Apple Ads MCP vs Google Ads Manager MCP
A side-by-side look at the Apple Ads MCP and Google Ads Manager MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Apple Ads MCP for marketing work as a local process; choose Google Ads Manager MCP for marketing. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Apple Ads MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_DELETES.
Choose Google Ads Manager MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN, GOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN, GOOGLE_ADS_CUSTOMER_ID, GOOGLE_ADS_LOGIN_CUSTOMER_ID. - You want tools like
list_accessible_customers, search_gaql, get_campaigns.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_DELETES | GOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_IDGOOGLE_ADS_CLIENT_SECRETGOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKENGOOGLE_ADS_REFRESH_TOKENGOOGLE_ADS_CUSTOMER_IDGOOGLE_ADS_LOGIN_CUSTOMER_ID |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 6 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 16 |
| Full listing | View Apple Ads MCP | View Google Ads Manager MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Apple Ads MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Google Ads Manager MCP tools 16
list_accessible_customerswhich accounts this refresh token can reachsearch_gaqlrun any raw GAQL `SELECT` queryget_campaignscampaigns with status, budget, and core metricsget_ad_groupsad groups (optionally filtered to a campaign) with metricsget_keywordskeyword criteria with match type, status, and metricsget_search_termsactual search terms that triggered your ads, for finding negative keyword candidatescreate_campaignnew campaign + budget, created `PAUSED` unless you say otherwiseupdate_campaign_statusenable / pause / remove a campaignupdate_campaign_budgetchange an existing campaign's daily budgetadd_keywordsadd keyword criteria to an ad groupcreate_ad_groupnew ad group inside an existing campaignupdate_ad_group_statusenable / pause / remove an ad group- +4 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Apple Ads MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-ads-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"--yes",
"markdownlint-cli2@0.23.2"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_DELETES": "YOUR_APPLE_ADS_ALLOW_DELETES_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Google Ads Manager MCP
No confirmed install command for Google Ads Manager MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.