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List of tracker-free applications for smartphone

Here is a list of recommended apps to minimise tracking.

Why those apps ?

Most of those apps are available on smartphone, which should be your first line of defence nowadays. We selected FOSS (free and open source software) apps as much as we could, with some E2E encrypted features when available.

This list has been established based on various sources, on our experience, on external rating parties like εxodus… It might not be perfect. You should you not trust us, and you are always encouraged to make your own investigations (you can comment this page and share your experience).

All those apps should equipped your devices. Our favourites apps are mentioned with a ⭐.

Tracker-free apps we recommend

Password Manager

Password managers are essential to store unique email aliases and unique passwords.

  • Keepass, free, open source
  • Bitwarden ⭐, free sync, unlimited items, open source, great password manager (0 tracker guaranteed in the APK version)

Authentication, MFA, TOTP

MFA complete passwords.

  • 2FAS ⭐, free sync, unlimited items, open source
  • RaivoOTP, free, mac only, sync
  • Aegis, free, open source, but no sync
  • Yubikey ⭐, no free (physical token), very strong

VPN

Good paid VPN are excellent to change your IP address, but they are also great to block ads, trackers, etc…

Web browser

Web browsers must be used rather than proprietary apps, every time it is possible.

  • DuckDuckGo, free, open source, no tracker
  • Firefox ⭐, free, open source, possibility to add various privacy plugin (and a dark mode)
  • Brave, free, open source
  • TOR, free open source, secure but slow

Search engines

Search engines must not be full of useless risky ad-ons to keep them secure.

  • Startpage ⭐, tracker-free, displays Google results
  • DuckDuckGo, tracker-free, displays Bing results
  • Qwant, tracker-free, hosted in France

Mails – encrypted at rest only

  • Informaniak ⭐, 20 GB free, no ad, no tracker, based in Switzerland

Mails – E2E encrypted

Full encrypted services are of cours more secure, but complicated to integrate with external clients / apps.

Email aliases

You should have as many aliases as services you register.

Calendar

OneCalendar, free (dark theme in paid version only), open source

Proton Calendar: free (limited features), open source

Messenger

Secure E2E messenger are more secure than standard (not encrypted) emails.

  • Session ⭐, free, fork of Signal, open source, anonymous and decentralised
  • Signal, free, open source (but need your phone number)
  • Threema, paid, open source

Cloud – encrypted at rest only

Such cloud are excellent for collaborative work and offer free features to edit your documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint… like).

  • kDrive ⭐, 15GB free, based in Switzerland, with free collaborative office suite

Cloud – E2E encrypted

E2E encrypted services are used to store data, but are not so convenient for collaborative work and multi-editing…

  • MEGA, 20GB free, all folders encrypted by default
  • pCloud ⭐, 10GB free, 1 folder encrypted with Crypto (paid) or with Cryptomator (free), based in Switzerland
  • IceDrive, 10GB free, 1 folder encrypted, based in the UK

Data encryption tool

  • Cryptomator ⭐, free, open source, optimized for cloud encryption but works perfectly well for folders you smartphone or computer

Notepad

Other

  • Weawow ⭐, free, great weather app and widgets from Japan, no tracker
  • OSMAnd ⭐, free (limited offline maps), open source, with GPS and tracks
  • Musicolet, free, 100% offline app which scan your device

Disclaimer

Please note, some apps might be very secure, however, there is always a risk of interference with regulations and nation states (cf. our post on 5-eyes).

This may happen without the knowledge of the developper or without any possibility for the developper to communicate on it. That is why open source and external audit provide some first strong levels of assurance on the client side; but not on the server side.