Google Cloud vs SqueakBase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
SqueakBase
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SqueakBase is the fast, intuitive mouse colony management platform built specifically for research labs. Say goodbye to clunky spreadsheets and legacy software. SqueakBase gives your whole team a single source of truth, accessible from anywhere. MANAGE YOUR COLONY WITH EASE Track every mouse with auto-generated unique IDs, genotype data with visual color coding, physical tag assignments, and full parent-offspring relationships. Add custom notes and observations, filter by sex, age, or genotype, and find any animal in seconds with smart search. CAGE & BREEDING RECORDS Monitor live cage occupancy, designate breeding vs. stock cages, and manage locations and transfers in real time. For breeding cages, log litters directly, track pup counts, assign genotypes and tags, set weaning reminders, and wean animals into their new cages with a single tap. BUILT FOR TEAMS All lab members see updates instantly. No version conflicts, no emailing spreadsheets back and forth. Invite your team and everyone stays on the same page. POWERFUL FEATURES • Auto-generated unique mouse IDs • Genotype tracking with visual color indicators • Breeding pair and litter management • Weaning date reminders • Cage occupancy and location tracking • Smart search and filtering • One-click data export • Transnetyx genotyping integration • Custom email reminders based on colony conditions • Import records directly from other platforms You can upgrade your SqueakBase subscription in app as well as on the website. Subject to Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.squeakbase.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Cloud at none against SqueakBase's 2. Google Cloud also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). SqueakBase's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. SqueakBase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Google Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, SqueakBase every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cloud | SqueakBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (105 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SqueakBase LLC | |
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
SqueakBase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cloud
No in-app purchases
SqueakBase
- Standard Monthly$12.991 Month
- Lab Monthly$49.991 Month
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