Comparison

Google Cloud vs Google Tasks

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

Google Tasks

Features
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See tasks from multiple Google accounts in one view, without switching accounts. Set location reminders for arrivals and departures, attach photos and documents, and manage subtasks. View and edit saved tasks even when you’re offline. Find what you need with Today, Scheduled, Starred, All, and Completed views. Organize lists with colors and icons, and pin the ones you use most. Create and edit tasks and lists, mark tasks complete, or reopen them. Set a time as well as a date, schedule repeating tasks, and get reminders when you arrive at or leave a place. Attach photos, documents, and scans to keep the information you need with each task. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Access tasks from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets or the share sheet, and use Siri Shortcuts to open or complete tasks. Key features: - Location reminders for arrivals and departures - Photo, document, and scan attachments - View, create, edit, complete, and reorder subtasks - Offline access to view and edit saved tasks - All, Today, Scheduled, Starred, and Completed views - Create, rename, and delete Google Tasks lists - Create, edit, complete, reopen, and delete tasks - Notes, due times, stars, recurring tasks, and links in notes - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Share sheet, Home Screen Quick Actions, Shortcuts, and deep links - List colors, icons, pinning, ordering, and organization Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
Google Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Cloud at none against Google Tasks's 2. Google Cloud also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Google Tasks's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). 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. Google Tasks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Google Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, Google Tasks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Google Cloud versus Google Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudGoogle Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (105 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings105 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleVIBRA K.K.

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

Google Tasks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Google Tasks

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Google Tasks free?
Google Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Google Cloud or Google Tasks have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor Google Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or Google Tasks?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and Google Tasks daily. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on October 13, 2026 and Google Tasks on October 12, 2026.

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