Bitmask review: score, privacy and prices
2.00
out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Free / mobile app median 2.3
- Free / mobile app
- Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
- Founded2012
- Owner:none
- Data completeness53%
- Checked2026-10-15
- No email to sign up
- Free plan
- Open-source apps
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Security and protocols4.6 vs 1.2
- Censorship bypass2.4 vs 0.5
- Platforms and support2.3 vs 2.8
Weakest against its segment
- Price and fair terms1.2 vs 3.4
- Privacy and jurisdiction1.0 vs 2.7
- Network and streaming0.0 vs 1.7
How the score adds up
Six sub-scores, each against the median of Free / mobile app services in the main ranking (80 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.
Bitmasksegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.0
What earned points
- No-logs policy +2
- Independent no-logs audit +3
- No-logs confirmed in court +1
- Warrant canary +1
- Transparency report +1
- Sign-up without email +1.5
- Account number sign-up +0.5
- Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
- Public incident (penalty) −2
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.24.6
What earned points
- Kill switch +2
- DNS leak protection +1.5
- RAM-only servers +1
- Post-quantum encryption +1
- Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
- Security audit +2
- Open-source clients +1.5
- 2FA +1
- Multi-hop +1
- Bug bounty +1
- Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.41.2
What earned points
- Free plan +1.5
- Free trial +1
- Trial without a card +1
- Crypto payments +1
- Cash payments +0.5
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Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.52.4
What earned points
- Stealth / obfuscation +2
- VLESS / Reality +1.5
- Trojan +1
- Hysteria2 +1
- Shadowsocks +1
- AmneziaWG +1
- obfs4 +0.5
- TUIC +0.5
- NaiveProxy +0.5
- Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
- VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
- Manual configs +0.5
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Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 1.70.0
What earned points
- 10 Gbps servers +1
- Dedicated IP +0.5
- Port forwarding +0.5
- MENA locations +0.5
- Torrenting allowed +1
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Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 2.82.3
What earned points
- Routers +1
- Browser extensions +0.5
- Split tunneling +1
- Ad / tracker blocker +1
- 24/7 live chat +2
- live chat +0.5
- Support on Telegram +0.5
- Status page +0.5
Bitmask pricing
Bitmask does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes fully free. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Not stated
Everything Bitmask publishes
Every fact we collected about Bitmask, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.
Company
- Legal entity
- LEAP Encryption Access Project
- Registered in
- Not stated
- Parent company
- none
- Related brands
- RiseupVPN; Calyx VPN (providers)
- Founded
- 2012
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- Not stated
- Website languages
- EN
- RU
- ES
- Right-to-left languages
- No
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Free
- Cheapest price a month
- 0
- Monthly plan
- Not stated
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Family plan
- Not stated
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Referral programme
- No
- Affiliate programme
- No
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Not stated
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes fully free
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- No
- Other free plan terms
- no account, registration or payment
Payment and subscription
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- Email needed to sign up
- No
- Phone needed to sign up
- No
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- Not stated
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- Not stated
- Instead of a trial
- free service
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- Not stated
- Servers
- Not stated
- Server countries
- Not stated
- Middle East and North Africa
- Not stated
- Virtual locations
- Not stated
- P2P servers
- Not stated
- Obfuscated servers
- Yes bridges: obfs4, obfs4 KCP/QUIC/hopping modes; Snowflake for bootstrap
Network features
- RAM-only servers
- Not stated
- IPv6
- Not stated
- Dedicated IP
- Not stated
- Static IP
- Not stated
- Residential IP
- Not stated
- Double VPN / multi-hop
- Not stated
- Tor over VPN
- Not stated
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Not stated
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuardobfuscated WireGuard listed as planned✕ No
- OpenVPNUDP and TCP✓ Yes
- IKEv2Not stated
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolHopping Protocol✓ Yes
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4✓ Yes
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Other protocols
- Snowflake
- obfs4+KCP
- QUIC
- Hopping protocol
- planned: obfuscated WireGuard, MASQUE
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- Not stated
- Open-source apps
- Yes LEAP GitLab 0xacab.org/leap; server: 0xacab.org/leap/container-platform
Censorship and blocking
- Obfuscation (stealth mode)
- Yes obfs4/Snowflake/hopping
- Countries it claims to work in
- general censorship bypass claim (mentions China, Iran)
- Mirror sites or Telegram channel
- Not stated
- Calls in the UAE
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Partial Linux, macOS, Android; Windows coming soon
- DNS leak protection
- Yes weaker on Android
- Split tunnelling
- Not stated
- Ad and malware blocker
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Yes Cure53; Security Research Labs
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Partial providers keep no VPN/DNS logs except short-term anonymized operational logs; no accounts, no logs, no tracking
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Yes no account
What the privacy policy says is collected
Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.
