Epic Privacy Browser review: score, privacy and prices

0.97

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Built into a browser / OS median 2.5

  • Built into a browser / OS
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Owner:Hidden Reflex (investors incl. Graham Holdings)
  • Data completeness47%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols1.1 vs 1.8
  • Platforms and support2.7 vs 3.9

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Price and fair terms1.2 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.0 vs 2.3

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How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Built into a browser / OS services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Epic Privacy Browsersegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.31.0
    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
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.81.1
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.80.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.92.7
    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

Epic Privacy Browser pricing

Epic Privacy Browser does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes free browser with built-in proxy. 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 Epic Privacy Browser publishes

Every fact we collected about Epic Privacy Browser, 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
Hidden Reflex
Registered in
Not stated
Parent company
Hidden Reflex (investors incl. Graham Holdings)
Related brands
EpicSearch.in
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
none
Prices depend on country
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
free (donations)
Cheapest price a month
0
Monthly plan
0
1-year plan, total
0
1-year plan, a month
0
2-year plan, total
0
2-year plan, a month
0
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Dedicated IP add-on
No
Port forwarding add-on
No
Double VPN add-on
No
Antivirus
No
Password manager
No
eSIM
No
Identity protection
No
Cloud storage
No
Other add-ons
No

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
No
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated
Prohibited by the terms
none VPN-specific stated

Free plan
Free plan
Yes free browser with built-in proxy
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
No Yahoo search ads allowlisted
Other free plan terms
donations accepted

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
No
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Instead of a trial
free
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
Own servers
Yes Epic-operated proxies in third-party data centers
P2P servers
No
Streaming servers
No
Obfuscated servers
No

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
No
Static IP
No
Residential IP
No
Double VPN / multi-hop
No
Tor over VPN
No
SOCKS5 proxy
No
Smart DNS
No

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNo
  • SSTPNo
  • SoftEther✕ No
  • Own protocolbrowser encrypted proxy✓ Yes
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
  • PPTP✓ No
Other protocols
encrypted HTTP(S) proxy (browser-only)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
No
Manual configuration files
No
Open-source apps
No

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
No
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
No
Calls in the UAE
No

Security
Kill switch
No
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Yes uBlock-based ad/tracker, fingerprinting, cryptomining blocking
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
No
Bug bounty
Not stated
Certifications
No

Privacy
No-logs policy
Partial no PII/IP stored except temporarily during attacks; anonymized usage subset saved
Independent no-logs audit
No
Shared with third parties
anonymized proxy data may be shared (maintenance, monetization, security); search API partner
Trackers on the website
  • site server logs
  • download counter
  • no named third-party analytics
Transparency report
No
Warrant canary
No
Law enforcement requests
not addressed
Copyright (DMCA) notices
No
Anonymous sign-up
Yes no account
GDPR / data protection officer
No
Privacy policy updated
undated (© 2025)

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.

  • Email✓ No
  • Connection IPtemporarily during attacks◐ Partial
  • Session timesNot stated
  • Bandwidthproxy bandwidth/network metrics✕ Yes
  • App analyticsanonymized usage subset◐ Partial

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✕ No
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • AndroidNot stated
  • Android TV✕ No
  • Fire TV✕ No
  • Apple TV✕ No
  • Chromebook✕ No
  • Smart TV✕ No
  • Routers✕ No
  • NAS✕ No
  • Raspberry Pi✕ No
  • Game consoles✕ No
Browser extensions
built-in browser proxy (not extension); supports Chrome Web Store extensions

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
No
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Speed test in the app
No
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
No
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes contact us
Phone
No
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
No
Discord or forum
Yes forum
Support languages
EN
Response time (claimed)
No
Help articles
Yes FAQ
Server status page
No
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
No

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.

  • Trustpilot

    3.69 of 5, smoothed

    From 1 collected reviews (raw average 5.00; all VPNs 3.66).

  • App Store

    3.89 of 5, smoothed

    From 140 collected reviews (raw average 4.01; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 1.

  • Google Play

    3.11 of 5, smoothed

    From 400 collected reviews (raw average 3.02; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.60 from 10.

    The company replied to 39 of 180 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.7 (1 reviews); App Store (US) 4.42 (393 ratings); Google Play 3.2 (12.9K ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’254 reviews, average 3.75
  2. Nov ’256 reviews, average 3.67
  3. Dec ’254 reviews, average 3.0
  4. Jan ’262 reviews, average 2.0
  5. Feb ’265 reviews, average 3.0
  6. Mar ’266 reviews, average 4.33
  7. Apr ’266 reviews, average 2.67
  8. May ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  9. Jun ’263 reviews, average 1.0
  10. Jul ’265 reviews, average 2.6
  11. Aug ’268 reviews, average 3.25
  12. Sep ’262 reviews, average 5.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

49 Reddit and forum threads mention Epic Privacy Browser (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★ · 28 Aug 2026 · US

    Slept on Chromium based browser

  • App Store · 2★ · 06 Jul 2026 · US

    Was good

  • App Store · 1★ · 29 Apr 2026 · US

    Not working

  • Google Play · 5★ · 29 Sep 2026

    One of the best browsers

  • Google Play · 5★ · 24 Sep 2026

    why don't u guys update epic browser anymore

  • Google Play · 4★ · 31 Aug 2026

    get extensions and it will get more in millions it's a mainstream browser but it is not quite on par with Vivaldi or brave it almost never gets an update

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 03 Mar 2014 · IN

    The Epic Privacy Browser is a great browser and protects you when you browse and search online.

    Original review

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://epicbrowser.com
Pages checked
https://epicbrowser.com; https://epicbrowser.com/key-features.html; https://epicbrowser.com/privacy-policy.html; https://epicbrowser.com/tou.html; https://epicbrowser.com/faq.html

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