Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- Encrypted
- No account
- Needed
- Free
- Yes
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
A living directory of tools that respect your data. Every app gets the same five checks, so you can compare them at a glance.
Privacy passport
Messaging
Easy switch from WhatsApp, encrypted by default
4 of 5 checksEasiest private inbox, works everywhere
1 of 5 checksEmail aliases
Easy aliases with browser and phone apps
3 of 4 checksPhotos
Google Photos feel, but only you can see the photos
3 of 5 checksMaps
Offline, no tracking, community-run
5 of 5 checksPassword managers
Free on every device, open source, audited yearly
3 of 5 checks
Leave Google, one app at a time19 appsOne private pick for each Google app, so you can switch at your own pace.
Private apps your family will actually use20 appsEasy to set up, on every phone, and nobody needs to be a tech person.
Offline-first essentials30 appsTools that keep your data on your device and work without a connection.
No account needed30 appsInstall and go: no email address, no phone number, no sign-up.
Independently audited29 appsApps that paid an outside security firm to check their claims, and published it.
Setting up a new phone16 appsThe private apps to install first, before old habits move in.Checked against each maker's own pages, policies and code. When a maker doesn't say, the passport says "Not stated" rather than guessing.
No tracking
No ads and no third-party trackers or analytics.
264 of 386 apps pass
Open source
Apps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
301 of 386 apps pass
Only you can read it
Your data stays on your own device.
277 of 386 apps pass
No account
Works without signing up.
262 of 386 apps pass
Free
Free to use.
364 of 386 apps pass
Accounts & security
Phones & computers