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title: "Bustle vs Hike POS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bustle or Hike POS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems 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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# Bustle vs Hike POS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Bustle or Hike POS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems 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**: Bustle and Hike POS
- **Competitive set**: POS systems
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bustle Share of Search**: 3%
- **Hike POS Share of Search**: 0.09%

## Which is more popular in search, Bustle or Hike POS?

- In August 2026, Bustle had more branded searches than Hike POS among POS systems in New Zealand. Bustle was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Hike POS’s 50, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Hike POS’s 0.09%.
- Bustle was ahead of Hike POS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bustle’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3K to 1.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hike POS’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand moved from 0.08% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 50.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand POS systems in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hike POS in New Zealand rose 25% over 11 measured months, from 40 to 50 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bustle in New Zealand fell 24.4% over 11 measured months, from 2.3K to 1.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bustle estimated searches | Bustle Share of Search | Bustle rank | Hike POS estimated searches | Hike POS Share of Search | Hike POS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.3K | 4.7% | 3 | 40 | 0.08% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.8K | 5.6% | 3 | 40 | 0.08% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.3K | 4.8% | 3 | 20 | 0.04% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2K | 4.5% | 3 | 20 | 0.04% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.2K | 4.4% | 3 | 50 | 0.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.3K | 3.8% | 3 | 40 | 0.07% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 3.7% | 3 | 50 | 0.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 3.8% | 3 | 30 | 0.06% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 3.2% | 3 | 40 | 0.08% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5K | 3% | 3 | 50 | 0.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8K | 3% | 3 | 50 | 0.09% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bustle’s and Hike POS’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.

- **Bustle**: Measured on the search terms “bustle pos”, “bustle pos system” and “posboss”, summed into one figure.
- **Hike POS**: Measured on the search terms “hike pos”, “hikepos” and “hikeup com”, summed into one figure.

- [Bustle profile](/demand/nz/brands/bustle)
- [Hike POS profile](/demand/nz/brands/hike-pos)
- [All POS systems in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pos-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Bustle or Hike POS?

In August 2026, Bustle had more branded searches than Hike POS among POS systems in New Zealand. Bustle was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Hike POS’s 50, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Hike POS’s 0.09%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bustle vs Hike POS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bustle-vs-hike-pos

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