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title: "APL Window Solutions vs Rylock: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, APL Window Solutions or Rylock? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Window and door companies 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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# APL Window Solutions vs Rylock: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, APL Window Solutions or Rylock? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Window and door companies 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**: APL Window Solutions and Rylock
- **Competitive set**: Window and door companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **APL Window Solutions Share of Search**: 24%
- **Rylock Share of Search**: 36.5%

## Which is more popular in search, APL Window Solutions or Rylock?

- In August 2026, Rylock had more branded searches than APL Window Solutions among window and door companies in New Zealand. Rylock was estimated to have 990 branded searches compared to APL Window Solutions’ 650, and held a 36.5% Share of Search versus APL Window Solutions’ 24%.
- Rylock was ahead of APL Window Solutions in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, APL Window Solutions’ estimated Share of Search among window and door companies in New Zealand moved from 25% to 24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 710 to 650.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rylock’s estimated Share of Search among window and door companies in New Zealand moved from 35.9% to 36.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 990.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand window and door companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Rylock overtook Altherm to take the highest estimated Share of Search among window and door companies in New Zealand, at 36.5%.
- In August 2026, APL Window Solutions lost estimated Share of Search among window and door companies in New Zealand, from 26.9% to 24%.

## Month by month

| Month | APL Window Solutions estimated searches | APL Window Solutions Share of Search | APL Window Solutions rank | Rylock estimated searches | Rylock Share of Search | Rylock rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 710 | 25% | 3 | 1K | 35.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 650 | 23% | 3 | 1.1K | 38.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 460 | 25.3% | 3 | 680 | 37.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 560 | 22% | 3 | 890 | 34.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 690 | 25.1% | 3 | 1K | 36.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 760 | 25.6% | 3 | 1.2K | 39.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 730 | 27.1% | 2 | 1.1K | 41.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 800 | 29.7% | 3 | 830 | 30.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 850 | 30.9% | 3 | 860 | 31.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 650 | 26.9% | 3 | 820 | 33.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 650 | 24% | 3 | 990 | 36.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using APL Window Solutions’ and Rylock’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.

- **APL Window Solutions**: Measured on the search terms “apl window solutions” and “apl windows”, summed into one figure.
- **Rylock**: Measured on the search terms “rylock”, “rylock aluminium”, “rylock auckland south”, “rylock co nz”, “rylock doors”, “rylock joinery”, “rylock new zealand”, “rylock nz” and “rylock windows”, summed into one figure.

- [APL Window Solutions profile](/demand/nz/brands/apl-window-solutions)
- [Rylock profile](/demand/nz/brands/rylock)
- [All window and door companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-window-and-door-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, APL Window Solutions or Rylock?

In August 2026, Rylock had more branded searches than APL Window Solutions among window and door companies in New Zealand. Rylock was estimated to have 990 branded searches compared to APL Window Solutions’ 650, and held a 36.5% Share of Search versus APL Window Solutions’ 24%.

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