--- title: "MyCase vs Smokeball: Which is searched more?" description: "Is MyCase or Smokeball more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Legal practice software 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/mycase-legal-vs-smokeball" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # MyCase vs Smokeball: Which is searched more? Is MyCase or Smokeball more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Legal practice software 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**: MyCase and Smokeball - **Competitive set**: Legal practice software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **MyCase Share of Search**: 0.15% - **Smokeball Share of Search**: 12.7% ## Is MyCase or Smokeball more popular in search? - In September 2026, Smokeball had more branded searches than MyCase among legal practice software worldwide. Smokeball had about 12,100 branded searches, while MyCase had 140. Smokeball made up 12.7% of all legal practice software searches we track, and MyCase accounted for 0.15%. - Smokeball was ahead of MyCase in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MyCase’s share of searches among legal practice software worldwide moved from 0.4% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 140. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smokeball’s share of searches among legal practice software worldwide moved from 12.3% to 12.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K. ## Top legal practice software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both MyCase and Smokeball showed up in all five answers. MyCase was listed before Smokeball in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Clio | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | MyCase | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Smokeball | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Filevine | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | PracticePanther | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CosmoLex | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | LEAP | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | CASEpeer | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Actionstep | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about legal practice software - Asked ChatGPT "Which legal practice software should I use?": 1. Clio, 2. MyCase, 3. Smokeball, 4. Filevine, 5. CASEpeer - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best legal practice software tools?": 1. Clio, 2. MyCase, 3. PracticePanther, 4. Smokeball, 5. LEAP, 6. CosmoLex, 7. Filevine, 8. CASEpeer - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best legal practice software for a small law firm?": 1. Clio, 2. MyCase, 3. PracticePanther, 4. Smokeball, 5. CosmoLex - Searched Google, AI Overview "law firm software": 1. Clio, 2. MyCase, 3. Filevine, 4. CosmoLex, 5. Smokeball - Searched Google, AI Overview "legal case management software": 1. Clio, 2. MyCase, 3. Filevine, 4. PracticePanther, 5. Smokeball, 6. CosmoLex, 7. CASEpeer Not named in any answer: Actionstep. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for legal practice software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smokeball lost share of searches among legal practice software worldwide, from 13.3% to 12.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MyCase worldwide fell 64.1% over 12 measured months, from 390 to 140 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | MyCase estimated searches | MyCase Share of Search | MyCase rank | Smokeball estimated searches | Smokeball Share of Search | Smokeball rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 390 | 0.4% | 9 | 12.1K | 12.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 140 | 0.16% | 9 | 12.1K | 13.7% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 110 | 0.13% | 9 | 9.9K | 12.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 110 | 0.12% | 9 | 12.1K | 12.8% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 140 | 0.14% | 9 | 14.8K | 15% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 170 | 0.16% | 9 | 14.8K | 13.8% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 140 | 0.14% | 9 | 12.1K | 12.5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 110 | 0.12% | 9 | 12.1K | 13.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 140 | 0.15% | 9 | 12.1K | 13% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 110 | 0.12% | 9 | 14.8K | 15.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 110 | 0.12% | 9 | 12.1K | 13.3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 140 | 0.15% | 9 | 12.1K | 12.7% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MyCase’s and Smokeball’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. - **MyCase**: Measured on the search terms “mycase law” and “mycase legal”, summed into one figure. - **Smokeball**: Measured on the search term “smokeball”. - [MyCase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mycase-legal) - [Smokeball profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smokeball) - [All legal practice software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/legal-practice-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 MyCase or Smokeball more popular in search? In September 2026, Smokeball had more branded searches than MyCase among legal practice software worldwide. Smokeball had about 12,100 branded searches, while MyCase had 140. Smokeball made up 12.7% of all legal practice software searches we track, and MyCase accounted for 0.15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "MyCase vs Smokeball: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mycase-legal-vs-smokeball This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mycase-legal-vs-smokeball. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.