# Using Google Sheets **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 9, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-google-sheets/69381 "2024-01-09T02:11:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-google-sheets/69381/6 "2024-01-09T18:43:55Z")
> [@Benjamin\_Strickland](#): > > From how I understand it, I cannot use the same database for two different businesses. In theory you could create one app and have multiple business clients use that single app. You would need to use roles and use the company name as a role to clearly separate the data and make sure one company never sees the data of another company. That would be the theory. In practice, you would probably hit usage limits quite rapidly. You would probably be better off creating separate apps for your business clients. > [@Benjamin\_Strickland](#): > > duplicating the same App for more than one business. Your next question could be: “If have 25 paying business customers. I update one app. How can I efficiently update the other 24?” Currently this is not possible. It has been requested though that we have the ability to create a “parent” app and “child” apps, where updating the parent app would automatically propagate the changes to the child apps. > [@Benjamin\_Strickland](#): > > creating an app for the Play Store Glide apps aren’t meant to be distributed via App Stores. > [@My App is on the Appstore without third parties!](https://community.glideapps.com/t/my-app-is-on-the-appstore-without-third-parties/69417/2): > > This is a nice use case and surely will prove valuable to those who want to distribute their Glide applications via Amazon. That being said: Glide applications are meant to be custom software internal to businesses. When a business needs to distribute an app to their employees or partners, I’m not convinced it makes sense to send them to an app store or to Amazon. Instead, why not simply send them a link (URL or QR code)? As an analogy, if a business published an internal paper manual, instead… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-google-sheets/69381)._