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Google Sheets Negative Reviews

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Google Sheets App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2023

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Keeps freezing and not savingI type my name into a Spreadsheet section then move along columns and type it as well then it freezes or before then it freezes and my name isn't saved. I hope this gets resolved soon. I've tried repeatedly and the same issues occur..Version: 1.2018.32206

Love that I can access my spreadsheets on any device, but editing is buggy on iPhoneIt’s awesome to be able to access my spreadsheets anywhere, anytime. I’ve completely converted all of my personal spreadsheets to Google Sheets. My only complaint is, editing spreadsheets on the phone is cumbersome, especially when editing a cell that contains a function. After placing my cursor at the point where I want to type, the contents of the edit field are moved so that the cursor is at the far left edge of the field. As I type, the cursor stays in this location, meaning that I can’t see what I’m typing as I type it. This seems to be a bug in the form field control. Wish this could be fixed..Version: 1.2018.48203

Keep crashingThe app keep crashing in less than a minute. Its very frustrating. Please do something. Thanks..Version: 1.2019.01302

Update SucksThis update makes using this app impossible. Sometimes I can fill in squares, half the time the app won’t let me type. Commands don’t work. Fix this.Version: 1.2021.06204

App is restrictiveCould be useful if you don’t have access to a computer, but the app version is slow, cursor is difficult to navigate and lots of components are missing from the desktop version. Would be more useful to have access to all the desktop tools….Version: 1.2023.33200

AnnoyingI’m trying to type ‘01’ or a 0 Infront if a number because I need to use it to type out ‘00’ to ‘99’ and it just keeps trying to correct which messes everything up, it would be much better if the correction of removing the first 0 and other things were optional, if I’m missing something please let me know because I really need to get this done!.Version: 1.2022.10201

Would be good to receive notifications when there are changes to sheetsWould be good to set up notifications to get on your email or app if changes are made to google sheets to keep track when there is a change.Version: 1.2023.24202

Tap to edit a cell has ruined this once great appI have been using this app for a couple of years now but the latest update has ruined it. When you want to edit a call you have to click on the cell, hit the pencil edit button and then make the changes. Why would you change the way it works on most spreadsheet programs. Please change it back to what it was before as makes editing spreadsheets take twice as long!.Version: 1.2021.14208

Something’s changedI’ve been quite happy with Google Sheets on iPad for a while now. But I think something changed with the keyboard layout in the last update. I find i’m constantly typing numbers when I mean to type letters and having to do over. Maybe the ABC, 123 keys have moved? It’s a bit of a pain, but other than that, the app is great..Version: 1.2020.6203

Sheets reviewI have inserted data to have it sorted, since I do not know how to sort with Google Sheets for Apple. When the app closes and I reopen it, the data that I inserted moves to another row sometimes up, sometimes down anywhere from 5-9 rows. When this happens it overwrites the data and I lose information, now I don’t know how long it will take to retrieve it all, and I don’t know how much data I have lost. I guess free stuff never works properly, this is the 4th spreadsheet software I have tried and they all have failed in some way..Version: 1.2023.26200

Editing chartsYou cannot edit charts to the extent of editing on the laptop, i was hoping i could just use my tablet for everything but it seems i still need my laptop to make charts and edit them more precisely.Version: 1.2019.16201

Pour ordi a seulementClairement fonctionnel uniquement sur des ordinateurs… très décevant.Version: 1.2023.34200

Good app with annoying issueOpen an existing spreadsheet, make changes, click the check mark and then save the document. Go to my files and open the document that was just saved and it shows the document as before the changes were made. Go back to the app and the spreadsheet is correct. Open and close the app multiple times, save and delete and save multiple times. App shows correctly but saved file doesn’t. Then after about 5-6 attempts the file actually reflects the spreadsheet. Makes no sense. This is especially annoying when you’re trying to make quick changes and send the spreadsheet. I didn’t even realize this issue until I noticed the files I sent did not reflect the actual spreadsheet..Version: 1.2022.20200

Are other reviewers using the same app as me?UPDATE: I think it’s actually gotten worse. But what makes it ridiculously frustrating is that logging into the URL for sheets in a browser forces me to the app. Why would you want to force people to use such a horrible experience? I know the experience in the safari on ipad isn’t ideal but it’s exponentially better than the iOS Sheets app. Original review: I can’t imagine why anyone would review this positively unless maybe they’ve never used any spreadsheet program. Ever. Maybe not even a calculator. Excel at least feels like they know iPad exists. Sheets acts like all we want to do is view an occasional sheet from others. Menu bar disappears every time I edit a cell then reappears when I hit enter. Formatting options are hard to find. Entering formulas is dramatically different from the web app on PC or Mac. Ugh, I grow tired just thinking of typing out all the horrible this thing contains. Maybe people think it’s got a retro vibe..... 1985 retro....Version: 1.2021.48201

