Comparison

Google Admin vs Open as App

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

Head to head
About

Google Admin

Manage your Google Workspace and other Google services from your mobile device. Add and manage users and groups, access support, and review audit logs for your organization. Ideal for super admins on the go.

Highlights
  • User management
  • Group management
  • Password reset
  • Audit log review
  • Contact support
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Google Admin lets you manage your account for Google Workspace and other Google services, on-the-go. Add and manage users and groups, contact support, and view audit logs for your organization. FOR WHOM? - This app is for super admins who use the Admin Console to manage Google Workspace or other Google services for their organization. It provides the following features: • User Management - Reset passwords and add, edit, suspend, delete, and restore users • Group Management - Add, edit, or delete groups, and view and add group members. Email, chat, and schedule meetings with group members directly from the app. • Audit Logs - Review logs

About

Open as App

Transform spreadsheets into powerful, customizable mobile and web apps for teams. Digitize processes, improve speed, and reduce errors with a no-code solution. Build and share apps instantly, working offline and in real-time across platforms.

Highlights
  • Spreadsheet to app conversion
  • No-code app builder
  • Offline app access
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Customizable app templates
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Features
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Open as App enables teams to turn spreadsheets into powerful, customizable apps they can Open as App enables teams to turn spreadsheets into powerful, customizable apps they can use on the go, even offline. Depending on your business needs, you can now digitize processes, work much faster, avoid human errors, and much more without investing in development. Through our no-code solution, you built your app yourself. It's easy. All you need is Excel, Google Sheets, or other databases that serve as your app's base. Upload your file or use a template. Open as App will recognize the logic and creates your app automatically. Once you are finished, you publish your app, share it, and work with it in real time on any platform. Whether you work in Finance, Manufacturing, Health, Education, Insurance, Management, or other, you can create service quotes through your apps and have them signed on the spot, invoices on-site, pricing plans, product catalogs, dashboards, budget reports, finance reports, company performance, contact lists, inventory lists, project lists, time-tracking, recording of billable hours, customer surveys and more. Start building incredible mobile and web calculators, dashboards, lists, and surveys now!Start building incredible mobile and web calculators, dashboards, lists, and surveys now!

Screenshots

Google Admin4 screens
Open as App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open as App at 78% against Google Admin's 9%. Open as App also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Google Admin's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (486 vs 37). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open as App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Admin has 486 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Google Admin's written reviews are positive against 78% of Open as App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Admin ships an update every 8 months, Open as App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Google Admin versus Open as App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle AdminOpen as App
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (486 ratings)4.3 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.2% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings486 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleOpen as App GmbH

Customer experience

Google Admin

All ratings486 ratings
Positive14.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative80.5%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive9.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative83.5%

Open as App

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

Google Admin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch, even after reinstalls
  • User status not showing correctly
  • Sign-in loop, unable to log in

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more admin features like the web version
  • Allow managing devices, groups, and policies
  • Improve UI and add more functionality

Open as App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Admin

No in-app purchases

None

Open as App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Admin free?
Google Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open as App free?
Open as App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Admin or Open as App?
Open as App is rated higher. Google Admin averages 1.7 out of 5 from 486 ratings, while Open as App averages 4.3 from 37 ratings.
Do Google Admin or Open as App have ads?
Neither Google Admin nor Open as App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Admin or Open as App?
Google Admin ships an update every 8 months, and Open as App every 5 weeks. Most recently, Google Admin was updated on September 22, 2026 and Open as App on June 11, 2026.

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