Subcategory
Spam & Scam Call Blocking
This index adds up the scores of 5 questions. 75 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.
- 1Hiya (spam call-blocking app)218.4
- 2RoboKiller190.7
- 3AT&T ActiveArmor190.1
- 4Verizon Call Filter190.1
- 5T-Mobile ScamShield175.0
- 6Truecaller134.7
- 7Nomorobo122.1
- 8YouMail96.3
- 9Android91.7
- 10Google Messages89.5
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- 11Incogni83.3
- 12DeleteMe80.8
- 13iPhones80.3
- 14Silence Unknown Callers73.8
- 15Optery70.1
- 16Google Pixel phones63.2
- 17Call Control56.7
- 18Phone by Google54.7
- 19Aura48.3
- 20Google Call Screen44.0
- 21EasyOptOuts34.3
- 22TextKiller33.2
- 23Whoscall28.8
- 24Privacy Bee28.5
- 25Samsung28.0
- 26Google Assistant28.0
- 27Kanary24.2
- 28Mr. Number23.9
- 29T-Mobile: Scam Block22.8
- 30Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker21.5
- 31T-Mobile21.4
- 32Should I Answer19.0
- 33T-Life18.1
- 34Trend Micro Check16.5
- 35Samsung Galaxy (product)16.0
- 36CallKit16.0
- 37iPhone (iOS)16.0
- 38Smart Call16.0
- 39Apple15.9
- 40Google Results Removal15.7
- 41SMS Hound15.7
- 42TrapCall15.7
- 43iMessage15.4
- 44Google's Results About You page15.2
- 45SMS Filter15.2
- 46Google Search Removal Tool14.7
- 47Big-Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List14.3
- 48AT&T14.0
- 49Donotcall.gov14.0
- 50SMS Shield13.9
- 1Hiya (spam call-blocking app)218.4
- 2RoboKiller190.7
- 3AT&T ActiveArmor190.1
- 4Verizon Call Filter190.1
- 5T-Mobile ScamShield175.0
- 6Truecaller134.7
- 7Nomorobo122.1
- 8YouMail96.3
- 9Android91.7
- 10Google Messages89.5
- 11Incogni83.3
- 12DeleteMe80.8
- 13iPhones80.3
- 14Silence Unknown Callers73.8
- 15Optery70.1
- 16Google Pixel phones63.2
- 17Call Control56.7
- 18Phone by Google54.7
- 19Aura48.3
- 20Google Call Screen44.0
- 21EasyOptOuts34.3
- 22TextKiller33.2
- 23Whoscall28.8
- 24Privacy Bee28.5
- 25Samsung28.0
- 26Google Assistant28.0
- 27Kanary24.2
- 28Mr. Number23.9
- 29T-Mobile: Scam Block22.8
- 30Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker21.5
- 31T-Mobile21.4
- 32Should I Answer19.0
- 33T-Life18.1
- 34Trend Micro Check16.5
- 35Samsung Galaxy (product)16.0
- 36CallKit16.0
- 37iPhone (iOS)16.0
- 38Smart Call16.0
- 39Apple15.9
- 40Google Results Removal15.7
- 41SMS Hound15.7
- 42TrapCall15.7
- 43iMessage15.4
- 44Google's Results About You page15.2
- 45SMS Filter15.2
- 46Google Search Removal Tool14.7
- 47Big-Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List14.3
- 48AT&T14.0
- 49Donotcall.gov14.0
- 50SMS Shield13.9
Top 50 of 75
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
5Each 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 5 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2RoboKiller | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3AT&T ActiveArmor | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4Verizon Call Filter | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 5T-Mobile ScamShield | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 6Truecaller | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 7Nomorobo | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8YouMail | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 9Android | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10Google Messages | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11Incogni | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12DeleteMe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13iPhones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14Silence Unknown Callers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15Optery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
- 5
- 20
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 17
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 5
- 20
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 17
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 20 | Verizon Call Filter (17), AT&T ActiveArmor (15), T-Mobile ScamShield (14) |
| RoboKiller | 16 | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (14), Verizon Call Filter (13), T-Mobile ScamShield (12) |
| AT&T ActiveArmor | 18 | Verizon Call Filter (16), T-Mobile ScamShield (15), Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (15) |
| Verizon Call Filter | 19 | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (17), T-Mobile ScamShield (16), AT&T ActiveArmor (16) |
| T-Mobile ScamShield | 17 | Verizon Call Filter (16), AT&T ActiveArmor (15), Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (14) |
| Truecaller | 15 | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (13), RoboKiller (12), Verizon Call Filter (11) |
| Nomorobo | 12 | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (11), RoboKiller (11), Verizon Call Filter (10) |
| YouMail | 10 | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (9), T-Mobile ScamShield (8), AT&T ActiveArmor (8) |
