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Head-to-head

Google Sheets vs Google Drive

Google Sheets 4.8★ · Free to download 65
Winner Google Drive
Google Drive 4.8★ · Free to download 75

Google Drive is the better choice for general file storage and accessibility, while Google Sheets is preferred for dedicated spreadsheet work, despite its mobile app limitations.

Full reviews: Google Sheets · Google Drive

Google Drive offers robust cloud storage and easy access across devices, making it a reliable choice for managing various file types. Google Sheets is a powerful spreadsheet tool, but its mobile app often falls short in functionality and user experience compared to its web version.

Head to head

Features & Functionality tieR4R8R15R17
Google Sheets Google Sheets is praised for its utility in data management, offering powerful features for businesses and personal organization, including tracking attendance and managing projects R8R17. However, the mobile app is frequently criticized for lacking essential features present in the web version, such as full right-click functionality, multi-select with external keyboards, and the ability to create forms R4R15R28. Users also report issues with specific features like viewing sum rows or changing the start day of the week .
Google Drive Google Drive is valued for its ability to store and organize various content, including VR content, and for its automatic saving feature . Users appreciate its guidance for new users . However, it faces criticism for limited free storage (15GB) and aggressive video processing R64R115. Some users also report issues with transferring photos between folders and downloading videos .
Ease of Use & User Interface tieR1R2R6R7
Google Sheets Many users find Google Sheets useful and convenient for mobile editing, especially for large projects R2R29. However, a significant number of reviews highlight a poor UI and difficulty in editing on mobile devices, with some preferring the browser version R6R7R10R19. Specific issues include problems with right-to-left text for Arabic, difficulties with external keyboards on iPad, and navigation challenges R1R28.
Google Drive Google Drive is generally considered user-friendly and consistent, with some users finding it easy to navigate and helpful for daily life . However, a notable portion of users describe the interface as laggy, clunky, and hard to navigate, especially for sharing files . There are also complaints about intrusive pop-ups and difficulty with account syncing .
Reliability & Performance tieR5R14R19R23
Google Sheets Google Sheets is often praised for being a great tool and useful, with some users finding it perfected R5R14R23. However, the app is frequently reported to crash, especially with large datasets or after updates R19R24. Users also experience issues with data disappearing and the app not running in the background .
Google Drive Google Drive is generally seen as reliable for storage and access, with users appreciating its automatic saving . However, many users report issues with the app's performance, including lag, slow uploading times, and synchronization problems . There are also reports of the app not letting users download or sign in, and persistent 'Content Unavailable' errors on iPad .
Price & Value tieR8R17R41R52
Google Sheets Google Sheets is highlighted as a free and powerful utility, offering great value for both personal and small business use R8R17R41. One user mistakenly believed there was a charge for a lottery chart within the app, which is not the case for the app itself R52.
Google Drive Google Drive is valued for its utility and convenience, with users finding it helpful for school and work . However, a common complaint is the limited free storage (15GB), with users expressing dissatisfaction with the monthly fees for additional storage R64R115.
Support & Reliability tieR3R45R61R79
Google Sheets There are no direct reviews about Google Sheets' customer support. However, users express frustration with the lack of updates for iOS features and general app improvements, suggesting a perceived lack of responsiveness from developers R3R45.
Google Drive Google Drive users report issues with critical functionalities like backup links being broken and the inability to delete files, indicating potential support gaps or unresponsive design R61R79. There are also concerns about losing files from school accounts without proper warnings .
Pick Google Sheets if

you need a free, powerful spreadsheet tool for data entry and calculations, especially if you primarily use the web browser version or need its collaborative features R8R17R41.

Pick Google Drive if

you need a reliable cloud storage solution to access and organize various files across devices, and value automatic saving and general accessibility .

Evidence note: Both apps are free, so negative reviews are not skewed by free-tier friction. The evidence for both apps highlights significant dissatisfaction with mobile app functionality compared to their web counterparts.

Frequently asked

Is Google Sheets good for mobile editing?
While some users find Google Sheets convenient for mobile editing, especially for massive projects, many others report a poor user interface and difficulty editing on phones and iPads, often preferring the desktop browser version due to missing features and bugs R10R19R29R46.
Does Google Drive offer enough free storage?
Google Drive offers 15GB of free storage, which many users consider to be insufficient, leading to complaints about the need to pay for additional storage through monthly fees R64R115.
Can I edit Google Sheets files directly from Google Drive?
No, to edit Google Sheets files, you typically need to download and use the Google Sheets app, as Google Drive itself is primarily for storage and viewing, which some users find frustrating R81R109.
Are Google Sheets and Google Drive reliable on iOS/iPad?
Both apps receive significant criticism for their performance on iOS and iPad. Google Sheets users report frequent crashes, unoptimized keyboard support, and missing features on iPad R3R19R24R28. Google Drive users experience lag, 'Content Unavailable' errors, and difficulty with downloads and file transfers on iPad .

