Google Drive vs Fruit Growth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Drive
Securely store, organize, and access your files from any device. Edit over 100 file types, scan documents with your camera, and collaborate with others by sharing files and setting permissions. Offline access and notifications keep you updated on important activity.
- Secure cloud storage
- File organization
- Document scanning
- File sharing and permissions
- Offline access
- Search by content
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Google Drive lets you securely store, intelligently organize and collaborate on files and folders from anywhere, on any device. With Drive, you can: • Safely store and access your files anywhere • Edit and store 100+ file types, including PDFs, Office files, videos and more • Scan and upload paper documents using your device’s camera • Quickly access recent and important files • Search for files by name and content • Filter files by type, last modified date and more • Share and set permissions for files and folders • View your content on the go while offline • Receive notifications about important activity on your files Google Workspace subscribers have access to additional Drive functionality, including: • Using AI to summarize information, retrieve quick facts, and surface insights from your files • Security and management controls for admins to help meet data compliance needs • Sharing files and folders directly with groups or teams within your organization • Creating a shared drive to store all of your team’s content • Requesting electronic signatures and manage vendor agreements, customer contracts, and more Learn more about Google Apps update policy: https://support.google.com/a/answer/6288871 Google accounts get 15GB of storage, shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. For additional storage, you can upgrade to Google Workspace or Google One as an in-app purchase. Storage subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes Account, and automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Google Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/policies/privacy Google Drive Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/drive/terms-of-service Follow us for more: X: https://x.com/googleworkspace and https://x.com/googledrive LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googleworkspace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googleworkspace/
Fruit Growth
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The Fruit Growth app accepts fruitlet sizes and cluster counts data to calculate the predicted number of apples that will set. The results are summarized in the calculated results screen. The full results Summary file (.csv) can be shared to an email address, internal device storage or air dropped to mac computer. The fruitlet size Data file (.csv) can be shared for cut and paste to the Excel Fruit Growth Model (Ferri version).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Google Drive at Free against Fruit Growth's $17.99. Google Drive also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#8 vs unranked). Fruit Growth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Google Drive is free to download; Fruit Growth costs $17.99 up front. Google Drive sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fruit Growth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Drive ships an update weekly, Fruit Growth every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Drive | Fruit Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9M ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.9M — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 453 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Ferri | |
Bugs and requests
Google Drive
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent file upload and download performance
Requested features
4 requests- Allow bulk file/folder management
- Improve offline file access and editing
- Integrate more advanced productivity tools
- Enhance search and file organization features
Fruit Growth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Drive
- 100 GB$1.991 Month
- 100 GB1 Month trial2 variants$1.991 Month
- 200 GB2 variants$2.991 Month
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- 200 GB1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Google AI Plus (2 TB)2 variants$9.991 Month
- Google AI Plus (2 TB)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- 100 GB$19.991 Year
Fruit Growth
No in-app purchases







