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title: "Bettr vs CareHQ: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Bettr or CareHQ more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Telehealth providers 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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# Bettr vs CareHQ: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Bettr or CareHQ more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Telehealth providers 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**: Bettr and CareHQ
- **Competitive set**: Telehealth providers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Bettr Share of Search**: 13.3%
- **CareHQ Share of Search**: 16.2%

## Is Bettr or CareHQ more popular in search?

- In October 2026, CareHQ had more branded searches than Bettr among telehealth providers in New Zealand. CareHQ had about 1,300 branded searches, while Bettr had 1,070. CareHQ made up 16.2% of all telehealth provider searches we track, and Bettr accounted for 13.3%.
- CareHQ was ahead of Bettr in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Bettr’s share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand moved from 14.4% to 13.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 920 to 1.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, CareHQ’s share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand moved from 15.6% to 16.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K.

## Top telehealth providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, CareHQ appeared in all five answers. Bettr was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. CareHQ was listed before Bettr in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tend | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| CareHQ | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Practice Plus | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Bettr | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Emergency Consult | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about telehealth providers

- Asked ChatGPT "Which telehealth provider should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Tend, 2. Practice Plus, 3. CareHQ
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best telehealth providers in New Zealand?": 1. Tend, 2. Practice Plus, 3. CareHQ, 4. Bettr, 5. Emergency Consult
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best telehealth provider in New Zealand for a quick doctor consult?": 1. Tend, 2. Emergency Consult, 3. CareHQ
- Searched Google, AI Overview "telehealth providers nz": 1. CareHQ, 2. Tend, 3. Bettr, 4. Practice Plus
- Searched Google, AI Overview "gp online nz": 1. Tend, 2. CareHQ, 3. Practice Plus, 4. Bettr

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 telehealth providers in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Bettr gained share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand, from 12.1% to 13.3%.
- In October 2026, CareHQ lost share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand, from 18.1% to 16.2%.

## How has branded search for Bettr and CareHQ changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Bettr estimated searches | Bettr Share of Search | Bettr rank | CareHQ estimated searches | CareHQ Share of Search | CareHQ rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 920 | 14.4% | 4 | 1K | 15.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 770 | 10.9% | 4 | 1.3K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 810 | 12.1% | 3 | 1K | 14.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 890 | 14.7% | 3 | 1K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1K | 16.3% | 3 | 1.3K | 19.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 990 | 15.2% | 3 | 1.3K | 19.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 970 | 14.7% | 3 | 1.3K | 19.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.1K | 12.2% | 4 | 1.3K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.1K | 12.1% | 4 | 1.6K | 17.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 11.4% | 4 | 2.4K | 19.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.1K | 12.1% | 4 | 1.6K | 18.1% | 3 |
| Oct 2026 | 1.1K | 13.3% | 4 | 1.3K | 16.2% | 3 |

## How are Bettr’s and CareHQ’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bettr’s and CareHQ’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.

- **Bettr**: Measured on the search terms “bettr” and “bettr nz”, summed into one figure.
- **CareHQ**: Measured on the search term “carehq”.

- [Bettr profile](/demand/nz/brands/bettr)
- [CareHQ profile](/demand/nz/brands/carehq)
- [All telehealth providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-telehealth-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Bettr or CareHQ more popular in search?

In October 2026, CareHQ had more branded searches than Bettr among telehealth providers in New Zealand. CareHQ had about 1,300 branded searches, while Bettr had 1,070. CareHQ made up 16.2% of all telehealth provider searches we track, and Bettr accounted for 13.3%.

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