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title: "Checkmyfile vs ClearScore: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Checkmyfile or ClearScore more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit score apps set in the United Kingdom. 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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# Checkmyfile vs ClearScore: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Checkmyfile or ClearScore more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit score apps set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Checkmyfile and ClearScore
- **Competitive set**: Credit score apps
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Checkmyfile Share of Search**: 15%
- **ClearScore Share of Search**: 74.9%

## Is Checkmyfile or ClearScore more popular in search?

- In September 2026, ClearScore had more branded searches than Checkmyfile among credit score apps in the United Kingdom. ClearScore had about 550,000 branded searches, while Checkmyfile had 110,000. ClearScore made up 74.9% of all credit score app searches we track, and Checkmyfile accounted for 15%.
- ClearScore was ahead of Checkmyfile in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Checkmyfile’s share of searches among credit score apps in the United Kingdom moved from 17.6% to 15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ClearScore’s share of searches among credit score apps in the United Kingdom moved from 71.5% to 74.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 550K.

## Top credit score apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ClearScore appeared in all five answers. Checkmyfile 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Experian | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| ClearScore | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Equifax | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| TransUnion | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Credit Karma | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Checkmyfile | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| TotallyMoney | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about credit score apps

- Asked ChatGPT "Which app should I use to check my credit score in the UK?": 1. ClearScore, 2. Experian, 3. Credit Karma, 4. Equifax, 5. TransUnion
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best credit score apps in the UK?": 1. ClearScore, 2. Experian, 3. Credit Karma, 4. TransUnion, 5. Equifax
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the most accurate free credit score service in the UK?": 1. ClearScore, 2. Equifax, 3. Experian, 4. Credit Karma, 5. TransUnion
- Searched Google, AI Overview "credit score": 1. Experian, 2. Equifax, 3. TransUnion, 4. ClearScore
- Searched Google, AI Overview "check credit score": 1. Experian, 2. Equifax, 3. TransUnion, 4. ClearScore

Not named in any answer: Checkmyfile and TotallyMoney.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom credit score apps in September 2026?

- Checkmyfile’s share of searches among credit score apps in the United Kingdom has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 17.6% to 15% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Checkmyfile estimated searches | Checkmyfile Share of Search | Checkmyfile rank | ClearScore estimated searches | ClearScore Share of Search | ClearScore rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 17.6% | 2 | 550K | 71.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 14.7% | 2 | 550K | 73.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 17.3% | 2 | 450K | 70.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 14.8% | 2 | 673K | 73.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 17.4% | 2 | 550K | 71.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 17.4% | 2 | 550K | 71% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 15.1% | 2 | 673K | 75.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 110K | 12.7% | 2 | 673K | 77.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 17.6% | 2 | 550K | 71.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 15% | 2 | 550K | 75.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 110K | 15% | 2 | 550K | 75.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 15% | 2 | 550K | 74.9% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Checkmyfile’s and ClearScore’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.

- **Checkmyfile**: Measured on the search term “checkmyfile”.
- **ClearScore**: Measured on the search term “clearscore”.

- [Checkmyfile profile](/demand/uk/brands/checkmyfile)
- [ClearScore profile](/demand/uk/brands/clearscore)
- [All credit score apps in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-credit-score-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Checkmyfile or ClearScore more popular in search?

In September 2026, ClearScore had more branded searches than Checkmyfile among credit score apps in the United Kingdom. ClearScore had about 550,000 branded searches, while Checkmyfile had 110,000. ClearScore made up 74.9% of all credit score app searches we track, and Checkmyfile accounted for 15%.

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