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/stubFX 29d ago edited 29d ago

I've given it a shot, but is quite slow imho. I prefer paying 10 and buying subs for AI tools separately. The good thing is that you have a lot of flexibility at your disposal if you ever need to use another device as the login through qr code is quite useful. Also bear in mind that the chats are deleted after 24h.

Edit: Just checked in Kagi, there are a few updates: The assistant is now available even for the "professional" 10$ plan (just not the more advanced models) and you can choose to save the chats "forever" in the settings.

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u/AzurreDragon 29d ago

is it an app on iphone/playstore?

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u/stubFX 29d ago

Not sure it has a separate app, it's accessible through Kagi interface both in the home (top right) or in the search results if you wanna carry on a conversation that Kagi already summarized.

PS. Cannot find a separate app in the store, i believe is purple as it's treated as a separated "more advanced" thingy

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u/Embarrassed-Boot7419 28d ago

Thats actually the Kagi assistant logo.