MATE VPN review: score, privacy and prices
2.52
out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Free / mobile app median 2.3
- Free / mobile app
- Jurisdiction:not stated, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Owner:MATRIX MOBILE PTE. LTD.
- Data completeness53%
- Checked2026-10-15
- No email to sign up
- Free plan
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Censorship bypass2.9 vs 0.5
- Privacy and jurisdiction4.7 vs 2.7
- Network and streaming3.3 vs 1.7
Weakest against its segment
- Price and fair terms1.2 vs 3.4
- Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.2
- Platforms and support1.7 vs 2.8
- Ads in the free plan
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.
MATE VPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.74.7
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 3.41.2
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 0.52.9
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 1.73.3
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 2.81.7
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
MATE VPN pricing
MATE VPN does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes ads. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|
| Free (ads) | Lifetime | 0 |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Google Play IAP; PayPal (some Mac versions)
Everything MATE VPN publishes
Every fact we collected about MATE VPN, 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
- MATRIX MOBILE PTE. LTD.
- Registered in
- SG
- Address
- 3 Phillip Street #10-04 Royal Group Building, Singapore 048693
- Related brands
- World VPN - Smart & Security; Whisper Net - Web VPN Proxy
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- none
- Website languages
- EN
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Free; VIP (IAP, no ads)
- 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
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Not stated
- Torrenting / P2P policy
- No BitTorrent/P2P
- Country restrictions
- not offered in Russia or China
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes ads
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Yes
- Other free plan terms
- no registration
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- Google Play IAP; PayPal (some Mac versions)
- PayPal
- Yes Mac versions
- Apple Pay / Google Pay
- Yes Google Play billing
- Cryptocurrency
- No Google Play IAP only on Android
- 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
- Not stated
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- Not stated
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- Not stated
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 60 (App Store description claim)
- Servers
- 5500+ (App Store description claim)
- 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
- OpenVPNUDP/TCP✓ Yes
- IKEv2IPsec✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolNot stated
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- Shadowsocks(academic analysis 2025 of XY VPN, same app/developer before rename: Family B apps support only Shadowsocks) (review)✓ Yes
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Encryption
- AES-128
- 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)
- 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
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes (no browsing, destinations, DNS, IP, session duration) but logs daily connection success, location, ISP
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- while legitimate business need; backups longer
- Shared with third parties
- unnamed ad partners (free tier); Play Data safety: none shared
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- only valid subpoena/court order under Singapore Rules of Court; notify users
- Anonymous sign-up
- Yes no registration
- Privacy policy updated
- 2025-12-03
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.
- Emailonly if provided/support◐ Partial
- IP at sign-upclaimed✓ No
- Connection IP(claimed); country/ISP recorded✓ No
- Session timesdaily connection success (no exact time)◐ Partial
- Bandwidthtotal per user✕ Yes
- Device infodevice identifier, app versions✕ Yes
- App analyticsanonymized analytics, speed tests, diagnostics✕ Yes
- Crash reportsthird party✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- WindowsNot stated
- macOSMac versions mentioned in policy✓ Yes
- LinuxNot stated
- iOSiPhone/iPad, iOS 15+✓ 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
- 4.4 (8.6K ratings, US)
- Google Play rating
- 4.2 (~541K reviews)
- Google Play installs
- 100M+
- Last app update
- 2026-09-16
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
- Not stated
- Torrenting
- No
Support
- Live chat
- No
- Live chat 24/7
- No
- Email / tickets
- Yes matevpn2020@gmail.com
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Support languages
- EN (email matevpn2020@gmail.com)
- 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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Trustpilot
3.99 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 4.08; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 1.
The company replied to 9 of 42 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
4.06 of 5, smoothed
From 297 collected reviews (raw average 4.14; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.95 from 20.
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Google Play
4.32 of 5, smoothed
From 800 collected reviews (raw average 4.35; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.56 from 41.
The company replied to 0 of 113 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 1.8 (621 reviews); App Store (US) 4.38 (8635 ratings); Google Play 4.2 (541K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
37 Reddit and forum threads mention MATE VPN (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★ · 09 Oct 2026 · EG
كفر الشيخ
App Store · 5★ · 07 Oct 2026 · US
best of best
App Store · 1★ · 22 Sep 2026 · US
It’s not free it’s not letting me use it
Google Play · 4★ · 13 Oct 2026
مزال جديد ماشيف فيه شي
Google Play · 5★ · 11 Oct 2026
the mate vpn is a very good app i advice other people to download it and makeused of it.
Google Play · 5★ · 09 Oct 2026
نعم
Trustpilot · 1★ · 17 Aug 2026 · DE
Alles schlecht
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 08 Jul 2024 · FR
ne fonctionne pas
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 25 Apr 2024 · GB
Took unauthorised payment fro my PayPal
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
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Questions about MATE VPN
Answers built from what MATE VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Who owns MATE VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
MATE VPN is run by MATRIX MOBILE PTE. LTD., registered in SG; parent company: MATRIX MOBILE PTE. LTD..
