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About Google Docs (Google)

Create, edit, and collaborate on online documents with the Google Docs app.

Work together in real time
• Share documents with your team
• Edit, comment, and add action items in real time

Create anywhere, anytime—even offline
• Capture spontaneous ideas on the fly
• Get things done, even on the go, with offline mode
• Save time and add polish with easy-to-use templates
Edit and share multiple file types
• Open a variety of files, including Microsoft Word files, right in Google Docs
• Frictionless collaboration, no matter which application your teammates use
• Convert and export files seamlessly

Google Docs is part of Google Workspace: where teams of any size can chat, create, and collaborate.
Google Workspace paid subscribers have access to additional Google Docs features, including:

Use Gemini in Docs to quickly draft and edit content
• Draft outlines, blog posts, briefs, and more on the go
• Improve your writing with AI-powered suggestions

Learn more about Google Docs: https://workspace.google.com/products/docs/

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CategoryProductivity
Release DateApril 30, 2014
Latest Version1.2026.23106
PriceFree
Age Rating4+
CompatibilityRequires iOS 17.0
Last UpdatedJune 11, 2026
Size307 MB
Supported Languages (66)
EnglishAFAMArabicHYAZEUBEBNBGKMCatalanCroatianCzechDanishDutchETFinnishFrenchGLKAGermanGreekGUHebrewHindiHungarianISIndonesianItalianJapaneseKNKKKoreanLOLVLTMalayMLMRMNNENorwegianORFAPolishPortuguesePARomanianRussianSRChineseSISlovakSLSpanishSWSwedishTATEThaiTurkishUkrainianURVietnameseZU

What's New in Google Docs (v1.2026.23106)

* Security improvements, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

Google Docs Contact Information

To reach Google Docs customer service and technical support, use the official channels below. For the fastest reply, choose the developer's official website.

Company NameGoogle
Company Websitegoogle.com
Company Email[email protected]
Customer Servicegoogle.com/support
Social MediaFacebook / Twitter

Google Docs Subscription, App Deletion & iOS Support

How do I cancel the Google Docs subscription?

Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad, tap your Apple ID (your name) at the top, go to Subscriptions, select Google Docs from the list and tap Cancel Subscription. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; you can keep using the app until then. See Apple's official subscription management page for details.

How do I delete the Google Docs app?

Touch and hold the Google Docs icon on the Home Screen, choose Remove App and then Delete App. Important: if you have an active subscription, deleting the app does not cancel it automatically - you must first cancel your subscription using the steps above.

Google Docs purchases, refunds and billing issues

Report billing or refund requests for Google Docs through Apple's Report a Problem (reportaproblem.apple.com). For the app's own technical support and contact, use the developer's official website or the Google Docs App Store page.

Distribution of Google Docs Reviews

Of the last 100 reviews shown, 71% are positive (4–5★) and 29% negative (1–3★). App Store overall rating: 4.8 / 5

5★ 52
4★ 19
3★ 6
2★ 3
1★ 20
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Google Docs Positive Reviews and Ratings

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Kelby FrownfelterVersion: 1.2024.11201
Best app ever

I have been writing on docs for awhile on my computer, I want to be a author when I grow up, but taking my computer everyone is hard and too much. This app is great because 1. It let’s me edit on it. Most mobile devices apps don’t let you edit, just view. So now I can edit in the go. 2. Now since I CAN edit on the go with a easy device to handle, I don’t have to bring my laptop everywhere and just enjoy myself from time to time. 3. It’s an offline and online. That’s great since when I don’t have much internet I can just edit by myself without the app being so slow, and when I have a lot of internet I can edit with my friends too. Okay so those are my reasons even though this apps needs improvement, I still will give it five stars since it’s so awesome and easy to use (sort of) but the thing is that when I click something like the insert button by mistake I can’t get out of it without having to get out of the app and get back. Although this isn’t so bad since it saves everything for you and you don’t have to redo the whole doc and it’s hard to click things by mistake so often. Plus it doesn’t give you a tour, like when I first got this I didn’t know how to share my docs sad I would have to do it on my laptop. But I figured it out a eventually and all is well. I still want people to get this app since it’s really nice. Just a few tips is that you should add a tour for people that just joined so they now where to go. Also add a exit button for the things like insert and tools. (sorry if this stuff exist and I didn’t know, that’s another reason why u still gave it five stars) anyway thanks for this awesome app!

Zain the insane 2.0Version: 1.2019.02204
Okay but...

Okay, so I use this a lot I recently just started useing this everyday but.. I do think it needs some improvements like... the spell check. Come on.. really? I’ll be editing a google document for a urgent document I NEED to do because it’s like a job and it has a due date witch I have to get done within 2 weeks because we realease these documents every month, and I’ll type in something like Danceing and it spell checks too Darning in dance. And it’s very annoying cause then it makes the other people think oh that’s what it’s supposed to say and it gets ME in trouble for it. Sometimes I’ll type Have and it spell checks too hart.. come on really this was so bad I HAD too download grammerly. Next, they should all start with a title bar where you click it and type your title instead of it being at the top of the doc. It’s kind of annoying haveing to change fonts and size to type the title. Then you should also add more templates cause I’ll be trying to write a letter and I can’t find a good template you should also add 2 templates twice a week. Also add a button where you can click it and make it a template please because I really need to do this but.. I CANT! I worked for an hour makeing a document wich I can’t make into a template cause files won’t work for me! Also I think you need to add more pages allowed like 200 pages and also make the pages bigger. I also think you should add files too because i need to sort my work and my other documents. You should also fix the crashing please.

GardenosoundVersion: 1.2020.22203
Better for Personal Use

I’ve been a longtime user of Google Docs—around three or four years—and it’s been great for storing important documents. I’ve also used it a lot for jotting down ideas, writing creative stories, and other personal uses. I feel that these are what the app is best for. I’ve tried to use it several times for academic essays, and the current format does not support certain basic functions, especially with indentation, adding page numbers in MLA or APA, and so on. The spell check for Google Docs is also flawed, and frequently marks everyday words as misspelled, and then other words not in the regular dictionary as perfectly correct. The syncing is also kind of finicky sometimes, and you can lose work or have to restart the app multiple times in one sitting, if you’re somewhere that there is no ideal connection. So if you’re a student or a professional, you are also going to want Microsoft Word, which has more features and is easier to use. However, the syncing generally works very well, and I love being able to back up all my documents. The aesthetic appearance of the documents are also very appealing, and most of the basic writing functions are easy to access. Keyboard shortcuts still work, and those shortcuts match to whichever model of computer you are using, so you don’t have to learn anything terribly new to use the app competently. It’s super easy to add other contributors, and to restrict privacy/use settings. All in all it has served me very ell.

NoEyesJessVersion: 1.2019.162
Great for short writing; struggles with longer works

I’ve been using Google Docs on my tablet ever since back when Textilus (now named Notes Writer + I believe) had a full makeover and became too hard to use. For further reference, my primary uses for Google Docs have been for various essays, idea jotting, and poetry, but mostly writing long fictional works for fun. Google Docs works well for the first few categories. However, it is very disheartening when I’ve been working on a story for so long only for it to be nearly impossible to scroll through and work on it without serious lag and crashes. Works around/above 10,000 works tend to struggle the most. Typing words can take several moments, with it lagging a few seconds between each letter being typed. Using Search and Replace on things like names I decide to change quickly causes it to crash. Selecting (executed with double tapping on my tablet) and deleting can be finicky as well. This, plus the lag that Google already gives me due to an overflowing storage (which I cannot seem to fix outside of its constant begging to get a subscription), makes writing not fun anymore. Google Docs is not a bad application. It is very good for what it is mostly meant for; business writing, joint writing (which worked well most of the time for when I used it), and short writing. I just miss being able to write lengthy stories, with the means to edit them in complex ways, without consequence.

