Google Voice vs LACloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Voice
This app provides a dedicated phone number for calling, texting, and voicemail, syncing across devices. It offers spam filtering, call forwarding, and transcribed voicemails. Enjoy competitive international calling rates and manage messages from anywhere.
- Dedicated phone number
- Cross-device syncing
- Spam filtering and call blocking
- Voicemail transcription
- International calling at competitive rates
- SMS messaging across devices
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Google Voice gives you a phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail. It works on smartphones and computers, and syncs across your devices so you can use the app in the office, at home, or on the go. NOTE: Google Voice only works for personal Google Accounts in the US and Google Workspace accounts in select markets. Text messaging is not supported in all markets. You’re in control Get spam filtered automatically and block numbers you don’t want to hear from. Manage your time with personalized settings for forwarding calls, text messages, and voicemail. Backed up and searchable Calls, text messages, and voicemails are stored and backed up to make it easy for you to search your history. Manage messages across devices Send and receive individual and group SMS messages from all your devices Your voicemail, transcribed Google Voice provides advanced voicemail transcriptions that you can read in the app and/or have sent to your email. Save on international calling Make international calls at competitive rates without paying extra for international minutes with your mobile carrier Keep in mind: • Google Voice is currently only available in the US. Google Voice for Google Workspace users is available in select countries. Check with your administrator for access. • Calls made using Google Voice for iPhone can be placed through a Google Voice access number. All access number based calls use the standard minutes from your cell phone plan and may incur costs (e.g. when traveling internationally).
LACloud
This app transforms your devices into a private cloud for fast, direct file sharing and backups over your local network. Your files remain on your devices, ensuring privacy and security without third-party servers.
- Private file sharing on LAN
- Device-to-device transfers
- Fast local network speeds
- Automatic folder backup
- Cross-platform device support
- Secure authenticated connections
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LACloud turns the devices you already own into your own private cloud. Share and back up files directly between your phones, tablets, and computers over your local network — fast, and without your files ever passing through someone else's servers. WHY LACLOUD • Private by design. File transfers happen device-to-device on your own network. We never see, store, or scan your files. • Fast. Local-network speeds, not upload-then-download round trips. • Yours. Works across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux devices — one account, all your devices. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Instantly send files and folders to another of your devices. • Browse a device's folders from anywhere on your network. • Automatic Backup: schedule a folder to be compressed and copied to another of your devices on a daily or weekly cadence — an always-current mirror you control. • See which of your devices are online and reachable at a glance. SECURITY • Sign in with email, Google, or Microsoft. • Only devices signed in to your account can reach each other. Every connection is authenticated, and access is granted per device. • Encryption keys for secure features stay on your device — never on our servers. LACloud is built by Chrono Travel LLC. Your files, your devices, your network. Privacy Policy: https://localareacloud.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://localareacloud.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LACloud at 100% against Google Voice's 14%. LACloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). Google Voice's advantage is ratings volume (62K vs 3) and chart position (#36 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LACloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Voice has 62K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Google Voice's written reviews are positive against 100% of LACloud's.
Google Voice ships an update weekly, LACloud every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Voice | LACloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chrono Travel, LLC | |
Customer experience
Google Voice
LACloud
Bugs and requests
Google Voice
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inconsistent behavior when answering calls
- Voicemail transcription issues
- Syncing problems between app and web version
Requested features
4 requests- Separate ringtone/notification for Google Voice calls
- In-app contact management
- Improved call reliability and quality
- Expanded international availability
LACloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Voice
No in-app purchases
LACloud
No in-app purchases