Company
- Registered in
- SG
- Address
- 3 Phillip Street #10-04 Royal Group Building, Singapore 048693
- Related brands
- World VPN - Smart & Security; Whisper Net - Web VPN Proxy
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In our rankings
MATE VPN appears on 91 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Shadowsocks, 50+ countries#11 of 14
- Shadowsocks VPNs, no email#14 of 24
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with Shadowsocks support#17 of 26
- No-logs VPNs with Shadowsocks support#22 of 39
- Free Shadowsocks VPNs#23 of 37
- No-email VPNs with servers in 50+ countries#23 of 37
- OpenVPN + Shadowsocks#24 of 31
- OpenVPN services, no email#31 of 56
- Non-14 Eyes VPNs with 50+ countries#32 of 58
- Non-14 Eyes VPNs, no email#33 of 74
- Shadowsocks + obfuscated servers#38 of 52
- OpenVPN, 50+ countries#40 of 78
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- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with obfuscated servers#43 of 70
- Obfuscated VPNs, no email#44 of 81
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with OpenVPN support#45 of 101
- Mobile VPN apps#46 of 178
- IKEv2#47 of 133
- Obfuscated, 50+ countries#50 of 57
- Shadowsocks#54 of 73
- VPNs for travel#54 of 57
- Free VPNs in 50+ countries#59 of 69
- Free VPNs outside 14 Eyes#63 of 123
- No-logs VPNs with servers in 50+ countries#63 of 116
- No sign-up VPNs#63 of 179
- No-logs VPNs, no email#63 of 132
- Free VPNs for China#65 of 114
- Free VPNs for Egypt#65 of 111
- Free VPNs for India#65 of 111
- Free VPNs for Pakistan#65 of 111
- Free VPNs for Turkey#65 of 113
- Free VPNs for Bahrain#66 of 115
- Free VPNs for Kuwait#66 of 115
- Free VPNs for Oman#66 of 115
- Free VPNs for Qatar#66 of 115
- Free VPNs for Saudi Arabia#66 of 115
- Free VPNs for the UAE#66 of 118
- No-logs VPNs outside 14 Eyes#67 of 143
- Free OpenVPN VPNs#68 of 97
- Outside 14 Eyes#68 of 204
- Mac VPNs without email#69 of 93
- OpenVPN + obfuscated servers#71 of 104
- iPhone VPNs without email#73 of 115
- Free obfuscated VPNs#74 of 111
- Free VPNs without email#74 of 142
- Android VPNs without email#76 of 143
- Outside 5 Eyes#76 of 237
- No-logs VPNs with OpenVPN support#81 of 191
- OpenVPN#81 of 242
- No-logs VPNs with obfuscated servers#85 of 150
- Free VPNs for Mac#92 of 141
- VPNs in 50+ countries#98 of 132
- iPhone VPNs for China#100 of 166
- iPhone VPNs for Egypt#100 of 151
- iPhone VPNs for the UAE#101 of 158
- Free VPNs for iPhone#102 of 178
- Free VPNs for Android#107 of 225
- No IP logs#107 of 191
- Android VPNs for China#108 of 186
- Android VPNs for India#108 of 170
- Android VPNs for the UAE#109 of 181
- Obfuscated VPNs#117 of 192
- VPNs for travel to China#117 of 209
- VPNs for travel to Egypt#117 of 192
- VPNs for travel to India#117 of 192
- VPNs for travel to Pakistan#117 of 192
- VPNs for travel to Turkey#117 of 196
- VPNs for travel to Bahrain#118 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Kuwait#118 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Oman#118 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Qatar#118 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Saudi Arabia#118 of 200
- VPNs for travel to the UAE#118 of 204
- Obfuscated VPNs for Mac#124 of 148
- Obfuscated VPNs for iPhone#128 of 151
- Free no-logs VPNs#129 of 203
- No-logs VPNs#133 of 389
- Free VPNs#143 of 282
- Mac VPNs with OpenVPN#147 of 198
- Pay with PayPal#147 of 211
- OpenVPN VPNs for iPhone#152 of 207
- OpenVPN VPNs for Android#156 of 219
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#215 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#220 of 314
- No-logs VPNs for Android#227 of 328
- VPNs for Mac#250 of 361
- VPNs for iPhone#259 of 411
- VPNs for Android#265 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. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://mate.matrixmobile.net
- Pages checked
- https://mate.matrixmobile.net; https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=MATRIX+MOBILE+PTE.+LTD.; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mate.vpn; https://mate.matrixmobile.net/privacy_policy
- Other sources used
- live_chat_247/support_languages/servers/trial_where/crypto: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mate.vpn&hl=en; company page: https://mate.matrixmobile.net/static/matrix-web/index.html; ios/appstore_rating/servers_count/countries_count: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mate-vpn-secure-your-network/id1584915823; shadowsocks: https://www.petsymposium.org/foci/2025/foci-2025-0008.pdf (Matrix Mobile in Family B; MATE VPN package slug xy-vpn-security-proxy-vpn on APKMirror)
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