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Highly recommended, but definitely room for improvement

Google Docs is very, very useful as a whole, providing services that allow seamless collaboration and that solve many past horrors of word-processors (like the classic “I didn’t save my doc and now it’s gone foreverrrrr!!”). As great as it is on desktop, I personally found the transfer to mobile devices a little, well, less great. It’s obviously difficult to find an intuitive way to lay out all the functions of Docs on desktop onto a smaller screen, but it’s honestly such a huge hassle navigating comments and suggestions, even when I’m on my iPad. It’s also kind of annoying that I can’t zoom out more on a doc—basically, once the width of the page fills the screen, I can no longer zoom out. This doesn’t sound like a huge deal, but it makes for a lot of tedious scrolling when an already long document has relatively large text. Additionally, there are these small annoying glitches that occasionally occur. For example, when I was editing a doc, I kept trying to delete a space, but it would always delete the space and the letter behind it. I tried over and over again to no avail... sigh.... It also seems to me that Docs can get kind of slow? I’m on a new device, so the hardware should be working fine, but there’s a huge lag when I’m trying to type in the app. Other than these few problems, everything else has been working fine and going smoothly.

SilvercoveVersion: 1.2018.30202
Great mobile solution for my schoolwork!

Google docs has helped me out of more jams than I can count with my schoolwork. For starters, because the computers at my work restrict my access to personal webmail and other services including google docs, I frequently have my laptop out at work on my breaks. Working for the federal government puts more restrictions on a person than just the access to what we have on computers. Google docs helps me with access through my phone when my time is restricted, and I don't have time to get my laptop out. My iPhone is particularly accurate at voice recognition, for which I have written/spoken many English papers. Sometimes I have to be on the work floor waiting for 10 to 20 minutes for work to get started, and having access on my phone I don't lose any productivity by picking up right where I left off on my laptop; not wasting any time. Essentially Google Docs is and has been a time saver. Google docs has also been an incredible tool for study groups in my college courses, and writing assignments with my colleagues simultaneously in real time; which has saved me tremendous amounts of headaches in regards to teamwork assignments in classes. Something I wish more college students would become familiar with as a tool for doing group assignments. I can't stress enough the amount of help it has been in study groups and group assignments. I wouldn't recommend this next part to anyone who struggles using a speakerphone or ear piece while they drive. I have used my iPhone microphone voice recognition through my earpiece to write notes and papers during long work commutes. But I don't recommend doing anything but driving during major rush hour traffic.

Killin' me smallsVersion: 1.2017.42202
I use this app a lot

I write original works and fan fics, and this app lets me work on them at any point. Just waking up and I have an idea, just hopping out of the shower, in the line at the store, lunch break, moments of clarity while gardening, you get the point. Since the first time I’ve used this app, to the many years later, I have stopped worrying about forgetting some idea I had before I get to my computer. Even if my phone is offline, I have been able to work on my stories. I think it really is my most used app on my phone. Also, because it auto saves, I HAVE NEVER HAD MY STORIES DISAPPEAR! Unlike other writing programs, that have lost me hours of work because of a blue screen, freezing, or other issues, I have never had the pain of opening a Google Doc and finding all my work gone. I do wish it had a better way to organize your files, as what it does have seems “meh.” But, at least, it has some form of organization. Lastly, I love that I can share the doc in various ways. This has been so helpful for me when I comes to sharing my stories. It lets those who are my beta reader comment and make suggestions, those who I wrote for have full access, and those who I want to let just read all have their own set of restrictions.

TopazSWVersion: 1.2019.30201
Just Suggestions and A Few Complaints.

Okay, so Google Docs is the app that I use the most for printing stuff out.i love that you can choose all these fonts and colors and sizes. I don’t want to brag, but I think it’s important if I say a fact...: I am an eleven-year-old girl who writes novels. I haven’t published any so don’t get your hopes up. I actually have a few complaints because I have a VERY creative way of writing my novels. First, I would really like for there to be a way to use a tab on a mobile device, because I have my phone and iPad on me almost always, not my computer. I’ve tried all these things, but it still won’t let me use a tab to indent. Also, I would like for there to be a better way to find out if you type correctly. For instance, since I am eleven-years-old, I can sometimes misspell things, especially if I try to incorporate large words in my novels. But it fixes it, and I’m fine. My problem is, sometimes when I’m typing extremely fast to let my ideas spill out, I miss a word. So I have to go back an check everything since Docs doesn’t count that as a mistake. I also have a few suggestions. I was wondering if Google Docs could add a graphic organizer for novels. Everyday, I want to write a different novel, and sometimes I get lost in my ideas. That is why I would love it if you had a graphic organizer where I could write really fast to let ideas out, then fix it after. My second suggestion for Google Docs would be to at least add a novel format page, so it’s set up for someone to start writing a book. Thanks for reading my review, and I recommend Google Docs for all those young writers out there ;b.

FoxeGamer01Version: 1.2019.24203
I LOVE THIS APP

This app keeps me up all night and all day every single minute is of me on app my cat died my dog died my fish died and I haven’t taken a shower in 8 months all is caused by how addictive this app is. Also I learned 81 different languages that’s part of the no shower problem but who to take showers and waste time instead of having an average time around 100 hours per week I also haven’t slept in arrowed 1000 days well moral of the story this app is AMAZING it’s way better than any other app well I can go on an on every week every day every hour every minute every second BUT I don’t want this review to be the longest review ever, well that just shows how AMAZING this app is like I tried to show this app to my family and this was like one of the only times I get out of my den aka my room anyways I tried showing this app to my family they said “it’s a waste of time” and “You should spend more time with us instead of being on this app” so obviously I cut all contact with them and I also moved to Alabama and skipped every single family event. To deal with this I created my own family don’t ask how I did this. But anyway this is a good app download it now or something bad is going to happen.

JsnjisnoinVersion: 1.2025.09202
Great Go To, Just Crash Problems

I’m a book writer and I’ve been using a combination of both Word, Docs and Pages for my books, yet Docs is my go to almost all the time since its more easily accessible for all devices I own. But recently, after getting my new iPad Mini (6th gen), whenever I try to multitask (aka open a new app to the side) it crashes on me, and I have to reopen it and scroll all the way down (important to note some of my books are 100+ pages long so imagine scrolling through that) just to get back to where I left off. It is an issue I am only now seeing on my new iPad Mini, not on my iPad Pro. I’m not so sure why that is, or if it’s just my iPad Mini or the Docs app itself. I hope this issue can be resolved soon wherever it may be coming from. Overall, good writing and work app compared to Pages and Word. (I love Pages as well, don’t think I’m choosing; they’re all pretty good work medias in general as long as they get the job done) Just for some of you, you might get times when it crashes. I’m not sure if its just me; I hope my review brings light on the situation and maybe it can be looked in on as to why this is happening to me and maybe some other users

Shannon.t.k.gVersion: 1.2021.48204
I give it 5 stars because it deserves 5 stars

I’ve been using Google Docs for so many years, since I was in elementary school to be specific at 8 years old in the third grade for computer lab and the minute I started using it in school. I had to use it outside of school because I thought this website was godly and as a child I was amazed by it because I loved to write and so when I wasn’t playing video games a good portion of the time I was writing fictional little stories and snippets, and I would mess around with the highlighting tool and changing the text coloring tool and I was just fascinated by Google Docs for years, and I also really got into writing fanfiction at a very young age about fictional characters like my little pony and Harry Potter, and over the years I’ve had multiple Google gmails/accounts, and it’s due to change and needing to get a new one every few years and get rid of the old ones due to weirdos/creeps on the internet. Anyway, I’m now 22 years old with a google docs account for the start of the new year, I’m going on 23 next year and I have used Google Docs forever and not once have I been disappointed and in fact, the new updates that come with it each time that are supposed improve it, they end up doing its job which is improving the app more and making it more of a diverse writing tool and so much better. I can’t wait to see what they add to this website or if the website is potentially in its final alpha stage and completed. Either way I do hope they put the features that are on the website available in full on the app itself such as adding more fonts to the app that are on the website I use the website more than I do this app specifically, but the app still gets five stars because I use it for editing my written pieces that I made on the website off my computer.

