Comparison

Google vs GB Plus

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

Head to head
About

Google

This app provides a comprehensive search experience, integrating AI for quick answers and personalized content. It allows you to search using images, voice, or text, and offers features like song identification and real-time translation.

Highlights
  • AI Overviews for quick answers
  • Image search with Lens
  • Hum to Search for song identification
  • Personalized Discover feed
  • Real-time camera translation
  • Home screen search widget
Features
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Download the Google app to find quick answers, explore your interests, and ask anything on your mind in any way. Try AI in Google Search with AI Mode, Lens, Search Live, and more. Feature highlights*: • AI Mode: Get AI-powered responses to your toughest questions with AI Mode–talk, type, or snap a photo to get started, and ask follow-up questions to dig deeper. You’ll continue to see a range of helpful links so you can keep exploring across the web. • Google Lens: See something you like? Snap a photo and discover where to shop for it, find related images, and more. Refine your camera searches by adding words – whether you want those shoes but in ‘blue’, or want to learn how to ‘repair’ that broken bit on your bicycle. • Search Live: Have a live, real-time conversation in Search by using your voice and camera to easily get answers and on-screen links to the web when you need them. • AI Overviews: Get a snapshot of key information about a topic or question, like ’how to fix a broken zipper’, with links so you can easily explore more on the web. • Hum to Search: Can't remember the name of that song? Hum the tune and Google will help find it for you—no lyrics, artist name or perfect pitch required. You can also search for a song playing near you. • Discover: Stay up-to-date on topics that matter to you. Get personalized news, articles, and videos based on your interests. • Google Search Widget: Search faster from your home screen or lock screen, with easy shortcuts to AI Mode, Lens, and more. Google Search, totally reimagined with AI • Explore a new intelligent Search box that expands with your curiosity, offers AI powered suggestions and lets you search with text, videos and more. • Bring your toughest questions to Search. With a more seamless Search experience, you can go from an AI Overview on the search results page to asking follow-up questions in AI Mode, with links to the web. • Get help with planning, researching, brainstorming new ideas, and more with the latest Gemini models delivering frontier performance for agents and coding. • Bring your ideas to life by transforming your photos in Lens or creating images in AI Mode with Nano Banana. Available in select languages and locations. Search what you see with Google Lens: • Use your camera to identify what you’re looking at. Identify plants and animals, translate text in real-time, find similar products to buy, and even solve math problems with step-by-step guides. • Translate over 100 languages on things like road signs when you travel, menus, and more by pointing your camera at text. • Reverse image search: Find the source, similar photos, and related information for any image. • Get step-by-step homework help on math, physics and word problems, and testing your knowledge with Questions and Answers are now fully supported within the Google app. Search safely and securely: • All searches in the Google app are protected by encrypting the connection between your device and Google. • Privacy controls are easy to find and use. Tap your profile picture to access your menu and delete recent search history from your account with one click. • Search proactively filters webspam to help ensure that you see safe, high-quality results. Learn more about what the Google app can do for you: https://search.google/ Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy Your feedback helps us create products you'll love. Join a user research study here: https://goo.gl/kKQn99 *Features may not be available in all countries.

About

GB Plus

This app allows users to discover, create, and customize captions and quotes. You can then share these creations across various social media platforms. It also offers a web interface for a popular messaging application.

Highlights
  • Discover quotes and captions
  • Web WhatsApp access
  • Categorized content
  • Write and share custom captions
  • Save captions to favorites
  • Save captions as images
Features
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GB Plus is a unique app designed for music and quote enthusiasts. It allows users to discover inspiring quotes, create and customize their own, or extract meaningful quotes directly from song lyrics. Easily share your favorite quotes and status updates with friends on social media and beyond. Features: • Support for multiple accounts • Send direct messages instantly • Discover lyrics from your favorite songs • Create and share your own status posts • Extract quotes from music lyrics • Search for song lyrics with ease • Share quotes and status updates across social media platforms And much more! Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/gb-plus-pp/home?read_current=1 Terms of Use : https://sites.google.com/view/eula-gb-plus/home

Screenshots

Google4 screens
GB Plus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Google at every 6 days against GB Plus's every 11 months. Google also leads on ratings volume (5.3M vs 1.8K) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). GB Plus's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). 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. Google sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $0.89 per month and GB Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Google holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google has 5.3M ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Google's written reviews are positive against 42% of GB Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google ships an update every 6 days, GB Plus every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Google versus GB Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogleGB Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.3M ratings) — better4.3 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5.3M — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size512 MB45 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperGoogle LLCloubna fouzia

Customer experience

Google

All ratings5,272,093 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews11,415 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative35.0%

GB Plus

All ratings1,751 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Google

From 5.3M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Reliable and feature-packed
  • 👍 Seamless integration with other Google services
  • 🔍 Accurate and personalized search results
  • 📱 Intuitive and smooth interface
  • 🔍 Helpful Google Assistant

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Biased or irrelevant search results
  • 📱 Slow performance and freezing issues
  • 🔍 Forced use of Google Lens
  • 🔍 Difficulty removing unwanted content from feed

GB Plus

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fast and responsive
  • 💡 Lots of options and privacy features
  • 🙂 Positive user experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • 🤔 Lack of chat functionality

Bugs and requests

Google

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Search bar freezes or takes a long time to load
  • Tabs disappearing or not saving properly
  • Inability to save images or access image search
  • Crashing or force closing issues
  • Inconsistent dark mode/light mode behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to disable Google Lens
  • Improved tab management
  • Ability to customize news feed interests
  • Restore image download functionality
  • Dedicated search mode for trucks and larger vehicles

GB Plus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not opening on iPhone 16 Pro
  • Occasional malfunctions

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add chat feature
  • Improve compatibility with older devices

In-app purchases

22 purchases

Google

Subscriptions22
  • 30 GB$0.891 Month
  • 100 GB$1.991 Month
  • 100 GB1 Month trial3 variants$1.991 Month
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  • 100 GB3 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • 200 GB$2.991 Month
  • 200 GB1 Month trial3 variants$2.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (400 GB)$4.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (400 GB)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)$9.991 Month
  • 2 TB1 Month trial3 variants$9.991 Month
  • 100 GB$19.991 Year
  • Google AI Pro (5 TB)1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Google AI Pro (5 TB)$19.991 Month
  • Google AI Pro (2 TB)$19.991 Month
  • 5 TB2 variants$24.991 Month
  • 200 GB$29.991 Year
  • 200 GB1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Google AI Plus (400 GB)$49.991 Year
  • 10 TB$49.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)$99.991 Year
  • 30 TB$149.991 Month
  • 5 TB$249.991 Year
2 purchases

GB Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Google free?
Google is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GB Plus free?
GB Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Google or GB Plus?
Google is rated higher. Google averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.3M ratings, while GB Plus averages 4.3 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Google or GB Plus have ads?
Both Google and GB Plus show ads.
Which is updated more often, Google or GB Plus?
Google ships an update every 6 days, and GB Plus every 11 months. Most recently, Google was updated on November 1, 2026 and GB Plus on October 30, 2026.

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