ estimated searches | Topo Maps+ Share of Search | Topo Maps+ rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 7.9% | 4 | 4.4K | 48.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 880 | 9.5% | 4 | 3.6K | 38.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 11.4% | 3 | 4.4K | 38.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 10.5% | 3 | 4.4K | 46.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1K | 9.7% | 3 | 5.4K | 52.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 13.5% | 3 | 4.4K | 45.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1K | 11.5% | 3 | 4.4K | 50.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 720 | 10.4% | 3 | 3.6K | 52.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 590 | 8.1% | 3 | 3.6K | 49.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 9.2% | 3 | 4.4K | 56.3% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 880 | 11.5% | 3 | 3.6K | 46.9% | 1 | | Oct 2026 | 880 | 11.5% | 3 | 3.6K | 46.9% | 1 | ## How are Plan My Walk’s and Topo Maps+’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plan My Walk’s and Topo Maps+’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. - **Plan My Walk**: Measured on the search term “plan my walk”. - **Topo Maps+**: Measured on the search terms “topo maps” and “topomaps”, summed into one figure. - [Plan My Walk profile](/demand/nz/brands/plan-my-walk) - [Topo Maps+ profile](/demand/nz/brands/topo-maps) - [All hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hiking-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Plan My Walk or Topo Maps+ more popular in search? In October 2026, Topo Maps+ had more branded searches than Plan My Walk among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand. Topo Maps+ had about 3,600 branded searches, while Plan My Walk had 880. Topo Maps+ made up 46.9% of all hiking and tramping app searches we track, and Plan My Walk accounted for 11.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Plan My Walk vs Topo Maps+: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/plan-my-walk-vs-topo-maps This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/plan-my-walk-vs-topo-maps. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.