Paving Estimator vs Google Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paving Estimator
Effortlessly create professional paving and landscaping estimates with advanced calculators and customizable pricing. Generate client-ready PDFs and send them directly via email. Seamlessly sync data across devices with iCloud integration.
- Advanced paving stone and topsoil calculators
- Professional PDF estimate generation
- Email integration for client communication
- Job management with visual cards
- Intelligent line item categorization
- Customizable pricing and cost controls
- iCloud synchronization across devices
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE Completely rewritten in SwiftUI with SwiftData and CloudKit integration for seamless synchronization across all your iOS devices through iCloud. Start an estimate on your iPhone at the job site, refine it on your iPad in the office, and everything stays perfectly in sync. Your estimates, photos, and client information are automatically backed up to iCloud. ENHANCED JOB MANAGEMENT Jobs now features a card-based interface with cover photos for visual identification. Each card displays project name, client, color-coded status badge (Estimating, Approved, In Progress, Completed), and total in an elegant layout. REVOLUTIONARY PROJECT SUMMARY Completely redesigned with expandable sections replacing old page-by-page navigation. Materials, Labor, Equipment, and Plant Material are organized into collapsible categories. The Materials section intelligently groups similar items with automatic subtotals. Every line item shows quantity, unit, rate, and comprehensive calculator details. PROFESSIONAL PDF GENERATION Generate client-ready PDF estimates with one tap. PDFs include your company logo, detailed line items organized by category, complete cost analysis with taxes and overhead, and professional formatting. Share via Files, email, AirDrop, or print directly from your device. EMAIL INTEGRATION Send estimates directly to clients with pre-formatted professional emails. The system auto-fills client email addresses, creates compelling subject lines, and generates beautiful HTML emails with your company branding. ADVANCED CALCULATORS - Imperial or Metric Paving Stone Calculator - Complete six-layer hardscape system including excavation, gravel base with compaction, leveling course, geotextile fabric, polymeric sand and edge restraint calculations in ONE STEP. Separate, detailed line items represent individual waste percentages. Topsoil Calculator - Multiple areas with individual depth control, automatic calculations, configurable waste percentages Gravel Calculator - Driveways, pathways, drainage with depth and compaction considerations INTELLIGENT LINE ITEMS Items are automatically categorized by type with automatic subtotals. Edit quantities, rates, and notes directly while maintaining detailed calculator information for complete transparency. ENHANCED COST CONTROLS Separate tax rates for labor and materials. Configurable overhead and contingency percentages. Fixed or percentage-based profit margins. Real-time grand total updates. Default rates are stored in Settings and auto-applied to new jobs. CUSTOMIZABLE PRICING Set default pricing for all materials, including sod rolls, grass seed, topsoil, mulch, beach stone, decorative rocks, boulders, paving stone, gravel base, sand leveling course, and geotextile fabric. Prices saved in Settings apply automatically to future estimates. COMPANY SETTINGS Centralized company information, including business name, estimator name, contact details, and logo upload. Your logo appears on all client PDF estimates and emails for consistent professional branding. Currency symbols automatically display based on your country. PHOTO MANAGEMENT Add multiple photos per job from the camera or photo library. Set cover photos for job cards. All photos sync via iCloud across all your devices automatically. PLANT LIST & COSTING Dedicated Plant Material category with detailed plant lists and individual plant costing, a much-requested feature now fully integrated. IMPROVED INTERFACE Full dark mode support with a custom contractor orange theme. Smooth animations and intuitive gestures. Floating action buttons reduce taps needed. Optimized for all iPhone and iPad sizes. Clean, modern design focused on efficiency.
Google Cloud
Manage your Google Cloud services on your iPhone or iPad. Monitor billing, status, and critical issues. Create custom dashboards, access Cloud Shell, and SSH into VMs for direct control.
- Cloud service management
- Billing and status monitoring
- Customizable dashboards
- Compute Engine/App Engine monitoring
- SSH access to VMs
- Cloud Shell access
- Incident and error response
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Google Cloud at Free against Paving Estimator's $3.99. Google Cloud also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 71 months). Paving Estimator's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 29%). On 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
Google Cloud is free to download; Paving Estimator costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Google Cloud holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Cloud has 105 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Paving Estimator's written reviews are positive against 29% of Google Cloud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Paving Estimator ships an update every 71 months, Google Cloud weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paving Estimator | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.4 (105 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 29.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 105 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 71 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Lein | |
Customer experience
Paving Estimator
Google Cloud
Bugs and requests
Paving Estimator
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
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- 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
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- 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
Paving Estimator
No in-app purchases
Google Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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