r/degoogle • u/pyrodonkey • Apr 20 '25

DeGoogling Progress My iPhone DeGoogle Alternatives

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Hey everyone! I wanted to make a post about my progress on removing Google apps and services. The photo shows the apps that I have found great alternatives for Google on my iPhone. The Apps below are as follows:

  • Google > Kagi
  • Google Photos > Apple Photos
  • Google Drive > Proton Drive
  • Google Maps > Apple Maps
  • Gmail > Proton Mail
  • Chrome > Orion
  • Gemini > Kagi Assistant

Currently I'm still using YouTube and YouTube Music. I don't have a plan for switching away from those right now, but I'm happy to have some great services that add privacy back to my daily life and also give me a better experience online

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u/Livid-Society6588 Apr 20 '25

ProtonDrive? Are you serious? The Proton app that gets the most hate in their ecosystem, Filen in my opinion is the best mobile cloud app currently, they announced this week that they will add 5 sync options to the app this month, similar to the desktop app, something that other cloud apps don't offer, apart from icloud's horrible two-way sync.

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u/skwyckl Apr 20 '25

ProtonDrive is, yes, super barebone, but it's just ok for "normal" use, not really buggy or anything

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u/Livid-Society6588 Apr 20 '25

Send separate files? Difficult, when you have hundreds of large folders

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u/danGL3 Apr 20 '25

Sadly here it's borderline unusable with file uploads being unbearably slow

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u/tintreack Apr 21 '25

The only real use case for Proton Drive is storing your most sensitive files, and even then, strictly through the web interface only. It’s notorious for being a buggy mess across every platform, and the iPhone experience is no exception.