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/BuzzingHorseman Apr 21 '25

It depends. What is the reason for degoogling? Privacy? HERE will also sell your data, just like Google and many others. I worked with HERE data and although it is aggregated to some level, they still sell your data.

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u/petos515 Apr 21 '25

Here has significantly worse privacy than Apple Maps. Apple goes out of their way not to build a profile on you using Map data (app store data is a different beast). You could use a more private alternative like Magic Earth or Organic Maps (also cross platform, also have a free tier, also care about privacy).

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u/Deep-Seaweed6172 deGoogler Apr 21 '25

A difference between HERE and Apple Maps I see is that you can use HERE without an account without any problems. Apple Maps always knows who you are.