Good appIt’s a good app, however, does miss some basics such as cell count for text cells. If it had the ability to open up multiple sheets that’s where it becomes a breakthrough app over desktop. Whilst you can’t have multiple same versions of the app open you could simply solve this by introducing tabs like browser tabs for the different sheets..Version: 1.2023.02203

Castrated version of what sheets normally isNeeds the date entry function that’s available on all other platforms and other data validation. Oh and you can’t export to PDF too..Version: 1.2019.06204

Wish I could edit from links people send meI commonly will be sent a link to google sheets from someone and when I select it, it’s goes to a read-only view in a browser saying that I should open it in the app to edit. When I follow the given links to download/open the app, it doesn’t take me to the sheet that I originally linked from. In addition, there is no easy way to find a link to an editable sheet. Seems to defeat the purpose of having google sheet links and my ability to collaborate with others. When you finally can get into the app and edit a sheet, it’s a good product. Just awful for any sort of mobile use without being able to share easily..Version: 1.2020.10202

RidiculeCessez de nous annoncer que c’est gratuit et par la suite exiger de payer.Version: 1.2023.29200

Static side columns too wide / not neededThe side column for Row Group Toggle buttons (+) are too wide. I don’t even require them! Along with the wide side column for Row Numbers I am left with only 2/3 of my screen for viewing my spreadsheet! It makes for an unpleasant experience. I would like to see a hide option at least for the Group Toggles..Version: 1.2018.28202

Good for viewing. Not great for editing.• Doesn’t always show the formula field when selecting/editing cells. • Doesn’t have a date-selector for date cells..Version: 1.2020.28201

N’est pas complet sur mobilesLa seul manière d’avoir toutes les manipulations possibles est de l’ouvrier sur ordinateur donc la version mobile est presque inutilisable si on veut de la précision..Version: 1.2020.38202

Need Apple Pencil supportHi the Sheets app need Apple Pencil support as typing the numbers and letters is annoying on touch screen if you don’t have a keyboard. Also the search function only searches in the current sheet and there seems to be no option to search in all the sheets in a workbook. Also doesn’t copy the table when copying and pasting in email ..Version: 1.2019.24203

ProblemsThe program has issues pulling pricing data at times. It also can’t handle income trust units on the Canadian market like CAR.un or BIP.un.Version: 1.2023.22201

AWFULWords cannot describe how much I hate this app for iPad. Have lost huge amounts of work from it not saving changes properly. When you go out of the app it closes down your document you have to go back into it when you want to work on it again, and even if your work hasn’t been lost your place in the document hasn’t been saved. There is no spellcheck function or for example the option to capitalise the first word in each sentence. When I selected help it told me to open google sheets on a computer. If I had a computer I would do that. Had to go through it and do each capitalisation manually which took ages. Also, it sometimes rejects the iPad’s own spellcheck suggestions so you choose an option only to see it automatically revert back to the original. One star is too many for this dreadful app. If I didn’t have to work in excel I would never use it again.Version: 1.2020.36202

Half completeThere are a lot of features that the app simply cannot do when compared to the web version. Stuff like line of best fit, directly editing the legend. The real technical stuff that I needed for some of my work as a student. It’s especially annoying because I use my iPad as my daily work station and it wont allow me to access the web version on the mobile app of chrome. What it does do, it’s great at. But there isn’t much depth and what you can do is really basic. I just wish the app had the same features as the web version..Version: 1.2019.46202

Print selected cells to PDF is brokenThis feature DOES NOT work. It must have gotten broken somewhere cause it’s not available in any of the menus under SHARE & EXPORT. And no matter how the cells are highlighted it’ll just arbitrarily print the whole page. Only way to do it on iPad was to delete the app and just use sheets through browser. Brutal..Version: 1.2023.31201

New app keep crashingGet your act together and fix the damn app.Version: 1.2022.46202

Missing FeaturesThere are so many features missing from the iOS App that I’m constantly switching to the full web-based version just to get one thing done, which wastes time. It would be nice if there was a single help page with a matrix of ALL features and tells us what is in the web version vs the iOS app, so we can decide which one (web or app) to use. It would be nice if that matrix told us exactly where each feature/button was located, and when it appears (some are context-specific). There should be a single button to switch in either direction (web to app, or app to web) and not have to find the documents again. The Google help pages are constantly out of date with the app, describing buttons or processes that don’t exist or have been moved. There is really no easy way for users to know when specific bugs are recognized by the Google dev team and when each bug is fixed, aside from trying the feature. I DO like when functions are marked as “new”, which prompts me to explore them. I’d also like an (optional) “changed” flag that links back to the change notices and bug fixes..Version: 1.2023.24202

Useless for what i want to doI love google sheets web interface, the app has a limited feature set and doesn’t allow me to do many of the things i wanted to do i=on my iPad. The worst part is I don’t seem to be able to use the web interface on my iPad. So frustrating trying to do anything. The App has a completely different interface to the web app which makes it hard to find things. It would be great to have a more consistent experience between the apps and the web interface..Version: 1.2020.40203