- Connection IPNot stated
- Session timesNot stated
Apps and devices
- Windows✓ Yes
- macOS✓ Yes
- LinuxUbuntu PPA coming; snap unsupported✓ Yes
- iOSplanned if funded✕ No
- AndroidF-Droid, Google Play, APK✓ Yes
- Android TVNot stated
- Fire TVNot stated
- Apple TVNot stated
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TVNot stated
- RoutersNot stated
- NASNot stated
- Raspberry PiNot stated
- Game consolesNot stated
- Browser extensions
- Not stated
Speed, streaming and gaming
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- Netflix
- Not stated
- BBC iPlayer
- Not stated
- Disney+
- Not stated
- Prime Video
- Not stated
- Gaming features
- Not stated
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- No
- Live chat 24/7
- No
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Discord or forum
- Matrix #leap:systemli.org
- Support languages
- EN
- Server status page
- Not stated
For teams and business
- SSO / SAML
- Not stated
- Admin panel
- Not stated
- Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
- Not stated
What users say
Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.
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Google Play
3.92 of 5, smoothed
From 222 collected reviews (raw average 3.93; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 3.
The company replied to 11 of 50 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Google Play 4.1 (1.51K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
46 Reddit and forum threads mention Bitmask (titles and search snippets only).
Latest reviews and related rankings
Latest reviews
Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.
Google Play · 5★ · 29 Aug 2026
First of all, it's unlimited, then, it's free, audited, independent, latest update, stable, hasn't suffered any disconnections, there are already pluses for a…
Google Play · 5★ · 07 Aug 2026
I want to give it a try
Google Play · 5★ · 18 Jul 2026
Good 👍.....
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about Bitmask
Answers built from what Bitmask publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is Bitmask safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 1.0/10 and security 4.6/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 1.2). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.
In 10 seconds
- Open-source apps
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Not stated
- Legal entity
- LEAP Encryption Access Project
- No-logs policy
- Yes providers keep no VPN/DNS logs except short-term anonymized operational logs; no accounts, no logs, no tracking
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes (yes (Linux, macOS, Android; Windows coming soon))
- DNS leak protection
- Yes (yes (weaker on Android))
- Security audits
- Cure53; Security Research Labs
- Open-source apps
- Yes LEAP GitLab 0xacab.org/leap; server: 0xacab.org/leap/container-platform
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
Bitmask not working? Common causes and what to check
2 things to check, built from what Bitmask publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: Bitmask lists OpenVPN, Own protocol, obfs4.
If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (obfs4/Snowflake/hopping).
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- No
- Live chat 24/7
- No
If it is blocked where you are
Bitmask alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
6 alternatives to Bitmask (2.00) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Riseup VPN (2.82).
Alternatives to Bitmask
| # | Service | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riseup VPN | 2.82 |
| 2 | Geph | 2.74 |
| 3 | VPNBook | 1.65 |
| 4 | Shadowsocks | 1.57 |
| 5 | Freegate (DynaWeb) | 1.07 |
| 6 | MxTunnel | 1.02 |
Bitmask compared side by side
Bitmask is listed as an alternative to
Who owns Bitmask? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
Bitmask is run by LEAP Encryption Access Project; parent company: none.
