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

2025-06-10

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@634) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VPN Settings (4.3@958) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-07 Shortcut

VPN via specific providers

2025-06-10

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 LastUpdate: 2023-09-26
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@9,282,226) Ǥ 16 14
VPN Proton: Fast & Secure VPN (4.6@449,893) Ǥ 13 1 Github; Testbericht 12/2017 | 9/2017-8/2020; Video Review 3/2018; Review 12/2018
Windscribe VPN (4.6@177,819) Ǥ 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; unblocks geo-restricted content and eliminates tracking
Avira Phantom VPN: Fast VPN (4.5@41,821) Ǥ 18 6 limitierte Basis-Version gratis, Pro ~EUR 60/Jahr
Super VPN - Best Free Proxy (4.5@15) Ǥ 5 2 LastUpdate: 2022-12-11
hide.me VPN: The Privacy Guard (4.4@32,868) Ǥ 11 1
FinchVPN: Fast Secure Privacy (4.3@19,751) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
ZenMate VPN - WiFi Security (4.3@18) 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@56,728) Ǥ 14 3
Fastzilla Unlimited VPN & Prox (4.2@7,065) Ǥ 11 8 LastUpdate: 2022-06-22
Hotspot Shield: Fast VPN Proxy (4.1@1,651,721) Ǥ 35 30 tracks you
Betternet: Fast VPN Hotspot (4.1@1,340,170) Ǥ 21 30
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@98,929) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2021-07-07 root required for Gingerbread and below
Private Internet Access VPN (4.1@96,883) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Speedify Fast Bonding VPN (4.1@49,280) Ǥ 17 2
Mullvad VPN (4@5,630) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
RiseupVPN (4@3,743) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2019
ExpressVPN: Fast & Secure VPN (3.9@403,355) Ǥ 21 3
KeepSolid VPN Unlimited (3.9@57,169) Ǥ 20 6
Fast Secure VPN (3.9@52,351) Ǥ 10 1
F-Secure FREEDOME VPN (3.8@61,311) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2018; Testbericht 9/2019; 7 day trial, afterwards ~EUR 4,50 per month
IVPN (3.7@1,387) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wireguard protocol
TunnelBear VPN (3.6@317,617) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Howto 1/2017
Zoog VPN - Secure VPN Proxy (3.6@19,909) Ǥ 19 10 Intro 3/2020
FlyVPN - Secure & Fast VPN (3.5@37,798) Ǥ 15 1
PureVPN: VPN Fast & Secure VPN (3.4@41,027) Ǥ 17 8
Shellfire VPN (3.2@1,887) Ǥ 15 1
NymVPN: Secure VPN by Nym (0@0) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Calyx VPN (0@0) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab

Other VPN Apps

2025-06-10

Private Tunnel VPN Proxy (5@2,133) Ǥ 8 3
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
URnetwork (4.8@238) Ǥ 12 Github; decentralized VPN network
Viscerion (4.7@159) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-09 Github; WireGuard
OpenVPN Connect – OpenVPN App (4.6@203,982) 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
WG Tunnel (4.5@534) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; WireGuard
Tinc Mesh VPN (4.5@2) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Outline (4.4@25,477) 6 1 Github
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@418) 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
Tailscale (4.3@2,382) 12 1 Github; VPN Mesh using Firebase & Google SignIn (uh?)
Knox Settings VPN Plug-in (4.3@449) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Outline Keeper (4.3@30) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; manage Outline VPN servers
VPN One Click (4.2@117,877) Ǥ 10 2
OpenVPN for Android (4.2@55,690) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; KnowledgeBase
WireGuard (4.2@13,845) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ read more; Guide 5/2020
VpnHood! Client (4.2@856) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@98,929) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2021-07-07 root required for Gingerbread and below
VPN Proxy OvpnSpider (4@12,226) Ǥ 11 3
Mysterium Dark (4@8,846) Ǥ 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
VPN Hotspot (4@4,850) Ǥ 20 2 Github; Video Intro 8/2019; share VPN connection via Hotspot
Easy VPN Free - Unlimited Secure VPN Proxy (4@1,095) Ǥ 10 9 LastUpdate: 2021-04-26 Github
VPN Servers for OpenVPN (3.9@6,575) Ǥ 10 3
strongSwan VPN Client (3.9@3,446) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Secure VPN And Fast Connect (3.8@6,546) Ǥ 9 6 LastUpdate: 2020-04-23
Bitmask (3.8@1,436) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted internet proxy (using OpenVPN) with automatic configuration
Private Tunnel VPN – Fast & Secure Cloud VPN (3.7@20) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-21
eduVPN (3.6@196) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
VpnCilla (Trial) (3.5@669) 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) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-11 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
OpenConnect (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab

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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