Comparison

Google One vs TBO Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Google One

Safely back up your phone's photos, contacts, and messages to the cloud. Manage your Google account storage across Drive, Gmail, and Photos, and easily free up space. Upgrade for more storage and benefits.

Highlights
  • Phone backup (photos, contacts, messages)
  • Cloud storage management
  • Free up space tool
  • Storage upgrade options
  • Cross-service storage view
Features
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The Google One app lets you back up your phone and manage your Google account storage. • Back up the important things on your phone, like photos, contacts and messages using the 15 GB of storage that comes with a Google account. If you break, lose or upgrade your phone, you can have the peace of mind of knowing the stuff you care about is safe on the cloud. • See your storage across Google Drive, Gmail, Google Photos, and easily free up space within the app with the storage manager. Upgrade to a Google One membership to get even more: • Get as much storage as you need for your memories, projects and digital files. Choose the plan that works best for you.

About

TBO Smart

Features
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TBO Smart is an all-in-one solution designed to make work effortless for employees, managers, and CRM teams. With TBO Smart, employees can easily view, manage, and complete their tasks, track work hours through an intuitive timesheet, and stay on top of deadlines and priorities. The app keeps everything organized in one place, helping teams stay productive and efficient.

Screenshots

Google One4 screens
TBO Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TBO Smart at none against Google One's 13. TBO Smart also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Google One's advantage is chart position (#42 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Google One sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TBO Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Google One versus TBO Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle OneTBO Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#42 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleMuhammed Rafi K

Bugs and requests

Google One

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • VPN disconnects internet connectivity
  • Inability to disable VPN within app
  • Incompatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow changing VPN location
  • Improve offline functionality
  • Add duplicate file management

TBO Smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Google One

Subscriptions10
  • 100 GB$1.991 Month
  • 100 GB1 Month trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 200 GB$2.991 Month
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  • 200 GB1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)$9.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • 100 GB$19.991 Year
  • 100 GB1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • 200 GB$29.991 Year
  • 2 TB$99.991 Year
None

TBO Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google One free?
Google One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TBO Smart free?
TBO Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Google One or TBO Smart have ads?
Neither Google One nor TBO Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google One or TBO Smart?
Google One ships an update fortnightly, and TBO Smart fortnightly. Most recently, Google One was updated on October 18, 2026 and TBO Smart on October 4, 2026.

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