L×Box review: score, privacy and prices

2.64

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Mesh / self-hosted median 2.5

  • Mesh / self-hosted
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness40%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • VLESS / Reality
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass8.6 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols3.6 vs 1.8
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.0 vs 2.3

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Platforms and support1.5 vs 3.9
  • Price and fair terms1.2 vs 3.4

Compare L×Box side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

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

L×Boxsegment 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 1.83.6
    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
  • 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 0.58.6
    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 3.91.5
    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

L×Box pricing

L×Box does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes free, GPL-3.0. 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 L×Box publishes

Every fact we collected about L×Box, 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
Leadaxe (individual dev, leadaxe@gmail.com)
Registered in
Not stated
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN; RU (GitHub docs)
Currencies on the site
none

Plans, prices and add-ons

Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes

Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once
Not stated
Prohibited by the terms
use only in compliance with local laws

Free plan

Free plan
Yes free, GPL-3.0
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
No

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
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms

Trial length
Not stated
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
Yes hop chains and detour, e.g. VLESS -> WARP
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Yes optional proxy mode, LAN access requires auth
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption

  • WireGuard✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNnot in supported protocol list✕ No
  • IKEv2not in supported protocol list✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / RealityVLESS REALITY, XHTTP, post-quantum ML-KEM-768✓ Yes
  • VMess✓ Yes
  • Trojan✓ Yes
  • Shadowsocks✓ Yes
  • Hysteria2✓ Yes
  • TUICv5✓ Yes
  • NaiveProxy✓ Yes
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWG3.1✓ Yes
Other protocols
  • AnyTLS
  • SSH
  • SOCKS
  • Tailscale
  • MASQUE (QUIC/HTTP3)
  • Cloudflare WARP
  • XHTTP
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Yes VLESS ML-KEM-768
Manual configuration files
Yes subscription links; Base64; Xray JSON; WireGuard URI/INI; Amnezia vpn://; sing-box JSON
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/Leadaxe/LxBox

Censorship and blocking

Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes DPI bypass: REALITY, XHTTP, TLS fragmentation, SNI tricks, ECH, uTLS fingerprints, AmneziaWG obfuscation, MASQUE-over-QUIC
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
Own DNS servers
Yes multiple resolvers, per-rule DNS, FakeIP
Split tunnelling
Yes per app + rule routing
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy

No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Trackers in the app (Exodus)
none claimed (no analytics/crash reporters)
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
  • App analyticsno analytics/ads/crash reporters✓ No

Apps and devices

  • WindowsAndroid-only client✕ No
  • macOSAndroid-only client✕ No
  • LinuxAndroid-only client✕ No
  • iOSAndroid-only client✕ No
  • 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
Last app update
2026-10-12 (v2.25.11)
App languages
EN; RU

Speed, streaming and gaming

10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Speed test in the app
Yes ping & speed tests
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
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
GitHub issues
Support languages
EN; RU (GitHub issues/docs)
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.

  • Trustpilot

    4.44 of 5, smoothed

    From 200 collected reviews (raw average 4.63; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 4.63 from 200.

    The company replied to 10 of 11 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

  • App Store

    2.42 of 5, smoothed

    From 500 collected reviews (raw average 2.30; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 2.80 from 10.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.5 (9144 reviews); App Store (US) 4.44 (17574 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’258 reviews, average 2.88
  2. Nov ’255 reviews, average 2.0
  3. Dec ’255 reviews, average 2.6
  4. Jan ’264 reviews, average 2.25
  5. Feb ’262 reviews, average 3.0
  6. Mar ’266 reviews, average 2.5
  7. Apr ’262 reviews, average 5.0
  8. May ’265 reviews, average 2.4
  9. Jun ’263 reviews, average 2.0
  10. Jul ’263 reviews, average 2.0
  11. Aug ’264 reviews, average 3.0
  12. Sep ’265 reviews, average 2.2
  13. Oct ’26201 reviews, average 4.64
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

24 Reddit and forum threads mention L×Box (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★ · 08 Oct 2026 · US

    King

  • App Store · 1★ · 26 Sep 2026 · US

    How do you get help from this place ?!

  • App Store · 1★ · 24 Sep 2026 · US

    😡😡

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 16 Oct 2026 · GB

    Easy ordering and fast delivery

    Original review
  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 16 Oct 2026 · GB

    As always the grandchildren now in…

    Original review
  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 16 Oct 2026 · GB

    best chocolate ever

    Original review

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.leadaxe.lxbox/
Pages checked
["https://f-droid.org/packages/com.leadaxe.lxbox/"]
Other sources used
all fields: https://github.com/Leadaxe/LxBox (README: protocols table, DPI bypass, free/no telemetry, Android-only, EN/RU, donations incl. crypto, chains/detour, proxy mode, terms of use)

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