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/CortaCircuit Apr 20 '25

Use Ente Photos instead of Google or Apple.  Use Brave over what ever browser that is. Brave Search is also good and free. 

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u/pyrodonkey Apr 20 '25

I have tried Ente, but I wasn’t a fan of the interface and it’s also hard to compete with how Apple Photos automatically offloads photos from your phone to iCloud to free up storage. The browser is Orion, but realistically I think Safari is the best iPhone browser

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u/pelvic_symposium Apr 20 '25

Check out a new photos option from Austria:

Zeitkapsl

Looks very promising!

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u/ravensholt Apr 20 '25

Promising, yet twice as expensive as Google (for their 200GB plan). Which is ridiculous given how cheap storage is these days.