Most are mouse first programs. Developers know that a majority do not own a pen tablet or something similar. There’s a reason why brushes in programs have smoothing, so that you can get nice curves even with a mouse.
Moreover, I would call GIMP’s experience with pen tablet relatively worse than using a mouse.
The reason why pen tablets are better in most cases is that you can use real drawing skills within those programs, like pressure and tilt, which cannot be achieved by a mouse.
Most are mouse first programs. Developers know that a majority do not own a pen tablet or something similar. There’s a reason why brushes in programs have smoothing, so that you can get nice curves even with a mouse.
Moreover, I would call GIMP’s experience with pen tablet relatively worse than using a mouse.
The reason why pen tablets are better in most cases is that you can use real drawing skills within those programs, like pressure and tilt, which cannot be achieved by a mouse.
I think they’re asking for which ones have the best/most of those ‘smoothing’ and similar features. Not if they exist.
I would chime in with a recommend but I’m not intimately familiar with any art app except Blender, and even there it’s mostly modeling and not ‘art’.