Comparison

Google Cloud vs Microsoft Loop

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

Microsoft Loop

This app facilitates collaborative thinking, planning, and creation across devices. It brings together teams, content, and tasks, allowing users to capture ideas, manage projects, and communicate in real-time. Seamlessly integrate with existing tools for a unified workflow.

Highlights
  • Co-creation experience
  • Content and task management
  • Idea capture and task lists
  • Project workspace
  • Real-time commenting and reactions
  • Customizable notifications
  • Cross-Microsoft 365 component editing
Features
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Think, plan and create together with Loop on the go. Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content and tasks across your tools and devices. Designed for the way you work, Loop can help you think, plan, and create together. • Capture ideas, create task lists, and insert photos to your Loop pages to express your thoughts. • Bring all your project content into a Loop workspace to help your team focus on what matters. • Comment and react in the app to quickly collaborate on the go. • Get only the notifications you care about and jump right back into what needs the most attention. • Edit and share Loop components across Microsoft 365 to help your team be on the same page in one place. To get started, download Loop, and sign in with your Microsoft Account or the account assigned to you by your work or school. This app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party app publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. Data provided through the use of this store and this app may be accessible to Microsoft or the third-party app publisher, as applicable, and transferred to, stored and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or the app publisher and their affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. Please refer to the End User License Terms for Microsoft Loop. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions. Privacy terms: https://aka.ms/privacy Please refer to the Microsoft Software License Terms, see “License Agreement” under Information. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions.

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
Microsoft Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Microsoft Loop at 4.6 against Google Cloud's 3.4. Microsoft Loop also leads on ratings volume (4.9K vs 100). Google Cloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Microsoft Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Google Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Loop holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Loop has 4.9K 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 21% of Microsoft Loop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, Microsoft Loop monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Google Cloud versus Microsoft Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudMicrosoft Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (100 ratings)4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1004.9K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

Google Cloud

All ratings100 ratings
Positive54.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative36.0%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral15.9%
Negative54.7%

Microsoft Loop

All ratings4,901 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral16.3%
Negative63.0%

User reviews

Google Cloud

From 100 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

Microsoft Loop

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and useful
  • 👍 Clean and simple UI
  • 💡 Great integration with Microsoft 365
  • 🚀 Powerful collaboration features
  • 👍 Promising app with potential

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable
  • 🔍 Limited functionality on mobile
  • 🔍 Missing key features compared to desktop
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and sync issues
  • 🔍 Unintuitive navigation and user experience

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

Microsoft Loop

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on certain workspaces
  • Inability to save new content
  • Formatting issues with code blocks
  • Keyboard issues and cursor jumping
  • Inconsistent theme and UI behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to duplicate pages
  • Improved handwriting and whiteboard support
  • Export/copy to Word or PDF
  • Offline functionality
  • Better access management and guest collaboration

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Microsoft Loop

Subscriptions4
  • Microsoft 365 Personal$9.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Family$12.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal$99.991 Year
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  • Microsoft 365 Family$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microsoft Loop free?
Microsoft Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Google Cloud or Microsoft Loop?
Microsoft Loop is rated higher. Google Cloud averages 3.4 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Microsoft Loop averages 4.6 from 4.9K ratings.
Do Google Cloud or Microsoft Loop have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor Microsoft Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or Microsoft Loop?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and Microsoft Loop monthly. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on September 17, 2026 and Microsoft Loop on September 24, 2026.

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