VPN

A list of recommendable VPN providers can be found at PrivacyTools.io. But always remember the V in VPN: with many apps and several providers, your P(rivacy) is rather Virtual, not Real. Just note the trackers …

VPN Configuration

2022-06-24

VPN settings on home screen (4.8@1,564) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-06 Shortcut
VPN Shortcut (4.8@358) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN Settings (4.4@891) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-07 Shortcut
VPN Settings (1@26) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-25 shortcut

VPN via specific providers

2022-06-24

Data transfer goes encrypted via servers of the given provider – so a side-effect you get a proxy, and sometimes even some firewall plus malware protection. But often this also involves side-costs – as the provider has to finance his service …

Free Open VPN (5@206) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2017-07-20
Gear VPN - Fast, Secure & Open-source VPN (5@37) 4 3
SurfEasy Secure Android VPN (4.8@74) Ǥ 14 8 LastUpdate: 2020-06-24 500 MB/month gratis, unlimited ~EUR 2
Lavabit Encrypted Proxy (4.8@24) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Green SSH (4.8@20) 7 2
PureVPN: Private & Secure VPN (4.8@19) Ǥ 16 8
HotspotShield VPN & Wifi Proxy (4.7@333) Ǥ 16 10 tracks you
Mullvad VPN: privacy is a universal right (4.6@502) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
ExpressVPN: VPN Fast & Secure (4.5@17) Ǥ 13 3
Super VPN - Unlimited Proxy (4.5@15) Ǥ 8 2
VPN by Private Internet Access (4.4@55,928) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
LinkVPN Unlimited VPN Proxy (4.4@54,709) Ǥ 16 5
hide.me VPN: The Privacy Guard (4.4@20,727) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Turbo VPN - Secure VPN Proxy (4.4@33) Ǥ 15 9
Avira Phantom VPN: Fast VPN (4.4@22) Ǥ 14 7 limitierte Basis-Version gratis, Pro ~EUR 60/Jahr
TunnelBear: Virtual Private Network & Security (4.3@282,441) Ǥ 10 1 Vorstellung 10/2016; Video Howto 5/2016 | 1/2017
F-Secure FREEDOME VPN (4.3@57,233) Ǥ 14 1 Vorstellung 8/2018; Testbericht 9/2019; 7 day trial, afterwards ~EUR 4,50 per month
Speedify - Live Streaming VPN (4.3@43,461) Ǥ 12 1
ZenMate VPN - WiFi Security (4.3@17) Ǥ 10 4 500 MB/month for free; flatrate EUR 2/month or EUR 20/year
Windscribe VPN (4.2@89,014) Ǥ 20 1
Fastzilla Unlimited VPN & Proxy (4.2@7,189) Ǥ 12 11
RiseupVPN (4.2@1,433) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2019
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@94,734) Ǥ 12 2 root required for Gingerbread and below
VPN Unlimited – Proxy Shield (4.1@44,683) Ǥ 17 8
FlyVPN - Secure & Fast VPN (4.1@36,069) Ǥ 12 2
FortiClient 6.0 (Legacy) (4.1@5,787) Ǥ 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-05
Betternet VPN - Hotspot Proxy (4.1@72) Ǥ 14 9
Fast Secure VPN (4@57,430) 11 2
IVPN - Secure VPN for Privacy (4@811) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wireguard protocol
Free & Premium VPN - FinchVPN (4@60) Ǥ 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-07-08
Incognito VPN - Fast VPN & Ad Blocker for Android (3.9@895) Ǥ 9 3 LastUpdate: 2020-09-17 Intro 7/2020
Proton VPN: Private, Secure (3.6@38,992) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Testbericht 12/2017 | 9/2017-8/2020; Video Review 3/2018; Review 12/2018
ZoogVPN - Secure VPN & Proxy (3.4@1,561) 11 2 Intro 3/2020
Shellfire VPN (3.1@1,752) Ǥ 15 2
DroidOVPN (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-21 Github
Calyx VPN (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab

