--- title: "Arcads vs Smartly.io: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Arcads or Smartly.io more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI ad creative tools set worldwide. 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/global-en/compare/arcads-vs-smartly-io" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Arcads vs Smartly.io: Which is searched more? Is Arcads or Smartly.io more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI ad creative tools set worldwide. 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**: Arcads and Smartly.io - **Competitive set**: AI ad creative tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Arcads Share of Search**: 30.2% - **Smartly.io Share of Search**: 1.6% ## Is Arcads or Smartly.io more popular in search? - In September 2026, Arcads had more branded searches than Smartly.io among AI ad creative tools worldwide. Arcads had about 40,500 branded searches, while Smartly.io had 2,110. Arcads made up 30.2% of all AI ad creative tool searches we track, and Smartly.io accounted for 1.6%. - Arcads was ahead of Smartly.io in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Arcads’ share of searches among AI ad creative tools worldwide moved from 22.2% to 30.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smartly.io’s share of searches among AI ad creative tools worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 2.1K. ## Top AI ad creative tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Arcads was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Smartly.io 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AdCreative.ai | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Creatify | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Arcads | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Pencil | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Creatopy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Smartly.io | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI ad creative tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI ad creative tool should I use?": 1. AdCreative.ai, 2. Creatify, 3. Arcads - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI ad creative tools?": 1. AdCreative.ai, 2. Creatify, 3. Arcads, 4. Pencil - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI ad creative tool for ad creative?": 1. AdCreative.ai, 2. Creatify, 3. Pencil - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai ad generator": 1. AdCreative.ai, 2. Creatify - Searched Google, AI Overview "ad design tool": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Creatopy and Smartly.io. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI ad creative tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Arcads lost share of searches among AI ad creative tools worldwide, from 33.2% to 30.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Smartly.io worldwide fell 12.4% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 2.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Arcads estimated searches | Arcads Share of Search | Arcads rank | Smartly.io estimated searches | Smartly.io Share of Search | Smartly.io rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 22.2% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 31.9% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 31.8% | 2 | 2K | 1.3% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 31.8% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 31.1% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 74K | 29.3% | 2 | 3K | 1.2% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 74K | 35.1% | 2 | 2.5K | 1.2% | 6 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 32.6% | 2 | 2.1K | 1.1% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 31.3% | 2 | 2.1K | 1.3% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 35.6% | 2 | 2.1K | 1.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 33.2% | 2 | 2.2K | 1.5% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 30.2% | 2 | 2.1K | 1.6% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Arcads’ and Smartly.io’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. - **Arcads**: Measured on the search term “arcads”. - **Smartly.io**: Measured on the search terms “smartly ai”, “smartly creative” and “smartly.io”, summed into one figure. - [Arcads profile](/demand/global-en/brands/arcads) - [Smartly.io profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartly-io) - [All AI ad creative tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-ad-creative-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Arcads or Smartly.io more popular in search? In September 2026, Arcads had more branded searches than Smartly.io among AI ad creative tools worldwide. Arcads had about 40,500 branded searches, while Smartly.io had 2,110. Arcads made up 30.2% of all AI ad creative tool searches we track, and Smartly.io accounted for 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Arcads vs Smartly.io: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/arcads-vs-smartly-io This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/arcads-vs-smartly-io. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.