Graphic Design Software
Questions 8Top 5 of 102 brandsScore
Subcategory
Drawing & Illustration Apps
This index adds up the scores of 6 questions. 109 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Procreate311.3
- 2Krita309.2
- 3Adobe Fresco193.3
- 4Autodesk Sketchbook181.9
- 5Clip Studio Paint177.1
- 6ibis Paint X154.5
- 7FlipaClip106.2
- 8Medibang Paint85.7
- 9Photoshop75.3
- 10FireAlpaca74.5
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- 11Pencil2D52.4
- 12Blender50.6
- 13Inkscape46.1
- 14Wacom Intuos Small44.7
- 15Rough Animator39.7
- 16Procreate Dreams37.6
- 17Adobe Creative Cloud35.1
- 18GIMP35.1
- 19XP-Pen Deco 01 V333.1
- 20Affinity Designer 231.1
- 21Concepts (product)30.8
- 22Gaomon S62028.0
- 23Apple Pencil27.7
- 24Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3)26.5
- 25Wick Editor25.7
- 26Pivot Animator24.7
- 27Wacom Intuos Medium24.4
- 28ToonSquid22.0
- 29XPPen Artist 12 (3rd Gen)21.9
- 30XP-Pen Star G64021.5
- 31Apple iPad Air (M3 or M4 models)21.4
- 32Infinite Painter21.2
- 33Tayasui Sketches20.8
- 34Huion Inspiroy H640P20.5
- 35TupiTube19.0
- 36XP-Pen Artist 12 (4th Gen)19.0
- 37Affinity Designer17.5
- 38Huion Kamvas 16 (2021)17.5
- 39HiPaint16.9
- 40Apple iPads16.5
- 41XP-Pen Deco 01 V216.0
- 42Stykz15.7
- 43Apple iPad Pro (11-inch or 13-inch, M4/M5 models)15.2
- 44Adobe Illustrator14.2
- 45Samsung Galaxy Tab S series14.0
- 46Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE13.7
- 47Apple iPad (Base Model, 10th Gen)13.5
- 48S Pen13.5
- 49Animation Desk13.1
- 50Steam13.1
- 1Procreate311.3
- 2Krita309.2
- 3Adobe Fresco193.3
- 4Autodesk Sketchbook181.9
- 5Clip Studio Paint177.1
- 6ibis Paint X154.5
- 7FlipaClip106.2
- 8Medibang Paint85.7
- 9Photoshop75.3
- 10FireAlpaca74.5
- 11Pencil2D52.4
- 12Blender50.6
- 13Inkscape46.1
- 14Wacom Intuos Small44.7
- 15Rough Animator39.7
- 16Procreate Dreams37.6
- 17Adobe Creative Cloud35.1
- 18GIMP35.1
- 19XP-Pen Deco 01 V333.1
- 20Affinity Designer 231.1
- 21Concepts (product)30.8
- 22Gaomon S62028.0
- 23Apple Pencil27.7
- 24Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3)26.5
- 25Wick Editor25.7
- 26Pivot Animator24.7
- 27Wacom Intuos Medium24.4
- 28ToonSquid22.0
- 29XPPen Artist 12 (3rd Gen)21.9
- 30XP-Pen Star G64021.5
- 31Apple iPad Air (M3 or M4 models)21.4
- 32Infinite Painter21.2
- 33Tayasui Sketches20.8
- 34Huion Inspiroy H640P20.5
- 35TupiTube19.0
- 36XP-Pen Artist 12 (4th Gen)19.0
- 37Affinity Designer17.5
- 38Huion Kamvas 16 (2021)17.5
- 39HiPaint16.9
- 40Apple iPads16.5
- 41XP-Pen Deco 01 V216.0
- 42Stykz15.7
- 43Apple iPad Pro (11-inch or 13-inch, M4/M5 models)15.2
- 44Adobe Illustrator14.2
- 45Samsung Galaxy Tab S series14.0
- 46Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE13.7
- 47Apple iPad (Base Model, 10th Gen)13.5
- 48S Pen13.5
- 49Animation Desk13.1
- 50Steam13.1
Top 50 of 109
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
6Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 6 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Procreate | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2Krita | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 3Adobe Fresco | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4Autodesk Sketchbook | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 5Clip Studio Paint | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 6ibis Paint X | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7FlipaClip | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8Medibang Paint | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9Photoshop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10FireAlpaca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Pencil2D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12Blender | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Inkscape | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14Wacom Intuos Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Rough Animator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 4
- 24
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 17
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 4
- 24
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 17
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Procreate | 24 | Clip Studio Paint (17), Krita (14), Adobe Fresco (13) |
| Krita | 23 | Procreate (14), Autodesk Sketchbook (13), Adobe Fresco (11) |
| Adobe Fresco | 17 | Autodesk Sketchbook (14), Procreate (13), Krita (11) |
| Autodesk Sketchbook | 17 | Adobe Fresco (14), Krita (13), Procreate (12) |
| Clip Studio Paint | 17 | Procreate (17), Krita (10), Adobe Fresco (10) |
