--- title: "BetterSleep vs Insight Timer: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, BetterSleep or Insight Timer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation and sleep 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/bettersleep-vs-insight-timer" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BetterSleep vs Insight Timer: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, BetterSleep or Insight Timer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation and sleep 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**: BetterSleep and Insight Timer - **Competitive set**: Meditation and sleep apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **BetterSleep Share of Search**: 4.5% - **Insight Timer Share of Search**: 21.3% ## Which is more popular in search, BetterSleep or Insight Timer? - In August 2026, Insight Timer had more branded searches than BetterSleep among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand. Insight Timer was estimated to have 810 branded searches compared to BetterSleep’s 170, and held a 21.3% Share of Search versus BetterSleep’s 4.5%. - Insight Timer was ahead of BetterSleep in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BetterSleep’s estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand moved from 5% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 160 to 170. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Insight Timer’s estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand moved from 21.9% to 21.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 700 to 810. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand meditation and sleep apps in August 2026? - In August 2026, Insight Timer gained estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand, from 19.6% to 21.3%. - In August 2026, BetterSleep lost estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand, from 6.8% to 4.5%. ## Month by month | Month | BetterSleep estimated searches | BetterSleep Share of Search | BetterSleep rank | Insight Timer estimated searches | Insight Timer Share of Search | Insight Timer rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 160 | 5% | 5 | 700 | 21.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 110 | 3.8% | 5 | 590 | 20.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 100 | 4% | 5 | 490 | 19.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 130 | 4.4% | 5 | 530 | 18% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 100 | 3.2% | 5 | 570 | 18.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 90 | 2.3% | 5 | 650 | 16.8% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 80 | 2.4% | 5 | 700 | 21.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 180 | 4.8% | 5 | 770 | 20.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 300 | 6.7% | 5 | 790 | 17.6% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 280 | 6.8% | 5 | 810 | 19.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 170 | 4.5% | 5 | 810 | 21.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BetterSleep’s and Insight Timer’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. - **BetterSleep**: Measured on the search terms “bettersleep”, “bettersleep app” and “bettersleep com”, summed into one figure. - **Insight Timer**: Measured on the search terms “free insight timer app”, “insight timer”, “insight timer app”, “insight timer guided meditation”, “insight timer meditation”, “insight timer meditation app”, “insight timer online”, “insight timer sleep”, “insighttimer”, “insighttimer app”, “insighttimer com” and “insighttimer meditation”, summed into one figure. - [BetterSleep profile](/demand/nz/brands/bettersleep) - [Insight Timer profile](/demand/nz/brands/insight-timer) - [All meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-meditation-and-sleep-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, BetterSleep or Insight Timer? In August 2026, Insight Timer had more branded searches than BetterSleep among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand. Insight Timer was estimated to have 810 branded searches compared to BetterSleep’s 170, and held a 21.3% Share of Search versus BetterSleep’s 4.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BetterSleep vs Insight Timer: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bettersleep-vs-insight-timer This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bettersleep-vs-insight-timer. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.