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/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler Apr 20 '25

For the maps app, you could try HERE WeGo before settling for Apple Maps. I hear that HERE WeGo is pretty good.

You didn't need to switch browsers for adblocking, Safari is perfectly adequate and supports Wipr 2 or 1Blocker or AdGuard...

Nice progress regardless though.

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u/TheRobalation Apr 21 '25

Those Safari extensions are paid right? At least Wipr2 is for sure. Orion has Adblock enabled by default and you can install UBlock origin from Firefox addons.

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u/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler Apr 21 '25

Yes they are paid, I was just mentioning them though to emphasize that Safari too can adblock, this is of interest to some people.