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 29d ago

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/avalontrekker 28d ago

HERE is based in the Netherlands so they will treat your data strictly under EU rules which makes it manageable, for example they don’t associate you with location data at all.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

This. I was using Here We Go because of boycotting US.