Lockdown Privacy review: score, privacy and prices
2.51
out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:USA, alliance not disclosed
- Owner:Appex Group (Boston, MA) - owner and operator since 2022
- Data completeness53%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes
- No email to sign up
- Free plan
- Open-source apps
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction5.3 vs 2.7
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Price and fair terms2.9 vs 3.5
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming0.5 vs 3.1
- Platforms and support2.0 vs 4.3
- Security and protocols1.1 vs 2.1
- Auto-renewal on by default
How the score adds up
Six sub-scores, each against the median of Consumer VPN services in the main ranking (233 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.
Lockdown Privacysegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.75.3
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 2.11.1
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
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.52.9
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 3.10.5
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 4.32.0
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
Lockdown Privacy pricing
The cheapest way in is €4.30 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Lockdown Privacy renews at its standard price, the same per month as the first term. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Price per month over 3 years, Lockdown VPN 1 year plan
€4.30/mo for 12 months
then €4.30/mo
€5
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep Lockdown Privacy 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 | Then | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockdown VPN 1 month, 1 mo | €11.17 | €11.17 / 1 mo | €134.06 | €268.11 | €402.17 |
| Lockdown VPN 1 year, 12 mo | €51.59 | €51.59 / 12 mo | €51.59 | €103.18 | €154.77 |
| Lockdown VPN Pro 1 month, 1 mo | €12.89 | €12.89 / 1 mo | €154.70 | €309.39 | €464.09 |
| Lockdown VPN Pro 1 year, 12 mo | €85.99 | €85.99 / 12 mo | €85.99 | €171.98 | €257.97 |
| Lockdown VPN Pro 1 week, 0.25 mo | €4.29 | €4.29 / 0.25 mo | €205.99 | €411.97 | €617.96 |
Compare Lockdown Privacy’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month | Renewal price | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockdown VPN 1 month | 1 mo | $12.99 | $12.99 | €11.17 | $12.99 | 1 mo |
| Lockdown VPN 1 year | 12 mo | $59.99 | $5.00 | €4.30 | $59.99 | 12 mo |
| Lockdown VPN Pro 1 month | 1 mo | $14.99 | $14.99 | €12.89 | $14.99 | 1 mo |
| Lockdown VPN Pro 1 year | 12 mo | $99.99 | $8.33 | €7.16 | $99.99 | 12 mo |
| Lockdown VPN Pro 1 week | 0.25 mo | $4.99 | $19.96 | €17.17 | $4.99 | 0.25 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 7 days, iOS (App Store)
- Auto-renewal
- Yes App Store subscriptions
- Payment methods
- App Store IAP; card via Stripe for desktop (Confirmed VPN policy)
- Renewal note
- App Store auto-renewing IAP; IAP list also shows VPN Pro 1y $59.99 and 1w $0.99 variants (intro/discount)
Everything Lockdown Privacy publishes
Every fact we collected about Lockdown Privacy, 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
- Confirmed Technologies, LLC
- Registered in
- US (Delaware governing law; owner Appex Group, Boston MA)
- Parent company
- Appex Group (Boston, MA) - owner and operator since 2022
- Related brands
- Confirmed VPN
- Lockdown Firewall
- Openly Operated
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- Not stated
- Website languages
- EN
- Right-to-left languages
- No
- Currencies on the site
- none
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Secure Tunnel VPN (price not on site)
- Billing terms
- 1 week
- 1 month
- 1 year
- Cheapest price a month
- $5.00
- Monthly plan
- $12.99
- 1-year plan, total
- $59.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $5.00
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Renewal
- App Store auto-renewing IAP; IAP list also shows VPN Pro 1y $59.99 and 1w $0.99 variants (intro/discount)
- Family plan
- Yes share subscription across family devices by signing in with same account (FAQ)
- Prices seen from other countries
- App Store US: VPN 1m $12.99
- VPN 1y $59.99
- VPN Pro 1m $14.99
- VPN Pro 1y $99.99 (also $59.99)
- VPN Pro 1w $4.99 (also $0.99)
- Firewall $4.99/mo, $29.99/yr
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Referral programme
- Yes referral code gives discount on subscription
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Not stated
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes Lockdown Firewall free; VPN paid
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
- Other free plan terms
- firewall/tracker blocker only, no VPN
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- App Store IAP; card via Stripe for desktop (Confirmed VPN policy)
- Bank card
- Yes desktop, via Stripe
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes App Store subscriptions
- Email needed to sign up
- No recommended
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- Not stated
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 7 days
- Where the trial is offered
- iOS (App Store)
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 12
- Servers
- Not stated
12 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.
Europe 4
Americas 3
Asia and Oceania 5
- Middle East and North Africa
- No
- 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
- IKEv2Mac setup uses NEIKEv2Provider✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolSecure Tunnel powered by Confirmed VPN; Mac uses IKEv2✕ No
- VLESS / Reality✕ No
- VMess✕ No
- Trojan✕ No
- Shadowsocks✕ No
- Hysteria2✕ No
- TUIC✕ No
- NaiveProxy✕ No
- obfs4✕ No
- AmneziaWG✕ No
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- Not stated
- Open-source apps
- Yes https://github.com/confirmedcode/Lockdown-iOS
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 Lockdown Firewall: ads, trackers, badware
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes claims no-log, no-tracking, proves its privacy policy
- Independent no-logs audit
- Yes
- Data retention
- account data while active; full deletion within 90 days of request
- Shared with third parties
- none claimed for firewall; VPN details in separate Confirmed VPN policy
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- discloses on valid subpoena/court order; notifies users unless prohibited
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- Privacy policy updated
- 2023-02-23
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.
