Google Cloud vs My CenturyLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Cloud
Manage your Google Cloud services on your iPhone or iPad. Monitor billing, status, and critical issues. Create custom dashboards, access Cloud Shell, and SSH into VMs for direct control.
- Cloud service management
- Billing and status monitoring
- Customizable dashboards
- Compute Engine/App Engine monitoring
- SSH access to VMs
- Cloud Shell access
- Incident and error response
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The app helps you manage your services running on Google Cloud directly from your Apple iPhone or iPad: • Stay connected to the cloud and check billing, status, and critical issues. • Create your own custom dashboard to produce an overview of your Google Cloud services. • Monitor the state of your Compute Engine and App Engine resources with the ability to SSH into your VMs. • Access to Cloud Shell to perform any Google Cloud (gcloud) operation. • View and respond to incidents, errors, and logging. We plan to ship new features regularly and continually improve your user experience. Please give us your feedback in the app by tapping the menu button in the upper-left corner, selecting Help & Feedback, and then Send feedback.
My CenturyLink
Manage your account and services from one convenient app. Easily set up new services, view and pay bills, check your internet speed, and access support tools. Offers advanced features for Secure WiFi customers, including parental controls and device management.
- Modem self-install
- Bill payment management
- Check and upgrade internet speed
- Service settings management
- Self-help support tools
- Personalized alerts
- Parental controls (Secure WiFi)
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The My CenturyLink app brings management of your account and services into one easy place. You can use the app to: • Connect your new service quickly with modem self-install. • View and manage your bill payment with convenience and ease. • Check your services, upgrade your Internet speed (if available in your area). • Manage your settings. • Visit Support to troubleshoot or optimize your service through self-help tools and videos. • Get personalized alerts, so you can see the status of your order, or find out if there is an interruption to your Internet service. • Plus, so much more. Additional features for our Secure WiFi customers (Secure WiFi is available on compatible modems leased from CenturyLink): • Parental controls to guard against inappropriate web content. • Pause and resume internet access of devices on our WiFi. • Schedule online and offline times for devices and users. Learn more about Secure WiFi by visiting https://centurylink.com/home/help/internet/secure-wifi We're here to help! You can get in touch via http://www.centurylink.com/contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My CenturyLink at 4.4 against Google Cloud's 3.4. My CenturyLink also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (137K vs 100). Google Cloud's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 9%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My CenturyLink holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My CenturyLink has 137K ratings behind it against 100, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Google Cloud's written reviews are positive against 9% of My CenturyLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, My CenturyLink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cloud | My CenturyLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (100 ratings) | 4.4 (137K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 | 137K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CenturyLink, Inc | |
Customer experience
Google Cloud
My CenturyLink
User reviews
Google Cloud
From 100 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick access to cloud resources on mobile
- 👍 Good UI/UX design with Material Design
- 🔐 Useful SSH functionality for VM management
- 📊 Helpful for quick monitoring and status checks
- ⚡ Cloud Shell access for command-line operations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cloud Shell frequently disconnects
- ❌ Missing critical features (Cloud Run, Cloud Tasks, Cloud Build)
- 🔒 Persistent permission errors and access issues
- 💸 Confusing billing display and hidden charges
- 📉 Limited dashboard and monitoring capabilities
My CenturyLink
From 137K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Excellent customer service
- 🚀 Fast internet speeds when working
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent internet outages and connection issues
- ❌ Unreliable service
- 🕰️ Long wait times for technician appointments
- 💸 Billing issues and unexpected charges
- 🤖 Poor communication and unhelpful customer support
Bugs and requests
Google Cloud
Reported bugs
24 issues- Cloud Shell stuck on 'preparing to connect' screen
- Cloud Shell disconnects when switching apps
- SSH authentication failures
- App crashes when viewing error console details
- Logs page continuously refreshing
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- Cannot view saved dashboards from web
- Saved queries not displaying correctly
- Permission errors blocking access to projects
- Billing section shows incorrect date ranges
- Incident notifications not working
- Device registration process failing
- Cloud Shell input issues with special keys (Ctrl+A, Ctrl+E)
- Cannot select or copy text in Cloud Shell
- SSH return key not working properly in some contexts
- App crashes after updates
- 2-factor authentication sign-in broken
- Incidents marked resolved still show as new
- Logs missing with applied filters
- App crashes when viewing log entry details in dark mode
- External keyboard support broken on iPad
- Notification permissions not requested on iOS
- Cannot change logged-in account
- Project switching broken
- Scrolling issues in logs and traces
Requested features
20 requests- Cloud Run service support
- Cloud Tasks management
- Cloud Build integration
- Custom dashboard access from mobile
- Dark mode for iPad
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- Cloud Shell full-screen mode
- Better keyboard support for external keyboards
- Account switching capability
- Notification management improvements
- GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) support
- Cloud Functions monitoring
- Datalab integration
- API quota viewing
- Cloud Storage bucket upload/replace functionality
- Instance group management
- HTTP Load Balancing controls
- Password protection for app
- Font size adjustment in console
- Improved SSH/terminal UX
- BigQuery support
My CenturyLink
Reported bugs
2 issues- App login and account access problems
- Inaccurate information displayed in the app
Requested features
3 requests- Improved app functionality and reliability
- Better communication and transparency from the company
- Faster resolution of service problems
In-app purchases
Google Cloud
No in-app purchases
My CenturyLink
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Google Cloud free?
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