Kat_OriginalVersion: 1.2025.27201
Great, except...

Like most people of Generation Z, the later years of my education (8th grade-present) have greatly benefited from using Google applications such as Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google Docs’s amazing accessibility, collaboration tools, storage, and auto-save have always been what’s made it better than competing office tools. The app itself is great, and once you get the hand of using it on a hand held device, it makes working from almost anywhere possible. I’ve found myself using these Google applications for more than just essays and presentations now a days, as I begin to need work resumés and finance budgets. So really, Docs (and other Google applications) are great! Except, I’ve encountered an issue when using this Docs app. Now, this could be because of several reasons, however, I’ve found that after prolonged used, when typing, the keyboard begins to lag a bunch, making working on documents so frustrating. At first I thought that the keyboard could be lagging because my iPad might’ve over heated? But, the keyboard has lagged even when the iPad doesn’t feel warm. I’m not sure if internet connection might have something to do with it, but my Wifi is pretty strong, and I rarely encounter issues with it. That’s my only complaint, but other than that I really do love the app.

Ivd37950Version: 1.2018.22200
It Could Be Nice…

But it’s just fighting me all the time ! I got this app because it allowed me to create documents with various fonts, and have more control than some of the other note taking apps, But when you’re trying to choose a font for something; you highlight the text and then choose the text or font function and it appears in the tiniest little window that you can possibly imagine and if you get the wrong font, you have to go back and start over from beginning to choose a different font for the text that you had selected. The other thing I discovered was that when you’re trying to save something, you have to save it in pieces, a little bit at a time and after you finish that; it asks you several times do you want to save this? Do you want to save this? Do you want to save this ? do you want to save this? Do you wanna save this ? do do you want to save this? Do you want to save this ? instead of just doing it automatically like every other Mac OS app on laptop or even most iOS apps. I can’t help but think that this app was created by Microsoft programmers because it’s just not friendly at all, not even a little bit !

ChrstphreVersion: 1.2024.08202
Bookmark Tool No Longer Functions Correctly

For the most part the app works as expected and is incredibly convenient; however, there’s a serious issue with the bookmarking tool/functionality that seems to have arisen out of these subsequent updates that I DESPERATELY hope gets addressed. Essentially, if a bookmark link is generated for an entirely separate document, clicking that link will now open Google Docs in a mobile browser instead of simply opening the new document in-app. This wouldn’t necessarily be an issue, but what really sours the experience is that the mobile browser won’t track to the exact part of the document the bookmark was intended to pinpoint. This used to not be the case, as clicking on a bookmark link for a separate document would simply result in the app opening and prioritizing that new document, and taking the reader to the intended location within that new document. I really hope this gets fixed, because it makes jumping between documents incredibly tedious, if not outright impossible. PLEEASE fix this. Again, this wasn’t an issue until some of these later updates came along!

Quincy2.0Version: 1.2023.36201
Good, but some issues

First of all I would like to say that I love that you can attach it to your different google accounts. I got the app a few days ago on my iPhone, but I attached it to my iPad account. This app is super useful but I do have a few complaints. First of all, when you delete something in the app, a little gray banner will pop up and ask if you would like to undo your action for a few seconds. I thought this was a good feature, but if I am trying to organize or clean out my docs, the banner will block me from hitting delete on other ones which slows down the process a lot. Another thing is is that there is no selection tool, and there is also no way to put your docs into folders. I know that you can get the Google Drive app to organize everything, but in this app in particular, you can not organize it into folders. Sometimes I will be going through my old docs, and I will want to delete or move multiple items at a time, I can not because there is no select tool. Please take my offers and consider updating the app to a better quality. And for those who are reading this, I really recommend this app, especially if you are a Google user. Thank you!

__girlypop__Version: 1.2024.36201
Love Google docs

I absolutely love google docs, especially since I’m in college and it saves your work automatically when your up at 2:00am trying to finish an essay that is due that same day and you fall asleep. There probably is away to do this, but if not I wish there would be away to categorize documents into different folders for different projects or classes and or poor year. I think this would be very helpful for me since one day I would love to show my kids that hard work does pay off. The slide shows are excellent and great for presenting history projects to make them at least semi fun and very easy to use once you learn to switch over from PowerPoint... but the basic outline I personally feel is similar yet differently. The docs were it is like Microsoft Word is very identical just a few extra perks of not having to save, having all of your work in one place, and very easy usage. The only reason for a 4 star was the fact is that if it doesn’t have the filing system “ I would be surprised if it didn’t” again probably haven’t figured it out, but have been using this program since 2015 at-least so I think I would have found it, but things fly over everybody's head sometimes “am I right or am I right?”

KeltonisayapperdogVersion: 1.2018.06203
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Someone_isVersion: 1.2024.36201
Hello Google!

Hello Google, I use Docs a lot and I would like to recommend some stuff to improve your app. Docs is a lovable writing app/website that thousands if not more use on a daily basis. The mobile app has its issues with delayed writing sometimes and the text colors mess up and overall look the same dim color so new color options would be nice! The website has a wide variety of colors you can use while the app is just every color but dim so it looks the same, I’m not saying I don’t like the color but it seems kinda repetitive when I like to change the words on my doc. My second issue with the app is it’s overall lack of fonts, the lack of fonts really break my game’s heart compared to the website which has a large selection that you can choose from. The fonts all look the same with barely any changes which isn’t bad but you know… I just would like a more open variety to choose from. I enjoy docs as a writing platform so being creative with things is something I quite enjoy, I like using fonts to spice my things up to make them look interesting. I love fonts, I like how creative you can be with them so adding more is a definite thumbs up.

HankHillPROPANEVersion: 1.2024.26204
Essential Tool!! A Must-Have

Google Docs is a comprehensive cloud document service that let’s me share and create just about anything I could ever want or need. I’ve used it to polish up my resume, capture notes and ideas, record song lyrics, journal my dreams, create schedules, write stories, and more! The sharing features are fantastic; my sister and I co-authored a novel using Google Docs! We can edit and read each other’s work in real time, leave comments and suggestions, and use the chat to stay on the same page. Google Docs is THE essential writing tool for creative and practical uses — plus it has cloud storage that makes it seamless to work on your projects from any device! I’ll often be working on a story on my computer and move to my phone for edits, or pull it up to add an idea quickly while on-the-go. There’s also free templates to chose from that helped me format my resume and other official documents. I love Google Docs, and it definitely earned those 5 stars. I suggest it to anyone looking for a modern word processing application that is catered to usability and will exceed your expectations.

Jenna SturgeonVersion: 1.2019.24203
Folders, please!

