--- title: "ICANotes vs SimplePractice: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is ICANotes or SimplePractice more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mental health practice software set in the United States. 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/compare/icanotes-vs-simplepractice" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ICANotes vs SimplePractice: Which is searched more in the United States? Is ICANotes or SimplePractice more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mental health practice software set in the United States. 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**: ICANotes and SimplePractice - **Competitive set**: Mental health practice software - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ICANotes Share of Search**: 4.3% - **SimplePractice Share of Search**: 59% ## Is ICANotes or SimplePractice more popular in search? - In September 2026, SimplePractice had more branded searches than ICANotes among mental health practice software in the United States. SimplePractice had about 201,000 branded searches, while ICANotes had 14,800. SimplePractice made up 59% of all mental health practice software searches we track, and ICANotes accounted for 4.3%. - SimplePractice was ahead of ICANotes in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ICANotes’ share of searches among mental health practice software in the United States moved from 5.4% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SimplePractice’s share of searches among mental health practice software in the United States moved from 60.4% to 59%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K. ## Top mental health practice software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SimplePractice was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ICANotes 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SimplePractice | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | TherapyNotes | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sessions Health | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | DocVilla | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | TheraNest | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Practice Better | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ICANotes | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Valant | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about mental health practice software - Asked ChatGPT "Which mental health practice software should I use in the US?": 1. SimplePractice, 2. TherapyNotes, 3. Sessions Health - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best mental health practice software tools in the US?": 1. SimplePractice, 2. TherapyNotes, 3. Sessions Health, 4. TheraNest - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best mental health practice software in the US for a therapy practice?": 1. SimplePractice, 2. TherapyNotes, 3. Sessions Health - Searched Google, AI Overview "mental health practice software": 1. SimplePractice, 2. TherapyNotes, 3. Sessions Health, 4. DocVilla - Searched Google, AI Overview "mental health software": 1. TherapyNotes, 2. Sessions Health, 3. DocVilla Not named in any answer: Practice Better, ICANotes and Valant. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States mental health practice software in September 2026? - In September 2026, SimplePractice lost share of searches among mental health practice software in the United States, from 60% to 59%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for ICANotes in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | ICANotes estimated searches | ICANotes Share of Search | ICANotes rank | SimplePractice estimated searches | SimplePractice Share of Search | SimplePractice rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 5.4% | 5 | 201K | 60.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 5.4% | 5 | 165K | 60.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 5.4% | 5 | 165K | 60% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 5.3% | 5 | 201K | 59.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 6.1% | 5 | 165K | 56% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 5.3% | 5 | 201K | 59.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 4.9% | 5 | 165K | 54.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 18.1K | 5.9% | 5 | 165K | 53.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 4.5% | 5 | 201K | 60.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 5.1% | 6 | 165K | 56.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 4.4% | 6 | 201K | 60% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 4.3% | 6 | 201K | 59% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ICANotes’ and SimplePractice’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. - **ICANotes**: Measured on the search term “icanotes”. - **SimplePractice**: Measured on the search term “simplepractice”. - [ICANotes profile](/demand/us/brands/icanotes) - [SimplePractice profile](/demand/us/brands/simplepractice) - [All mental health practice software in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-mental-health-practice-software): 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 ICANotes or SimplePractice more popular in search? In September 2026, SimplePractice had more branded searches than ICANotes among mental health practice software in the United States. SimplePractice had about 201,000 branded searches, while ICANotes had 14,800. SimplePractice made up 59% of all mental health practice software searches we track, and ICANotes accounted for 4.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ICANotes vs SimplePractice: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/icanotes-vs-simplepractice This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/icanotes-vs-simplepractice. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.