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

2023-03-13

VPN Shortcut (4.9@463) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN settings on home screen (4.8@1,564) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-06 Shortcut
VPN Settings (4.5@955) 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

2023-03-13

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@212) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2017-07-20
Gear VPN - Fast, Secure VPN (5@37) 4 3
Green SSH (4.8@48,912) 7 2
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
Turbo VPN - Secure VPN Proxy (4.7@7,501,164) Ǥ 15 12
LinkVPN Unlimited VPN Proxy (4.4@54,830) Ǥ 16 5
Avira Phantom VPN: Fast VPN (4.4@36,927) Ǥ 15 7 limitierte Basis-Version gratis, Pro ~EUR 60/Jahr
Mullvad VPN (4.4@1,239) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Proton VPN: Private, Secure (4.3@90,994) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Testbericht 12/2017 | 9/2017-8/2020; Video Review 3/2018; Review 12/2018
Private Internet Access VPN (4.3@69,583) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
F-Secure FREEDOME VPN (4.3@60,452) Ǥ 13 1 Vorstellung 8/2018; Testbericht 9/2019; 7 day trial, afterwards ~EUR 4,50 per month
VPN Unlimited – Proxy Shield (4.3@52,468) Ǥ 17 9
hide.me VPN: The Privacy Guard (4.3@24,004) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Super VPN - Unlimited Proxy (4.2@259,055) Ǥ 8 2
Fastzilla Unlimited VPN & Prox (4.2@7,179) Ǥ 11 8
RiseupVPN (4.2@2,482) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2019
VPN Betternet: Unlimited Proxy (4.1@1,259,009) Ǥ 15 10
ExpressVPN: VPN Fast & Secure (4.1@322,263) Ǥ 14 2
HotspotShield VPN: Fast Proxy (4@1,571,657) Ǥ 18 10 tracks you
TunnelBear VPN (4@303,257) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 10/2016; Video Howto 5/2016 | 1/2017
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4@98,940) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2021-07-07 root required for Gingerbread and below
FlyVPN - Secure & Fast VPN (4@37,331) Ǥ 12 2
Fast VPN and Proxy by PureVPN (4@35,186) Ǥ 15 7
Zoog VPN - Secure VPN Proxy (4@3,226) Ǥ 12 2 Intro 3/2020
Free & Premium VPN - FinchVPN (4@60) Ǥ 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-07-08
Fast Secure VPN (3.9@57,264) 11 2
Speedify - Live Streaming VPN (3.9@48,153) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
IVPN - Secure VPN for Privacy (3.9@972) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wireguard protocol
Windscribe VPN (3.8@107,856) Ǥ 21 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
ZenMate VPN - WiFi Security (3.8@72,677) Ǥ 10 4 500 MB/month for free; flatrate EUR 2/month or EUR 20/year
Incognito VPN - Fast VPN & Ad (3.8@899) Ǥ 9 3 LastUpdate: 2020-09-17 Intro 7/2020
Shellfire VPN (3@1,790) 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

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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
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@635) 7 1 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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Vpn One Click (4.4@119,569) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
TunSafe VPN (4.4@1,738) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-22 WireGuard client
eduVPN (4.4@109) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
iWASEL OpenVPN for Android (4.3@6,011) Ǥ 9 6 / VPN WASEL Pro (4.3@5,651) Ǥ 10 10
�Totally Free VPN� Unlimited, Secure & Free! (4.3@3,695) 6 6 LastUpdate: 2020-06-12
AirVPN Eddie Client GUI (4.3@313) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN Hotspot (4.2@3,919) Ǥ 20 2 Github; Video Intro 8/2019; share VPN connection via Hotspot
OpenVPN for Android (4.1@55,293) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; KnowledgeBase
Mysterium VPN — Next Gen VPN (4.1@7,304) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
WireGuard (4.1@7,185) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ read more; Guide 5/2020
OpenVPN Connect – OpenVPN App (4@181,824) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Tutorial 10/2019
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4@98,940) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2021-07-07 root required for Gingerbread and below
Outline (4@19,052) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Secure VPN And Fast Connect (4@6,623) Ǥ 9 6 LastUpdate: 2020-04-23
strongSwan VPN Client (4@3,087) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Easy VPN Free - Unlimited Secu (4@1,097) Ǥ 11 9 LastUpdate: 2021-04-26 Github
Knox Settings VPN Plug-in (4@184) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Safejumper (4@76) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-10
EasyOvpn - Plugin for OpenVPN (3.9@110,009) Ǥ 9 7 LastUpdate: 2019-03-17
VPN Proxy OvpnSpider (3.9@7,585) Ǥ 12 7
VPN Servers for OpenVPN (3.9@6,367) Ǥ 11 3
Bitmask (3.9@1,288) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted internet proxy (using OpenVPN) with automatic configuration
VpnCilla (Trial) (3.7@666) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / VpnCilla (4.7@1,298; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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).
VpnHood! (3.7@412) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Private Tunnel VPN – Fast & Secure Cloud VPN (3.7@20) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-21
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

Further Readings:

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)
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)
Best VPNs for Android (8/2013 - 5/2018)

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