Microsoft 365 Admin vs Google Cloud Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microsoft 365 Admin
Manage your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 business subscription from your mobile device. Add users, reset passwords, manage devices, and monitor service health. Stay informed with critical notifications and support requests on the go.
- Manage users and groups
- Reset passwords
- Manage devices
- Assign licenses
- Create support requests
- Monitor service health
- Receive critical notifications
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Manage users, groups, devices, reset passwords & receive critical notifications. The Microsoft 365 Admin App enables you to be productive from anywhere. The app allows you to receive critical notifications, add users, reset passwords, manage devices, create support requests, and more—all while you’re on the go. Who should use this app? People with an admin role to a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 enterprise or business subscription. What can I do with this app? - Add, edit, block, or delete users, reset passwords, assign roles, or manage aliases & devices. - Add groups, edit groups, and add or remove users from groups. - View all available and assigned licenses, assign licenses to users, add or remove licenses, view and download invoices. - Check the status of existing support requests, take actions on them, or create new ones. - Monitor the health of all services and view active incidents in Service Health. - Stay on top of all the upcoming changes and announcements via the Message Center feed. - Get push notifications about important information related to service health, message center, and billing. The app supports dark theme and is available in 39 languages. And if you're someone who is responsible for managing more than one tenant, you can sign-in to multiple tenants and quickly switch between them. We're listening and constantly improving the app based on your feedback. Tell us what you like, what we can do better, and what features you'd like to see in the app. Send your feedback to feedback365@microsoft.com.
Google Cloud Search
Search across your organization's G Suite content, including Gmail, Drive, Docs, and Calendar. Get answers to your questions and proactive recommendations to stay organized throughout your workday. Quickly find colleagues and the information you need.
- Search across G Suite content
- Find information in Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar
- Proactive recommendations
- Find colleagues
- Answers work-related questions
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IMPORTANT! Google Cloud Search will only work if your organization has enabled this G Suite service. If you are uncertain whether your organization has enabled Google Cloud Search, please talk to your system administrator. Use the power of Google to search across your company’s content in G Suite. From Gmail and Drive to Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and more, Google Cloud Search answers your questions and delivers proactive recommendations to help you throughout the day. Find your work - Find the information that you need throughout your workday. Find your colleagues - Quickly find and easily connect with a co-worker. Get what you need, before you ask - Get timely and relevant assist cards that help keep you organized throughout the day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Microsoft 365 Admin at 78% against Google Cloud Search's 27%. Microsoft 365 Admin also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 39). Google Cloud Search's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Microsoft 365 Admin holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft 365 Admin has 5.8K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Microsoft 365 Admin's written reviews are positive against 27% of Google Cloud Search's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft 365 Admin | Google Cloud Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better | 3.7 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | |
Customer experience
Microsoft 365 Admin
Google Cloud Search
Bugs and requests
Microsoft 365 Admin
Reported bugs
4 issues- Blank screen on launch
- User list disappearing
- Unreliable login process
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to purchase licenses
- More granular admin controls
- Improved search and filtering
- Better integration with other Microsoft apps
- Dark mode support
Google Cloud Search
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft 365 Admin
No in-app purchases
Google Cloud Search
No in-app purchases
Questions
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