Comparison

Google Cloud vs SimpliGPS Go

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

SimpliGPS Go

This app allows you to track the real-time location of family members and valuable assets on a single map. Receive alerts for arrivals and departures, and review past trip history and driving behavior. It's designed for personal use and small teams, with a focus on privacy and battery efficiency.

Highlights
  • Live family location tracking
  • Arrival and departure alerts
  • Asset tracking (pets, vehicles, luggage)
  • Activity history and trip replay
  • Driving insights (speeding, braking)
  • Battery-friendly smart motion detection
  • Opt-in location sharing
Features
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SimpliGPS Go keeps your family, and the things your family cares about, on one live map. See where everyone is, know the moment they arrive somewhere, and stop asking "are you there yet?". LIVE LOCATION See your whole family on a single map, updating in real time. Tap anyone to see where they are, how long they have been there, and their phone battery, so you know if they are about to go offline. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ALERTS Save the places that matter, like Home, School, the Gym or Grandma's house. Get notified the moment someone arrives or leaves. KEEP AN EYE ON THE KIDS Know they got to school, see when they leave a friend's house, and keep an eye on a new driver without hovering over them. AND THE THINGS THAT GO MISSING Add a SimpliGPS tracker to whatever you would hate to lose: - The dog or the cat, so a runaway is a map away, not a lost afternoon - Suitcases and bags, so you know if your luggage actually made the flight - The camper van or caravan, parked up or on the road - Motorbikes, e-bikes and pushbikes - The car, the trailer, the boat, the tools in the back They all appear on the same map as your family, so there is one place to look. ACTIVITY HISTORY Every trip and arrival in one simple timeline. Tap a trip to replay the route on a map and see exactly where it started and ended. DRIVING INSIGHTS See how a drive actually went, with a trip score plus speeding, harsh braking, rapid acceleration and sharp cornering. Ideal for a new driver in the family. BATTERY FRIENDLY Smart motion detection means the app only uses GPS when you are actually moving, and rests when you are still, so tracking does not drain the battery. ALSO GREAT FOR A SMALL TEAM Running a small crew of a few people? The same live map, arrival alerts and trip history work just as well for knowing when the team reached the job site and how the van was driven. Built for a handful of people, not a giant fleet, so there is nothing complicated to set up. EVERYONE OPTS IN Location sharing is always opt-in and clearly visible to the person sharing. You choose who is in your circle, and anyone can turn sharing off at any time. We never sell your data. Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. SimpliGPS Go uses background location so the people you choose can see your location while the app is closed or not in use.

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
SimpliGPS Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpliGPS Go at 100% against Google Cloud's 29%. SimpliGPS Go also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Google Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (105 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

SimpliGPS Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cloud has 105 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Google Cloud's written reviews are positive against 100% of SimpliGPS Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, SimpliGPS Go every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Google Cloud versus SimpliGPS Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudSimpliGPS Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (105 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleNextEra IOT, LLC

Customer experience

Google Cloud

All ratings105 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative35.2%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral15.9%
Negative54.6%

SimpliGPS Go

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

SimpliGPS Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

SimpliGPS Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpliGPS Go free?
SimpliGPS Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Cloud or SimpliGPS Go?
SimpliGPS Go is rated higher. Google Cloud averages 3.4 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while SimpliGPS Go averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Google Cloud or SimpliGPS Go have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor SimpliGPS Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or SimpliGPS Go?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and SimpliGPS Go every 5 days. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on October 18, 2026 and SimpliGPS Go on October 10, 2026.

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