Sheets ain’t sheetsWhilst sheets on the iPad is ok I do find it somewhat frustrating that some functionality is different from the Pc version or doesn’t even exist at all on the iPad version. I find there are times I need to do editing on the Pc which is a pain when I just want to work off my iPad..Version: 1.2020.6203

Very slow and uselessVery disappointed.Version: 1.2020.8201

Frustrating when it crashesGreat on the iPad when it works. But today it crashes on every attempt to open the one file I need, and which opens without problem yesterday. Others open. No way to report the problem other than here. The link to reporting a problem does not allow you to do so, which makes it pointless..Version: 1.2023.31201

It doesn’t work when it shouldI have been sent a google Sheet to edit with peers. The site constantly has the pop-up stating (get google sheets to make edits) or such. I have the app. And it it’s both impossible to open directly from the sheet, or opening it an internet browser doesn’t allow me to open it in sheets. Essentially I can access it without first downloading into my phone, then re-opening. It also does not show up in my recent history. I would say this is exactly what the app needs to do for a mobile app, is cross opening or at least for the option to open in Sheets is available. It isn’t. At the very least it should be able to know I have the app instead of advertising to me to download, and open up the app itself, instead of the App Store. So poor in the final product’s function..Version: 1.2019.46202

Landscape printing!I use this app practically everyday, and to be fair I find it great for what I need. HOWEVER, I share a lot of my data which I send to others via different messaging apps using the print function, no issues doing this in portrait and I can even select different paper sizes but I can’t do this in landscape! Absolutely ridiculous that this is not possible. If it was I would be giving 5 stars. Please sort this out!!!.Version: 1.2023.10201

Constant freezingI can't be in a document for more then 30 seconds before it freezes and I have to force the app to close and reopen it. But then it just does it again..Version: 1.2017.36208

Excel sheet with password not workingBecause of password compatibility we are not able to upload any document to maintain confidentiality nor use existing with password only on computer not on google drive.Version: 1.2017.50200

Terrible layoutI can't add a row in between so I have to delete everything and move the text down a row this is so annoying please update so I can add a blank row..Version: 1.2021.44200

Great app, needs improvementsPlease also add the option to “paste special” for copying only the formatting or only the values like the site has. PLEASE listen to suggestions! ------------------------------ Wonderful app. Great things. Genius idea! One thing is..... You CAN'T print/export only specific pages of a google sheets or excel document. You also can't specify landscape or portrait. Also, please allow someone who doesn't have a gmail email/account to be able to view the document (even if it's just in pdf form). Or maybe have the option to just save a JPEG and email that. That's a huge issue for me. ***Please add that option to choose the pages that will be exported. I'd really appreciate it..Version: 1.2022.16200

Google Makes Bad iPad AppsI beg of you, try to do anything you can to not use any of the google workspace apps. They are not optimized for ipad at all, you can only open one doc at a time, so if you need two spreadsheets at once, good luck. They also constantly freeze, don’t work with apple pencil, and barely work with the magic keyboard and trackpad. Extremely frustrating..Version: 1.2022.46202

Full menuWhy can I not have the full menu that I can access from the website of google sheets? It makes it more difficult to work.Version: 1.2020.8201

Absolute piece of garbage on the iPadAlmost unusable. Along with the other Google apps, one of the worst apps I’ve ever used on iPad. The interface is horrible. I cannot believe that a company as large as Google has put as little effort into making an iPad app as this..Version: 1.2023.22201

Two Gripes..Great app, but.. 1. I don’t like the new button you have to tap before you can start typing in a new cell. Previously, you could go to a new cell and just start typing. Not anymore.. well, you could, and I do it all the time, but, your time will be wasted because you didn’t tap the new edit button that is now a required step every time you go to a new cell. 2. The app reloads just about every time I come back to it. This may be a RAM management issue with the phone but I am using the 12 pro max and this is the only app this happens with in my experience. This wouldn’t normally be a big deal for me but it slows me down when I have to wait for it to reload, tap the sheet I was working in, and find my place within that sheet. This, all while I’m working against the clock, and trying to enter information as we go along. I would use something else but my customer uses this for their documentation..Version: 1.2021.14208

Useless for any serious workThe iPad version of this app is essentially useless for any serious professional work. It’s missing lots of features of the desktop app and the ones that are there are hard to access and use. Just stick to the desktop version..Version: 1.2021.38202

Needs to keep upI’m using all the Google apps on my iPad Pro, but these apps are still built as if they’re a temporary solution to someone being away from a computer. Update your iPadOS apps-it’s a separate platform now. Multitasking is a pain, because it sends you back to all your files when you close the app with a sheet open and relaunch. Every time I close the app I have to find the file again. Also there are so many features missing from the app that the website has. Up your game Google and support iPadOS more..Version: 1.2020.12203

Cannot delete a sheet on mobile phoneHi there, I love using sheets but I’m frustrated as to why I couldn’t delete or remove myself from a sheet that I no longer wish to be a part of. I couldn’t find any helpful fox on the web. Hope you have a fix for this. Otherwise a great app..Version: 1.2022.34205

