--- title: "FreshBooks vs Hnry: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is FreshBooks or Hnry more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invoicing 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/freshbooks-vs-hnry" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # FreshBooks vs Hnry: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is FreshBooks or Hnry more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invoicing 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**: FreshBooks and Hnry - **Competitive set**: Invoicing apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **FreshBooks Share of Search**: 0.06% - **Hnry Share of Search**: 8.1% ## Is FreshBooks or Hnry more popular in search? - In September 2026, Hnry had more branded searches than FreshBooks among invoicing apps in New Zealand. Hnry had about 14,800 branded searches, while FreshBooks had 110. Hnry made up 8.1% of all invoicing app searches we track, and FreshBooks accounted for 0.06%. - Hnry was ahead of FreshBooks in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FreshBooks’ share of searches among invoicing apps in New Zealand moved from 0.1% to 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 190 to 110. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hnry’s share of searches among invoicing apps in New Zealand held steady at 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K. ## Top invoicing apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Hnry was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. FreshBooks 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Xero | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Zoho Invoice | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hnry | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Wave | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | MYOB Business | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Invoice Simple | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Invoice2go | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | FreshBooks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about invoicing apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which invoicing app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Xero, 2. Hnry, 3. MYOB Business - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best invoicing apps in New Zealand?": 1. Xero, 2. Hnry, 3. MYOB Business - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best invoicing app in New Zealand for a small business?": 1. Xero, 2. Zoho Invoice, 3. Hnry, 4. MYOB Business - Searched Google, AI Overview "best invoicing app": 1. Zoho Invoice, 2. Xero, 3. Invoice Simple - Searched Google, AI Overview "simple invoice app": 1. Wave, 2. Zoho Invoice, 3. Invoice Simple Not named in any answer: Invoice2go and FreshBooks. 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 invoicing apps in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for FreshBooks in New Zealand fell 42.1% over 12 measured months, from 190 to 110 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | FreshBooks estimated searches | FreshBooks Share of Search | FreshBooks rank | Hnry estimated searches | Hnry Share of Search | Hnry rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 190 | 0.1% | 8 | 14.8K | 8.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 160 | 0.11% | 8 | 12.1K | 8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 190 | 0.15% | 7 | 9.9K | 8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 220 | 0.17% | 7 | 14.8K | 11.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 190 | 0.12% | 8 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 140 | 0.07% | 8 | 22.2K | 11.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 110 | 0.07% | 8 | 22.2K | 13.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | 120 | 0.06% | 8 | 18.1K | 9.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 110 | 0.06% | 8 | 18.1K | 9.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 140 | 0.09% | 8 | 14.8K | 9.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 100 | 0.05% | 8 | 14.8K | 8.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 110 | 0.06% | 8 | 14.8K | 8.1% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FreshBooks’ and Hnry’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. - **FreshBooks**: Measured on the search terms “freshbooks”, “freshbooks accounting software”, “freshbooks invoice” and “freshbooks invoice app”, summed into one figure. - **Hnry**: Measured on the search term “hnry”. - [FreshBooks profile](/demand/nz/brands/freshbooks) - [Hnry profile](/demand/nz/brands/hnry) - [All invoicing apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-invoicing-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 FreshBooks or Hnry more popular in search? In September 2026, Hnry had more branded searches than FreshBooks among invoicing apps in New Zealand. Hnry had about 14,800 branded searches, while FreshBooks had 110. Hnry made up 8.1% of all invoicing app searches we track, and FreshBooks accounted for 0.06%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "FreshBooks vs Hnry: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/freshbooks-vs-hnry This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/freshbooks-vs-hnry. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.