Right now, a Muslim's daily digital life runs through Google, Meta and Apple. This page is the map back: what you use today, and what the Ummah's own economy has built to replace it.
Our line is "owned, not Meta." We only claim words we’ve earned, so where something is still being built, this page says so plainly.
The apps a Muslim opens most in one day, and what replaces each one.
| Instead of | Use | What works today | What’s coming |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Facebook Messenger |
UmmahChat | Message a person by their @handle, no phone number needed. Direct messages in UmmahChat are end-to-end encrypted. Group Rooms are not end-to-end encrypted. | Calls in chat, starting as a labelled beta. Mobile notifications. An installable app. No dates yet. |
| Signal | UmmahChat (closest option, not a match) | UmmahChat DMs are end-to-end encrypted like Signal’s. Group Rooms are not. We don’t yet have disappearing messages or Signal’s other privacy tools. | Same road as WhatsApp and Messenger, above. |
| Zoom Google Meet |
UmmahMeet | Free for everyone, with no time limit. Sign in with UmmahPass to host. Hosts can let guests in without an account. Calls run on servers we run, owned by us, not Google, not Zoom. Not encrypted. | We’re watching real use before promising a room size. Start a free call → |
| FaceTime | Not yet | UmmahMeet today is a link you share, not a call that rings. | Calling a person directly, starting as a beta in UmmahChat. |
| iMessage | Not yet | We don’t replace SMS or your carrier. UmmahChat covers messaging a person by @handle. | Nothing new planned. |
| Instagram (feed) | UmmahSocial | Post text and photos. A chronological feed with no ranking algorithm. Likes, reposts and replies. A home-screen app with notifications. | Video posts. |
| Instagram Stories | Sands on your ummah.me page and UmmahSocial | Post a photo or video that disappears within a day. Keep the ones that matter. | Nothing new planned. |
| Instagram DMs | UmmahChat from ummah.me | Tap "Message" on a person’s ummah.me page. It opens UmmahChat. Direct messages in UmmahChat are end-to-end encrypted. | Nothing new planned. |
| Google Photos iCloud |
Circles in UmmahChat | Start a Circle and share it by link or QR code. People can view without an account. Not end-to-end encrypted. | Nothing new planned. |
| Gmail | ummah.email | Reserve your @name free; mail forwards to any inbox you already use. A full owned inbox comes with Ummah One, first 40 days free, no card required. | Nothing new planned. |
The rest of your daily life → what the Ummah owns.
| You use today | The Ummah’s alternative | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Posting your thoughts on X | Posts on your ummah.me page: public, members-only, or unlisted; your words on your page | Live |
| News on X · Google News | UmmahBuzz: Muslim news the Ummah votes up, not an algorithm | Live |
| Google Maps · Yelp for halal | UmmahPlaces: 6,800+ restaurants and 1,800+ masjids | Live |
| GoFundMe | UmmahCauses: 10% of every gift is set aside for Muslim charities | Live |
| LinkedIn · Indeed | UmmahJobs: Muslim-friendly hiring | Live |
| Linktree | ummah.me: your public page at your @name | Live |
| "Sign in with Google / Apple" | One login, your @name: it opens everything above | Live |
A named gap is a promise we intend to keep, not a feature we’ll pretend exists.
This is also what replaces Slack and Google Workspace for a team: email on your own domain, video meetings with notes, social publishing, and giving: the same stack UMG runs itself. Start with the DUA scorecard and apply on the Alliance page.
Masjids, charities and tech orgs set themselves up at ummah.city/organizations.
Score your organization →Curious how we run our servers? Read the sovereignty page →
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