No usable on iPadI would go as far as saying this app simply does not work for iPad. It’s functionality is completely faulty and makes using it infuriating. Either make this like the web browser version or make the web browser version more compatible. Right now I’m forced to use Numbers to do what i need and then paste back into the Sheets app. How people are happy with this is beyond me as someone coming from a laptop workflow..Version: 1.2022.20200

Great app except for one thingThis app works really well for my usage and is easy to read on a phone screen. The only gripe I have is that it resets to the first spreadsheet of a book whenever my phone locks. This is infuriating when I have to keep locking my phone and reopening and then finding which spreadsheet I was on and where..Version: 1.2019.38202

App missing a lot of functionality that website/desktop version hasI’d love to use these apps but they are missing more than half of the functionality of the regular website/desktop versions of the same programs (Sheets/Docs). This really needs to be improved if you want me to convert over to using the app versions..Version: 1.2022.24200

Google FinanceKeeps changing the Stock symbals. Makes it useless to track certain stocks. Seems to have taken a step backwards..Version: 1.2023.22201

Keeps crashingIt won’t work it just keeps crashing.Version: 1.2020.28201

UnreliableLost important docs in the past. Always back up, Goggle sheet is not reliable.Version: 1.2023.22201

Hard to followIt’s a bit frustrating.Version: 1.2023.33200

Please improve showing spreadsheet. Please improve your search function.Please improve showing spreadsheet. I opened the spreadsheet, it showed about 1000 rows below the one I was working on. I had to scroll all the way up. I tried again on other iPad and iPhone. Then still showed about 50 or 10 or 100 rows below. Please show exactly the location I was working on. Please improve your search function. I searched for keywords. It showed the row about 100 above the result. I had to scroll all the way down. I tried again. Then still showed about 10 rows above..Version: 1.2023.22201

Can’t do custom number formatsHad to uninstall just so I can open a sheet in web version to add custom number formats. Quick search showed that this has been an issue for years. How hard is it to add custom number formats to the app version???.Version: 1.2023.26200

BothersomeI love using Google Sheets but every time i try opening the app it crashes before it can open up a document. I’ve deleted/reinstalled and have frequently been updating the app for weeks and this issue still remains..Version: 1.2022.50202

Just terrible on the iPhoneWhenever I try to open any of our work sheets and edit, it’s always such a hassle. It doesn’t remember when I set the input mode to numbers instead of letters every field I have to keep switching back to the numbers input mode, whenever I want to edit a field the screen scrolls down a page for no reason so every time I need to update a field I have to scroll back up to see what I’m doing, when I press enter to move on to the next field the screen scrolls down again. So annoying and useless! Such basic functionality not working makes me just give up and go on MS excel on the PC. Has anyone actually tested if this works on the iPhone? It seems they didn’t..Version: 1.2022.30201

Randomly crashesStill useless.Version: 1.2021.06204

Bad touch interface, not intuitive UIAs usual, Google has no concept of designing for touchscreens. Selecting a cell is difficult, unselecting a cell is difficult, editing a cell is difficult, undoing accidental edits is impossible, switching between files is a hidden button. This app version is virtually useless compared to the browser version..Version: 1.2019.12202

Won’t stay openCloses itself as soon as I scroll in my sheets. Worked for a bit on my iPad but never on my iPhone. Have reinstalled and updated a dozen times.... program just doesn’t work. Frustrating when I have docs held hostage in sheets and can’t even keep the app open long enough to save them elsewhere. Do NOT use! My docs are trapped!.Version: 1.2020.34204

Doesn’t work on IpadThe user experience on Ipad is just horrible..Version: 1.2022.28200

What have you done ?Why did you change something that was working fine. Since the latest update, when wanting to enter information into a sheet, I have to tap on a pencil icon just to write something. Up until now, all I had to do was tap on the cell and then could write immediately. Very frustrating change and not one I’m a fan of..Version: 1.2021.06204

CumbersomeSlow. Takes forever to load shared, live documents. Freezes and crashes often. Only reason I have it is because my company has several documents that require it and frozen panes don’t behave on the web version..Version: 1.2022.12202

Very badDont download this, it deletes your own work and you cant copy and paste without messing up your formula..Version: 1.2020.42201

Why can’t I make a table here?????To preface, I am an Excel girly so I’m already biased. I have to use Sheets for work, hence the move. Since college, I had to sell my laptop and only use an iPad. Works pretty well for most things except some mobile apps… including, you guessed it, this one. Scene: I log into Google Sheets and click ‘New Spreadsheet’. Simple. I write in my heading. Done. Then I go to search for the ‘Table’ tab. You know, the one that pretty much every spreadsheet platform has since that’s what spreadsheets are built for. Well, apparently this spreadsheet platform has decided to skimp out on those tables because I cannot find it ANYWHERE. I google “how to make tables in Google Sheets app”. All the results say to highlight the cell, make the border bigger, set fill color to yada yada- MANUALLY making the table. Sir, if I wanted to manually make a table I would write it out on my notepad from ECON 1010. No one has manually made a table since before Britney was free. I long for the ‘Table’ tab. Please bring her back. Until then, I will be manually making tables like the indentured servant I apparently am..Version: 1.2023.32200

