Comparison

Google Cloud vs VMS Site Surveyor

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

VMS Site Surveyor

Features
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CSMS Survey is the professional tool for CCTV security survey teams. Walk a site, capture every camera location, and complete your survey report — without touching your phone. AI-Guided Voice Entry Tap "Voice Interview" and Claude, Anthropic's AI, walks you through each field by voice. Say the building, area name, floor, and notes out loud. Claude parses your speech, confirms what it heard, and saves the record — no typing, no tapping. Hands-Free Voice Commands An always-on voice listener responds to natural commands throughout the app. Say "add location", "mark surveyed", "add photo", or "save" and the app responds instantly — ideal for lone workers or anyone wearing gloves on-site. Complete Site Visibility Track survey progress across every site and building from a single dashboard. Color-coded status indicators show what's done, what's pending, and your overall completion rate at a glance. Photo Documentation Capture up to five reference photos per location directly from the survey screen. Photos are attached to the location record and uploaded automatically. Built for the Field Dark interface designed for use in server rooms, car parks, and low-light environments. Portrait and landscape support. Works on iPhone and iPad. CSMS Survey is designed for security integrators, facilities managers, and survey teams who need accurate, fast location records without the paperwork.

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
VMS Site Surveyor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Google Cloud and VMS Site Surveyor are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Google Cloud versus VMS Site Surveyor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudVMS Site Surveyor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (110 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleJim Wilson

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

VMS Site Surveyor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

VMS Site Surveyor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VMS Site Surveyor free?
VMS Site Surveyor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Google Cloud or VMS Site Surveyor have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor VMS Site Surveyor shows ads.

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