HulaVPN review: score, privacy and prices
1.67
out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Free / mobile app median 2.3
- Free / mobile app
- Jurisdiction:China, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Data completeness47%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Free plan
Red flag: Public security incident. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.5
- Privacy and jurisdiction3.0 vs 2.7
- Price and fair terms2.5 vs 3.4
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming0.0 vs 1.7
- Platforms and support1.1 vs 2.8
- Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.2
- Ads in the free plan
- Public security incident
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.
HulaVPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.73.0
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 1.20.0
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 3.42.5
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 0.51.9
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 2.81.1
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
HulaVPN pricing
HulaVPN does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes Play: contains ads + in-app purchases. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Refund conditions
- refunds handled by the app store where purchased
- Free trial
- 7 days, app (iOS/Android, Go Pro 7-day free trial)
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- How to cancel
- via App Store / Google Play
- Payment methods
- App Store / Google Play in-app only
Everything HulaVPN publishes
Every fact we collected about HulaVPN, 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
- Hula Link Technology Co., Ltd. (App Store); Guangzhou Hula Network Technology Co. Ltd. (Play HTML)
- Registered in
- China (Guangzhou)
- Address
- Guangzhou, China
- Related brands
- HulaVPN Pro: Fast VPN Proxy (com.thehot.hulopro, same dev Hula Link)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- none
- Website languages
- EN
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- HulaVPN Plus; HulaVPN Pro
- Cheapest price a month
- Not stated
- Monthly plan
- $9.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $4.00
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Family plan
- Not stated
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Not stated
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes Play: contains ads + in-app purchases
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Yes
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- App Store / Google Play in-app only
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Apple Pay / Google Pay
- Yes App Store / Google Play IAP
- Cryptocurrency
- No all payments via Apple/Google
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- How to cancel
- via App Store / Google Play
- Email needed to sign up
- Not stated
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- Not stated
- Refund conditions
- refunds handled by the app store where purchased
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 7 days
- Where the trial is offered
- app (iOS/Android, Go Pro 7-day free trial)
- 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
- 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
- Encryption
- AES-256
- 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)
- Yes claims Bypass Censorship (no technical detail)
- 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
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
- Known incidents
- Yes
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes no browsing history, destinations, content, DNS; no originating/outgoing IP, timestamps, session duration
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- account information retained for duration of account
- Shared with third parties
- Play: shares location, app activity and 2 other types with third parties
- policy: info used to support advertising
- does not sell (CCPA)
- Trackers on the website
- Google Firebase Analytics (website)
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- assists law enforcement when reasonable and legally required; claims no data to hand over
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- Privacy policy updated
- 2026-01-01
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 IPpolicy✓ No
- Session timespolicy: no connection timestamps/session duration✓ No
- Device infounique app identifier bound to device ID; Play: device or other IDs✕ Yes
- App analyticsPlay data safety: collects app activity, financial info, device IDs; shares location, app activity + 2 others; data not encrypted✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- WindowsNot stated
- macOSNot stated
- LinuxNot stated
- iOS✓ Yes
- Android✓ 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
- App Store rating
- 4.7 (14K ratings, US)
- Google Play rating
- 4.4
- Google Play installs
- 10M+
- Last app update
- 2026-08-06
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 claims dedicated gaming servers
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- No support page lists email only
- Live chat 24/7
- Not stated
- Email / tickets
- Yes hulalink@hulalink.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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App Store
4.11 of 5, smoothed
From 297 collected reviews (raw average 4.20; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 2.
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Google Play
4.27 of 5, smoothed
From 400 collected reviews (raw average 4.31; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.77 from 40.
The company replied to 0 of 59 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 4.68 (14305 ratings); Google Play 4.5 (99.6K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
27 Reddit and forum threads mention HulaVPN (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★ · 22 Aug 2026 · US
Good thanks
App Store · 5★ · 23 Jul 2026 · US
The Best
App Store · 4★ · 29 Jun 2025 · US
Works great
Google Play · 5★ · 10 Oct 2026
با وای فای خوبه. قطعی داره ولی تو این شرایط دست شمادرد نکنه.بعد از شش ماه هنوز کار میکنه
Google Play · 5★ · 08 Oct 2026
good
Google Play · 1★ · 26 Sep 2026
beware of this kind of spyware ⚠️⛔️
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about HulaVPN
Answers built from what HulaVPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
HulaVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
HulaVPN does not publish a refund window in what we read. Conditions: refunds handled by the app store where purchased
Refund terms
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Yes
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 7
Try before paying
How to cancel HulaVPN and turn off auto-renewal
How HulaVPN says you cancel: via App Store / Google Play.
