--- title: "Acuity Scheduling vs Timely: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Acuity Scheduling or Timely more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appointment booking platforms 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/acuity-scheduling-vs-timely-salon" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Acuity Scheduling vs Timely: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Acuity Scheduling or Timely more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appointment booking platforms 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**: Acuity Scheduling and Timely - **Competitive set**: Appointment booking platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Acuity Scheduling Share of Search**: 4.5% - **Timely Share of Search**: 5.4% ## Is Acuity Scheduling or Timely more popular in search? - In September 2026, Timely had more branded searches than Acuity Scheduling among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand. Timely had about 590 branded searches, while Acuity Scheduling had 490. Timely made up 5.4% of all appointment booking platform searches we track, and Acuity Scheduling accounted for 4.5%. - The lead changed hands 6 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Acuity Scheduling took it in November 2025, Timely took it in March 2026, Acuity Scheduling took it in April 2026, Timely took it in May 2026, Acuity Scheduling took it in July 2026, Timely took it in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Acuity Scheduling’s share of searches among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 600 to 490. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Timely’s share of searches among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand moved from 6.3% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 590. ## Top appointment booking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Timely appeared in all five answers. Acuity Scheduling 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Timely | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fresha | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cliniko | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Calendly | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Setmore | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | YouCanBookMe | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | SimplyBook.me | 7th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Acuity Scheduling | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Cal.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about appointment booking platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which appointment booking platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Timely, 2. Fresha, 3. Cliniko, 4. Setmore, 5. SimplyBook.me - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best appointment booking platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Timely, 2. Cliniko, 3. Fresha, 4. Setmore, 5. SimplyBook.me - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best appointment booking platform in New Zealand for client appointments?": 1. Timely, 2. Fresha, 3. Calendly, 4. Cliniko, 5. SimplyBook.me - Searched Google, AI Overview "appointment booking software": 1. Calendly, 2. YouCanBookMe, 3. Timely, 4. Fresha, 5. Cliniko - Searched Google, AI Overview "booking software nz": 1. Timely, 2. Fresha, 3. Setmore Not named in any answer: Acuity Scheduling and Cal.com. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand appointment booking platforms in September 2026? - In September 2026, Acuity Scheduling overtook Setmore to rank 5th among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand, with 4.5% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Timely in New Zealand fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 590 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Acuity Scheduling estimated searches | Acuity Scheduling Share of Search | Acuity Scheduling rank | Timely estimated searches | Timely Share of Search | Timely rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 600 | 5.3% | 5 | 720 | 6.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 600 | 5.7% | 4 | 590 | 5.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 490 | 5.8% | 4 | 480 | 5.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 600 | 5.3% | 4 | 590 | 5.2% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 490 | 4.8% | 4 | 480 | 4.7% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 490 | 4.1% | 6 | 590 | 4.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 490 | 4.8% | 4 | 480 | 4.7% | 6 | | May 2026 | 490 | 4.3% | 6 | 590 | 5.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 490 | 4.4% | 5 | 590 | 5.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 490 | 4.6% | 4 | 480 | 4.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 400 | 3.7% | 6 | 590 | 5.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 490 | 4.5% | 5 | 590 | 5.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acuity Scheduling’s and Timely’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. - **Acuity Scheduling**: Measured on the search terms “acuity booking”, “acuity scheduling” and “scheduler acuity”, summed into one figure. - **Timely**: Measured on the search term “gettimely”. - [Acuity Scheduling profile](/demand/nz/brands/acuity-scheduling) - [Timely profile](/demand/nz/brands/timely-salon) - [All appointment booking platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-appointment-booking-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Acuity Scheduling or Timely more popular in search? In September 2026, Timely had more branded searches than Acuity Scheduling among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand. Timely had about 590 branded searches, while Acuity Scheduling had 490. Timely made up 5.4% of all appointment booking platform searches we track, and Acuity Scheduling accounted for 4.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Acuity Scheduling vs Timely: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-timely-salon This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-timely-salon. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.