I am a young writer and I use Google Docs for school and writing. I have many documents that are currently organized by last modified. This means that I have stories that I wrote, stories that my friends are writing that I get to edit, and rubrics, lists, and assignments that my teachers created for distance learning all jumbled together. As you can imagine, there is no rhyme or reason to this mess and I can never find what I need. This is annoying to me. I am trying to get myself together and be more organized, but this is hard when there is no visible means of organization. I want to keep my books separate from my gajillions of distance learning assignments, and that’s not possible. This is a suggestion, not for the app, but for Google Docs in general. My teacher told me about Drive folders, but they were difficult to use and they did not separate my work from my schoolwork, as I had intended. I’m thinking maybe when you go into Docs, instead of seeing all your stuff, you see all your folders. Then you click on a folder and it shows you all the documents inside that folder. This would make using Google Docs so much easier. Please add folders; it would make life SO MUCH EASIER!!!

IlovecatvideosVersion: 1.2020.14205
Great for writing, but hard to insert equations

Google’s Docs is fantastic! It is nice to have your document constantly backed up without hassle. I have grown to prefer using this app over Microsoft’s Word and Apple’s Pages. I use this app mostly on an iPad and keyboard. One thing that stand out for google docs over the other word processing apps is its ease to format using keyboard shortcuts. In iOS this is HUGE!!! The ability to use keyboard shortcuts drastically improves productivity when working in a touch based operating system! With that being said, I cannot do all my work on this app. I can type up most of my documents using this app, but I need to switch to a different device to do some finishing touches before publishing my documents. For example, it would be nice to change a documents margin’s while using this app. It also would be nice to insert equations using this app. As it stands, those features remain on the web based version of docs and not on the iOS version. That being said, google docs is my go to app for any word processing on an iOS device. It is clear the team at google have put a lot of work into developing this app, perhaps even more than its competitors.

EngineeringUndergradVersion: 1.2018.46203
Amazing! Just one(ish) thing..

As a writer, google docs is my go to whenever I want to brew up a story, create a new character, or just write down little ideas for things. It’s amazing, works wonderfully and smoothly... on my laptop anyways. The only problem I have with it in my laptop is that if a document gets long enough it will have the tendency to lag and be extremely slow, but other than that it’s completely fine. On mobile however, it’s just a mess. It takes forever to load, documents take forever to load, it crashes, and overall it’s just incredibly slow. It’s useful and helpful to have on my phone to LOOK at stuff that I have on docs, but to actually attempt to write there? Yeahhh, I’ll stick to my computer thanks... there’s also the fact that in general it tends to say that certain normal words are wrong, but I could write in something totally made up and wacky and it’ll be completely fine...? So yeah. It’s wonderful otherwise, but honestly it’s best used on a computer only. I highly recommend either way.

OreoFromThyNeptunVersion: 1.2021.50201
Problem

Ok, I love this app a lot! It’s a lot easier to use on an iPad than google slides, but there’s a problem that stops me from using this cool app. Whenever I press the plus button to make a new Docs sheet, and then I press the “choose template” button. Then, there is a lot of cool templates to choose from. Once I pick the template that I want, I press it , and a gray loading button appears on the screen. I wait for a little while, and the new docs I wanted never shows up! I have been waiting for it to show up for 2 days now, and while I am waiting, it doesn’t let me cancel, or start editing a docs that I have already created! This is really annoying, and you need to fix this problem!😤😤😤 Ok, the problem is fixed!😊When I went to the App Store to see if anyone responded to the problem, I saw the update button on the top of the screen. I thought that if I updated google docs, the problem would be fixed! So I updated it, and when I went on to google docs again, the loading signal was gone, my templates had appeared, and I could edit other docs again! The problem is fixed!

ThekittenqueenishereVersion: 1.2023.42200
No complaints, good app

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. I like this app. I’m bored though so im gonna write a completely illogical review, dont take the story seriously obviously So I was sitting at my computer using googledocs and SUDDENLY… The skeleton mafia burst open my door and shot me. It hurt a lot, so I jumped out the window, but then a weird creature began scuttling across the ground towards me. I ran and managed to evade the creature but then a white van pulled up, at first I thought it was Mrbeast but I looked closer and it was actually Brmeast, Mrbeast’s evil twin. I ran from his white van but he pulled out a Glock and shot at me. I kept running, but then the skeleton mafia found me again, and suddenly thr duolingo bird appeared and tried to kill me. I ran into the city but then all 3 of the factions chasing me began to have a shootout. I got shot 12 times but I put on a band aid so i was fine 👍 I entered a really tall building and climbed to the top, but then Sniper from TF2 headshotted me from 1000 miles away and I died instantly. 1/10 app, you will get hunted down and killed

MooshroomKowAnyHowVersion: 1.2023.46200
Good for the most part

Google docs is a fantastic website to use to get work done. It auto saves, allows collaboration, and has so many other features. The app, however, lags so much when typing that you can type a sentence or phrase and reasonably expect to wait another 10+ seconds before it finishes typing. And this is on a doc with only one person on it. Imagine the frustration when multiple people are on it! And if you think it’s done typing and go to fix an error earlier in the sentence, it will continue typing in the middle of the sentence (even though you finished typing several seconds prior). Another problem with it is the inability to copy and paste MLA citations in it. If I’m working on an essay and need to make a bibliography, I’ll copy the formatted citation from an online citation maker, paste it into google docs, then have to manually readjust the spacing to make it correct. While you can just paste it into Word and go, you can’t with google docs, which is frustrating, especially when you’ve got 15 sources to format manually. (This is a problem with the website on a computer, too.)

Asy4239Version: 1.2017.44204
Fantastic with some suggestions

I love the way docs works because it saves your data constantly and it doesn’t glitch on you and it provides you with so many ways to type notes for school, writing, and much more. I do have some suggestions to make the work flow for taking notes easier though. When it comes to fonts, there are specific ones I like to use for notes, but it becomes a pain to have to go back and switch it to the font you like instead of the default Ariel. The same goes for the headings and other text variations. They default to Ariel instead of the font that you were using before hand. Another suggestion I have is to make a keyboard short cut for the horizontal line. That would make dividing sections of writing way easier. The last suggestion I have is to also make a key board short cut for the list option styles. For example, I don’t like using the default dot style for the list. I like using the star one because it makes the list more interesting to look at. So instead of defaulting to the dot style it could default to the style of list that you were using before hand. For example, I would be using the star style of list and then I would section that list off with a horizontal line and then begin to start a new list that would then default to the star style. In general, maybe you guys could make google docs more customizable or at least have let it have the option to be more customizable with custom keyboard commands for different things.

JEMmusyVersion: 1.2018.36202
Google drive

It has change my life!! I have put my whole life on Google files and Google drive when I go by mail it’s instant I just go to the file in one second I recorded in the Google files doc and Google docs and I have business receipts expenditures fun memories recipes my whole life is divided into nice neat little organize files it works well with OCD people as well as ADD people I am both and I also like keeping up with everything that I do in life and I can instantly go back to that moment and know what I did it’s a habit that I’ve created myself to keep myself at peace I don’t have to search for the folder that’s a little scribble piece of paper notes in my pocketbook everything is on my phone and then it goes into a file that I can review and move and organize from my phone and it one minute and one second I can send a document to anybody anywhere I am also a real estate agent in North Carolina and Virginia And having my files in my clients are in nice neat little organize files when they call me up and want a piece of paper with the termite report or a sales contract even from 10 years ago I have it at my fingertips I can pull up every text receipt I’ve taken copies and pictures directly from files and thrown away the files of every tax return I’ve ever filed I have every expenditure every thing that I’ve ever touched in my life goes in the Google Drive and I can share it and email it in one minute I can send a client their whole file of everything that is legal and professional in their file with one email it helps me sell real estate and it has changed my life cleared up my brain to do nothing but think about fun things to do instead of where is that piece of paper . It makes me look professional where ever I am I could be at a camping trip I can be at a concert I can go anywhere and there is all my information right at my fingertips of my phone everything in my life goes on Google drive I love love love love love it !!!!!!

