Compare VPN apps for iPhone and Android by price, device limit and privacy, with free plans listed right next to paid ones. Pick what matters most to you, or filter the full list below.
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Using a VPN for free, with no monthly data limit
Free with no monthly data limit, from the Swiss company behind Proton Mail. Paid plans add servers in 140 countries and tracker blocking.
Visit Proton VPN
Signing up without giving your email or name
One flat monthly price, however long you sign up for. No email needed, you can pay in cash, and it can route you through two servers.
Visit Mullvad
Extra privacy, like routing through two servers, with no email needed
Sign up without an email and even pay in cash. Its code is public, it says it has passed eight outside checks since 2019, and it can route you through two servers for extra privacy.
Visit IVPN
A no-logs promise checked by an outside firm (Deloitte, 2025)
Covers up to 10 devices, with a kill switch and the option to route through two servers. Deloitte checked its no-logs promise in 2025.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$14.99/mo. The US$3.49/mo price is for a longer plan.
Visit NordVPN
Covering a whole household, since there's no device limit
No limit on devices, so one plan covers the whole household. Includes a kill switch and tracker blocking.
Visit Surfshark
Trying a VPN for the first time, free
A simple app that's free for 2 GB. Paid plans have no device limit, and it publishes an outside check every year. Based in Canada.
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Paid only, with servers in 16 countries. You get 7 days to ask for a refund.
Worth knowing: Only 7 days to ask for a refund.
From the makers of the AdGuard ad blocker. Use it free on 2 devices, or pay to cover up to 10.
Paid only and priced in euros. You can pay with PayPal or cryptocurrency.
Paid only, with servers in 50+ countries and no limit on how many devices you connect.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$30.00/mo. The US$12.50/mo price is for a longer plan.
Free for 500 MB of data a month, enough for light use on public Wi-Fi (think email and maps). Apps for iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
Paid only and priced in euros. You get 7 days to ask for a refund.
Worth knowing: Only 7 days to ask for a refund.
From the antivirus company Bitdefender. Try it free for 7 days; paid plans cover 10 devices, with servers in 100 countries.
You can try it free on a few servers before you pay.
Free with 4 locations to choose from. Paying opens up 46.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$6.99/mo. The US$2.76/mo price is for a longer plan.
A Dutch VPN that covers up to 6 devices.
No limit on devices and servers in 25 countries. An outside firm, Securitum, has checked its no-logs promise.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$15.00/mo. The US$3.96/mo price is for a longer plan.
One plan covers up to 6 devices.
Its app's code is public for anyone to check, and it has a kill switch. Pay with cryptocurrency and you don't need to give an email.
Servers in 100 countries for up to 7 devices, with a kill switch and the option to let chosen apps skip the VPN. Longer plans give you 45 days to ask for a refund.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$12.99/mo. The US$2.19/mo price is for a longer plan.
Servers in 113 countries that keep nothing on a hard drive, so data is wiped on every restart. Names outside checks by PwC, Cure53 and KPMG.
From the security company F-Secure (it used to be called Freedome). Try it free for 30 days; plans cover 1, 3 or 5 devices.
Low prices if you sign up for several years, plus a kill switch.
Now called Namecheap VPN, from the domain company Namecheap. Covers up to 5 devices.
Servers in 40 countries. Read the refund rules before you buy.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.90/mo. The US$4.96/mo price is for a longer plan.
Mostly a tool for watching streaming services from other countries, with a VPN included. Try it free for 3 days.
A Dutch VPN priced in euros, with apps for TVs and home routers. Also sells a one-time lifetime plan.
A small VPN with servers in 11 countries, for up to 5 devices. Try it for 3 days.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.99/mo. The US$2.99/mo price is for a longer plan.
Has a free version, paid for by ads.
Works on phones, computers, browsers, TVs and routers. You get 30 days to ask for a refund.
Free for 300 MB a day. Paid plans cover 8 devices and let chosen apps skip the VPN.
You get 30 days to ask for a refund on longer plans, or 7 days on a monthly plan.
Sign up without an email and even pay in cash. Its code is public, it says it has passed eight outside checks since 2019, and it can route you through two servers for extra privacy.
Free for 250 MB a month. Paid plans cover up to 5 devices.
From the makers of Firefox. Covers up to 5 devices, with servers in 30 countries.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.99/mo. The US$4.99/mo price is for a longer plan.
One flat monthly price, however long you sign up for. No email needed, you can pay in cash, and it can route you through two servers.
Covers up to 10 devices, with a kill switch and the option to route through two servers. Deloitte checked its no-logs promise in 2025.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$14.99/mo. The US$3.49/mo price is for a longer plan.
From the makers of Norton antivirus. Covers up to 10 devices, with a kill switch. Yearly plans give you 60 days to ask for a refund.
Covers up to 10 devices in 70+ locations. Pay by card, cryptocurrency or cash.
No email needed: your account is just a random number. Its code is public, and it covers up to 5 devices.
Its servers run without hard drives, so there's nowhere to store logs. Covers up to 7 devices.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$12.00/mo. The US$4.22/mo price is for a longer plan.
Servers in 102 countries for up to 10 devices. You get only 7 days to ask for a refund.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.99/mo. The US$2.49/mo price is for a longer plan.
Free for 10 GB a month on one device. Paid plans cover 10 devices, with a kill switch. Based in Switzerland.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$10.99/mo. The US$1.11/mo price is for a longer plan.
Servers in 113 countries that keep nothing on a hard drive. Its apps' code is public.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$11.95/mo. The US$2.03/mo price is for a longer plan.