| ibis Paint X | 14 | Autodesk Sketchbook (12), Procreate (11), Adobe Fresco (11) |
| FlipaClip | 7 | Krita (5), Blender (4), Pencil2D (4) |
| Medibang Paint | 7 | Krita (7), Autodesk Sketchbook (5), FireAlpaca (5) |
| Photoshop | 6 | Krita (6), Clip Studio Paint (6), Procreate (6) |
| FireAlpaca | 7 | Krita (7), Autodesk Sketchbook (6), Adobe Fresco (5) |
| Pencil2D | 4 | FlipaClip (4), Krita (3), Blender (3) |
| Blender | 5 | Krita (5), FlipaClip (4), Procreate (3) |
| Inkscape | 5 | Krita (5), GIMP (4), Autodesk Sketchbook (4) |
| Wacom Intuos Small | 3 | Procreate (2), XP-Pen Deco 01 V3 (2), Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) (2) |
| Rough Animator | 3 | FlipaClip (3), Procreate (3), Krita (2) |
| Procreate Dreams | 4 | FlipaClip (3), Krita (3), Blender (2) |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | 4 | Krita (4), Clip Studio Paint (3), Procreate (3) |
| GIMP | 4 | Krita (4), Inkscape (4), Autodesk Sketchbook (3) |
| XP-Pen Deco 01 V3 | 2 | Wacom Intuos Small (2), Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) (2), Procreate (1) |
| Affinity Designer 2 | 4 | Clip Studio Paint (4), Procreate (4), Adobe Fresco (4) |
| Concepts (product) | 3 | Clip Studio Paint (3), Procreate (3), Adobe Fresco (3) |
| Gaomon S620 | 1 | XP-Pen Star G640 (1), Procreate (1), Apple Pencil (1) |
| Apple Pencil | 3 | Procreate (3), Clip Studio Paint (2), Krita (1) |
| Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) | 3 | Procreate (2), Wacom Intuos Small (2), XP-Pen Deco 01 V3 (2) |
| Wick Editor | 2 | FlipaClip (2), Krita (2), Blender (2) |
| Pivot Animator | 2 | FlipaClip (2), Krita (2), Wick Editor (2) |
| Wacom Intuos Medium | 2 | Wacom Intuos Small (2), Krita (1), Clip Studio Paint (1) |
| ToonSquid | 2 | FlipaClip (2), Krita (2), Procreate Dreams (2) |
| XPPen Artist 12 (3rd Gen) | 3 | Procreate (3), Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) (2), Clip Studio Paint (1) |
| XP-Pen Star G640 | 1 | Gaomon S620 (1), Procreate (1), Apple Pencil (1) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | reddit.com | 11 |
| 2 | youtube.com | 8 |
| 3 | krita.org | 8 |
| 4 | xp-pen.com | 7 |
| 5 | procreate.com | 6 |
| 6 | creativebloq.com | 5 |
| 7 | thatpainter.com | 4 |
| 8 | toolradar.com | 4 |
| 9 | apps.apple.com | 4 |
| 10 | clipstudio.net | 4 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| reddit.com | Procreate | 9 |
| krita.org | Krita | 8 |
| reddit.com | Clip Studio Paint | 7 |
| reddit.com | Krita | 7 |
| xp-pen.com | Procreate | 6 |
| reddit.com | ibis Paint X | 6 |
| creativebloq.com | Clip Studio Paint | 5 |
| creativebloq.com | Procreate | 5 |
| procreate.com | Krita | 5 |
| xp-pen.com | Clip Studio Paint | 5 |
| youtube.com | Krita | 5 |
| youtube.com | Procreate | 5 |
| krita.org | Adobe Fresco | 4 |
| procreate.com | Procreate | 4 |
| toolradar.com | Adobe Fresco | 4 |
| reddit.com | Autodesk Sketchbook | 4 |
| clipstudio.net | Procreate | 4 |
| reddit.com | Adobe Fresco | 4 |
| clipstudio.net | Clip Studio Paint | 4 |
| krita.org | Autodesk Sketchbook | 4 |
| youtube.com | ibis Paint X | 4 |
| toolradar.com | Autodesk Sketchbook | 4 |
| xp-pen.com | Adobe Fresco | 4 |
| xp-pen.com | ibis Paint X | 3 |
| krita.org | Procreate | 3 |
| krita.org | ibis Paint X | 3 |
| krita.org | Medibang Paint | 3 |
| youtube.com | Adobe Fresco | 3 |
| procreate.com | Clip Studio Paint | 3 |
| clipstudio.net | Autodesk Sketchbook | 3 |
| clipstudio.net | ibis Paint X | 3 |
| clipstudio.net | Adobe Fresco | 3 |
| toolradar.com | Clip Studio Paint | 3 |
| toolradar.com | Procreate | 3 |
| xp-pen.com | Autodesk Sketchbook | 3 |
| youtube.com | FlipaClip | 3 |
| youtube.com | Autodesk Sketchbook | 3 |
| youtube.com | Clip Studio Paint | 3 |
| creativebloq.com | ibis Paint X | 3 |
| creativebloq.com | Adobe Fresco | 2 |
| procreate.com | Adobe Fresco | 2 |
| toolradar.com | ibis Paint X | 2 |
| procreate.com | FlipaClip | 2 |
| reddit.com | FlipaClip | 2 |
| procreate.com | Autodesk Sketchbook | 2 |
| procreate.com | ibis Paint X | 2 |
| reddit.com | Medibang Paint | 2 |
| toolradar.com | Krita | 2 |
| xp-pen.com | Krita | 2 |
| krita.org | Clip Studio Paint | 2 |
| creativebloq.com | Krita | 2 |
| krita.org | FlipaClip | 2 |
| clipstudio.net | Krita | 2 |
| youtube.com | Medibang Paint | 2 |
| xp-pen.com | FlipaClip | 1 |
| creativebloq.com | Medibang Paint | 1 |
| toolradar.com | FlipaClip | 1 |
| xp-pen.com | Medibang Paint | 1 |
| creativebloq.com | Autodesk Sketchbook | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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