Proton VPN: Fast & Secure

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.6 97966 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Good VPN but has an annoying issue

   This is the undoubtedly the best free VPN you can find on the AppStore and I imagine it’s even better with paid options. Unlike a lot of other VPNs it even has a desktop version that’s just as good. I’ve used it for a while and haven’t had any major issues with it. Most other VPNs I’ve tried also slow your internet speed considerably but I’ve never had this issue even when connecting to far away servers. I live in the U.S. and have connected to Japan servers a few times and even then my internet speed is still fast enough to be functional. There is however a minor but really annoying issue I’ve encountered a few times. Sometimes when you change servers it will disconnect and then reconnect you to the same server in the same location. This is usually followed by a 20 minute wait timer. I understand that this wait timer isn’t in the premium version and that you can even pick locations with premium but regardless I feel like the change server button should always change servers. Lot of countries and some states have laws that restrict what users can access so you can see how this can be problematic when the change server button reconnects you to the same server in the same location. Other than this minor issue it’s a great VPN and I highly recommend it to anyone who is searching for a free VPN because it’s certainly the best one out there.

   The reaper of cookies · 30 Aug 2026

2. 4/5Needs a temporary pause option, new UI is a little confusing and needs expanded profile options

   There needs to be an update to be able to temporarily disconnect (pause) the VPN connection which will automatically reconnect after a period of time. Nordvpn had this, was able to pause and pick 5 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. This is needed for some websites or apps that have trouble connecting when on VPN (if they're blocking it usually). Right now I have to manually disconnect and half the time forget to manually reconnect it. Adding a pause timed option (which should also be accessible from the widget) would greatly improve the app. Also the newer UI (6.x) on recent updates is a little confusing, and creating profiles is a lot harder. This needs improvements, such as when building a profile, should be able to do a search on the select server screen when building a new profile. Currently you can search when going into the normal countries tab, but you cannot search when building a profile. Another function that needs to be available for profiles is to be able to create a profile with multiple servers, and it will randomize between those specific servers. For example, if the country is United States, I would like to add in all of the servers for a single state for a profile (more limited than the generic random function which will not narrow down by state). I would prefer this so that VPN will still somewhat randomize but I can keep them limited to the smaller geographical area rather than the entire country.

   Epic-C · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Eastside

   I’d like to start out by saying THANKYOU. For 5.5 years I’ve intermittently have used Protonmail,mainly due to extreme stalking issues particularly online. Currently I use protonmail mainly not intermittently. I love your cause. I’ve reached out to law enforcement 5x in my small city and 4x in the bigger guns the county sheriff dept. Bruh, when issues occurred in appropriate region I’ve reached out. I’ve left evidence of this problem I get no help the officers, sergeant,lutenient , or whoever they meanActually the seem embarrassingly laughing it off as the terminology like network porting they have no clue. Or they do and don’t care to take time for me until something serious happens again. I’m legal as much as the next person, I don’t meddle, unless I’m effected and it calls for attention , I’m generally Having privacy with email has been so important being a past victim of domestic violence ( from a person whom served 15 years in fla. for 2nd degree M. C and other battery, firearm n other stuff. )So now I’m installing your vpn so I can say I’m a past victim of stalking like I said due to your apps&privacy & always being put first I’m able to say I’m a past victim of domestic violence so please continue filtering thru the reviews and not allowing requests to make the app more user friendly to impose on our rights for privacy your team has worked so hard for and make privacy and security possible for users on the internet. protonmail helped keep my right to my personal things private. Thankyou protonmail and vpn. For making privacy possible and anxiety less the last like 5 years. Thankyou, Eastside.

   Eastside1615 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 4/5App Request & NOTE for the electronically-challenged like me

   IMPORTANT: Turn on “Allow LAN Connections” to use personal hotspot, AirDrop, connection to tv, or anything that requires you to be on the same network. Took me awhile to figure that out on my own since networking & any moderately advanced stuff like that is mostly over my head.. and I definitely am not the only person who never had a reason to have to know that stuff therefore it’s like a foreign language that keeps advancing faster than my ADHD brain can comprehend most the vast majority of the stacks of help articles I’ll have the patience to understand before my brain explodes. MY PREVIOUS POST👉🏼[App Request]: Considering that you guys specialize in privacy, it would be nice if you offered a comprehensive service that removes peoples private information from Internet Data Brokers, other people search engines, and indexing websites. I already use one service to do this, but they are not comprehensive in the sites they remove from, they don’t check back often enough before information gets put back up on the sites (or request that ALL information on a person be restricted forever), and they don’t offer to help remove from sites that require you to give the site an ID to have your information removed(which just confirms that they have the right identity and is counterproductive), and they don’t offer removals from indexing websites like the Internet archive. if proton offered a fully comprehensive removal service that actually worked the way it’s supposed to, I would be one of the first to sign up.

   Ethereal Relativity · 30 Aug 2026

5. 2/5Ruined iPhone functionality

   I’m a recent subscriber to Proton and while I’ve been slow to transition from other products I was all in on the VPN. Occasionally there was a hiccup because a site or app relied on Cloudflare and they didn’t get along, but in the last few weeks it escalated to massive problems. My phone was struggling to connect or maintain connections to networks (WiFi and cell services), even with connections my phone was spotty on making or receiving calls, and my battery was draining rapidly. I initially blamed my phone’s age and bought a brand new iPhone. The VPN turned out to be disastrous. While doing a phone-to-phone transfer something went wrong after several apps (including Proton VPN) had been transferred. I tried to restart the process, but the phones couldn’t establish a connection anymore. Eventually I gave up. After moving the SIM to the new phone my phone would show a solid connection to my cell network, but mobile data didn’t work and again phone calls were spotty. At some point I opened my settings and noticed the VPN slider moving back and forth on its own. I know that Proton takes over managing VPN service from the phone, but the two were fighting each other and the result was my phone becoming useless. Even when I offloaded the app there were problems that could only be solved by fully deleting it. I don’t know if Apple or Proton made the change that resulted in the incompatibility, but the result is the same: my phone is useless with it.

   Allosaurusmeat · 30 Aug 2026

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