It’s trash the worstIt’s trash the worst.Version: 1.2021.44200

Annoyed MonsterAnnoyed monster isn’t happy.Version: 1.2020.8201

Doesn’t work with iPad and keyboardFound a fix: use Sheet in Safari instead of the app :) Honestly just going to delete the app at this point. I can’t switch cells at all (tab, enter, even clicking on it) and be able to type at all in the new cell. It just ignores any keyboard inputs after moving to a new cell (arrow keys to move and any sort of typing). Would definitely not recommend using this app if you need to have something open while editing a spreadsheet. I have to have my catalogs open on a separate machine just to edit the spreadsheets without clicking multiple times every time I need to move to a new cell. None of the fixes I’ve seen online have worked, and most just talk about how an update was scheduled to fix it, but that was more than half a year ago and it still doesn’t work with fully updated apps and iOS..Version: 1.2022.02200

ReviewIt’s annoying to have to do this when I just want to use the programme.Version: 1.2019.24203

ImagesVery frustrating that all the images you insert on the desktop don’t appear on the mobile version. They even differ on my iPad and iPhone. Even more frustrating is other people seem to have the same problem and their is no help to be found. Please fix this..Version: 1.2022.14200

Big google sheets user; app is too limitingAlthough I love google sheets, many essential simple things are not possible with the app, like selecting multiple rows/columns, pasting only values, pasting only format, conditional format, etc….Version: 1.2023.20203

Really useful app… if it didn’t crash all the timeI often need to update a spreadsheet on the go and being able to use Sheets is invaluable. However, the spreadsheet I use is very complex and the app simply cannot handle it. It crashes all the time (literally within seconds of loading up the sheet and starting to enter data) so I reload the spreadsheet and again it crashes within seconds. It is very frustrating that a spreadsheet which was designed in, and therefore native to, Google Sheets, cannot be updated in the official Sheets app. I only have good things to say about the app itself, which is very functional and does everything you need it to – as long as your spreadsheet isn’t too complicated! Every time I enter new data into the spreadsheet, I have to fill out a new line of ten pieces of information (some of it from drop down menus and some of it by manually typing it in). It would be absolutely amazing if the app could recognise/learn this pattern (machine learning perhaps?) and then simply provide me with a single page within the app, so I can input all the data into a single page, away from the spreadsheet (as if filling out a form), before it transfers the info on the sheet itself, rather than by me having to update the spreadsheet by constantly clicking on individual cells and continuously scrolling what is a very large spreadsheet across a very small screen. Hopefully improvements will be forthcoming for what could and should be an invaluable app!.Version: 1.2020.26204

Inconsistent appI use Sheets as a cross platform spreadsheet programme, so I can add new info from my Samsung phone, iPad or iMac. Problem is that on my iPad, the app opens at the first available tab on the extreme left, each tab being a month on the current year. Consequently I have to slide across to the correct month tab on the far right. This is very annoying because it doesn’t happen on my Samsung version of the Sheets app. Another annoying issue in the context of my use is the limited date formats on the app and the inability to fill down dates in the format I like - day, date and month. Only on the iMac programme of Sheets can I select this date format and replicate dates for the new month. Inconsistency that I find irritating..Version: 1.2019.20204

Worst app on iPhoneEDIT: They have now added autocorrect. Except… not the standard autocorrect. No, that would be too simple. Instead, they have invented their OWN autocorrect, which replaces real words and things that make sense, with fake words and things that don’t. Best of all, it gives absolutely no sign that it’s going to change your word, and doesn’t actually change it until you’ve typed an addition sentence, and sometimes even hit enter to save the cell. How INSANE are these developers? Oh and most of the other problems… still exist. Only now you can’t use the dropdown data validation features that you’ve set up. Worst part is - they FORCE you to use this - you can’t use a browser. Something as simple as typing into a cell doesn’t work! First of all, no autocorrect. But worse, you can’t edit anything without google making up some random new rules about how your keyboard works, like mandating all-caps so that you have to hit shift before EVERY LETTER to turn it off. By far my most frustrating experience each day. An absolute embarrassment that this experience is happening in 2018. I vaguely remember stuff like this happening when iOS first starting allowing apps... a LONG time ago..Version: 1.2023.16202

Completely out of syncI’m working on a shared spreadsheet on both desktop and the mobile app. The mobile app fails to stay in sync with the latest version of the spreadsheet; several tabs are still completely missing when I open in mobile. Moreover, seemingly every time I open the mobile app I’m shown a different version of the spreadsheet: sometimes I’ll see a later version with more recent updates, and then the next time I open the sheet I’m seeing an older version without those recent updates. It’s maddening and makes me deeply question the reliability of the Google office suite. It has also screwed me over for several shopping expeditions where I was relying on lists created in a spreadsheet that then did not load on mobile. Use a different spreadsheet application, Google is deeply untrustworthy..Version: 1.2022.32202