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R4] Google Sheets 2/5 · US Checkboxes: I can’t place an X or a check in the boxes. It’s really necessary.
  2. [R8] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Free synchronous utility: Powerful too for the sheer volume of data the average person comes in contact with. Flexibility to scale up to a businesses data entry. And further applications
  3. [R15] Google Sheets 3/5 · US Google Sheets: Excellent and we like it better than Excel. We wish there was a way to create a Sheets Form, like a Purchase Order or Requisition that can be filled out online. Google Forms doesn’t seem to have a spreadsheet type template or that would be great.
  4. [R17] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Great tool: It’s a very great toll for small businesses
  5. [R1] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Does not meet my basic needs: I cannot edit with it because it simply does not have Arabic. I need the page layout to be right-to-left. · translated
  6. [R2] Google Sheets 5/5 · US review: it was useful👍
  7. [R6] Google Sheets 3/5 · US The app is not great. Use your internet browser.: Sheets works great on a computer or laptop through an internet browser, but the app version sucks balls.
  8. [R7] Google Sheets 1/5 · US I don’t like it: I can never easily find the sheets
  9. [R5] Google Sheets 5/5 · US LeBron: James puts up a three rebound Bosh back out to Allen his three bang
  10. [R14] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Brother Printers: Perfected!
  11. [R19] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Unoptimized for using!!: I’ve used sheets for 10+ years now but suddenly when I try it on iPhone and open the same sheet between turning my screen on and off it closes the sheet out and constantly the entire app it shut down and I reopen the sheet click on the box to edit and the synced with email notification blocks it for a full 5 seconds every time I reopen the sheet because it refuses to run i
  12. [R23] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Great: Great
  13. [R41] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Useful: This is the best thing you can Use with everything, work, projects, share financial information. Because everything is on your google account doesn’t matter what device you’re using.
  14. [R52] Google Sheets 1/5 · US No stars: There was no price on this app I got it cause I figured for a lottery chart it cant be much but &65 for a lottery chart that’s not even in here I want my money back ur a rip off
  15. [R3] Google Sheets 3/5 · US App improvement on iOS: Please update and add features similar to those available in the Android app. If this were an Android device, it would get 5 stars. · translated
  16. [R45] Google Sheets 3/5 · GB it was excellent until the update came Apple update: Can’t see editing Parts so I’m editing blind so that’s the major fallback and the side by side things that disappeared too. It’s just a lot more difficult to use this now that Apple has updated everything so I guess you’re gonna have to look into all those things.
  17. [R61] Google Drive 1/5 · US Backup broken: The backup link is broken. All it does is present another login screen, and then immediately directs you to a signup page for Google One with no explanation and no exit.
  18. [R79] Google Drive 1/5 · US Cannot erase once downloaded! Takes space!: Does not have an “erase” button or “I dont want that file anymore”. All files I have are NOT IN USE, and it is impossible to delete them. Will keep looking!
  19. [R10] Google Sheets 2/5 · US Can’t edit a sheet from my phone: UI is not good
  20. [R29] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Convenient Mobile editor: I’ve had to use sheets for massive community projects and it’s a pain to edit on mobile. This app really makes it manageable despite all the design challenges!
  21. [R46] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Limited compared to web browser version: The web browser version of this app is far more easy to use and capable than this app version. Shouldn’t the app be superior to the web version? And once the app is installed, you can’t go and use the web version because it has taken over opening sheets. I’m uninstalling this now so that I can actually be productive in getting my spreadsheet work done.
  22. [R64] Google Drive 1/5 · US It has so less storage: It really does have really low storage
  23. [R115] Google Drive 1/5 · US Not enough free storage: 15gb is hardly anything. Charge a flat rate for more storage like an external hard drive- the monthly fees are egregious.
  24. [R81] Google Drive 3/5 · US Edit a google sheet: I feel like I shouldn’t have to download another app to be able to edit this document
  25. [R109] Google Drive 1/5 · US Can’t edit sheets on my iPhone 16?: For some reason, I can’t edit sheets or uploaded excel documents on my iPhone. Pretty frustrating.
  26. [R24] Google Sheets 3/5 · US Crashes all the time: Most of my sheets work fine but one albeit with a lot of data and conditional formatting just keeps crashing the app, making it unusable. Otherwise sheets as a program is great, but the app needs improvement
  27. [R28] Google Sheets 1/5 · US iPad External Keyboard Data Entry Prohibited as “Safety Feature”: Entering data into each and every individual cell using an external keyboard requires you to first click on the “Pencil” (i.e., “Edit”) icon, then use the keyboard to enter one single piece of data. Want to enter more than one piece of data into a second cell? No problem… simply click on the “Pencil” icon onscreen, then type the new

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store