Ginger MyersVersion: 1.2019.28202
Accessible anywhere

Before knowing about Goggle Docs I would use word, a coworker who was also in school showed me how to access it on my phone if I’m on the go, or just sitting at my desk. It was much more enjoyable and easy to use when needing to jump back on at any time. I have told others in my class about google docs, it just took a while for me to actually access all my emails that I can link to . It saved me time logging into a computer, when I’m already looking at my phone. It’s better than word. Also when having errors it allows you to see a correction or just add a comment on the side so you can either fix or re word later. I really like that I can pull it up on my phone and allow a friend to read from my laptop for a review on some thing I’ve missed while working and writing. The application saved me a lot of time. Thank you! I think if there were step for first timers also once you open a google account explain the many options you can do with the application!!!

Queen Dre 5115Version: 1.2020.18201
Google Docs or MS Word-hmm

Like most users I was inundated early with Microsoft tech. Word or back then word perfect was standard on all user interface hardware! Then as MS started to loose market share to Apple. They got creative. Became ingrained in our higher institutions. A MS-Doc went hand in hand with your curriculum. Then they got greedy, thought they remained afloat they saw no drastic increase in revenue and Apple continued to gain market share. So if you was not a college student or , major Corp employee you had to pay for the tools you got accustomed to using! Paid subscription became the new money maker. Where before you might have paid a 1 time surcharge or retail prices included the cost of the MS-Tech. Now you had to pay monthly Quarterly or yearly. So users became Innovative. Just reuse a prior file or document and change it in the editor. True you had no new updated features but at least I got back to your basics! While this was going on the steam at Google saw an opportunity to enter the very lucrative enterprise solutions and business marketing sectors! They developed their own Verizon of compatible or similar Busines Solutions formware! Guess what? They gave it away! Because is very very analytical and data driven. (They know the can predict the future) seriously BigData, predictive analytics , cloud computing, machine learning, internet if things! It truly the information highway. If you can decipher it decide it and analyze it. Your a wizard! Aka Big Data Scientists! Giggle free Doc-tech! Is just as business friendly as MS- Doc tech . But Free! Also Google gives you it all on the cloud so you have perpetual storage for eneternity free! I see your startegy Google! Salute and I rate this app and all google tech 5 ⭐️! OG Mack Drama of 1️⃣🅾️1️⃣7️⃣™️🎶 Records over & out!😎😍🌺🎶💯🇺🇸🇻🇪🇵🇾🇵🇷🇲🇦🇹🇹🇨🇴🇫🇷🇵🇦🇲🇽🇨🇭🇹🇳🇩🇪🌎⭐️

K A PalmerVersion: 1.2018.24203
Love the app! Just one suggestion that would help many writers that use the app.

I use this app for school and for personal reasons. It is an amazing app I have never had a problem with this app. The one thing I want to suggest though is that there should be a note section somewhere like the comment section but instead of comments it’s for notes. So like if you think that something should be written down on it but don’t have the time for it right away you can put that in the little note section so you don’t forget . Now obviously you can use the note section for other reasons. Like for me and probably many other writers that use the app it would be nice to have a note section so we could write down things that would be nice to put in the books next chapter or something like that. I would love if there would be a note section I would write in it multiple times and it would just be so wonderful to have. Thank you all who read this for your time! Have a great day!😁

Hannah da bestVersion: 1.2021.06204
Great app, much needed improvements

I’m a writer and google docs has been my go-to platform ever since middle school, when I first learned to use the program. User-friendly interface, most things can be learned with nothing more than a quick tutorial online, and it does not come at the cost of a lack of quality or options. However, when you’re someone like me who is a frequent user, you end up having a lot of documents. In this case, organization becomes an issue. Scrolling through dozens of documents before I can find the specific story I wish to continue writing is an inconvenience and occasionally a tad annoying. I wish there was some sort of foldering ability in the platform to better organize different types of documents. Google Drive already has folders available, I don’t think it would be too hard to add it onto google docs as well. The folders in google docs could be separated from drive and exist solely on the docs platform. Or they could be connected to drive.

Luke726Version: 1.2022.06202
It’s insane how much I use this app

I’m a multi form writer, meaning I do more than one type, motion scripts, comic scripts, regular novel type writing and essays. And I cannot tell you how much a love this app. I have everything at my fingertips constantly and usually it doesn’t get too burdened so hopping around from document to document is pretty easy, albeit sometimes a bit frustrating to need to scroll to find the bit of writing you’re wanting to use. Overall I do really love it, it’s simple, it’s accessible and pretty good when it comes to collaborative work. I do have one major issue though. Tab. You basically cannot add indentations on the app, yes, there is the option to move the text over but it’s not an indentation in the sense that it is used. I find I often need to go back in on my computer to add in all of the proper formatting and such. I don’t have many problems regarding crashes but I would appreciate a tab feature.

Triangle ConVersion: 1.2024.35200
Great and all, a lifesaver, but might need some adjustments

So, my life is very packed and full, and every time I want to write something, I usually use google docs. It makes life so much easier that I don’t have to use my laptop to write when I have this great mobile app. The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is because there are more functions on the computer version than there are on the app. For example, on computers you can indent and such. However, I can’t indent on the app. Also, I love it, but I wish there would be an easier way to sort everything, like a folder or something. There probably already is something like this, or I just didn’t find it yet. Compared to Microsoft word, google docs is a worthy competitor. Microsoft has more functions, but google docs are free and Microsoft costs.. I don’t even know. I wish they would add a way to insert charts and text boxes onto a doc. However, compared to word, I like it better because you can collaborate/work with friends while on Microsoft word, it is much harder. I like google docs.

MethrionDiamondVersion: 1.2018.24202
I ❤️ Google Docs but...

Well, honestly, Google Docs is AMAZING! I love all the features and it just has this very nice atmosphere and it’s just...AWESOME!!! But there is just ONE little problem. You see, before I had an iPhone, I had an LG phone. Specifically, the LG Fortune. And when I had that phone, you could put emojis in the text. But NOW I can’t even add an emoji! I bet you’re thinking this is useless, but what about when I’m writing a story or something? Like for example, I add a texting part to my story. Then, I do it like someone adds an emoji to their text. It WOULDN’T appear! It kinda get’s me a little disappointed because it ruins the whole book. I don’t care if whoever’s reading this thinks I’m dumb or stupid, but hey! I’m saying MY opinion! Isn’t that what a review is for? To share your opinion about a thing (in this case, an app)? Anyway, I just think that Google Inc. should consider this and improve it or fix it. But overall, Google Docs is an extraordinary app that I recommend to everyone. 😄

Random Dude FrVersion: 1.2019.06204
Everything you need for word processing

Google Docs have all the ability you need for regular word processing. I am sure applications one must pay for such as Microxxxx Word has extra features, but if you do not use that extra stuff, the Google Doc delivers excellent functionality. The REAL power of Google Docs and all the Google applications is the ability to access and network the files. I can access these files on any device any place in the world I can get onto a network. If I can get into my Gmail account, I also have access to Google Docs. And a little bit more: if the documents are shared with different users, they can also access the file(s) in the same way and can write and edit onto the document(s) simultaneously with other people at the same time. These days it does not seem all that amazing, but it is a powerful feature even if it is taken for granted.

