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title: "Plan My Walk vs Wikiloc: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Plan My Walk or Wikiloc 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."
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# Plan My Walk vs Wikiloc: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Plan My Walk or Wikiloc 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 Wikiloc
- **Competitive set**: Hiking and tramping apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Plan My Walk Share of Search**: 11.5%
- **Wikiloc Share of Search**: 0.52%

## Is Plan My Walk or Wikiloc more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Plan My Walk had more branded searches than Wikiloc among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand. Plan My Walk had about 880 branded searches, while Wikiloc had 40. Plan My Walk made up 11.5% of all hiking and tramping app searches we track, and Wikiloc accounted for 0.52%.
- Plan My Walk was ahead of Wikiloc 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, Wikiloc’s share of searches among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 0.52%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 150 to 40.

## 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. Wikiloc did not appear in any of the five answers.

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 Wikiloc in New Zealand fell 73.3% over 12 measured months, from 150 to 40 in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Plan My Walk and Wikiloc 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 | Wikiloc estimated searches | Wikiloc Share of Search | Wikiloc rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 720 | 7.9% | 4 | 150 | 1.6% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 880 | 9.5% | 4 | 90 | 0.97% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 11.4% | 3 | 120 | 1.1% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 10.5% | 3 | 100 | 1.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | 9.7% | 3 | 70 | 0.68% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 13.5% | 3 | 80 | 0.83% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 11.5% | 3 | 90 | 1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 720 | 10.4% | 3 | 50 | 0.72% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 590 | 8.1% | 3 | 50 | 0.69% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 720 | 9.2% | 3 | 50 | 0.64% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 880 | 11.5% | 3 | 50 | 0.65% | 6 |
| Oct 2026 | 880 | 11.5% | 3 | 40 | 0.52% | 6 |

## How are Plan My Walk’s and Wikiloc’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plan My Walk’s and Wikiloc’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”.
- **Wikiloc**: Measured on the search terms “wikiloc” and “wikiloc hiking app”, summed into one figure.

- [Plan My Walk profile](/demand/nz/brands/plan-my-walk)
- [Wikiloc profile](/demand/nz/brands/wikiloc)
- [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 Wikiloc more popular in search?

In October 2026, Plan My Walk had more branded searches than Wikiloc among hiking and tramping apps in New Zealand. Plan My Walk had about 880 branded searches, while Wikiloc had 40. Plan My Walk made up 11.5% of all hiking and tramping app searches we track, and Wikiloc accounted for 0.52%.

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