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

2025-01-08

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@596) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN Settings (4.3@957) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-07 Shortcut

VPN via specific providers

2025-01-08

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@210) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2017-07-20
Gear VPN - Fast, Secure 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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-04-26 Github
Green SSH (4.8@20) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2022-03-08
Turbo VPN - Secure VPN Proxy (4.7@8,980,723) Ǥ 16 14
Windscribe VPN (4.6@146,311) Ǥ 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; unblocks geo-restricted content and eliminates tracking
VPN Proton: Fast & Secure VPN (4.5@316,209) Ǥ 11 1 Github; Testbericht 12/2017 | 9/2017-8/2020; Video Review 3/2018; Review 12/2018
Avira Phantom VPN: Fast VPN (4.5@41,021) Ǥ 18 6 limitierte Basis-Version gratis, Pro ~EUR 60/Jahr
Super VPN - Best Free Proxy (4.5@15) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2022-12-11
hide.me VPN: The Privacy Guard (4.3@31,238) Ǥ 11 1
FinchVPN: Fast Secure Privacy (4.3@19,788) Ǥ 9 1
ZenMate VPN - WiFi Security (4.3@17) Ǥ 10 4 LastUpdate: 2022-05-15 500 MB/month for free; flatrate EUR 2/month or EUR 20/year
LinkVPN Unlimited VPN Proxy (4.2@56,489) Ǥ 7 3
Fastzilla Unlimited VPN & Prox (4.2@7,069) Ǥ 11 8 LastUpdate: 2022-06-22
Super Fast VPN Proxy—Betternet (4.1@1,335,782) Ǥ 19 28
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@98,972) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2021-07-07 root required for Gingerbread and below
Private Internet Access VPN (4.1@92,065) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Speedify (4.1@48,969) Ǥ 14 1
Super VPN—Hotspot Shield Proxy (4@1,635,845) Ǥ 28 30 tracks you
KeepSolid VPN Unlimited (4@56,649) Ǥ 19 6
RiseupVPN (4@3,584) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2019
F-Secure FREEDOME VPN (3.9@61,338) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2018; Testbericht 9/2019; 7 day trial, afterwards ~EUR 4,50 per month
Fast Secure VPN (3.9@52,351) Ǥ 10 1
Zoog VPN - Secure VPN Proxy (3.9@15,455) Ǥ 18 5 Intro 3/2020
ExpressVPN: Fast & Secure VPN (3.7@385,794) Ǥ 20 2
TunnelBear VPN (3.6@315,618) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Howto 1/2017
Mullvad VPN (3.6@4,634) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
IVPN (3.6@1,287) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wireguard protocol
PureVPN: VPN Fast & Secure VPN (3.5@40,373) Ǥ 15 8
FlyVPN - Secure & Fast VPN (3.5@37,643) Ǥ 15 1
Shellfire VPN (3.1@1,869) Ǥ 16 1
NymVPN: Fast and Secure VPN (0@0) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Calyx VPN (0@0) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab

Other VPN Apps

2025-01-08

Now VPN - Free and Fast VPN - OpenVPN for Android (5@2,133) Ǥ 6 3 LastUpdate: 2021-02-18
NeoRouter VPN Professional (5@170) 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
WG Tunnel (4.7@305) 19 Github; WireGuard
Viscerion (4.7@159) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-09 Github; WireGuard
OpenVPN Connect – OpenVPN App (4.6@200,118) 8 1 Tutorial 10/2019
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
Tinc Mesh VPN (4.5@2; ~EUR 6.00) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Outline (4.4@24,057) 5 1 Github
Tailscale (4.4@1,955) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; VPN Mesh using Firebase & Google SignIn (uh?)
TunSafe VPN (4.4@1,738) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-22 WireGuard client
AirVPN Eddie Client GUI (4.4@399) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
EasyOvpn - Plugin for OpenVPN (4.4@32) Ǥ 8 7 LastUpdate: 2019-03-17
iWASEL OpenVPN for Android (4.3@6,011) Ǥ 9 6 LastUpdate: 2022-04-26 / VPN WASEL Pro (4.3@5,651) Ǥ 10 10 LastUpdate: 2022-05-17
�Totally Free VPN� Unlimited, Secure & Free! (4.3@3,695) 6 6 LastUpdate: 2020-06-12
Outline Keeper (4.3@30) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; manage Outline VPN servers
VPN One Click (4.2@118,025) Ǥ 10 2
OpenVPN for Android (4.2@55,572) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; KnowledgeBase
VpnHood! Client (4.2@843) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@98,972) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2021-07-07 root required for Gingerbread and below
Mysterium Dark (4.1@8,638) Ǥ 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Knox Settings VPN Plug-in (4.1@397) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN Hotspot (4@4,682) Ǥ 23 2 Github; Video Intro 8/2019; share VPN connection via Hotspot
strongSwan VPN Client (4@3,373) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Easy VPN Free - Unlimited Secure VPN Proxy (4@1,095) Ǥ 10 9 LastUpdate: 2021-04-26 Github
WireGuard (3.9@11,859) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ read more; Guide 5/2020
VPN Proxy OvpnSpider (3.9@11,103) Ǥ 11 3
VPN Servers for OpenVPN (3.9@6,511) Ǥ 10 3
Bitmask (3.9@1,422) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted internet proxy (using OpenVPN) with automatic configuration
eduVPN (3.8@179) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Secure VPN And Fast Connect (3.7@6,537) Ǥ 9 6 LastUpdate: 2020-04-23
Private Tunnel VPN – Fast & Secure Cloud VPN (3.7@20) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-21
VpnCilla (Trial) (3.5@668) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-12-02 / VpnCilla (4.7@1,318) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-30 Client for Fritz!Box, Cisco PIX/ASA, Fortigate or other VPN Servers with IPSec Pre-shared Keying (Xauth IKE/PSK).
Librem Tunnel (3.5@31) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-06-09 fork of OpenVPN for Android
XNmVPN (Trial) (2@99) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-08-19
Serverless VPN - UpVPN (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; VPN based on WireGuard
VPN Hotspot (0@0) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-09-17 Github; sharing your VPN connection via Hotspot; root needed
vTunnel (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
WG Auto Connect (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Auto connect to a WireGuard tunnel
JetBird (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Codeberg

Further Readings:

Nutzung von VPNs ist bei manchen Anbietern riskant (11/2023)
VPN-Test: hide.me vs. OVPN vs. Perfect Privacy (4/2023)
vpn-sicher.de – endlich ein ehrlicher VPN Vergleich im Web (3/2023)
VPN auf Android: Nicht der ganze Datenverkehr ist geschützt (10/2022)
VPN-Vergleich 2022: OVPN vs. hide.me vs. Perfect Privacy als App (6/2022)
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 - 1/2023)
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)
Privatsphäre und Anonymität bei vielen VPN-Diensten nicht gewährleistet (Heise 6/2015)
Best VPNs for Android (8/2013 - 5/2018)

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