MatthewLHankinsVersion: 1.2026.19100
A Decade and a Half of Reliability and Excellence

I have been using Google Docs as my primary documentation system for the past 15 years, and it has consistently exceeded my expectations. In all this time, it has never let me down. Google Docs is a robust and reliable tool that has seamlessly supported my documentation needs, whether for personal, academic, or professional purposes. One of the standout features of Google Docs is its accessibility. Being cloud-based, I can access my documents from anywhere, on any device, which has been incredibly convenient. The collaboration features are unparalleled, allowing multiple users to work on a document simultaneously in real time. This has been particularly beneficial for group projects and team collaborations. The interface is user-friendly and intuitive, making it easy to navigate even for those who are not tech-savvy. Over the years, Google has continually improved and updated Docs, adding new features that enhance productivity and ease of use. The integration with other Google services, such as Google Drive, Sheets, and Slides, creates a cohesive and powerful suite of tools. I truly appreciate that Google has made such a high-quality, reliable service available. It has become an indispensable part of my workflow and has greatly contributed to my productivity. Thank you, Google, for 15 years of exceptional service!

ZeenexVersion: 1.2024.20202
Improvements for mobile app

I love docs, I do, but in the mobile app I often get so frustrated with the fact that I can’t tab text to the column I’m trying to work with and when I work in Docs on the desk top and then want to continue on the mobile app when out and about all to often the tab functions I used while in the deck top are all screwed and Mia aligned in the mobile app. In order to realign the text I have to space over to where I want and then when I get back to the file on the desk top the doc is all messed up. It’s now getting so frustrating, that I’m now looking at other software I can Irma’s in the cloud the accomplish my work. Google, if you do actually read this, which I truly doubt, you should fix this. I can’t believe you haven’t caught this yourselves, but given your poor connection to and lack of customer facing people for human help and assistance. I shouldn’t be surprised.

MJTinchVersion: 1.2023.24201
Changed my mind

I enjoy having this app. I can edit my documents, change fonts, etc. I can do a page set up, so I know how it will print. I like that I can use on OS and IOS. It all backs up. It all syncs. What I DO NOT LIKE, is it duplicates itself. It is in Google Drive, iCloud Drive, and if you make a folder. I took notes on my Spanish lessons. I have different documents for different lessons. 1. It moves the document is you edit, open etc. Depending on what you pick. However, if you want all the docs to stay in same order after editing it, it will not. You can put by alphabet, but it still moves docs around. I would like the option of them staying in the place I put them and if I want to move...be able to drag. 2. If you create a doc, it automatically goes to their Drive app if you have that app. So, I am deleting. I do not want on multiple places. 3. If you make a file folder on GOOGLE DOCS, it does not move doc to file folder, it just duplicates it. Again, I would like to be able to send to separate file folders and then delete from GOOGLE DOC, DRIVE, or wherever, and they stay in the file folder; the choice of keeping or deleting on any app and not loosing on the other. Or keep in one of other doc holders and delete from others. This is on the apps that file share. Nice to be able to send to another app or file, but should be able to delete from one without loosing from the other.

NanaPaulaVersion: 1.2018.30202
50/50

I’ve been using google docs for 3 years now. Personally, I prefer the laptop as it is easier to type on, and type much more freely. But, on my laptop, accessing google docs, contains needing WiFi/service to type on / loading chrome or a web browser. By that, it’s not portable, or able to use on the go. I’ve used google docs on my iPad before, and I type pretty OK on my iPad, but not nearly as fast on my laptop. But you can use it on the go-to, but without WiFi. I’m pretty sure there isn’t the great ‘add-ons’ like the ones on computer, or laptop. Google docs, is a free, accessible great essential for any student of all ages. It’s great, it’s literally like word, but you don’t have to pay an expensive budget for it. Docs is just perfect for anyone, and it’s so great. Literally, they’re add on(s) for people who also need it. Highly recommend, all though it’s worldwide to schools, throughout everywhere. Google docs will always be a great essential.

Dragoncityplayermelissa^-^Version: 1.2017.38205
No Crashes! But a Glitch Remains

I literally came here to write about this one glitch that irritates me, then I saw there's an update. And after it I tried out the problem that would usually make the app freeze, then crash after five seconds. It always happens when I turn it horizontally or vertically after a while of opening the doc and more often after editing once. It did freeze this time, which made me expect the crash, but thankfully it didn't happen. Yay! Those crashes seriously made it difficult to open the app again, find the doc, then find where I left off in writing (I write very very long documents). Thank you for the half-fix, but I'm writing about the text going out of frame and then freezing as it tries to turn around, so that you know what to fix. Thank you! Edit: Nevermind, it does still crash, but not as often. Sometimes it successfully switches to horizontal or vertical, sometimes it just gives up.

Scarlet_seleneVersion: 1.2021.34203
👍🏻

Pros-It’s good for school Cons-nobody likes school

HahejsnndVersion: 1.2020.47204
Very organized

Saves automatically Good for school/notes Links with a google drive and kaizena (a feedback app)

Sydnee HumVersion: 1.2017.36206
Great

Very fast and durable website love google docs

SahilsimbaVersion: 1.2019.40201
Love it!!!❤️💕

I love googles docs cause it automatically saves 🦋😁

Juice WRLD🦋💕Version: 1.2019.51205
Super Helpful👍👍

We use Google Docs for pretty much all schoolwork, and its great that we can work on it at school, and at home on your personal devices. Its also nice that we don't need Wi-Fi to edit or create documents. I love this, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone, especially students and teachers!

Sophie Bophie 1234Version: 1.2017.36206
Extremely efficient

Very organized and perfect for school work. Definitely a five star rating. Love all the features and there’s no wifi needed!

PpppppewdsVersion: 1.2019.40201
What's the fuss about?

Google docs is equivalent to MSWord. Google sheets is equivalent to MS Excel. They can be stored and collaboratively edited on google drive. The google doc app for a smartphone let's you view and edit docs on that device, not the best place to do that but better than not being able to do it. In my experience, docs, sheets, and drive work quite smoothly across devices. So what are people complaining about? No superscripts? No chemical formulas? Really? That's an issue for most people?

WintergearVersion: 1.2017.36206
Awesome!!! 😀

Saves good and all way can find stuff and Nevers loses your stuff.

You the best of allVersion: 1.2020.12203
Super helpful

This app helped me get work done during this pandemic and it was very easy and organized. This really helped me get organized and helped me get things finished!

EmHai6943Version: 1.2020.14206
Useful

Highly useful for creating slideshows, documents, and other office and school type work.

MylesWiebeVersion: 1.2019.40201
Nice

Tasty and sweet with a crunchy inside

Dumbbbb383Version: 1.2020.38203
Read below

This app is good but google has their own phones why do you guys use apples phones for your pictures 😂

JaySan020Version: 1.2019.40201
Good app

Helps me with my school work

Extreme_DoopyVersion: 1.2017.38205
Appreciation

I know I can always count on you for your kind support. Thanks

BaxterbaileyVersion: 1.2020.24202
Over all great app to do work on

This app is the definition of the future of technology and apps keep up the great work👍🏻.

HeksoxmrmVersion: 1.2020.12203
Love

Honestly gets stuff done and that is all you need you can use it on the go and it is free

Aerolover11Version: 1.2019.40201
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Amazing app love it for schoolwork. Absolutely better than Microsoft word

Mystery.manVersion: 1.2017.38205
Idk

It’s sad cuz I have to do work on it BUT this is a good app 🌚👍🏾

Fjdjcid1234Version: 1.2020.44204
Love this app

This app is really great for lots of things like work, school projects, making a business. I love this app!

Lulu ArtsVersion: 1.2020.24202
JUST AMAZING😁😆

This app is so helpful and it really can do everything that you need it to do for you I use this for a lot of my school work and it’s pretty amazing if you don’t know if you should get it I’m so happy it’s free and you should get it it’s really just .... well great I don’t know what else to say it’s great.

Starr2009Version: 1.2020.24202
Good app

Greasy app

Greasy guy 66Version: 1.2019.40201
I love it❤️but look bellow>:(

I just hate school and I have to do seven paragraphs for school work>:((

AanyaiqbalVersion: 1.2020.12203
Love It

Great app! Easy to use and very helpful.

