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title: "Bolt vs v0: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Bolt or v0 more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI app builders 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/bolt-new-vs-v0"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Bolt vs v0: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Bolt or v0 more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI app builders 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**: Bolt and v0
- **Competitive set**: AI app builders
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bolt Share of Search**: 0.76%
- **v0 Share of Search**: 1.5%

## Is Bolt or v0 more popular in search?

- In September 2026, v0 had more branded searches than Bolt among AI app builders in New Zealand. v0 had about 210 branded searches, while Bolt had 110. v0 made up 1.5% of all AI app builder searches we track, and Bolt accounted for 0.76%.
- v0 was ahead of Bolt in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bolt’s share of searches among AI app builders in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 0.76%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 110.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, v0’s share of searches among AI app builders in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 210.

## Top AI app builders in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Bolt was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. v0 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bubble | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Lovable | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Replit | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Base44 | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| FlutterFlow | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Bolt | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| v0 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about AI app builders

- Asked ChatGPT "Which AI app builder should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Lovable, 2. Replit, 3. Bubble, 4. FlutterFlow
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI app builders in New Zealand?": 1. Lovable, 2. Replit, 3. Bolt, 4. Bubble, 5. FlutterFlow
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI app builder in New Zealand for a web app?": 1. Lovable, 2. Replit, 3. Bubble, 4. Bolt
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ai app builder": 1. Base44, 2. Bubble, 3. Replit
- Searched Google, AI Overview "no code app builder": 1. Bubble, 2. FlutterFlow

Not named in any answer: v0.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand AI app builders in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Bolt lost share of searches among AI app builders in New Zealand, from 1.7% to 0.76%.
- In September 2026, v0 rose from 5th to 4th among AI app builders in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Bolt estimated searches | Bolt Share of Search | Bolt rank | v0 estimated searches | v0 Share of Search | v0 rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 260 | 2.2% | 5 | 480 | 4.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 140 | 1.4% | 5 | 390 | 3.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 140 | 1.7% | 5 | 390 | 4.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 140 | 1.4% | 5 | 390 | 3.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 140 | 1.1% | 5 | 390 | 3.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 140 | 1% | 5 | 480 | 3.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 110 | 0.79% | 6 | 320 | 2.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 140 | 0.89% | 6 | 320 | 2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 140 | 0.89% | 6 | 320 | 2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 110 | 0.77% | 6 | 390 | 2.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 260 | 1.7% | 4 | 260 | 1.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 110 | 0.76% | 6 | 210 | 1.5% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bolt’s and v0’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.

- **Bolt**: Measured on the search term “bolt new”.
- **v0**: Measured on the search term “v0”.

- [Bolt profile](/demand/nz/brands/bolt-new)
- [v0 profile](/demand/nz/brands/v0)
- [All AI app builders in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ai-app-builders): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Bolt or v0 more popular in search?

In September 2026, v0 had more branded searches than Bolt among AI app builders in New Zealand. v0 had about 210 branded searches, while Bolt had 110. v0 made up 1.5% of all AI app builder searches we track, and Bolt accounted for 0.76%.

## Cite this page

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