--- title: "LifeFone: search popularity in the United States" description: "LifeFone sells medical alert devices with 24 hour monitoring. 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/us/brands/lifefone" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LifeFone: search popularity in the United States LifeFone sells medical alert devices with 24 hour monitoring. 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 - **Brand**: LifeFone - **Market**: United States - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among medical alert systems**: 0.63% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Medical alert systems | 9 | 0.63% | 880 | - [Medical alert systems in the US](/demand/us/categories/us-medical-alert-systems) ## Top medical alert systems in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, LifeFone was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. LifeFone is the fourth most recommended of the nine. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Medical Guardian | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bay Alarm Medical | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | MobileHelp | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | LifeFone | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LifeStation | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lifeline | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lively | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | ADT | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Life Alert | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about medical alert systems - Asked ChatGPT "Which medical alert system should I buy in the US?": 1. Bay Alarm Medical, 2. Medical Guardian, 3. LifeFone, 4. MobileHelp - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best medical alert systems in the US?": 1. Bay Alarm Medical, 2. Medical Guardian, 3. MobileHelp, 4. Lifeline, 5. ADT - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best medical alert system in the US for an elderly parent living alone?": 1. Medical Guardian, 2. Bay Alarm Medical, 3. Lively, 4. ADT - Searched Google, AI Overview "medical alert systems": 1. Medical Guardian, 2. MobileHelp, 3. Bay Alarm Medical, 4. LifeStation, 5. LifeFone, 6. Lifeline - Searched Google, AI Overview "best medical alert system": 1. Medical Guardian, 2. MobileHelp, 3. Bay Alarm Medical, 4. LifeStation, 5. LifeFone Not named in any answer: Life Alert. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for LifeFone changed in the United States over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for LifeFone in the United States fell from 1K to 880. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LifeFone’s share of searches among medical alert systems in the United States held steady, from 0.72% to 0.63%. ## How did search popularity change for United States medical alert systems in September 2026? - In September 2026, Medical Guardian gained share of searches among medical alert systems in the United States, from 16.4% to 19.5%. - In September 2026, Life Alert lost share of searches among medical alert systems in the United States, from 66.8% to 65.2%. - In September 2026, MobileHelp lost share of searches among medical alert systems in the United States, from 4% to 2.6%. - LifeStation’s share of searches among medical alert systems in the United States has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.5% to 1.7% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lifeline in the United States fell 25.6% over 12 measured months, from 4.3K to 3.2K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lively in the United States fell 21.1% over 12 measured months, from 2.2K to 1.7K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Medical alert systems | 1K | 0.72% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | Medical alert systems | 1K | 0.85% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | Medical alert systems | 880 | 0.65% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | Medical alert systems | 880 | 0.64% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | Medical alert systems | 720 | 0.54% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | Medical alert systems | 720 | 0.53% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | Medical alert systems | 590 | 0.5% | 9 | | May 2026 | Medical alert systems | 720 | 0.62% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | Medical alert systems | 590 | 0.51% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | Medical alert systems | 720 | 0.62% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | Medical alert systems | 880 | 0.65% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | Medical alert systems | 880 | 0.63% | 9 | ## How are LifeFone’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LifeFone’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “lifefone” ## Which medical alert systems compete with LifeFone? - [Life Alert](/demand/us/brands/life-alert) - [Medical Guardian](/demand/us/brands/medical-guardian) - [Bay Alarm Medical](/demand/us/brands/bay-alarm-medical) - [MobileHelp](/demand/us/brands/mobilehelp): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/lifefone-vs-mobilehelp - [Lifeline](/demand/us/brands/lifeline-medical-alert): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/lifefone-vs-lifeline-medical-alert - [LifeStation](/demand/us/brands/lifestation): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/lifefone-vs-lifestation - [Lively](/demand/us/brands/lively): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/lifefone-vs-lively - [ADT](/demand/us/brands/adt): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/adt-vs-lifefone ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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