Cancellation and renewal
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- Reminder before renewal
- Not stated
- Bought in App Store or Google Play
- cancel in the store’s subscription settings
Without auto-renewal or price hikes
HulaVPN free trial: length, terms and payment details
HulaVPN free trial: 7, app (iOS/Android, Go Pro 7-day free trial).
Trial terms
- Length
- 7
- Card needed
- Not stated
- Free plan
- Yes Play: contains ads + in-app purchases
Trials elsewhere
Who owns HulaVPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
HulaVPN is run by Hula Link Technology Co., Ltd. (App Store); Guangzhou Hula Network Technology Co. Ltd. (Play HTML), registered in China (Guangzhou).
Company
- Registered in
- China (Guangzhou)
- Address
- Guangzhou, China
- Related brands
- HulaVPN Pro: Fast VPN Proxy (com.thehot.hulopro, same dev Hula Link)
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
HulaVPN appears on 60 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Chinese VPNs#3 of 15
- Obfuscated VPNs with a trial#58 of 61
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with obfuscated servers#60 of 70
- Trial VPNs outside 14 Eyes#63 of 70
- Free VPNs outside 14 Eyes#70 of 123
- Free VPNs with a premium trial#71 of 77
- Gaming VPNs#81 of 106
- Free obfuscated VPNs#84 of 111
- Mobile VPN apps#87 of 178
- Free VPNs for Egypt#95 of 111
- Free VPNs for India#95 of 111
- Free VPNs for Pakistan#95 of 111
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- Free VPNs for Turkey#95 of 113
- Free VPNs for Bahrain#96 of 115
- Free VPNs for China#96 of 114
- Free VPNs for Kuwait#96 of 115
- Free VPNs for Oman#96 of 115
- Free VPNs for Qatar#96 of 115
- Free VPNs for Saudi Arabia#96 of 115
- Free VPNs for the UAE#96 of 118
- No-logs VPNs outside 14 Eyes#120 of 143
- Outside 14 Eyes#130 of 204
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#132 of 144
- No-logs VPNs with obfuscated servers#133 of 150
- iPhone VPNs for Egypt#143 of 151
- Free VPNs for iPhone#144 of 178
- iPhone VPNs for the UAE#144 of 158
- iPhone VPNs for China#147 of 166
- Obfuscated VPNs for iPhone#147 of 151
- Free no-logs VPNs#149 of 203
- Outside 5 Eyes#149 of 237
- Android VPN free trials#154 of 160
- VPN free trials#157 of 190
- Android VPNs for India#158 of 170
- Android VPNs for the UAE#159 of 181
- Free VPNs for Android#161 of 225
- Android VPNs for China#162 of 186
- Free VPNs#167 of 282
- No IP logs#168 of 191
- Obfuscated VPNs#173 of 192
- VPNs for travel to Egypt#173 of 192
- VPNs for travel to India#173 of 192
- VPNs for travel to Pakistan#173 of 192
- VPNs for travel to Turkey#173 of 196
- VPNs for travel to Bahrain#174 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Kuwait#174 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Oman#174 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Qatar#174 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Saudi Arabia#174 of 200
- VPNs for travel to the UAE#174 of 204
- VPNs for travel to China#177 of 209
- No-logs VPNs#270 of 389
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#288 of 314
- No-logs VPNs for Android#296 of 328
- VPNs for iPhone#355 of 411
- VPNs for Android#371 of 451
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
- Top VPNs on Google Play543 listed
- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15.
- Website
- https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/apple-offers-apps-with-ties-to-chinese-military
- Other sources used
- plan_names, collects_*, nologs_claim, collects_connection_ip, collects_timestamps, data_retention, law_enforcement_policy, privacy_policy_updated, crypto, payment_methods, site_trackers: https://www.hulalink.com/policy.html; trial_days, trial_where, proprietary_protocol, encryption, site_languages: https://www.hulalink.com/; cancel_method, refund_conditions, email_tickets, live_chat: https://www.hulalink.com/support; free_tier, free_tier_ads, stealth_mode, claims_works_in, gaming_features, third_party_sharing, collects_app_analytics, play_rating, play_installs, app_last_update, tos_url, related_brands, apple_google_pay: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thehot.hulovpn&hl=en; price_1m, price_12m_pm, currency, appstore_rating: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hulavpn-best-fast-secure-vpn/id1572026429
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| When (UTC) | Field | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | rank_consumer | 348 | 347 |