Comparison

Google Cloud vs Jetpack for WordPress

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Jetpack for WordPress

This app empowers users to create and manage their WordPress websites from their mobile devices. It offers tools for website building, content publishing, real-time analytics, security, and community engagement.

Highlights
  • Website creation and customization
  • Real-time website analytics
  • Comment and follower notifications
  • Content publishing and scheduling
  • Website security and performance tools
  • WordPress.com Reader integration
  • Automated social media sharing
Features
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Jetpack for WordPress Put the power of web publishing in your pocket. Jetpack is a website creator and so much more! CREATE Give your big ideas a home on the web. Jetpack for iOS is a website builder and a blog maker powered by WordPress. Use it to create your website. Pick the right look and feel from a wide selection of WordPress themes, then customize with photos, colors, and fonts so it’s uniquely you. Built-in Quick Start tips guide you through the setup basics to set your new website up for success. (We’re not just a website creator — we’re your partner and cheering squad!) ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS Check your website’s stats in real time to keep track of the activity on your site. Track which posts and pages get the most traffic over time by exploring daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly insights. Use the traffic map to see which countries your visitors come from. NOTIFICATIONS Get notifications about comments, likes, and new followers so you can see people reacting to your website as it happens. Reply to new comments as they show up to keep the conversation flowing and acknowledge your readers. PUBLISH Create updates, stories, photo essays announcements — anything! — with the editor. Bring your posts and pages to life with photos and video from your camera and albums, or find the perfect image with the in-app collection of free-to-use pro photography. Save ideas as drafts and come back to them when your muse returns, or schedule new posts for the future so your site is always fresh and engaging. Add tags and categories to help new readers discover your posts, and watch your audience grow. SECURITY & PERFORMANCE TOOLS Restore your site from anywhere if something goes wrong. Scan for threats and resolve them with a tap. Keep tabs on site activity to see who changed what and when. READER Jetpack is more than a blog maker — use it to connect with a community of writers in the WordPress.com Reader. Explore thousands of topics by tag, discover new authors and organizations, and follow the ones who pique your interest. Hang on to the posts that fascinate you with the Save for later feature. SHARE Set up automated sharing to tell your followers on social media when you publish a new post. Automatically cross-post to Facebook, Twitter, and more. Add social sharing buttons to your posts so your visitors can share them with their network, and let your fans become your ambassadors. Learn more at https://jetpack.com/mobile California users privacy notice: https://automattic.com/privacy/#california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
Jetpack for WordPress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jetpack for WordPress at 4.7 against Google Cloud's 3.4. Jetpack for WordPress also leads on ratings volume (6.5K vs 105) and review sentiment (49% vs 30%). Google Cloud's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jetpack for WordPress holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jetpack for WordPress has 6.5K ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Google Cloud's written reviews are positive against 49% of Jetpack for WordPress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, Jetpack for WordPress every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Google Cloud versus Jetpack for WordPress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudJetpack for WordPress
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (105 ratings)4.7 (6.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews48.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1056.5K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB256 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGoogleAutomattic

Customer experience

Google Cloud

All ratings105 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative35.2%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral16.0%
Negative54.4%

Jetpack for WordPress

All ratings6,461 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews588 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative40.8%

User reviews

Google Cloud

From 105 App Store ratings

What 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

Jetpack for WordPress

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Innovation
  • 🚀 Flexibility
  • 🚀 Keeping it Simple
  • 🚀 Simplicity

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can't read posts
  • 🐛 Bad Update
  • 🐛 Another rubbish update
  • 🐛 It works well enough
  • 🐛 Frustrating

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
Show 19 more
  • 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

Jetpack for WordPress

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Crashes constantly
  • Uploads fail consistently
  • Syncing issues between app and desktop
Show 3 more
  • Freezes and crashes frequently
  • Doesn't recognize published posts
  • Timeout errors when uploading media

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Allow to share draft by link
  • Drag and drop picture inserting

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

Jetpack for WordPress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jetpack for WordPress free?
Jetpack for WordPress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Cloud or Jetpack for WordPress?
Jetpack for WordPress is rated higher. Google Cloud averages 3.4 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Jetpack for WordPress averages 4.7 from 6.5K ratings.
Do Google Cloud or Jetpack for WordPress have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor Jetpack for WordPress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or Jetpack for WordPress?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and Jetpack for WordPress every 3 weeks. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on October 10, 2026 and Jetpack for WordPress on October 11, 2026.

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