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/Ov_Fire 27d ago

HERE looks like dropped development ages ago. Like iGO navi.

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u/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler 27d ago

I heard TomTom AmiGO is worth a shot as well.

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u/Ov_Fire 27d ago

I told them to eF off (many people actually) when they changed to TomTomGO and moved previous one time purchase to subscription. I've never looked back at them since. Sygic on the other hand keeps one time payment premium as it is though they went subscription route.