Tools & app swaps.
Everything we set up on the phones we ship, and everything you can do yourself, for free. We'll always tell you where we earn a penny and where we don't.
Most of these cost nothing.
We'll always say when we earn.
Proton VPN
we may earnVPN + the wider Proton privacy suite (Mail, Pass, Drive)
Swiss-built, audited, and they relocate rather than weaken encryption. Our main recommendation.
NordVPN
we may earnFast, mainstream VPN with a big server network
A solid, well-known option if you want maximum speed and coverage.
Mullvad
we earn £0No-account, flat-rate VPN (pay with cash if you like)
We rate it and earn nothing from saying so. They refuse affiliate schemes on principle. That should tell you something.
Incogni
we earn £0Gets your details deleted from data-broker lists
Does the tedious removal work for you, on repeat. On-brand and genuinely useful.
Proton Pass
we may earnPassword manager from the Proton suite
Keeps your logins in one encrypted place. Free tier is fine to start.
Bitwarden
we earn £0Open-source password manager
Free, open-source, and excellent. We earn nothing here. We just rate it.
YubiKey
we may earnPhysical security key for your most important accounts
A login someone can't phish out of you. Belt-and-braces for email and banking.
What goes on the phone
Swap Google out, app by app.
This is exactly what we set up on the phones we ship, and you can do every bit of it yourself, for free. Most of these cost nothing and we earn nothing from them; we'll always tell you which is which.
★ we may earn a commission◇ free / open-source: we earn nothing, we just rate it
Get the free guide.
We'll send you the full de-Google walkthrough, plus a free monthly scam alert: the scams going round the UK and how to spot them. And a heads-up when the law changes.
We hate spam, and we'd never sell your data. That would be a bit rich, wouldn't it?