Dash VPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#285 of 377 in the main ranking
Free / mobile app median 2.3
- Free / mobile app
- Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
- Data completeness60%
- Checked2026-10-15
- No email to sign up
- Free plan
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction3.3 vs 2.7
- Network and streaming1.2 vs 1.7
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
Weakest against its segment
- Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.2
- Price and fair terms2.6 vs 3.4
- Platforms and support2.1 vs 2.8
- Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
- Ads in the free plan
- Auto-renewal on by default
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.
Dash VPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.73.3
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 1.20.0
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 3.42.6
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 0.50.0
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 1.71.2
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 2.82.1
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
Dash VPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €14.33 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Dash VPN renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep Dash VPN running: the first term, then renewals at the published renewal price. Where no renewal price is published, plans shorter than a year are counted as repeat payments at the current price; longer plans show a dash after their term. Converted to euros at the rates used in our data (1 USD = €0.86). The lowest cost for each period is marked.
| Plan and first term | First payment | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly, 0.25 mo | €6.87 | €329.83at the current price | €659.65at the current price | €989.48at the current price |
| Monthly, 1 mo | €21.49 | €257.90at the current price | €515.79at the current price | €773.69at the current price |
| Yearly, 12 mo | €172.00 | €172.00 | — | — |
Compare Dash VPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | 0.25 mo | $7.99 | $31.96 | €27.49 |
| Monthly | 1 mo | $24.99 | $24.99 | €21.49 |
| Yearly | 12 mo | $200.00 | $16.67 | €14.34 |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Yes iOS
- Auto-renewal
- Yes
- Payment methods
- Apple App Store IAP
- Renewal note
- App Store auto-renew; cancel ≥24h before period end
Everything Dash VPN publishes
Every fact we collected about Dash VPN, 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
- ActMobile, Inc.
- Registered in
- US (Pleasanton, CA)
- Address
- Pleasanton, California (Top10VPN)
- Related brands
- Dash Office VPN; Free VPN by FreeVPN.org (Free VPN LLC)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 5
- Website languages
- Not stated
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Yearly
- Dash VPN Unlimited
- 150 GB Accelerated data
- Cheapest price a month
- Not stated
- Monthly plan
- 24.99 (also 37.99 Unlimited)
- 1-year plan, total
- $200.00
- 1-year plan, a month
- $16.67
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Renewal
- App Store auto-renew; cancel ≥24h before period end
- Family plan
- Not stated
- Other add-ons
- 150 GB Accelerated VPN data 23.99 USD
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 1 (subscription is per device; no cross-device sharing — FAQ)
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes free with IAP
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Yes App Store "Contains Advertising"
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- Apple App Store IAP
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- No App Store IAP only
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- Email needed to sign up
- No no registration
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- Not stated
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- Yes
- Where the trial is offered
- iOS
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- Not stated
- Servers
- 1000+ (official about page)
- Server countries
- Not stated
- Middle East and North Africa
- Not stated
- Virtual locations
- Not stated
- P2P servers
- Not stated
- Obfuscated servers
- Not stated
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
- WireGuardNot stated
- OpenVPNNot stated
- IKEv2Not stated
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolNot stated
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- Not stated
- Open-source apps
- Not stated
Censorship and blocking
- Obfuscation (stealth mode)
- Not stated
- Countries it claims to work in
- Not stated
- Mirror sites or Telegram channel
- Not stated
- Calls in the UAE
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Not stated
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Split tunnelling
- Not stated
- Ad and malware blocker
- Yes private browser ad blocker
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Shared with third parties
- none (claim)
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Yes
- Privacy policy updated
- 2021-10-03
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 IPclaim: Dash does not collect any user information, browsing data, or IP addresses✓ No
- Session timesNot stated
- App analyticsApp Store label: Data Not Collected (developer-declared)✓ No
Apps and devices
- Windowsofficial site: iPhone, iPad, Mac only✕ No
- macOSMac via App Store✓ Yes
- Linuxofficial site: Apple devices only✕ No
- iOS✓ Yes
- Androidcurrent official site Apple-only; ActMobile site still references a legacy Android app✕ No
- 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
- App Store rating
- 4.7 (13K ratings)
- Last app update
- Sep 17, v4.052
- App languages
- EN + 35
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
- Yes enhanced performance for Roblox, Genshin Impact, PUBG Mobile etc. (claim)
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- No support email support@dashoffice.com + contact form
- Live chat 24/7
- Not stated
- Email / tickets
- Yes support@dashoffice.com
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- 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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Trustpilot
2.42 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 2.11; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 17.
