HotspotVPN review: score, privacy and prices

• Public security incident

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HotspotVPNsegment median

• Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.70.0
  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 1.20.0
  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
• 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 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
• Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 2.81.1
  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

• Trustpilot

  3.88 of 5, smoothed

  From 200 collected reviews (raw average 3.94; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 2.67 from 3.

  The company replied to 43 of 49 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

• App Store

  4.41 of 5, smoothed

  From 468 collected reviews (raw average 4.51; all VPNs 3.54).

• Google Play

  4.01 of 5, smoothed

  From 8 collected reviews (raw average 4.75; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.67 from 3.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.4 (768 reviews); App Store (US) 4.70 (8986 ratings); Google Play 4.8 (144 ratings).

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Website

https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/ownership/

Other sources used

re-read https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/ownership/ (no pricing/protocol/feature data for HotspotVPN; single June-2018 policy shared with Secure VPN); Play search https://play.google.com/store/search?q=HotspotVPN&c=apps&hl=en shows no HiMobi/HotspotVPN app; free_tier: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hotspot-vpn-proxy-security-himobi-tech-ltd/ + SERP snippet https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hotspot-vpn-proxy-security-himobi-tech-ltd/free-vpn-unlimited-proxy-proxy-master/

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