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title: "LoyaltyLion vs Smile.io: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LoyaltyLion or Smile.io? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ecommerce loyalty software 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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# LoyaltyLion vs Smile.io: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, LoyaltyLion or Smile.io? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ecommerce loyalty software 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**: LoyaltyLion and Smile.io
- **Competitive set**: Ecommerce loyalty software
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LoyaltyLion Share of Search**: 1.2%
- **Smile.io Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Which is more popular in search, LoyaltyLion or Smile.io?

- In August 2026, Smile.io had more branded searches than LoyaltyLion among ecommerce loyalty software in New Zealand. Smile.io was estimated to have 20 branded searches compared to LoyaltyLion’s 10, and held a 2.4% Share of Search versus LoyaltyLion’s 1.2%.
- Smile.io was ahead of LoyaltyLion in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LoyaltyLion’s estimated Share of Search among ecommerce loyalty software in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smile.io’s estimated Share of Search among ecommerce loyalty software in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ecommerce loyalty software in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Smile.io lost estimated Share of Search among ecommerce loyalty software in New Zealand, from 3.3% to 2.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for LoyaltyLion in New Zealand fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 20 to 10 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | LoyaltyLion estimated searches | LoyaltyLion Share of Search | LoyaltyLion rank | Smile.io estimated searches | Smile.io Share of Search | Smile.io rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | 1.7% | 3 | 20 | 1.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 20 | 3.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 30 | 5.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 3.4% | 4 | 30 | 5.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 20 | 3.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 10 | 1.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 2% | 4 | 20 | 4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 30 | 5.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 4 | 30 | 4.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 1.7% | 5 | 20 | 3.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 1.2% | 5 | 20 | 2.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LoyaltyLion’s and Smile.io’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.

- **LoyaltyLion**: Measured on the search term “loyaltylion”.
- **Smile.io**: Measured on the search terms “smile io”, “smile io loyalty program”, “smile io points”, “smile io rewards”, “smileio”, “smileio points” and “smileio rewards”, summed into one figure.

- [LoyaltyLion profile](/demand/nz/brands/loyaltylion)
- [Smile.io profile](/demand/nz/brands/smile-io)
- [All ecommerce loyalty software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ecommerce-loyalty-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, LoyaltyLion or Smile.io?

In August 2026, Smile.io had more branded searches than LoyaltyLion among ecommerce loyalty software in New Zealand. Smile.io was estimated to have 20 branded searches compared to LoyaltyLion’s 10, and held a 2.4% Share of Search versus LoyaltyLion’s 1.2%.

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Brandwave. "LoyaltyLion vs Smile.io: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/loyaltylion-vs-smile-io

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