--- title: "Hevy vs MyFitnessPal: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Hevy or MyFitnessPal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness 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/hevy-vs-myfitnesspal" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hevy vs MyFitnessPal: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Hevy or MyFitnessPal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness 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**: Hevy and MyFitnessPal - **Competitive set**: Fitness apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hevy Share of Search**: 0.61% - **MyFitnessPal Share of Search**: 8.5% ## Is Hevy or MyFitnessPal more popular in search? - In September 2026, MyFitnessPal had more branded searches than Hevy among fitness apps in New Zealand. MyFitnessPal had about 2,910 branded searches, while Hevy had 210. MyFitnessPal made up 8.5% of all fitness app searches we track, and Hevy accounted for 0.61%. - MyFitnessPal was ahead of Hevy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hevy’s share of searches among fitness apps in New Zealand moved from 0.24% to 0.61%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 210. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MyFitnessPal’s share of searches among fitness apps in New Zealand moved from 11.6% to 8.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 2.9K. ## Top fitness apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Hevy and MyFitnessPal were each mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Hevy was listed before MyFitnessPal in three out of 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Strava | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Nike Training Club | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hevy | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | MyFitnessPal | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cronometer | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Les Mills | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Peloton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sweat | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Centr | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about fitness apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which fitness app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Nike Training Club, 2. Strava, 3. MyFitnessPal - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best fitness apps in New Zealand?": 1. Strava, 2. Nike Training Club, 3. Hevy, 4. Cronometer, 5. MyFitnessPal - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best fitness app in New Zealand for workouts and tracking?": 1. Hevy, 2. Strava - Searched Google, AI Overview "calorie tracker app": 1. MyFitnessPal, 2. Cronometer - Searched Google, AI Overview "best fitness app": 1. Nike Training Club, 2. Strava, 3. Hevy Not named in any answer: Les Mills, Peloton, Sweat and Centr. 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 fitness apps in September 2026? - In September 2026, Hevy rose from 7th to 6th among fitness apps in New Zealand. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MyFitnessPal in New Zealand fell 46.2% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 2.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Hevy estimated searches | Hevy Share of Search | Hevy rank | MyFitnessPal estimated searches | MyFitnessPal Share of Search | MyFitnessPal rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 110 | 0.24% | 9 | 5.4K | 11.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 110 | 0.28% | 9 | 3.6K | 9.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 110 | 0.33% | 9 | 2.4K | 7.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 210 | 0.42% | 8 | 5.4K | 10.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 170 | 0.41% | 8 | 3.6K | 8.6% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 140 | 0.34% | 8 | 2.9K | 7.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 170 | 0.43% | 8 | 2.9K | 7.3% | 3 | | May 2026 | 210 | 0.51% | 7 | 2.9K | 7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 210 | 0.44% | 6 | 2.9K | 6.1% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 210 | 0.64% | 6 | 2.9K | 8.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 210 | 0.6% | 7 | 2.9K | 8.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 210 | 0.61% | 6 | 2.9K | 8.5% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hevy’s and MyFitnessPal’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. - **Hevy**: Measured on the search term “hevy app”. - **MyFitnessPal**: Measured on the search terms “my fitness pal”, “myfitnesspal” and “myfitnesspal workout”, summed into one figure. - [Hevy profile](/demand/nz/brands/hevy) - [MyFitnessPal profile](/demand/nz/brands/myfitnesspal) - [All fitness apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fitness-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Hevy or MyFitnessPal more popular in search? In September 2026, MyFitnessPal had more branded searches than Hevy among fitness apps in New Zealand. MyFitnessPal had about 2,910 branded searches, while Hevy had 210. MyFitnessPal made up 8.5% of all fitness app searches we track, and Hevy accounted for 0.61%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hevy vs MyFitnessPal: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hevy-vs-myfitnesspal This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hevy-vs-myfitnesspal. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.