Comparison

Google Cloud vs Voice Commands for Google Nest

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

Voice Commands for Google Nest

Discover and master all essential voice commands for Google Assistant-enabled devices. Control music, smart home devices, shopping, travel, and access information with simple voice prompts. Enhance your smart home experience and streamline daily tasks.

Highlights
  • Control music playback
  • Manage smart home devices
  • Simplify shopping with voice
  • Get travel assistance
  • Access knowledge and news
  • Supports multiple languages
Features
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Voice Commands for Google Nest is the phrasebook for your smart speaker and display: 1,000 voice commands in 43 categories plus plain-English guides for every Nest device, all in one tidy app. NOW IN 7 LANGUAGES, COMMANDS IN 19 Commands, guides and menus in English, Español, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Português (Brasil) and 日本語, each written the way the Assistant understands that language, with local examples. Command lists are also available in Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese. Switch language right inside the app. 1,000 VOICE COMMANDS IN 43 CATEGORIES • Music, podcasts, radio and audiobooks • Timers, alarms, reminders, lists and calendar • Smart home: lights, plugs, thermostats, cameras and doorbells • Nest Hub screen commands, photo frame and video calls • Google TV and Chromecast: search, play and control by voice • Broadcasts, calls, routines and family features • Weather, news, traffic, sports, math, conversions and translation • Cooking, sleep sounds, health, fitness and finance • Games, kids, jokes, Easter eggs and fun questions • Every command has a short label that tells you what it does • Search everything, copy any phrase with one tap, save favorites GUIDES FOR EVERY NEST DEVICE Nest Mini, Nest Audio, Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max, Google TV and Chromecast, Nest thermostats, cameras and doorbells and the Google Home app, plus an essentials guide that applies everywhere: • Set up a new speaker or display step by step • Teach it your voice and add family members • What the lights on the top of your speaker mean • Pair speakers into stereo pairs and multi-room groups • Build routines that run several actions at once • Privacy: mic switch, voice history and Guest mode • Fix Wi-Fi, volume and "not responding" problems, or factory reset • A glossary of the terms you'll meet in the Home app ONE-TIME PREMIUM, NO SUBSCRIPTION More than 600 commands in 24 categories are free. One purchase unlocks the 19 premium categories and the complete All Commands list, and removes ads. Pay once: no weekly or monthly fees. Voice Commands for Google Nest is an independent guide. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Google. Google, Nest, Google Home, Google TV and Chromecast are trademarks of Google LLC.

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
Voice Commands for Google Nest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Cloud at none against Voice Commands for Google Nest's 1. Google Cloud also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). Voice Commands for Google Nest's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Voice Commands for Google Nest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Google Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voice Commands for Google Nest holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cloud has 107 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, Voice Commands for Google Nest every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Google Cloud versus Voice Commands for Google Nest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudVoice Commands for Google Nest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (107 ratings)3.5 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleJakir Hossain

Customer experience

Google Cloud

All ratings107 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral15.9%
Negative54.6%

Voice Commands for Google Nest

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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

Voice Commands for Google Nest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Commands for Google Nest

One-time1
  • Commands for Google Nest+$3.99

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Commands for Google Nest free?
Voice Commands for Google Nest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Google Cloud or Voice Commands for Google Nest?
Voice Commands for Google Nest is rated higher. Google Cloud averages 3.3 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Voice Commands for Google Nest averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Google Cloud or Voice Commands for Google Nest have ads?
Voice Commands for Google Nest shows ads; Google Cloud does not.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or Voice Commands for Google Nest?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and Voice Commands for Google Nest every 9 months. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on October 20, 2026 and Voice Commands for Google Nest on October 22, 2026.

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