Mp290300Version: 1.2019.40201
Coca Cola espuma

Meme Time

PtiteujeudjdjsidkdjVersion: 1.2020.44205
2022 review

Here in 2022 to remind you that google docs it great!

Garett from googleVersion: 1.2021.50201
Extremely Organized and Efficient

When it comes to documenting work, school or sometimes even just putting your thoughts down google docs should be your first choice it automatically saves. Note: google docs is better to be used on pc, Laptop, Desktop and computer then on mobile devices.

Camjam11Version: 1.2021.222
Awesome!

I love this app—it helps me flow as a writer! Google hits it off with me once again.

ApplelemonpineappleVersion: 1.2021.16203
One of the greats

This is seriously one of the best apps, you can’t find any app better than this, auto saves, lightning quick speed, autocorrect, and voice typing. This app is just an all rounded app. Even though I’m not that good at school, I can say that this will help. I started as a B+ student and now I’m an A+ student. Thanks for reading, god bless 🙏🏿

MingyMinksterVersion: 1.2021.06204
Great

Awesome Nothing needs to be changed Love this app Helpful

JASMINE_❤️❤️❤️Version: 1.2021.06204
(。ì _ í。)

Love the dark/night mode. Truly a cushion to my deteriorating eyes.

Why r all names chosen...Version: 1.2020.42203

Google Docs Negative Reviews and Ratings

NOTE – This Is NOT Word.

Having gotten that out of the way, let's talk about what it IS. 1) It is a fine word processor – It lacks some of the power of platform packages like Word. Still, it does the job I need it to, and I have enormous confidence in the development team. 2) It is totally web-based. This means I can work with it from any system that can access the web. I can start work on my iPad on the bus, continue work on a desktop PC at work, and finish up on my Mac at home. 3) It is a catalyst for teamwork. It shares this with the rest of the Google suite. I was able to make good use of this while I was in school – those group projects that everyone always hated because of the need to arrange for periodic powwows, suddenly became a breeze. We could all be working on the same project online. At the same time. We could communicate with each other in real time. We could leave comments for each other and know that we would be able to find the answers to our questions when we accessed the work file. 4) It is, most importantly, a work in progress. Sure, it might not have a function I want––NOW––but who is to say that the developers won't find a way to put that function in next week? They are always working to improve the software, the interface, the storage... everything. All the time. 5) There has been considerable talk by users of the loss of control/command key combinations for text formatting; this does not appear to have been addressed or corrected. Google Nerds, get on it!

Certified VampireVersion: 1.2025.35501
LOADED WITH BUGS!!

Won’t let me share the doc. It’s far too confusing. I just need to make a quick invoice to Zeus to someone and that’s it. It’s become a massive hassle. Download latest version of app and it’s loaded with BUGS. Do not count on this app to edit your documents. Commands such as “select” “copy” and “paste”. Do not perform right. If you can get select tool to finally select a paragraph and either copy or cut it no matter what commands you do from that point forward the app holds onto that selected text in its memory and you cannot do anything other than paste that selected text! If you try to select “new” text before you have even selected the text the app pastes the old text again. If you try to even report this as a big to developers by clicking on the link to report a bug you cannot because the window to write the feedback has just once again pastes the old text!! Yes again! It will not release this memory! It’s like it needs therapy or something! Lol. Do not count on this app to edit or retain your documents. Like many google products it’s failing. Google in general is going downhill. Don’t even try to use google nest cameras! That entire app crashes a hundred times a day! I’m done with google in Genetal. I’m sure their stock is declining rapidly too.

EephotoVersion: 1.2023.46200
Worst of the three drive related mobile apps I use

I'm a student who uses an iPad for my schooling, on which I often have open slides, docs, and/or sheets. Out of those, docs is by far the worst to use on my iPad and phone. There's no way to insert anything unless it's copied in, which means I can't make the tables I need to make that wouldn't be suited for sheets. It also has the same colour picker issue as sheets, with the incapability of custom colours with preset colours instead. The preset colours are inconsistent between light and dark mode and often don't match the colour I need. Trying to do much of anything usually crowds and/or covers the page. When there is a table on screen, trying to scroll through the document becomes difficult as, for some reason, tables, even when perfectly able to fit on the screen in one piece, they can be scrolled side to side, so trying to scroll down often results in scrolling a table to the side. If the mobile app had the same interface as the web browser on computers, perhaps maybe even be toggleable, such that if the user wanted, they could switch between the more "intuitive" mobile interface and the desktop interface, then it would create a less annoying user experience. As of right now, though, it's not enjoyable to use the apps for sheets, slides, snd especislly docs.

Alec S.L.Version: 1.2025.14201
Previously Solid, Now a Hassle

For ages, this has been my go-to app for writing (especially after dark mode was introduced), but the last two updates have made it more of a pain to use than just using the built-in Notes app and reformatting later. It no longer automatically scrolls when I reach the bottom of the screen, so I constantly have to stop to swipe up or type without seeing what I'm writing. It also has a new bug where if I navigate away from the app, I can't see the text at the bottom if it's longer than the length of the screen. I have to tap the done arrow, navigate down, then double tap to resume writing. It still has the old bug where it occasionally would look like there was still another line of text that you'd already erased until you hit enter. Honestly, that one didn't knock any stars off for me. I can hit enter and backspace without losing my train of thought. These new ones actively hamper my work. Edit: I fixed the scrolling issue by uninstalling and reinstalling (not sure why that escaped me), so I revised the review to be three stars. The inaccessible text remains an issue, however. I have a question up in the Community. If a solution comes up, I'll revise this again.

KnowitVersion: 1.2023.49200
Meh.

The only reason I use Google Docs over programs like Pages and Word is that my school system uses it and I have unlimited storage for Google Docs in my drive (which by the way is great). But the app is just sooooo s l o w. I don’t know if this is an issue with my iPad (which has plenty of performance issues itself) or with the app, but it’s nearly unusable for me. When I use my bluetooth keyboard with it the text is very laggy (or with the onscreen keyboard for that matter) and text editing is an iOS 12-style nightmare. You can’t drag your finger over text to select it like in iOS 13, you have to tap on the cursor, select “Select,” and then drag over all the text you want to select (which is very slow and laggy). I would really appreciate a couple of features, like viewing the same app in multiple spaces in iPadOS (because I find myself needing to look at multiple docs at once more and more these days) or at least some kind of similar system and a better Explore feature like on desktop. And as several other people have mentioned the text correction is nowhere near perfect. It always marks weird things as grammatically incorrect that are perfectly fine. Google please please please please listen and thanks for reading

SwordInTheLightVersion: 1.2019.38202
For the “world’s most powerful search engine, you sure can’t build a user friendly document creator”

I love that google docs lets you share your document and work simultaneously with others. It’s very convenient in that regard. However if there were another option for that purpose, I’d probably switch over. There are so many things in google docs that make it way harder and more frustrating than it needs to be. You can’t put text over an image, it’s a million steps just to find where text boxes are located, you can’t paste something in from Microsoft Word without the formatting being destroyed, it’s hard to set a tab-stop that will stay there when you move on to a new line, there are cntrl shortcuts that work for other document creators but not for google docs, and it’s almost impossible to customize a document to look different or engaging if you’re trying to make a handout. I could go on. I’m in my early 20s so it’s not like I’m just tech-incompetent—google docs is just needlessly frustrating to use. It’s all made more frustrating by the fact that google is such a huge company; they have the resources to make docs better but for some reason they don’t.