Not allow to typeNot allowing to type in the shell, only allowing copying data..Version: 1.2023.34200

Not bad, but not as good as onlineI got this app because I’m transitioning over to using my iPad instead of a laptop, and it’s great for looking at data already inputted and making basic changes or adjustments, but the more advanced functions (and even some convenient ones) do not work. For instance, I can’t click and drag to move cells—I need to copy and paste or reenter the data by hand. There is also no top menu bar, so you are severely restricted by how you can edit in-cell. However, I can just hop on Safari (not Chrome, because it redirects me to the app) and access all those features the app has—plus the more complex ones the app lacks. It’s a great app for basic tracking and sums, but why should I have this clogging up my storage when I can hop on the web and do an even better job?.Version: 1.2023.20203

Almost useless, and web versionnot accessible with an ipadI use google sheets for experiments as i am a freshman, i bring my iPad to school almost always, its my computer substitute, when its lab day and we to graph the information, i dread as the app is useless, i cannot edit a graph to add a trend line, and googles “helpful”advice is to use the web version, funny enough you cannot access the web version without a work around in ios that takes 3 minutes, thats safari, not chrome, it is impossible on chrome, after opening the web version, it tries to make you use the app, and constantly giving you a pop off that its not supported, and not able to format. it becomes slow and laggy as well. My advice to google is to not advertise an app that doesn't have some of the simplest features such as adding an equation or a trend line to a graph. And don't have a help center filled with incorrect information.Version: 1.2019.44204

Too hard to read on iPhoneToo many cells in document means I have to swipe left , then swipe right but can’t get alignment between the changed screen views. I’ve regularly missed and mixed up schedules, no matter how hard I try Perhaps the lines between every second cell needs to be highlighted or boldened or something….Version: 1.2023.16202

Make like the web versionFor experienced spreadsheet users, the app version of Sheets is really terrible. It would not allow you to use any keyboard shortcuts even if you own Apple’s Magic Keyboard. I also do not understand why it would not show the top drop down menu like the web version. This is a very trimmed version of the original and it is really painful to be productive while using it. I do not understand why it produces a lot of errors when using formulas such as GoogleFinance. In the App it would endlessly display “...getting data” while if I open the same file in Safari using web version of sheets it retrieves the data instantly. I deleted it and open Sheets inside Safari. You will be very thankful that it operates normal that way..Version: 1.2020.47204

Google sheet LOVES JUNE!Update months later from below: same problems- always always always wants to load on June 12 everytime no matter what. Fancy to see it progress as the year moves on- same results! Ultimate frustration level as I am required to use this on a daily highly regular basis. Every single day this app doesn’t load and when it does it loads to a month ago and blank. I have to close the app and reopen it a minimum of 4-5 times every single day just to get a very easy part of my job done and here this app is the most difficult part. Its just as bad on my iPad now as my phone at loading- complete and utter junk. If I didn’t have to use this app I wouldn’t. Do better please! This is a newer iPhone and a brand new iPad Pro that I’m using this app on. Oi its frustrating!.Version: 1.2021.36203

Google SheetsIt could be amazing but it’s not, and I love google products and fully on board with the google phone and google accounts across the whole board. When I upload a new sheet or update an existing it takes ages to refresh and when I open it I often and viewing the old versions for minutes until the new versions on the same sheet decides to kick in and refresh. Some of the functions are painful to use. The user experience needs to be improved. I know it’s not excel, I know it will never be like that but the basic stuff like auto sum, formatting a sheet need improving..Version: 1.2018.12205

No support for on going issuesGuess you can’t complain about the support from Google! Because there is non! I’ve been having an issue with google sheets freezing up and their developer support link is a joke! More like a help yourself by google community! Not what you’d expect from google developer support. It’s Google App! C’mon Google! You can do better than that! Support your app by being able to type your support question and have a response by the developer instead of having the google public community help each other. That’s not customer service! That’s help yourself service..Version: 1.2018.30204

Unable to Edit Shared SheetsI try to go as mobile as possible, because opening up a computer all the time sometimes is just too much of a hassle or takes way too much time for something that should be done so quickly, such as signing up for a meeting time. Whenever I try to edit a spreadsheet for something like signing up, there’s always an annoying pop-up that says I need to download the app in order to edit at all. And even when I already have it downloaded, I still have to press the only “accept” button on that pop-up, which says “get the app”. It takes me back to the app store, where I then have to press “open”, and opens up to the Google Sheets app, but the sheets I would be trying to edit wouldn’t automatically come up. Checking the “Shared with Me” tab doesn’t do anything, trying the process over again doesn’t do anything, and nor does completely closing the App Store or Google Sheets app then starting the process over again do anything. This practically makes the Sheets app useless for me, because this is pretty much the only reason I need it. When using Sheets, I’m usually just trying to open someone else’s Sheets page, which they linked somewhere, and edit it rather than creating one myself..Version: 1.2019.18202

