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Head-to-head

Google Sheets vs Google Chrome

Google Sheets 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Google Chrome
Google Chrome 4.7★ · Free to download 75

Google Chrome is the better choice for general browsing due to its overall reliability and speed, while Google Sheets is a powerful spreadsheet tool but suffers from significant usability issues on mobile.

Full reviews: Google Sheets · Google Chrome

Google Chrome generally provides a fast and secure browsing experience, though recent updates and AI integration have caused frustration for some users. Google Sheets is a robust spreadsheet application, highly valued for its collaborative features, but its mobile app often falls short in functionality and user experience compared to its desktop counterpart.

Head to head

Features tieR4R8R15R22
Google Sheets Google Sheets is praised for its utility in data management, collaboration, and its free synchronous nature R8R41. Users appreciate its ability to organize and track information R35. However, many users find the mobile app lacks crucial features present in the web or desktop versions, such as advanced editing options, specific formatting tools, and the ability to create forms R24R15. Simple functionalities like checkboxes and right-click menus are also reported as missing or limited on mobile R4R58R22.
Google Chrome Google Chrome is generally seen as a feature-rich browser, with users appreciating its speed, security, and ability to sync across devices . Some users find the AI integration helpful for in-depth answers and conversation . However, recent updates have introduced unwanted features like Gemini at the bottom of the page and disjointed search bars, which users cannot remove R67R94. There are also complaints about the built-in translator being poor and issues with tab group scrolling .
Ease of Use edge: Google ChromeR2R3R10R12
Google Sheets Many users find Google Sheets useful and convenient for accessing spreadsheets on the go R2. However, the mobile app's UI is frequently criticized for being difficult to navigate and use R10R18R24. Specific complaints include issues with editing, formatting, and data entry, especially with external keyboards on iPads . Users accustomed to Excel find Sheets different and sometimes harder to learn R12. The app is also reported to be unoptimized for iOS, with features missing compared to Android R3.
Google Chrome Google Chrome is generally considered user-friendly and easy to use . However, recent updates have made the interface less intuitive for some, with changes to tab group scrolling and the placement of features like incognito tabs . Some users also find the home page cluttered with news stories and are frustrated by unwanted AI suggestions that interrupt their workflow R70.
Reliability edge: Google ChromeR6R20R33R35
Google Sheets Google Sheets is often described as a great tool for tracking and managing data, with some users finding it very helpful R20R35. However, the app is plagued by numerous reports of crashing, especially when dealing with large datasets, scrolling fast, or updating cells R33R40R45R55. Data disappearing is also a concern for some users . Many users find the app version unreliable and prefer using the browser version R6.
Google Chrome Google Chrome is generally praised for its reliability and performance . However, some users report frequent freezing, requiring them to close and restart the app . There are also complaints about the app crashing and issues with search history being saved despite settings being off . Some users also report problems with downloads and videos not working .
Price/Value tieR8R26R41R52
Google Sheets Google Sheets is highly valued for being a free, powerful, and synchronous utility R8R41. Users appreciate its accessibility across devices through their Google account R26R41. One review mentions a high price for a lottery chart within the app, suggesting an IAP issue, but this seems to be an isolated incident not reflecting the core app's cost R52.
Google Chrome Google Chrome is free to download and use, which is a significant value proposition for many users. The app is seen as a good browser for various websites and offers excellent service . However, some users feel that the increasing presence of ads and AI features R70 detract from the overall value, making it feel less like a pure information tool and more like an ad platform .
Support tieR3R16R18R34
Google Sheets There are no direct reviews about Google Sheets' customer support. Users express frustration about missing features and bugs, implying a desire for updates and improvements R3R16R18R34.
Google Chrome Google Chrome users report negative experiences with customer support, citing long wait times and unhelpful agents for issues like setting up devices or accessing accounts . There are also complaints about not being able to retrieve passphrases and issues with Google Forms requiring sign-ins despite being free .
Pick Google Sheets if

You need a free, powerful, and collaborative spreadsheet tool primarily for use on a desktop or web browser, and you can tolerate limited functionality and potential bugs on the mobile app R8R41R6.

Pick Google Chrome if

You need a fast, secure, and generally reliable web browser that syncs across devices, and you are willing to overlook recent UI changes and AI integrations that some users find intrusive R67R70.

Evidence note: Reviews for Google Sheets heavily focus on the mobile app experience, often comparing it unfavorably to the web version. Reviews for Google Chrome are more varied, covering general browsing experience, new features, and technical issues.