- Emailoptional (stored encrypted + hashed)✕ Yes
- Connection IPreal IP not logged, even on anti-abuse rule trigger✓ No
- Session timesNot stated
- Bandwidthtotal bandwidth over last 30 days, for throttling✕ Yes
- App analyticsfirewall: no GA, FB Pixel, Mixpanel, Fabric, Mailchimp✓ No
Apps and devices
- Windows✕ No
- macOSNot stated
- Linux✕ No
- iOSiPhone/iPad✓ Yes
- Android✕ 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
- 4.3 (9.8K ratings, US)
- Last app update
- v2.4.7, Sep 8
- App languages
- EN
Speed, streaming and gaming
- Claimed speed
- up to 300 Mbps download
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- 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 support via in-app Email Support / team@lockdownprivacy.com, 1-2 business days
- Live chat 24/7
- No
- Email / tickets
- Yes team@lockdownprivacy.com
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Yes mentioned as contact method in Confirmed VPN policy
- Not stated
- Help articles
- Yes FAQ
- 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
2.26 of 5, smoothed
From 500 collected reviews (raw average 2.13; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 2.25 from 28.
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 4.29 (9809 ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
42 Reddit and forum threads mention Lockdown Privacy (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 · 1★ · 03 Oct 2026 · US
Broken
App Store · 2★ · 02 Oct 2026 · US
No longer working
App Store · 2★ · 02 Oct 2026 · US
Time to let go after several years.
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about Lockdown Privacy
Answers built from what Lockdown Privacy publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Lockdown Privacy free trial: length, terms and payment details
Lockdown Privacy free trial: 7, iOS (App Store).
Trial terms
- Length
- 7
- Card needed
- Not stated
- Free plan
- Yes Lockdown Firewall free; VPN paid
Trials elsewhere
Who owns Lockdown Privacy? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
Lockdown Privacy is run by Confirmed Technologies, LLC, registered in US (Delaware governing law; owner Appex Group, Boston MA); parent company: Appex Group (Boston, MA) - owner and operator since 2022.
Company
- Registered in
- US (Delaware governing law; owner Appex Group, Boston MA)
- Related brands
- Confirmed VPN; Lockdown Firewall; Openly Operated
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
Lockdown Privacy appears on 64 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Audited no-logs VPNs with open-source apps#7 of 7
- Open-source VPNs with Telegram support#9 of 24
- Open-source VPNs with a trial#10 of 11
- Open-source VPNs with an ad blocker#12 of 22
- Audited VPNs, no email#12 of 12
- No-logs VPNs with a family plan#13 of 31
- Family plans + ad blocker#13 of 19
- Trial VPNs with a family plan#13 of 24
- Open-source VPNs, no email#14 of 37
- Free audited no-logs VPNs#17 of 19
- Family plans#19 of 42
- Free open-source VPNs#19 of 35
Show all 64
- No-logs VPNs with open-source apps#19 of 45
- Open-source VPNs#19 of 59
- No-email VPNs with Telegram support#19 of 38
- Audited VPNs with an ad blocker#20 of 20
- Trial VPNs with Telegram support#21 of 29
- No-email VPNs with an ad and tracker blocker#22 of 42
- US-based VPNs#23 of 107
- Telegram support + ad blocker#24 of 29
- No renewal price hike#26 of 60
- Short-term VPN plans#28 of 63
- Trial VPNs without email#29 of 46
- Free VPNs with Telegram support#32 of 47
- No-logs VPNs with Telegram support#33 of 63
- Trial VPNs with ad blocking#35 of 55
- Audited no-logs VPNs#37 of 37
- Free VPNs with ad blocking#39 of 58
- VPN servers in South Korea#46 of 57
- Free VPNs without email#48 of 142
- Free VPNs with a premium trial#49 of 77
- No sign-up VPNs#53 of 179
- No-logs VPNs, no email#53 of 132
- No-logs VPNs with an ad and tracker blocker#54 of 103
- VPN servers in Ireland#57 of 63
- VPNs with Telegram support#64 of 84
- VPN servers in Brazil#71 of 84
- iPhone VPNs without email#72 of 115
- VPN servers in India#75 of 94
- IKEv2#81 of 133
- Ad blocker#82 of 129
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#86 of 144
- Free no-logs VPNs#93 of 203
- VPN servers in Japan#94 of 125
- iPhone VPNs with ad blocking#95 of 116
- VPN free trials#95 of 190
- No IP logs#95 of 191
- Free VPNs for iPhone#99 of 178
- VPN servers in Australia#99 of 127
- VPN servers in Singapore#101 of 138
- Free VPNs#103 of 282
- VPN servers in France#105 of 137
- VPN servers in the UK#110 of 156
- VPN servers in Canada#111 of 142
- VPN servers in Germany#112 of 152
- No-logs VPNs#118 of 389
- VPN servers in the USA#123 of 178
- VPNs under €5#169 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#212 of 314
- VPNs for iPhone#248 of 411
- 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. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://lockdownprivacy.com
- Pages checked
- https://lockdownprivacy.com; https://lockdownprivacy.com/secure-tunnel; https://lockdownprivacy.com/privacy
- Other sources used
- prices/plans/currency/renewal/appstore_rating/app_last_update/app_languages/third_party_sharing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockdown-privacy-adblock-vpn/id1469783711; ikev2/family_plan/live_chat: https://lockdownprivacy.com/faq; legal_entity/registration_country: https://lockdownprivacy.com/terms; parent_company: https://lockdownprivacy.com/about; collects_*/payment_methods/card/referral/data_retention/law_enforcement/telegram/signup_email: https://confirmedvpn.com/privacy; simultaneous_devices/proprietary_protocol: https://lockdownprivacy.com/faq (browser); android absence: existing data
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