TunnelBear: Secure VPN & Wifi

• Monthly - 8.99 — $8.99/month
• Monthly - 10.99 — $10.99/month
• Monthly - 11.99 — $11.99/month
• Black Friday Cyber Monday — $47.99
• Giant — $7.99
• Giant Tunnelbear — $9.99
• Grizzly — $49.99
• Grizzly Tunnelbear — $59.99
• Unlimited data for any 5 devices — $6.99
• Unlimited data for any 5 devices — $49.99

Last verified 5 Sep 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $0.99 - $83.27 per item

Last verified 4 Sep 2026

4.7 84815 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5The new map/map colors are weird... and why it crashes?

   So, been successfully and proudly using Tunnel Bear for years now, minor hiccups here and there, got used to how it works but now since the recent update of few days ago like June 19th or 18th 2019 where supposedly there are redesigned maps (..) it crashes..like I open the app, the weird color (in my opinion awful..) map appear, there's a sheep now in the middle of nowhere, I click on connect, the map turn of bright colors again, the sheep turns to a bear and everything is working smoothly. Then after a while I want to get back to the app and it simply crashes. It won't open anymore so that in order to disconnect for instance I had to literally delete it from my iPhone and install that again... Mh... why is that? Fix this annoying bug please... and maybe I get that the "visual of a no-color map" turning bright when you're connected and "dark" again when not, might be appealing but I don't personally like that :-/

   Kfihek · 5 Sep 2026

2. 1/5This app is NOT what it seems to be!!

   I would like to start by saying that I was extremely happy to come across an app like this. I truly needed something that would deliver more data when needed. At first I thought it was working because I had TB connected && seen the data was being used but I still had all my cell data. So with me still having cell data I couldn’t tell if it was working entirely or not. Now reasons why I’M UPSET with this app is because, I have no more cell data so I decided to go unlimited on TB. I spent the $10 bucks of course to have data again because (I REPEAT) I’M ALL OUT OF CELL DATA & also to give it a test run. Well the app IS NOT fulfilling what it’s promised. The connection is slow no matter where I connect to. When TB is connected my phone actually works a lot slower. With no cell data left my phone works a lot faster when TB is disconnected. I connect TB for more speed && nothing seems to load, my apps start crashing, web browser doesn’t work, & it even messes with my texts & calls. Surely WAS I NOT expecting this to happen with TB. Thought it would work great but $10 bucks wasted. Really had plans on using TB further on but now I’m cancelling my renewal A.S.A.P when I get the chance. If they can fix the app & make it work as it should, then I’ll continue being a paying customer. The way it’s looking though is a strong NO!! If I was you I would do my research before installing this app. Pay close attention to the feedback & dates. Don’t do a me & jump the gun cause you might get shot.

   Fruity3711 · 5 Sep 2026

3. 1/5Terrible VPN, terrible support.

   This VPN has never worked properly since I’d purchased it in February. The biggest issue being it doesn’t allow communication from my five iOS devices and two Mac OS devices to Google search engine. And customer service is pretty much redundant. You know, “is the app current?” or “did you turn it off and turn it back on again?” Okay, the latter is something Apple does. Be advised that TunnelBear does not refund one bloody zinc Abe’s head (US) for this alleged VPN. They politely guide you to Apple, and Apple has become the largest money grubbing, fraudulent, don’t give one half a care about their customers. So one has to fill out the “report a problem” on the Apple site. And, suspiciously, at least in my case, the “refund” portion is greyed out. And then Apple responds with brilliant links to forums, etc. Gosh, why didn’t I think of that? I asked Apple to stop jerking me around and refund my $63 and some odd cents USD. I was told it would have to be elevated to the BoD because, clearly, Apple and their crony developers need the money. EDIT: As suspected, Apple denied my refund request. As far as TunnelBear goes, I just tried opening a .PDF email attachment and after 15-20 seconds, I was greeted with the all too familiar “no connection” banner. This happens when TB is active. Turn off TB and BAM! The doc opened immediately. No sense in contacted TB no-support.

   William Kiefer · 5 Sep 2026

4. 4/5[update] Love it! Latest update w/iOS 11 stopped auto connect

   The company responded to my concern within about 24 hours, very timely, especially over the weekend. They informed me that they were aware of the issue and a fix was already in place, pushed to an update: 2.7.1. I updated and voila! it appears to have been resolved. Thanks for your positive and timely response! Very happy with the performance of the app, as well as the ethics and care from this company so far. I absolutely love TunnelBear. After researching a ton of VPNs and their behaviors and perks, I decided upon TB. No logging. Excellent encryption. Auto connect. No speed loss that I’ve noticed. I only have one gripe with the latest update / move to iOS 11. The VPN never seems to auto connect anymore. Every time either the device loses or sleeps the connection, or switches between cellular and WiFi, TunnelBear disconnects and never attempts to reconnect like it used to. Please fix this. It’s now incredibly frustrating to have to manually go to the app to reconnect to VPN every time this happens. And it happens way more often than I thought or ever noticed. Thanks.

   mucci314 · 5 Sep 2026

5. 4/5great VPN

   this is my 2nd year/2nd device using TunnelBear VPN & i really do like it. it has an awesome macOS app for my MacBook as well, so that’s great. i pay for the Yearly Unlimited (2nd year now) & i do love it. the only complaints i have is that i can’t use the VPN switch inside the Settings app, i have to open the TunnelBear app. there isn’t even a widget for the Today View to easily turn it on. also, it doesn’t offer any type of ad blocker at all. it has BlockBear as a little brother, but that’s more of a content blocker that works only within Safari. i would give it 5 stars & recommend it 100% , *IF they added an Ad Blocker (iOS-wide/all apps, not just in Safari) feature within TunnelBear like other VPN’s have. we pretty much have to chose whether we want privacy or want to block ads. why can’t we just have both? TunnelBear doesn’t seem to work simultaneously with other adblocker VPN’s like AdBlock by FutureMind for example. only one at a time. please consider adding this, so we don’t have to choose anymore. that aside, i really would recommend it. it’s pretty great otherwise. 4stars for now!

   dannyamusic · 5 Sep 2026

3.5 325558 ratings · Google Play

1. 1/5

   Worked fine the first day. On day 2 I still had 1969mb of data left but could not connect back the the vpn I was on the first day. Could only choose fastest option as they wanted me to upgrade to use the same vpn as I did on day 1.

   Malan van Rooyen · 4 Sep 2026

2. 4/5

   the app is no longer good😡😡😡,I liked it when it was free,at least make it free for new users or sometimes it still stays paid instead of being available for free fix it,just make it free for new users

   Prince Lee · 4 Sep 2026

3. 1/5

   Deceptive, offering free tier with no usability what so ever.

   Elmars Laskovs · 4 Sep 2026

4. 1/5

   This VPN has become total fail! (once my favorite). now every time it forces you to log in, which is a dumb idea in heavily censored areas where everything is restricted, especially toward VPN IP! so you can't even start this app. even with the help of another VPN connection, because this app terminates that vpn at start!. even if you succeed to login anyway and connect, the app connection is lost after 3 hours (though it shows you are connected) and you must start all over again.

   Reza Maleky · 4 Sep 2026

5. 1/5

   after subscription it keeps saying out of data una be criminal

   Augustine Divine · 4 Sep 2026

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