Company
- Related brands
- RiseupVPN; Calyx VPN (providers)
- Founded
- 2012
In our rankings
Bitmask appears on 85 topic pages. Its place on each:
- obfs4#9 of 12
- Free Linux VPNs without ads#13 of 18
- Ad-free free VPNs for Mac#16 of 27
- Open-source VPNs with OpenVPN support#17 of 19
- Ad-free free VPNs for Windows#17 of 26
- Free Android VPNs without ads#19 of 28
- Free VPNs with no ads#23 of 36
- Security audits#26 of 31
- Free open-source VPNs#28 of 35
- Open-source VPNs with obfuscated servers#33 of 38
- Open-source VPNs, no email#34 of 37
- OpenVPN services, no email#47 of 56
Show all 85
- Linux VPNs without email#49 of 55
- Proprietary protocols#50 of 110
- Open-source VPNs#52 of 59
- Free VPNs for Linux#53 of 65
- Windows VPNs without email#65 of 79
- Obfuscated VPNs, no email#69 of 81
- Mobile VPN apps#70 of 178
- VPNs in Spanish#72 of 87
- DNS leak protection#76 of 124
- Mac VPNs without email#76 of 93
- Free OpenVPN VPNs#78 of 97
- Free VPNs for China#84 of 114
- Free VPNs for Egypt#84 of 111
- Free VPNs for India#84 of 111
- Free VPNs for Pakistan#84 of 111
- Free VPNs for Turkey#84 of 113
- Free VPNs for Bahrain#85 of 115
- Free VPNs for Kuwait#85 of 115
- Free VPNs for Oman#85 of 115
- Free VPNs for Qatar#85 of 115
- Free VPNs for Saudi Arabia#85 of 115
- Free VPNs for the UAE#85 of 118
- Obfuscated VPNs for Linux#88 of 97
- Android VPNs without email#89 of 143
- Free obfuscated VPNs#90 of 111
- Free VPNs without email#92 of 142
- OpenVPN + obfuscated servers#93 of 104
- Free VPNs for Windows#94 of 131
- Free VPNs for Mac#104 of 141
- Linux VPNs with OpenVPN#108 of 125
- OpenVPN#118 of 242
- Windows VPNs for Egypt#118 of 137
- Windows VPNs for India#118 of 137
- Windows VPNs for Pakistan#118 of 137
- Windows VPNs for Turkey#118 of 140
- Windows VPNs for Bahrain#119 of 142
- Windows VPNs for China#119 of 151
- Windows VPNs for Kuwait#119 of 142
- Windows VPNs for Oman#119 of 142
- Windows VPNs for Qatar#119 of 142
- Windows VPNs for Saudi Arabia#119 of 142
- Windows VPNs for the UAE#119 of 144
- Obfuscated VPNs for Windows#122 of 137
- Free VPNs for Android#125 of 225
- No sign-up VPNs#129 of 179
- Obfuscated VPNs for Mac#131 of 148
- Android VPNs for India#145 of 170
- Android VPNs for China#146 of 186
- Android VPNs for the UAE#146 of 181
- Obfuscated VPNs#157 of 192
- VPNs for travel to Egypt#157 of 192
- VPNs for travel to India#157 of 192
- VPNs for travel to Pakistan#157 of 192
- Windows VPNs with OpenVPN#157 of 190
- VPNs for travel to Turkey#157 of 196
- VPNs for travel to Bahrain#158 of 200
- VPNs for travel to China#158 of 209
- VPNs for travel to Kuwait#158 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Oman#158 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Qatar#158 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Saudi Arabia#158 of 200
- VPNs for travel to the UAE#158 of 204
- Mac VPNs with OpenVPN#164 of 198
- VPNs for Linux#170 of 203
- OpenVPN VPNs for Android#173 of 219
- Free VPNs#176 of 282
- VPNs for Windows#266 of 357
- VPNs for Mac#277 of 361
- VPNs for Android#301 of 451
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
- Top VPNs on Google Play543 listed
- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
Similar VPNs
- Geph2.74
- MxTunnel1.02
- VPNBook1.65Compare with Bitmask
- Shadowsocks1.57
- Riseup VPN2.82
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Bitmask compared
Closed services Bitmask replaces
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://bitmask.net
- Pages checked
- https://bitmask.net; https://bitmask.net/install/; https://bitmask.net/why-use-bitmask/
- Other sources used
- openvpn: https://leap.se/; https://docs.leap.se/circumvention/; obfuscated_servers/other_protocols: https://docs.leap.se/circumvention/; live_chat_247: existing live_chat=no; wireguard: https://bitmask.net/why-use-bitmask/ (planned list, per first pass)
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