Good but unstableFort simple spreadsheets this is great; it's useful because it's cross platform and has lots of features. For larger or complex spreadsheets it's frustrating as it regularly crashes. Sheets itself is stable (I use it online through Chrome or Brave) but the App isn't. I've tested this on multiple devices (iPads and iPhones), latest iOS and App versions. It usually saves the latest work, so could be worse, but it's very frustrating when your work flow is constantly disrupted. Edit 12th April '23: Large sheets - and some sheets with more complicated formulas - still crash the app. Also large sheets don't work with Offline mice. Recent updates have removed the ability to drag rows on tabs with a lot of data 😕 possibly a bug/side effect of a different rotate rather than intended behaviour..Version: 1.2023.14201

Formatting features missing from app versionI find the Sheets app really useful but some formatting features are missing from the app version I use on my iPad Pro. For example, you can't change the page orientation from portrait to landscape. Online help suggests you can by clicking on the three dots icon in the top right-hand side and selecting the Page Setup menu. There is no Page Setup menu! It is very frustrating not being able to do something so simple. If, in fact, there is a way to change it in the app, it certainly is not obvious how. In general, the app version of Sheets is not very user friendly.Version: 1.2021.06204

Constantly doesn’t save my workI am repeatedly losing work I have done because it won’t save it properly. I have a strong Internet connection. I double, triple and quadruple check that it is saved, only to open it next time and have work missing..Version: 1.2020.46204

No Page Set UpGood app until I need to print. Desperately need a page set up function so the orientation of the paper can be changed. Spreadsheets obviously have lots of data so printing in Landscape needs to be an option. Not much use in the app if I have to print from my computer... Also would appreciate paste special feature..Version: 1.2019.40202

Google Sheets for IPad - Fundamentally FlawedGoogle Sheets and other programs like it are flexible, able to be used for multiple purpose across many different fields. As such Google Sheets for IPAD may work fine for you but for my job and how I use it I spend more time hitting roadblocks and having to open my computer to accomplish tasks than I should. It leads to the essential question of why even have an app if it will be missing so many core features and have many more that are broken or flawed. The most recent examples include freezing vertical columns doing the opposite of the intended function, the complete lack of in cell text formatting, the lack of advanced sorting features and the inability to open two windows of google sheets at the same time. These are just the broken or missing features that have interrupted my workflow today, I am sure that more will occur in the future. With an app this unfinished I would look to Excel or Apple’s Numbers as alternatives if my work didn’t rely on GSuite for the sharing functionality. If the only reason a user continues to use an app is being locked into the ecosystem, it is not a good app. If you are able avoid Google Sheets and all other Google apps to avoid getting trapped in their ecosystem, especially if you plan to try and use your IPAD as a main work device..Version: 1.2021.46201

Lacking features on iPad versionInstalled this to make a few spreadsheets that I could use real time tracking but can’t do so as the iPad version doesn’t have that “add on” feature.Version: 1.2020.14203

New Edit FeatureNew feature makes you click edit before each new entry for IOS.. unproductive, please remove !.Version: 1.2021.06204

Not so good now for older IOS devicesGreat app across my 3 devices except now whenever a software update is made to latest IOS13 version of the App my previous version will not load on non IOS 13 devices. Having to delete and reload a previous version of the app from Apple site is a chore too many. Took 3 days to accomplish last time. Months later...still the same problem! Every time there is an update to fix a bug I gain a bug. New versions not now working below ios14 means we have to reload an earlier version that was working well previously. Reloading earlier version is not easy to do. Why do we have to go through all this time and time again? Perfectly good devices rendered difficult or unusable!!!.Version: 1.2022.26200

Poor functionalityI can use command-a to select all of the text in a cell, but I cannot use command-i to make text italic. I cannot select and edit text within a cell, only in the bar on the bottom, thus making it incredibly inefficient. For someone doing qualitative research without access to Nvivo, spreadsheets are an important tool. While sheets on laptops and desktops is a viable rival for excel, and google’s ability for teams to simultaneously edit sheets is unchallenged, the mobile app makes it nearly impossible for me to get my work accomplished using my tablet with keyboard attachment. Why lug around my laptop when I can bring my brand new tablet that handles everything else so well? Google - get the functionality of this app on par with the sheets browser experience. Do not recommend using this app for mobile. Stick to the browser, or use a different program entirely..Version: 1.2020.6203

Was great until !This app would have been 5 star no questions asked. However today I was using it to do inventory in a rushed environment it was perfect until then my work disappeared a full 370 items needed recounting 🥵 if the app closes it should automatically create a draft to prevent this ! I will now delete the app and use numbers by apple. Great the app is free and if you don’t make the mistake I did ot would be five star but I am disappointed this happened.Version: 1.2021.34200