| Android | 6 | AT&T ActiveArmor (6), Verizon Call Filter (6), Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (6) |
| Google Messages | 5 | T-Mobile ScamShield (3), AT&T ActiveArmor (3), Truecaller (3) |
| Incogni | 6 | Optery (6), DeleteMe (6), Aura (5) |
| DeleteMe | 6 | Optery (6), Incogni (6), Aura (5) |
| iPhones | 5 | Android (5), AT&T ActiveArmor (5), Verizon Call Filter (5) |
| Silence Unknown Callers | 6 | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (6), Nomorobo (6), Verizon Call Filter (5) |
| Optery | 6 | DeleteMe (6), Incogni (6), Aura (5) |
| Google Pixel phones | 4 | T-Mobile ScamShield (4), Android (4), AT&T ActiveArmor (4) |
| Call Control | 5 | T-Mobile ScamShield (5), AT&T ActiveArmor (5), RoboKiller (5) |
| Phone by Google | 4 | AT&T ActiveArmor (4), Verizon Call Filter (4), Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (4) |
| Aura | 5 | Optery (5), DeleteMe (5), Incogni (5) |
| Google Call Screen | 2 | T-Mobile ScamShield (2), Android (2), AT&T ActiveArmor (2) |
| EasyOptOuts | 3 | Optery (3), DeleteMe (3), Incogni (3) |
| TextKiller | 3 | T-Mobile ScamShield (3), AT&T ActiveArmor (3), RoboKiller (3) |
| Whoscall | 3 | T-Mobile ScamShield (3), AT&T ActiveArmor (3), Verizon Call Filter (3) |
| Privacy Bee | 2 | Optery (2), DeleteMe (2), Incogni (2) |
| Samsung | 1 | T-Mobile ScamShield (1), Google Call Screen (1), Android (1) |
| Google Assistant | 1 | Samsung (1), T-Mobile ScamShield (1), Google Call Screen (1) |
| Kanary | 3 | Optery (3), DeleteMe (3), Incogni (3) |
| Mr. Number | 2 | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (2), T-Mobile ScamShield (1), Truecaller (1) |
| T-Mobile: Scam Block | 2 | AT&T ActiveArmor (2), Verizon Call Filter (2), Hiya (spam call-blocking app) (2) |
| Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker | 1 | T-Mobile ScamShield (1), Call Control (1), Google Messages (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 | apps.apple.com | 7 |
| 2 | t-mobile.com | 7 |
| 3 | youtube.com | 6 |
| 4 | ctia.org | 6 |
| 5 | getosmo.app | 6 |
| 6 | upfirst.ai | 6 |
| 7 | pcmag.com | 5 |
| 8 | privacysavvy.com | 5 |
| 9 | quora.com | 5 |
| 10 | support.apple.com | 5 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| t-mobile.com | AT&T ActiveArmor | 7 |
| upfirst.ai | Truecaller | 6 |
| getosmo.app | Truecaller | 6 |
| t-mobile.com | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 6 |
| getosmo.app | RoboKiller | 6 |
| getosmo.app | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 6 |
| ctia.org | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 6 |
| t-mobile.com | T-Mobile ScamShield | 6 |
| apps.apple.com | T-Mobile ScamShield | 6 |
| t-mobile.com | Verizon Call Filter | 6 |
| upfirst.ai | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 6 |
| apps.apple.com | Verizon Call Filter | 6 |
| apps.apple.com | RoboKiller | 6 |
| facebook.com | Verizon Call Filter | 5 |
| privacysavvy.com | Truecaller | 5 |
| facebook.com | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 5 |
| getosmo.app | Nomorobo | 5 |
| getosmo.app | YouMail | 5 |
| cloaked.com | Truecaller | 5 |
| cloaked.com | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 5 |
| upfirst.ai | YouMail | 5 |
| ctia.org | T-Mobile ScamShield | 5 |
| ctia.org | AT&T ActiveArmor | 5 |
| apps.apple.com | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 5 |
| ctia.org | Verizon Call Filter | 5 |
| facebook.com | T-Mobile ScamShield | 5 |
| apps.apple.com | AT&T ActiveArmor | 5 |
| privacysavvy.com | RoboKiller | 4 |
| apps.apple.com | Nomorobo | 4 |
| cloaked.com | YouMail | 4 |
| cloaked.com | Nomorobo | 4 |
| cloaked.com | RoboKiller | 4 |
| ctia.org | Truecaller | 4 |
| facebook.com | AT&T ActiveArmor | 4 |
| getosmo.app | T-Mobile ScamShield | 4 |
| getosmo.app | AT&T ActiveArmor | 4 |
| getosmo.app | Verizon Call Filter | 4 |
| privacysavvy.com | Hiya (spam call-blocking app) | 4 |
| privacysavvy.com | Nomorobo | 4 |
| upfirst.ai | T-Mobile ScamShield | 4 |
| upfirst.ai | AT&T ActiveArmor | 4 |
| upfirst.ai | Verizon Call Filter | 4 |
| upfirst.ai | Nomorobo | 4 |
| upfirst.ai | RoboKiller | 4 |
| privacysavvy.com | YouMail | 3 |
| apps.apple.com | Truecaller | 3 |
| facebook.com | RoboKiller | 3 |
| facebook.com | Nomorobo | 3 |
| privacysavvy.com | T-Mobile ScamShield | 3 |
| privacysavvy.com | AT&T ActiveArmor | 3 |
| privacysavvy.com | Verizon Call Filter | 3 |
| cloaked.com | T-Mobile ScamShield | 3 |
| ctia.org | RoboKiller | 3 |
| ctia.org | Nomorobo | 3 |
| ctia.org | YouMail | 3 |
| cloaked.com | Verizon Call Filter | 3 |
| cloaked.com | AT&T ActiveArmor | 3 |
| t-mobile.com | RoboKiller | 3 |
| apps.apple.com | YouMail | 2 |
| t-mobile.com | Nomorobo | 2 |
| t-mobile.com | Truecaller | 2 |
| facebook.com | YouMail | 1 |
| t-mobile.com | YouMail | 1 |
| facebook.com | Truecaller | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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