Comparison

Google Cloud vs Annovate

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

Annovate

Features
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Annovate lets you add voice or text annotations directly to any image or markdown/plain text file (.md or .txt). Tap to place a numbered marker, record your thoughts, and share annotated images with easily editable voice-to-text transcripts. I built Annovate to give design feedback on my phone without having to type, and to easily edit before sharing with others. With the new 2.0 version, I can now review markdown and plain text files on the go, without needing to type. The annotations save into the text as inline comments. Export your text into a new file for later review. While other annotation apps are loaded with features and are difficult to use while mobile, Annovate is optimized for quick annotations, anytime and anywhere. How It Works 1. Import any image from your photo library or files OR a markdown or plain text file (.md or .txt) 2. Tap anywhere to place a numbered annotation 3. Tap the record button to capture multiple voice notes (up to 60 seconds per note) 4. On-device speech recognition automatically transcribes your audio 5. Easily edit your transcript and listen to voice notes 6. Share your Annovate document with other users, or export as PDF if an image 7. For text-based Annovate documents, you can export your text with your annotations embedded as inline comments Use Cases - Give design feedback on mockups and wireframes - Mark up markdown files while on the go, then export and share with others - Mark up photos to document feedback for edits or issues - Annotate photos from your photo library or files - Provide critique and revision notes for any image or plain text file - Take a screen shot of a map, then annotate image for step by step direction - Take a picture of a paper checklist, then annotate image with completion checkmarks Key Features - Voice recording with automatic transcription - On-device speech recognition for complete privacy - Unlimited audio clips per annotation - Smart move mode allows for precise placement of markers - Tag annotations as alert, resolved, or question - PDF export with numbered transcript list - Native document format with AirDrop sharing - Smooth pinch-to-zoom and pan navigation Pricing All features are available in the free version, with up to 3 annotations per document. Upgrade with one-time purchases, only when you need more annotations. Basic: 10 annotations per document Pro: 99 annotations per document

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
Annovate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Cloud at none against Annovate's 2. Google Cloud also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Annovate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Google Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, Annovate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Google Cloud versus Annovate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudAnnovate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleNelson Taruc

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

Annovate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Annovate

One-time2
  • Annovate Basic$0.99
  • Annovate Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Annovate free?
Annovate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Google Cloud or Annovate have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor Annovate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or Annovate?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and Annovate every 5 weeks. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on September 17, 2026 and Annovate on June 5, 2026.

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