Getting There, But ….My work uses sheets for all documentation and I WISH i could finally start using the iOS app for full functionality, but i can’t because of one issue that is not possible on iOS. For some of my work I use Cells for note taking, so seeing that i input a larg quantity of characters, I make edits all the time throughout the week. With the application, editing the cells shows a very small portion of whats in the cells. If i have 2 paragraphs of info in a cell, it takes FOREVER to “scroll” to the section i need to edit. This has completely turned me off of using the iOS application for any work input, only for viewing. The newest update got me excited, but then killed my excitement haha. Now when a cell is selected, there’s a pop up of the contents to view but only to view, to edit the cell, it goes back to the original way of editing. If there was a way to edit the contents within the pop up view of the contents, that would change everything. Please think about it!.Version: 1.2021.06204

IPad issuesGlitches copying and pasting from a filtered selection.Version: 1.2018.16203

Feuille de calulPas facile sur une tablette. non intuitif.Version: 1.2023.26200

Worst Google appNearly impossible to use. I use fairly large sheets to keep track of my projects. I was trying to update one today on my iPad and I had to re-enter the values on nearly every changed cell TWICE because either it would glitch or not type as I was typing. I also use a sheet that updates based on a sheet of a friend of mine's and in the sheet app it just DOESN'T work at all. I have to look at it in the browser. But you can't edit sheets in the browser on chrome for some reason??????? Drive site crashed like 5 times trying to just open a sheet on chrome so I can edit it. Sheet would not update with new values from my friends sheet in the app. I am fully engrained in the Google ecosystem for all my easy documentation storage but sheets on iPad is by far the WORST Google app I have ever used to the point I'm here complaining. It just doesn't work..Version: 1.2018.48203

Can’t openWhen I try to open the Google sheets link in Gmail, it doesn’t let me..Version: 1.2019.24203

It good but there is a drawbackThe app is very useful, however the app doesn’t provide full functionality as to the web-browser version. For example you do not get full file menus and if you need to go to a previous revision or verison of the sheet you can’t do that from the app. You will need to log into the web-browser version. Saving time and effort use the web-browser unless you need offline versions..Version: 1.2020.42200

This is truly patheticIs it really just me that sees a dog slow app? I copied this review’s title from my departing comment within my effort to create a stock tracking spreadsheet. In what turned out to be my second effort at exploring using Sheets I found enormous difficulty overcoming the very long hang times and delays, so left that comment to myself to remind me in case I ever try it again. Add to that the fact that the stock query is missing a dividend/yield function on stocks, and we have arrived at the bizarre. That’s quite a miss. And add to that the inability to query a closing price on a date without forcing an 5 cell array construct and we have a mess. Apple does this in one cell with one date reference, folks. Well, I hate the long hanging “Calculating” times in the Numbers app, but Sheets is little better there for letting me edit while it thinks, and quite a bit more limited in overall dogginess and limitations. Disappointed..Version: 1.2019.16201

Be Careful with This OneI would have given 5* as I found it to be a great spreadsheet app (having used Excel previously on PCs). BUT I find myself marking it down as unknowingly (probably because of a hacked password) I flouted the Google T & Cs and was locked out. Once you are locked out you cannot access ANY of your Google apps or your data within those apps for that particular account. So even though I believe I personally did nothing wrong I can no longer access my spreadsheets, many of which took days to develop. Consequently I no longer use Google Sheets but another spreadsheet which does not require you to login before allowing any functionality. To say the least I am disappointed..Version: 1.2022.222

Hard to learnNot like Google but hard to learn compared to excel.Version: 1.2023.20201

What NEVER ?“Never worry about loosing your work - “ Where is it then? Why did it revert back to the way the document looked when it was loaded two months ago. Where have the daily changes and information gone?.Version: 1.2020.14203

Good appHard to navigate on an iPad. Trying to add a row makes a really thin one, and there’s no way to write in it! So frustrating. If you don’t know how to use it, it can be very frustrating. But then they reappear with a lot of trial and error. I think Google could do a lot better at making this more user-friendly on an iPad..Version: 1.2022.24200

Ignores disability accessibilityYet another google product that has poor and unreliable interfacing with the most powerful voice activated software - Nuance Dragon. If you have hand/typing issues then web-based products, and pretty much anything in the google ecosystem, are a frustrating nightmare. Google products deliberately exclude disability. Come on google- get your act together. Stop discriminating and make your products fully - not partially- compatible with Dragon. Anyone who relies on Dragon is forced to use the locally installed Office products (not Office 365). You could unlock a whole market here for web-based working for disabled users..Version: 1.2020.8201

Good…butThat kinda says it all. This app is “OK”, and I don’t think that’s what Google wants. I don’t find the UI very fluid, and there are oddball bugs, such as border colours reverting to black from what was previously set. I still use the web version regularly, and the app when I absolutely must, but reality is, I avoid the app when I can..Version: 1.2023.24201


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