Covers up to 10 devices, with servers in 63 countries.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.90/mo. The US$2.00/mo price is for a longer plan.
Free with no monthly data limit, from the Swiss company behind Proton Mail. Paid plans add servers in 140 countries and tracker blocking.
An Android security app with a free VPN built in.
Worth knowing: The company lists no iPhone app.
Covers up to 10 devices and blocks trackers. Names KPMG as the firm that checked its no-logs promise.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$12.95/mo. The US$1.69/mo price is for a longer plan.
Free with no account at all, and it runs on donations. For Android and computers, not iPhone.
Worth knowing: The company lists no iPhone app.
A free plan with servers in 2 countries; paid plans offer 40.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$11.95/mo. The US$3.79/mo price is for a longer plan.
Takes card, PayPal or cryptocurrency, with 30 days to ask for a refund.
Yearly and monthly plans, with 30 days to ask for a refund.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$10.00/mo. The US$4.00/mo price is for a longer plan.
Covers up to 5 devices in 50+ locations. Try it free for 7 days.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$14.99/mo. The US$4.99/mo price is for a longer plan.
No limit on devices, so one plan covers the whole household. Includes a kill switch and tracker blocking.
Servers in 43 countries and a kill switch. A family plan covers 6 devices.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$6.99/mo. The US$4.99/mo price is for a longer plan.
Try it free for 3 days without giving a card.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.99/mo. The US$2.67/mo price is for a longer plan.
A simple app that's free for 2 GB. Paid plans have no device limit, and it publishes an outside check every year. Based in Canada.
Mostly a tool for watching streaming services from other countries, with a VPN as an add-on. Try it free for 7 days.
Includes a kill switch. Plans cover 5, 10 or 20 devices.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$11.99/mo. The US$1.99/mo price is for a longer plan.
Priced in euros, with a kill switch and apps for TVs.
Worth knowing: Only 7 days to ask for a refund.
A free university project from Japan, run on volunteer servers. Most servers keep logs for 2 weeks, so it isn't a privacy tool. No app of its own.
Covers up to 12 devices, with servers in 21 countries.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.00/mo. The US$3.75/mo price is for a longer plan.
Pay with PayPal or cryptocurrency, with 30 days to ask for a refund.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$5.99/mo. The US$2.49/mo price is for a longer plan.
Covers up to 10 devices, with servers in 40+ countries. Offers a low-cost 30-day trial.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.95/mo. The US$2.99/mo price is for a longer plan.
Servers in nearly 70 countries, with 30 days to ask for a refund.
Has a free plan, and paid plans have no device limit. Blocks trackers, and its code is public.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.00/mo. The US$5.75/mo price is for a longer plan.
A free app with 200 MB a day. Paid plans cover 1 or 5 devices.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$3.49/mo. The US$1.12/mo price is for a longer plan.
Has a free version. Paying adds a kill switch and lets chosen apps skip the VPN.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$11.99/mo. The US$2.99/mo price is for a longer plan.
Free for 10 GB a month. Paid plans cover up to 10 devices in 80 countries.
Worth knowing: Month to month it’s US$9.99/mo. The US$2.49/mo price is for a longer plan.
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A few minutes of setup makes it switch on by itself when you need it.
Download it from the App Store or Google Play, then sign in. Skip links in pop-up ads.
Turn on the app’s auto-connect for public Wi-Fi. On Android, search Settings for “VPN” and turn on Always-on VPN.
Nearby servers are faster and easier on your battery. Switch countries only when you need to.
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The price is the lowest monthly price on the company’s site. It’s often a first-time deal on a long plan, so expect to pay more at renewal.
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It depends where you use it. A VPN hides what you do online from the Wi-Fi you're on and from your phone or internet company, and hides your location from the sites you visit. It's most useful on café, hotel and airport Wi-Fi, and when you travel.
Yes. A few well-known companies have a free plan, usually with a cap on data, speed, locations or devices. Proton VPN's free plan has no monthly data limit. Pick Try one free above to see the rest, and open Details for each one's limits.
Some are. The safer ones come from known companies that cap your data or locations to nudge you toward paying; others make money from ads or from your data. Check who makes it and what it says about logs (we show both when the company tells us).
iPhone has a VPN page in Settings, but you need an app to use it. If you pay for iCloud+, Private Relay hides your IP address in Safari, though it covers little outside the browser and you can't pick a country. On Android, recent Google Pixel phones include VPN by Google in some countries at no extra cost.
From websites and apps, yes: they see the VPN server's location in place of yours. Your phone's GPS is separate, so apps you've given location access can still see where you are.
The company promises not to keep a record of the sites you visit or where you connect from. An audit means an outside firm checked that promise. We mark a VPN as audited only when the company names the audit, and link the report when it's public.
No. Your internet company can't see what you do anymore, but the VPN company can, so you're picking whom to trust. Sites can still tell it's you when you're logged in.
A bit. The farther away the server, the slower it gets, so pick one near you unless you need a certain country. Expect your battery to drain a little faster too.
It cuts your phone's internet if the VPN drops, so nothing slips out unprotected. Android has one built in: in your VPN settings, turn on Always-on VPN and Block connections without VPN.
It lets you pick apps that skip the VPN, handy for the banking apps that refuse to work over one. You'll see it more on Android and computers than on iPhone.
Speed and reliability shift month to month, and they depend on where you live. One score would hide all that, so we show what each company offers and let you filter for what matters to you.
