--- title: "Apple Health Cycle Tracking vs Stardust: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Apple Health Cycle Tracking or Stardust more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Period tracking 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/apple-health-cycle-tracking-vs-stardust" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apple Health Cycle Tracking vs Stardust: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Apple Health Cycle Tracking or Stardust more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Period tracking 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**: Apple Health Cycle Tracking and Stardust - **Competitive set**: Period tracking apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apple Health Cycle Tracking Share of Search**: 1.4% - **Stardust Share of Search**: 11.1% ## Is Apple Health Cycle Tracking or Stardust more popular in search? - In September 2026, Stardust had more branded searches than Apple Health Cycle Tracking among period tracking apps in New Zealand. Stardust had about 80 branded searches, while Apple Health Cycle Tracking had 10. Stardust made up 11.1% of all period tracking app searches we track, and Apple Health Cycle Tracking accounted for 1.4%. - Stardust was ahead of Apple Health Cycle Tracking in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple Health Cycle Tracking’s share of searches among period tracking apps in New Zealand moved from 0% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 0 to 10. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stardust’s share of searches among period tracking apps in New Zealand moved from 23.7% to 11.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 80. ## Top period tracking apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Apple Health Cycle Tracking was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Stardust 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Clue | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Euki | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Flo | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apple Health Cycle Tracking | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Natural Cycles | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Stardust | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about period tracking apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which period tracking app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Euki, 2. Clue, 3. Apple Health Cycle Tracking - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best period tracking apps in New Zealand?": 1. Clue, 2. Euki, 3. Flo, 4. Apple Health Cycle Tracking - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best period tracking app in New Zealand for cycle tracking?": 1. Clue, 2. Euki, 3. Flo, 4. Apple Health Cycle Tracking - Searched Google, AI Overview "period tracking apps": 1. Flo, 2. Clue, 3. Euki, 4. Natural Cycles - Searched Google, AI Overview "fertility tracking app": 1. Flo, 2. Euki, 3. Clue Not named in any answer: Stardust. 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 period tracking apps in September 2026? - In September 2026, Natural Cycles overtook Stardust to rank 3rd among period tracking apps in New Zealand, with 19.4% of the searches. - In September 2026, Stardust lost share of searches among period tracking apps in New Zealand, from 16.5% to 11.1%. - Apple Health Cycle Tracking’s share of searches among period tracking apps in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 0.82% to 1.4% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Apple Health Cycle Tracking estimated searches | Apple Health Cycle Tracking Share of Search | Apple Health Cycle Tracking rank | Stardust estimated searches | Stardust Share of Search | Stardust rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 140 | 23.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 110 | 20.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 70 | 13% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 130 | 17.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 110 | 16.9% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 10 | 1.4% | 5 | 100 | 13.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 10 | 1.5% | 5 | 110 | 16.2% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10 | 1% | 5 | 120 | 12.5% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.82% | 5 | 130 | 10.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.84% | 6 | 120 | 10.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 150 | 16.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 80 | 11.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple Health Cycle Tracking’s and Stardust’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. - **Apple Health Cycle Tracking**: Measured on the search term “apple health cycle tracking”. - **Stardust**: Measured on the search terms “stardust app”, “stardust cycle”, “stardust ovulation” and “stardust period tracker”, summed into one figure. - [Apple Health Cycle Tracking profile](/demand/nz/brands/apple-health-cycle-tracking) - [Stardust profile](/demand/nz/brands/stardust) - [All period tracking apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-period-tracking-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 Apple Health Cycle Tracking or Stardust more popular in search? In September 2026, Stardust had more branded searches than Apple Health Cycle Tracking among period tracking apps in New Zealand. Stardust had about 80 branded searches, while Apple Health Cycle Tracking had 10. Stardust made up 11.1% of all period tracking app searches we track, and Apple Health Cycle Tracking accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apple Health Cycle Tracking vs Stardust: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apple-health-cycle-tracking-vs-stardust This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apple-health-cycle-tracking-vs-stardust. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.