The company replied to 17 of 144 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
3.30 of 5, smoothed
From 196 collected reviews (raw average 3.24; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 4.00 from 4.
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.7 (6057 reviews); App Store (US) 4.68 (13275 ratings); Google Play 4.5.
Reviews per month, last 12 months
42 Reddit and forum threads mention Dash VPN (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.
App Store · 5★ · 25 Sep 2026 · US
I love Dash
App Store · 1★ · 20 Sep 2026 · US
Crashing
App Store · 5★ · 19 Sep 2026 · US
Problem
Trustpilot · 1★ · 14 Oct 2026 · FR
Facturation, Service, ... Une erreur de leur faire comfiance
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 07 Oct 2026 · CA
Used very happily for many years, then POOF, gone
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 22 Sep 2026 · US
Horrible customer service.
Original review
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Questions about Dash VPN
Answers built from what Dash VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Who owns Dash VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
Dash VPN is run by ActMobile, Inc., registered in US (Pleasanton, CA).
Company
- Registered in
- US (Pleasanton, CA)
- Address
- Pleasanton, California (Top10VPN)
- Related brands
- Dash Office VPN; Free VPN by FreeVPN.org (Free VPN LLC)
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
Dash VPN appears on 35 topic pages. Its place on each:
- No-email VPNs with an ad and tracker blocker#35 of 42
- Trial VPNs without email#42 of 46
- Free VPNs with ad blocking#46 of 58
- Short-term VPN plans#47 of 63
- Trial VPNs with ad blocking#50 of 55
- US-based VPNs#52 of 107
- Free VPNs with a premium trial#68 of 77
- Gaming VPNs#71 of 106
- Free VPNs without email#82 of 142
- No-logs VPNs with an ad and tracker blocker#83 of 103
- Mac VPNs without email#83 of 93
- Mobile VPN apps#84 of 178
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- iPhone VPNs without email#92 of 115
- Mac VPNs with ad blocking#100 of 103
- No-logs VPNs, no email#105 of 132
- Ad blocker#107 of 129
- iPhone VPNs with ad blocking#109 of 116
- No sign-up VPNs#113 of 179
- Free VPNs for Mac#119 of 141
- Mac VPN trials#129 of 144
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#129 of 144
- Free VPNs for iPhone#131 of 178
- Free no-logs VPNs#141 of 203
- VPN free trials#152 of 190
- Free VPNs#159 of 282
- No IP logs#165 of 191
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#251 of 280
- No-logs VPNs#253 of 389
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#265 of 314
- VPNs for Mac#307 of 361
- VPNs for iPhone#321 of 411
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
- Top VPNs on Google Play543 listed
- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
Similar VPNs
- Stark VPN1.68
- VPN Point1.88
- Hotspot VPN2.24
Owner and jurisdiction
Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15.
- Website
- https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/ownership/
- Pages checked
- https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/ownership/; https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dash-vpn-private-vpn-vpn/id570036360
- Other sources used
- app description/subscription/privacy label: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dash-free-vpn-fast-secure/id570036360; privacy policy: https://idv.actmobile.com/privacy-policy/; developer site/support email: https://dashoffice.com/ and https://idv.actmobile.com/; devices/platforms/payments/support: https://dashvpn.io/faq/; servers_count/platforms: https://dashvpn.io/about/; legacy Android: https://www.actmobile.com/products (snippet)
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| When (UTC) | Field | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | rank_consumer | 350 | 349 |