LizbitzfiftyVersion: 1.2020.4205
Evil Nightmare App

I really wish I could just use this app on my IPad. I really like using my IPad and doing all of my school work on it— as I am in my master’s program. Well, it just doesn’t have the options for editing and formatting that I need on the app (tools on app are limited), but when I try to use the web version on Chrome it auto links to my app. I really enjoy the integration that is possible when having the Google apps downloaded, but I’m just not going to waste my time deleting and downloading when I need to make higher level edits to my paper. AND it’s such a hassle to save as a pdf on the app. So no app. But, then it makes the Google Docs app almost useless. When I try to use the interface or open a new Google Doc, it links me to the Apple Store to download Docs. It is driving my insane. The interface is so stupid. I’m getting irritated by how much time I have been dedicating to try to change the settings and comb through to see if I can’t change the way things are linking. I just can’t. I might altogether ditch the Google system. It was so close to working, but the Google Doc app just doesn’t have the tools it needs to be useable and the auto link to the app (or App Store) is truly infuriating.

ChrissywieseVersion: 1.2024.41202
Spellcheck...Really?

Don’t bother using Doc’s spellcheck, as it is almost as good as having a third grader edit your paper. Sometimes it catches a few mistakes, but it doesn’t catch but a small fraction of what Microsoft Word finds (and will fix automatically, or at least notify you immediately that something is jacked up). Also, sometimes it seems not to work at all. I’m not sure if it’s a “lagging” issue, a glitch, like one person mentioned in a previous post, or otherwise. I also dislike the ability to format, as all features (in general) seem harder to use and are more problematic than Word. Am I biased because I used Word for a decade or so before Docs arrived on the scene? Probably, but I still think there are many fixes needed before this is a reliable and user friendly platform. I’ve spoken to people who believe several of my gripes are due to a connectivity problem, as we use Docs in my school to write essays etc., but I don’t know...it seems pretty frequent and we have issues often enough for me to complain to random strangers on this platform. Sooo, General Google, get on this please.

JPren09Version: 1.2019.49203
Deletes data

I use google docs to type up reports, nearly everyday. I type my notes on a variety of apple devices, and usually it works well enough. But occasionally it will pull up an old version of the document, sometimes a few weeks old, and it’ll delete all the previous weeks worth of notes I’ve written. Today I typed up my daily note on my ipad, all my notes were on there (I had used a MacBook Air earlier that week with no problem either). Afterwards I went onto an iPad mini to add to my note and it pulled up a version from over 2 weeks prior, showing none of my notes that I had recently written. I quickly pulled out my phone and checked the doc and it was the exact same on there, both completely sync’d up. I tried to check the history of the notes to see if I could see my deleted notes, but it didn’t have anything recent to show. The only was I was able to save my doc was by turning on airplane mode on my iPad and then opening the doc so that it wouldn’t update, and then turning the WiFi back on so it could make the others sync to it. This is extremely worrisome to use a service that is supposed to sync your notes across devices, but may actually delete all your data.

Andrewb16Version: 1.2019.46202
NOOOO 😡👊🏼

I actually really like google docs. It’s pretty fun but I HATE school so I guess I don’t like it that much 🤷🏻‍♀️

):$8:!;'dllsVersion: 1.2020.44204
School work

No❤️

Izzzzzzzzzzzy GVersion: 1.2020.38203
Brutal

Too much hassle. “Permission”?? I just want to print a document emailed to me.

RealMandingoVersion: 1.2019.02204
Docs sucks

Google docs sucks and it hacked my daughters phone

HakandvenaVersion: 1.2020.47204
GULF OF MEXICO

I will never use a another google product again For as long as I can help it.

S.c.7.Version: 1.2025.06202
It’s the Gulf of Mexico

Such a disappointment to see google giving in to the overgrown orange toddler in the US. Will be deleting all google apps & unsubscribing from any google subscriptions after this.

PorgtatoVersion: 1.2025.06202
Links from email don’t work

Every time I get a link to a google docs file in my email, it goes to the app download on my iPhone - despite the fact that i already downloaded lodes google docs. Then when I click open it opens google docs but not the file. So I basically can’t use it on my iPhone.

Grwgdj43Version: 1.2020.47204
🤮🤮🤮

🤢🤢🤢

Game1overVersion: 1.2020.22203
It’s annoying

It’s so bad it’s you can highlight anything it’s trash

Oof2347374Version: 1.2020.14206
Very bad

It just over sucks and I don’t recommend it

B_howie239Version: 1.2020.14205
Great, but very slow

I used to love this app. Free, easy to use, checked off multiple boxes for everything I could want from MS Word. HOWEVER, if you are writing a large document for work, it will start to type at a snail’s pace. It was faster typing on any other app than Google Docs, with one letter appearing in the document almost every second. You have to move the cursor to another line and highlight a paragraph? It will move just as slowly, crawling up the entire way. The method I use to get around this is to close the document, and restart the app; but it only works for an hour or so before the slow typing happens again. Restarting my IPad doesn’t help either. This shouldn’t be such a trial, literally extending my time working just to restart the app this often.

HxkcuknVersion: 1.2024.15203
El-bozo

Suks

Road King #4Version: 1.2023.08201
Absolutely horrible on mobile

This app is horrible compared to the web version. Don’t even bother with this and just use the web version. This is nearly unusable. Not compatible with floating or slide to type keyboards.

❤️🐙💦Version: 1.2023.06203
Slowest app on the planet

Whenever I use the app there’s a huge lag between when I type the words and when they actually appear on my screen, so much so that it renders the app practically useless. Please fix this. (Note: this has nothing to do with my connection as I can stream Netflix at high quality with no lags on the exact same wifi, which I tested when docs was lagging so it’s not that my wifi was bad only when I used documents either)

Very unhappily sadVersion: 1.2022.10202
Disappearing text

Whenever I scroll down a large block of text it disappears. I thought it would be fixed when I downloaded the update, but it was still there

AlbageleartusVersion: 1.2021.46200
Come on man!!!

You deleted my project bro!!!!!!!

Jorja ArsenaultVersion: 1.2021.42202
Still no way to insert line breaks.

There is still no way to do what every other text-editing capable app on iPadOS and MacOS have been able to do forever, which is insert a line break by hitting shift+ENTER (or any other way). You can do this on a web-based version of Google Docs on any platform (except iOS and iPadOS) and you can do this in Pages, Notes, etc. Line breaks are as fundamental as a hard return. It boggles my mind that Google still hasn’t gotten around to adding them.

StornVersion: 1.2021.40201
Please patch

I keep on opening a doc but it just kicks me out to all my other docs I can’t even write a word or even change colour. Please patch this up.

Aaaaa0qwoeriiwiqiqVersion: 1.2020.47204
Needs to be updated

Recently apple has updated the iPads software to support keyboard and mouse. With this i think the docs app should behave more like the desktop/web version. I have switched to using the docs website in safari since it allows for proper use of my mouse and ultimately has a better layout. And while this has been fine most of the time the constant pop ups asking me to get the docs app and the fact that when I open a doc it automatically takes me to app is annoying. With google being all about choice let the user choose to use your software in the way that best suits their needs, even if that doesn’t mean using your apps or buying a Chromebook. I would just delete the docs app but printing from docs on safari comes with a mess of formatting issues. Also certain features just dont work. So either update the docs app for use with a mouse or stop telling me to download it every time I open a document. I really do enjoy your services and will take down this comment when my issues are resolved.

Josh55tVersion: 1.2020.44204
Poor iPadOS support

Does not support the magic keyboard very well. Still optimized for touch. I deleted and just used the online version in safari. I would give it 5 stars if they add true support for Magic Keyboard

RobotsRobotsVersion: 1.2020.24202

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