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

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VPN Shortcut (4.7@140) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN settings on home screen (4.6@1,243) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Shortcut
VPN Settings (4.4@804) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-07 Shortcut
VPN Settings (4.4@13) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-25 shortcut
VPN Shortcut (4.2@131) $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-24
VPN Shortcut (4.2@127) $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-24

VPN via specific providers

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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 …

VPN in Touch for Android (5@22) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2014-11-22
Turbo VPN- Free VPN Proxy Server & Secure Service (4.6@4,732,653) Ǥ 13 7
SurfEasy Secure Android VPN (4.6@301,846) Ǥ 14 10 500 MB/month gratis, unlimited ~EUR 2
Troid VPN Free VPN Proxy (4.5@48,994) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2018-11-01
VPN by Private Internet Access (4.5@36,257) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
FortiClient 6.0 (Legacy) (4.5@5,051) Ǥ 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN Private Unlimited (4.5@1,413) 3 4 LastUpdate: 2018-03-20
Super VPN - Best Free Proxy (4.4@227,375) Ǥ 8 3
ExpressVPN - #1 Trusted VPN - Secure Private Fast (4.4@191,650) Ǥ 14 3
Opera Free VPN - Unlimited VPN (4.4@90,152) Ǥ 8 5 LastUpdate: 2018-04-09 Vorstellung 8/2016
LinkVPN Free VPN Proxy (4.4@54,008) Ǥ 15 5 LastUpdate: 2019-01-07
FREEDOME VPN (4.4@51,115) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2018; Testbericht 9/2019; 7 day trial, afterwards ~EUR 4,50 per month
Avira Phantom VPN: Free & Fast VPN Client & Proxy (4.4@29,984) Ǥ 15 7 limitierte Basis-Version gratis, Pro ~EUR 60/Jahr
VPN Unlimited - Free VPN Proxy Shield (4.4@26,847) Ǥ 17 7
VPN Free - Betternet Hotspot VPN & Private Browser (4.3@1,144,949) Ǥ 12 6
MoonVPN Free VPN Unblock Proxy (4.3@12,971) Ǥ 13 12 LastUpdate: 2017-10-12
Fast Secure VPN (4.2@57,462) 10 3 LastUpdate: 2018-08-06
Proton VPN - Free VPN, Secure & Unlimited (4.2@21,430) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Testbericht 12/2017 | 9/2017-8/2020; Video Review 3/2018; Review 12/2018
Hotspot Shield Free VPN Proxy & Secure VPN (4.1@1,476,532) Ǥ 15 6 tracks you
Free & Premium VPN - FinchVPN (4.1@19,970) Ǥ 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-07-08
Fastzilla Unlimited VPN & Proxy (4.1@7,193) Ǥ 12 10
TunnelBear: Virtual Private Network & Security (4.1@3,747) Ǥ 10 1 Intro 9/2014; Vorstellung 10/2016; Video Howto 5/2016 | 1/2017
FlyVPN - Secure & Fast VPN (4.1@160) Ǥ 14 1
Tigervpns Free VPN and Proxy (4.1@53) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2017-11-30
Hideman VPN (4@90,212) Ǥ 5 4 LastUpdate: 2019-04-25 5 hours/week gratis
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4@84,377) Ǥ 12 1 root required for Gingerbread and below
Steganos Online Shield VPN (4@4,287) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-17 Vorstellung 3/2014 | 4/2014; Test 5/2014; 500 MB/month gratis, no ads
RiseupVPN (4@593) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2019
ZenMate VPN - WiFi VPN Security & Unblock (3.8@69,047) Ǥ 10 7 Vorstellung 8/2014; Intro 8/2014; 500 MB/month for free; flatrate EUR 2/month or EUR 20/year
Free Open VPN (3.8@201) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2017-07-20
PureVPN - Secure & Best VPN for Android (3.7@28,805) Ǥ 23 9
ZoogVPN - Internet freedom, security and privacy (3.7@1,093) Ǥ 14 3 Intro 3/2020
Incognito VPN - Fast VPN & Ad Blocker for Android (3.7@781) Ǥ 9 3 Intro 7/2020
IVPN - Secure VPN for Privacy (3.5@650) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wireguard protocol
Shellfire VPN (3@1,705) Ǥ 14 2
DroidOVPN (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-21 Github
Mullvad VPN: privacy is a universal right (0@0) 4 Github
Calyx VPN (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab

Other VPN Apps

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Viscerion (4.7@159) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; WireGuard
Vpn One Click (4.6@119,099) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Tailscale (4.6@68) 2 1 Github; VPN Mesh using Firebase & Google SignIn (uh?)
WireGuard (4.5@3,854) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ read more; Guide 5/2020
OpenConnect (4.5@3,637) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-07-01 Github; SSL VPN client for Cisco AnyConnect
Tinc (4.5@80) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
Outline (4.4@5,107) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Now VPN - Free and Fast VPN - OpenVPN for Android (4.4@2,138) Ǥ 8 5
VPN/Proxy iWASEL for Android (4.3@5,011) Ǥ 13 9 / VPN WASEL Pro (4.4@4,295) Ǥ 13 8
Librem Tunnel (4.3@30) 5 fork of OpenVPN for Android
Free VPN And Fast Connect - Hide your ip (4.3@9) Ǥ 9 6
OpenVPN Connect – Fast & Safe SSL VPN Client (4.2@170,988) 8 1 Video Demo 4/2014; Tutorial 10/2019
EasyOvpn - Plugin for OpenVPN (4.2@108,900) Ǥ 9 7 LastUpdate: 2019-03-17
OpenVPN for Android (4.1@48,205) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; KnowledgeBase
Bitmask (4.1@964) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted internet proxy (using OpenVPN) with automatic configuration
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4@84,377) Ǥ 12 1 root required for Gingerbread and below
VPN Servers for OpenVPN (4@5,724) Ǥ 9 4
VPN Hotspot - tethering/Wi-Fi repeater (4@2,667) Ǥ 17 2 Github; Video Intro 8/2019; share VPN connection via Hotspot
Easy VPN Free - Unlimited Secure VPN Proxy (4@1,072) Ǥ 11 9 Github
Safejumper (4@76) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-10
Totally Free VPN. No Limits! No Account Required! (3.9@3,602) 6 6
Private Tunnel VPN – Fast & Secure Cloud VPN (3.8@20,293) 6 1
Best VPN Proxy OvpnSpider (3.8@6,156) Ǥ 8 7
Neoconnect(Trial) (3.7@99) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-08-19
VpnCilla (Trial) (3.5@642) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / VpnCilla (4.3@1,199; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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).
NeoRouter VPN Professional (3.4@163) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-12 / NeoRouter VPN Mesh (4.1@128) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-18
Eddie - AirVPN official OpenVPN GUI (3.3@240) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-08-18
TunSafe VPN (3@1,691) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-22 WireGuard client
NoVpnMonitor (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-02-12 Github; remove the „network may be monitored“ message when using a VPN
Brook - A cross-platform proxy (0@0) Ǥ 5 1 Github; uses its own server (cross-platform)
Tinc App (0@0; ~EUR 6.00) 4 Github

Further Readings:

Comparing Paid VPNs and Free VPNs: The Hidden Costs – and Dangers – of “Free” (6/2020)
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 - 1/2020)
VPN: Mehr Privatsphäre beim Surfen (4/2016 - 1/2020)
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)

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