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title: "iCarsoft vs Launch: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, iCarsoft or Launch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car diagnostic tools set worldwide. 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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# iCarsoft vs Launch: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, iCarsoft or Launch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car diagnostic tools set worldwide. 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**: iCarsoft and Launch
- **Competitive set**: Car diagnostic tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **iCarsoft Share of Search**: 19.3%
- **Launch Share of Search**: 0.91%

## Which is more popular in search, iCarsoft or Launch?

- In August 2026, iCarsoft had more branded searches than Launch among car diagnostic tools worldwide. iCarsoft was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Launch’s 1.9K, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus Launch’s 0.91%.
- iCarsoft was ahead of Launch in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, iCarsoft’s estimated Share of Search among car diagnostic tools worldwide moved from 18.5% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Launch’s estimated Share of Search among car diagnostic tools worldwide moved from 1.1% to 0.91%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.

## How did search popularity change for car diagnostic tools worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Launch worldwide fell 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | iCarsoft estimated searches | iCarsoft Share of Search | iCarsoft rank | Launch estimated searches | Launch Share of Search | Launch rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 18.5% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 21.8% | 2 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 22% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 22% | 2 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 21.8% | 2 | 2.9K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 22.1% | 2 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 19.2% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 16.2% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 18.8% | 2 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 18.8% | 2 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 19.3% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.91% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using iCarsoft’s and Launch’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.

- **iCarsoft**: Measured on the search term “icarsoft”.
- **Launch**: Measured on the search term “launch obd”.

- [iCarsoft profile](/demand/global-en/brands/icarsoft)
- [Launch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/launch-obd)
- [All car diagnostic tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/car-diagnostic-tools): 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, iCarsoft or Launch?

In August 2026, iCarsoft had more branded searches than Launch among car diagnostic tools worldwide. iCarsoft was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Launch’s 1.9K, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus Launch’s 0.91%.

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