Google Cloud vs GardeManger
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.
GardeManger
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Kitchens run on chaos. Yours doesn't have to. GardeManger replaces sticky notes, group chats, and missed calls with one shared supplier order board your entire team can see — in real time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your kitchen — Sign up, name your kitchen, done in ten seconds. 2. Add your suppliers — Create a card for each supplier with the items you regularly order. 3. Invite your team — Share an invite code with your cooks. They join and start checking off orders immediately. 4. Run service with confidence — Everyone sees what's ordered, what's pending, and who handled what. WHY GARDEMANGER Real-time sync — See your team's updates the instant they happen. No refreshing, no wondering. Multi-kitchen support — Run multiple locations from one app. Switch between kitchens instantly. Dead simple — No clutter, no learning curve. Open the app, see your suppliers, check off what's ordered. Team collaboration — Invite up to 5 team members per kitchen. Everyone stays on the same page. Works everywhere — Native mobile app and full web dashboard at gardemanger.app. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS GardeManger was designed for the pace of a real kitchen. Fast, focused, no distractions. Your cooks don't need training — if they can check a box, they can use GardeManger. From download to your first order in under two minutes. Questions or feedback? Reach us at chef@gardemanger.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Cloud at none against GardeManger's 2. GardeManger's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. GardeManger sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Google Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, GardeManger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Cloud | GardeManger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (102 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Weirig | |
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
GardeManger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Cloud
No in-app purchases
GardeManger
- Invite Pack · 10 Codes$6.99
- New Kitchen, Brigade of 5$8.99
