Comparison

Google Cloud vs LionBlock

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

LionBlock

Features
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Lion Block blocks distracting apps for real. Not a reminder, not a nudge, not a screen you can swipe past. The app opens, the lion is there, and you move on with your day. Two ways to block: Hold to block. Press and hold, and every app on your distraction list is shut until you lift it. Reversible any time. This is the everyday one. Hard block. Pick a length on the dial and commit. It cannot be ended early, so the decision is made once, by the version of you that was thinking clearly. Schedules run it for you. Set 9am to 3pm on weekdays and the shield goes up on its own, whether or not you open the app. Daily limits cap how long an app gets. Cross the limit and it stays blocked until midnight. LionBlock blocks distracting apps for real. The app opens, the lion is there, and you move on with your day. Guard. Hold to shield your distraction list, lift it whenever you want. This is the everyday one. Lockdown. Pick a length and commit. It cannot be ended early, so the decision is made once, by the version of you that was thinking clearly. Schedules. Set 9am to 3pm on weekdays and the shield goes up on its own, whether or not you open the app. Daily limit. Cap how long your distractions get. Cross it and they stay blocked until midnight. Lion Points reward the day, not the shield. Finish under your daily limit and the day scores. Finish under half of it, or never open those apps at all, and it scores more. Days in a row add a bonus. Time spent behind a shield earns nothing, because holding a block on apps you never open is not healthier, only longer. Spend points in the Shop on themes that recolour the whole app and its icon on your home screen. More rewards are on the way. See where your time actually went today, app by app, right on the home screen. Everything stays on your phone. No account, no sign up, no analytics, no screen time data sent anywhere. LionBlock uses Apple's Screen Time framework, which is the only way an iPhone app can block another app.

Screenshots

Google Cloud4 screens
LionBlock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Google Cloud at weekly against LionBlock's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Cloud ships an update weekly, LionBlock monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Google Cloud versus LionBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CloudLionBlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (110 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleLeo Holder

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

LionBlock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

LionBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LionBlock free?
LionBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Google Cloud or LionBlock have ads?
Neither Google Cloud nor LionBlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Cloud or LionBlock?
Google Cloud ships an update weekly, and LionBlock monthly. Most recently, Google Cloud was updated on November 1, 2026 and LionBlock on October 31, 2026.

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