Other VPN Apps

2022-06-24

Now VPN - Free and Fast VPN - OpenVPN for Android (5@2,133) Ǥ 6 3
VpnHood! (5@61) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
eduVPN (5@58) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Vpn One Click (4.9@53) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Viscerion (4.7@159) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-09 Github; WireGuard
OpenConnect (4.5@3,637) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-07-01 Github; SSL VPN client for Cisco AnyConnect
Tailscale (4.5@349) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; VPN Mesh using Firebase & Google SignIn (uh?)
Tinc (4.5@80) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
Tinc App (4.5@2; ~EUR 6.00) 4 Github
VPN Hotspot (4.4@3,426) Ǥ 18 2 Github; Video Intro 8/2019; share VPN connection via Hotspot
TunSafe VPN (4.4@1,738) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-22 WireGuard client
OpenVPN Connect – Fast & Safe SSL VPN Client (4.4@61) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Tutorial 10/2019
EasyOvpn - Plugin for OpenVPN (4.4@31) Ǥ 9 7 LastUpdate: 2019-03-17
Outline (4.3@9,927) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Free VPN And Fast Connect - Hide your ip (4.3@6,556) Ǥ 9 6 LastUpdate: 2020-04-23
iWASEL OpenVPN for Android (4.3@6,011) Ǥ 12 6 / VPN WASEL Pro (4.3@5,651) Ǥ 12 10
�Totally Free VPN� Unlimited, Secure & Free! (4.3@3,695) 6 6 LastUpdate: 2020-06-12
WireGuard (4.2@5,659) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ read more; Guide 5/2020
Easy VPN Free - Unlimited Secure VPN Proxy (4.2@1,083) Ǥ 11 9 Github
Eddie - AirVPN official OpenVPN GUI (4.2@283) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@94,734) Ǥ 12 2 root required for Gingerbread and below
OpenVPN for Android (4.1@53,972) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; KnowledgeBase
VPN Servers for OpenVPN (4.1@6,237) Ǥ 9 3
strongSwan VPN Client (4.1@2,838) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Best VPN Proxy OvpnSpider (4@6,915) Ǥ 9 4
Safejumper (4@76) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-10
Bitmask (3.9@1,140) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted internet proxy (using OpenVPN) with automatic configuration
VpnCilla (Trial) (3.7@654) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-10-19 / VpnCilla (4.4@1,235; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-10-17 Video Tutorial: VPNCilla mit FritzBox 8/2016; Client for Fritz!Box, Cisco PIX/ASA, Fortigate or other VPN Servers with IPSec Pre-shared Keying (Xauth IKE/PSK).
Private Tunnel VPN – Fast & Secure Cloud VPN (3.7@20) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-21
NeoRouter VPN Professional (3.5@163) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-12 / NeoRouter VPN Mesh (4.5@131) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-18
Librem Tunnel (3.5@31) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-08-14 fork of OpenVPN for Android
Neoconnect(Trial) (2@99) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-08-19
VPN Hotspot (0@0) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; sharing your VPN connection via Hotspot; root needed
NoVpnMonitor (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-02-12 Github; remove the „network may be monitored“ message when using a VPN
vTunnel (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Knox Settings VPN Plug-in (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Further Readings:

The 5 Best Free VPNs for Android (8/2021)
Comparing Paid VPNs and Free VPNs: The Hidden Costs – and Dangers – of “Free” (6/2020)
VPN unter Android einrichten - so klappt's (5/2020)
Kalkulierter Datenklau durch beliebte VPN-Apps (3/2020)
VPN-Anbieter-Auswahl: Auf was man achten sollte (12/2019)
Die meisten Nutzer brauchen kein VPN: what's promised by VPN providers, and what's the reality (3/2019)
VPN Leaks Found on 3 Major VPNs out of … 3 that We Tested (3/2018)
VPN automatisch in fremden WLANs aufbauen (11/2017)
Kommerzielle VPNs: Weiterhin mehr Schein als Sein (4/2017)
Anonymität: Die haltlosen Werbeversprechen der VPN-Anbieter (11/2016)
VPN-Dienste auswählen: Das sollten Sie beachten (5/2016 - 7/2021)
VPN: Mehr Privatsphäre beim Surfen (4/2016 - 2/2022)
VPNify Shows You the Fastest VPNs in Your Area, Is Like SpeedTest for VPNs (2/2016)
Privatsphäre und Anonymität bei vielen VPN-Diensten nicht gewährleistet (Heise 6/2015)
Top 5 Free VPN Apps for Android (3/2014)
Best VPNs for Android (8/2013 - 5/2018)

2022-06-28

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