--- title: "Cleaning Buddies vs Maid2Match: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Cleaning Buddies or Maid2Match more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Home cleaning services 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/cleaning-buddies-vs-maid2match" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cleaning Buddies vs Maid2Match: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Cleaning Buddies or Maid2Match more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Home cleaning services 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**: Cleaning Buddies and Maid2Match - **Competitive set**: Home cleaning services - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cleaning Buddies Share of Search**: 6.3% - **Maid2Match Share of Search**: 4.1% ## Is Cleaning Buddies or Maid2Match more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cleaning Buddies had more branded searches than Maid2Match among home cleaning services in New Zealand. Cleaning Buddies had about 170 branded searches, while Maid2Match had 110. Cleaning Buddies made up 6.3% of all home cleaning service searches we track, and Maid2Match accounted for 4.1%. - Cleaning Buddies was ahead of Maid2Match in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cleaning Buddies’ share of searches among home cleaning services in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 170. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maid2Match’s share of searches among home cleaning services in New Zealand moved from 0.62% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 110. ## Top home cleaning services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Cleaning Buddies was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Maid2Match was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Cleaning Buddies was listed before Maid2Match in two out of three 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Icon Clean | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Cleaning Buddies | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Spruce | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Clean for Good | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Absolute Domestics | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Maid2Match | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | CrestClean | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Jim's Cleaning | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Cleantastic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Spotless Cleaning | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about home cleaning services - Asked ChatGPT "Which home cleaning service should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Icon Clean, 2. Cleaning Buddies, 3. Spruce - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best home cleaning services in New Zealand?": 1. Icon Clean, 2. Cleaning Buddies, 3. Spruce, 4. Clean for Good - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best home cleaning service in New Zealand for regular house cleaning?": 1. Clean for Good, 2. Absolute Domestics, 3. Spruce, 4. Maid2Match Not named in any answer: CrestClean, Jim's Cleaning, Cleantastic and Spotless Cleaning. 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 home cleaning services in September 2026? - In September 2026, Cleaning Buddies overtook Clean for Good to rank 5th among home cleaning services in New Zealand, with 6.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Maid2Match rose from 9th to 8th among home cleaning services in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Cleaning Buddies estimated searches | Cleaning Buddies Share of Search | Cleaning Buddies rank | Maid2Match estimated searches | Maid2Match Share of Search | Maid2Match rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 140 | 4.3% | 7 | 20 | 0.62% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 170 | 5.2% | 5 | 20 | 0.61% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 210 | 7.2% | 4 | 10 | 0.34% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 210 | 6.3% | 5 | 10 | 0.3% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 140 | 5% | 6 | 10 | 0.36% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 170 | 5.6% | 5 | 110 | 3.6% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 170 | 6.3% | 6 | 90 | 3.3% | 8 | | May 2026 | 210 | 7.6% | 4 | 40 | 1.5% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 210 | 7% | 5 | 120 | 4% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 260 | 9.2% | 4 | 70 | 2.5% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 140 | 5% | 6 | 110 | 3.9% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 170 | 6.3% | 5 | 110 | 4.1% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cleaning Buddies’ and Maid2Match’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. - **Cleaning Buddies**: Measured on the search term “cleaning buddies”. - **Maid2Match**: Measured on the search terms “maid 2 match”, “maid2match” and “maid2match cleaning”, summed into one figure. - [Cleaning Buddies profile](/demand/nz/brands/cleaning-buddies) - [Maid2Match profile](/demand/nz/brands/maid2match) - [All home cleaning services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-home-cleaning-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Cleaning Buddies or Maid2Match more popular in search? In September 2026, Cleaning Buddies had more branded searches than Maid2Match among home cleaning services in New Zealand. Cleaning Buddies had about 170 branded searches, while Maid2Match had 110. Cleaning Buddies made up 6.3% of all home cleaning service searches we track, and Maid2Match accounted for 4.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cleaning Buddies vs Maid2Match: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cleaning-buddies-vs-maid2match This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cleaning-buddies-vs-maid2match. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.