Frequently asked

Is Google Sheets good for mobile editing?
Google Sheets is functional for viewing and inputting data on mobile, but many users find its UI difficult for editing, with crucial features like advanced formatting, checkboxes, and right-click menus often missing or cumbersome compared to the desktop or web version R24R58R22.
Does Google Chrome have issues with AI features?
Yes, some Google Chrome users are frustrated with the recent integration of AI features like Gemini, finding them intrusive, unwanted, and not easily removable from the interface R67R94. Users also report that AI suggestions can be incorrect or interrupt their workflow R70.
Is Google Sheets reliable on mobile?
Many users report that the Google Sheets mobile app is prone to crashing, especially with large datasets, fast scrolling, or cell updates, making it unreliable for intensive use R33R40R45R55.

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. [R22] Google Sheets 1/5 · US No right click: Right click in iOS version only allows copy, paste, clear. Lack of all the functionality that’s in the right click menu in the browser version (i.e. Paste Special) makes the app useless.
  5. [R2] Google Sheets 5/5 · US review: it was useful👍
  6. [R3] Google Sheets 3/5 · US App improvement on iOS: Please update and add features similar to those available on the Android app. If this were an Android device, it would get 5 stars. · translated
  7. [R10] Google Sheets 2/5 · US Can’t edit a sheet from my phone: UI is not good
  8. [R12] Google Sheets 3/5 · US Still learning how to use it: I’m used to Microsoft Excel and this is different.
  9. [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.
  10. [R20] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Awesome: Very helpful
  11. [R33] 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
  12. [R35] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Great tool for tracking attendance: Love it!
  13. [R26] Google Sheets 5/5 · US 2nd Brain: I use Google doc daily for my “2nd brain” all my ideas and notes go in here during the day that I review every night so nothing is missed for work, my personal life, and anything in between. It’s highly useful when I can access it from any device and or my phone!
  14. [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.
  15. [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
  16. [R16] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Needs multitasking on iPad: You should be able to open multiple instances on iPad, especially if the website constantly redirects to the app.
  17. [R18] Google Sheets 3/5 · US Old school: Sheets is a delayed old school way of processing. Refreshing the screen does not make it better. What would make it better is a new software version that has a user friendly interface. Let Excel have the details. Sheets should be easier to navigate, larger icons, and faster processing. For a Google app, this is terrible engineering.
  18. [R34] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Mobile Version - Much to be desired: Literally will wait until I have access to a desktop to use Sheet, Docs, Forms, or Slides. All of the mobile versions are barely the basics. Simple actions like adding checkboxes on the iPad app it can’t do. On an Android phone? No better. The row or column freezes are not easy to move or look at. Really hoping Google (or their AI persona I guess now. Still dis
  19. [R24] Google Sheets 3/5 · US Functional but a pain to use: It allows me to view, edit and input data from any where with my phone but the ui for changing the formatting is unclear and some features seem to be missing compared to the browser and desktop versions. Overall it’s perfect for viewing and inputting data into your spreadsheets but you should setup your formatting before hand on a desktop computer instead of doing i
  20. [R58] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Check boxes ✅: I can’t believe that I can’t add something as simple as checkbox on mobile. I hope this changes in the future. Because now I have to wait to get to my computer to do it there. That’s just stupid.
  21. [R67] Google Chrome 1/5 · US New Update: This new update is infuriating. I don’t want Gemini at the bottom of my page, or anywhere near me. I don’t want the search and tabs bars to be disjointed. The fact we cannot return Chrome to how it was before the update, or remove Gemini from our bar!, is awful. Please give us the option to return back to the previous version of Chrome.
  22. [R70] Google Chrome 2/5 · US Too much AI: I am sick of AI trying to guess what I’m thinking all the time. It tries to correct my technical word spellings (incorrectly of course) of course). Or suggests words that pop up and have no relevance and interrupts my train of thought that wastes my time. I feel like it’s gathering information from me so that it can “learn” but I don’t feel it’s my responsibility to be a teacher to t
  23. [R94] Google Chrome 1/5 · US Ai option: There should be a way I can disable the AI setting in the app.
  24. [R40] Google Sheets 1/5 · US App crashing: Within opening the app it is consistently crashing within around 30 seconds, making the app unusable.
  25. [R45] Google Sheets 3/5 · GB Buggy but still great: The app for Sheets crashes every time I update a cell, but that cell does lead to many other cells updating.
  26. [R55] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Needs fixing: If I scroll fast on a spreadsheet, the app crashes.

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