Comparison

Handbook vs Google Cloud

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

Head to head
About

Handbook

Securely organize and present diverse content like documents, videos, and audio on any mobile device. Share compelling presentations online or offline with robust security features and detailed usage analytics.

Highlights
  • Secure content management
  • Online and offline presentation
  • Support for various file types
  • PDF viewing and annotation
  • Create surveys and quizzes
  • Customizable layout and wallpaper
  • Role-based security and access control
Features
Read full description

Present and Share Secure Content on any Mobile Device Handbook is a secure mobile document manager that offers a simple and secure way to bind together a variety of rich media content to create and share compelling, attractive presentations. Handbook gives mobile knowledge workers a confident way to distribute and present information using docs and media such as PDFs and videos, both online offline. When there is no network connectivity, Handbook can be used in offline mode and presentations can be given with confidence. The Handbook product consists of: Handbook Studio -- a browser based application used to upload and manage content
Handbook -- viewer application used to display and present content Handbook Features - Use it on the iPhone, iPad - Supports both online and offline viewing - Supports MS Office, iWork, images, video and audio files - View and annotate PDF files - Display Handbooks on the big screen using Apple TV for powerful, media rich presentations - Offline viewing - Never worry about network connectivity during your presentation - Create surveys and quizzes with built in questionnaire function - Bookmark content and send sharing links by email - Customizable layout and wallpaper Security and Enterprise Features - Role & Content Based Security - Individual and group-based Sharing - Restrict and allow access to specific devices with device-specific authentication - Understand how your Handbook is used with detailed usage metrics - Time-based access gives you control over when your Handbook is available to view NOTE: - Handbook account is necessary to use this app. Please ask to admin of your organization's Handbook Studio. - Handbook Studio the cloud service is necessary for contents posting, editing and distribution. - Please visit the web site for details: http://handbookapp.net/

About

Google Cloud

Manage your Google Cloud services directly from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor billing, status, and critical issues, create custom dashboards, and access Cloud Shell for command-line operations. View and respond to incidents and errors.

Highlights
  • Cloud service management on mobile
  • Billing and status monitoring
  • Customizable dashboards
  • SSH access to VMs
  • Cloud Shell access
  • Incident and error response
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

Handbook4 screens
Google Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handbook at 4.0 against Google Cloud's 3.3. Handbook also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Google Cloud's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (110 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handbook holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cloud has 110 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Handbook's written reviews are positive against 29% of Google Cloud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handbook ships an update every 2 months, Google Cloud weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Handbook versus Google Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandbookGoogle Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.3 (110 ratings)
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews — better29.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsteria CorporationGoogle

Customer experience

Handbook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative59.1%

Google Cloud

All ratings110 ratings
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.0%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral15.7%
Negative55.3%

Bugs and requests

Handbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
Show 19 more
  • 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
Show 15 more
  • 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

In-app purchases

None

Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Google Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handbook free?
Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Google Cloud free?
Google Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Handbook or Google Cloud?
Handbook is rated higher. Handbook averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Google Cloud averages 3.3 from 110 ratings.
Do Handbook or Google Cloud have ads?
Neither Handbook nor Google Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handbook or Google Cloud?
Handbook ships an update every 2 months, and Google Cloud weekly. Most recently, Handbook was updated on November 1, 2026 and Google Cloud on November 7, 2026.

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