--- title: "BetterSleep vs Smiling Mind: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, BetterSleep or Smiling Mind? 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-smiling-mind" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BetterSleep vs Smiling Mind: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, BetterSleep or Smiling Mind? 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 Smiling Mind - **Competitive set**: Meditation and sleep apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **BetterSleep Share of Search**: 4.5% - **Smiling Mind Share of Search**: 8.4% ## Which is more popular in search, BetterSleep or Smiling Mind? - In August 2026, Smiling Mind had more branded searches than BetterSleep among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand. Smiling Mind was estimated to have 320 branded searches compared to BetterSleep’s 170, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus BetterSleep’s 4.5%. - Smiling Mind 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, Smiling Mind’s estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand moved from 11.6% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 370 to 320. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand meditation and sleep apps in August 2026? - In August 2026, Smiling Mind gained estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand, from 7.2% to 8.4%. - 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 | Smiling Mind estimated searches | Smiling Mind Share of Search | Smiling Mind rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 160 | 5% | 5 | 370 | 11.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 110 | 3.8% | 5 | 330 | 11.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 100 | 4% | 5 | 230 | 9.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 130 | 4.4% | 5 | 310 | 10.5% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 100 | 3.2% | 5 | 330 | 10.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 90 | 2.3% | 5 | 390 | 10.1% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 80 | 2.4% | 5 | 290 | 8.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 180 | 4.8% | 5 | 300 | 8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 300 | 6.7% | 5 | 390 | 8.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 280 | 6.8% | 5 | 300 | 7.2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 170 | 4.5% | 5 | 320 | 8.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BetterSleep’s and Smiling Mind’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. - **Smiling Mind**: Measured on the search terms “smiling mind”, “smiling mind app”, “smiling mind meditation”, “smiling mind online”, “smiling mind sleep”, “smilingmind”, “smilingmind app” and “smilingmind com au”, summed into one figure. - [BetterSleep profile](/demand/nz/brands/bettersleep) - [Smiling Mind profile](/demand/nz/brands/smiling-mind) - [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 Smiling Mind? In August 2026, Smiling Mind had more branded searches than BetterSleep among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand. Smiling Mind was estimated to have 320 branded searches compared to BetterSleep’s 170, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus BetterSleep’s 4.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BetterSleep vs Smiling Mind: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bettersleep-vs-smiling-mind This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bettersleep-vs-smiling-mind. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.