Comparison

Google Cloud vs Cloudgate

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

Cloudgate

Securely store photos, videos, documents, and contacts in the cloud. Offers easy backup and access to your files from anywhere, ensuring your precious memories and important data are always safe and available.

Highlights
  • Photo storage
  • Video storage
  • Contacts backup
  • Document storage
  • Cloud drive
  • Easy backup
Features
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Cloud Storage, Photo Backup & File Management in One Place Keep your important photos, videos, contacts, documents, music, and files safely stored with Cloudgate. Designed for iPhone and iPad, Cloudgate makes cloud backup and file storage simple, organized, and easy to access whenever you need your data. Whether you want to back up your favorite memories, protect important contacts, store documents, or keep large videos away from your phone storage, Cloudgate gives you one convenient cloud drive for your digital content. PHOTO BACKUP WITH 100 GB FREE STORAGE Keep your photos backed up in the cloud and access your memories whenever you need them. Upload important pictures to Cloudgate and keep your photo library organized. VIDEO BACKUP Save videos to your cloud storage instead of relying only on your device. Keep personal videos, memories, and other media available from your Cloudgate account. CONTACT BACKUP Protect important phone numbers by creating a contacts backup. Keep your contacts stored in the cloud so they are easier to recover when moving to another device or when you need them again. FILE & DOCUMENT STORAGE Upload and manage documents and other important files from one place. Cloudgate gives you a simple cloud drive for keeping your personal and work files organized. SECURE CLOUD DRIVE Keep your important data in secure cloud storage designed for convenient backup and everyday file management. EASY FILE MANAGEMENT Upload, download, view, organize, and manage your cloud files from a simple interface built for iPhone and iPad. WHY CHOOSE CLOUDGATE? • 100GB free cloud storage • Cloud storage for important files • Photo and video backup • Contacts backup • Document and file storage • Music and audio storage • Easy upload and download • Simple file management • Secure cloud drive • Flexible cloud storage options • Access your stored content whenever you need it From family photos and videos to contacts, documents, music, and everyday files, Cloudgate gives you a simple way to back up, store, and manage your digital content. Start using Cloudgate and keep your important data together in one convenient cloud storage app. Privacy policy: https://www.cloudgatetechnologies.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
Cloudgate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cloudgate at 5.0 against Google Cloud's 3.4. Cloudgate also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Google Cloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ratings volume (100 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Cloudgate sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Google Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cloudgate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cloud has 100 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, Cloudgate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Google Cloud versus Cloudgate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudCloudgate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (100 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
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 MB95 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGooglecloudgate

Customer experience

Google Cloud

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

Cloudgate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Cloudgate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Cloudgate

Subscriptions13
  • Plus Plan$1.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Plan$3.991 Month
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  • Family Plan$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Plus Plan with Free Trial3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pro Plan with Free Trial3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Family Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Family Plan with Free Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 5TB Storage Offer$14.991 Month
  • plus yearly$19.991 Year
  • Pro yearly$35.991 Year
  • Family Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudgate free?
Cloudgate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Google Cloud or Cloudgate?
Cloudgate is rated higher. Google Cloud averages 3.4 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Cloudgate averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Google Cloud or Cloudgate have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor Cloudgate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or Cloudgate?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and Cloudgate every 9 days. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on September 17, 2026 and Cloudgate on September 9, 2026.

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