Mudfish review: score, privacy and prices

2.14

out of 10#237 of 377 in the main ranking
Gaming VPN median 1.1

  • Gaming VPN
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness60%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Trial without a card
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Platforms and support5.7 vs 2.3
  • Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.0
  • Price and fair terms4.1 vs 2.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 0.0
  • Network and streaming3.1 vs 2.8
  • Security and protocols1.8 vs 1.1

Compare Mudfish side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Gaming VPN services in the main ranking (15 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Mudfishsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 0.00.0
    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 1.11.8
    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 2.54.1
    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 0.01.9
    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
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.83.1
    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 2.35.7
    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

Mudfish pricing

Mudfish does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes 1046 free public nodes, no credits, no speed limit claimed. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

All plans as published

PlanPrice for term
Credit top-up 4.99$4.99
Credit top-up 9.99$9.99
Credit top-up 29.99$29.99
Credit top-up 49.99$49.99
Credit top-up 99.99$99.99

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
7 days
Refund conditions
full refund within 1 week; after that partial balance refund depending on usage (60%/80% thresholds); BTC refunded via PayPal invoice; Apple IAP via Apple
Free trial
Not stated
Card needed for trial
No
Auto-renewal
No prepaid credits
Payment methods
Apple IAP; Google Play IAP; Bitcoin; PayPal; Alipay; Paymentwall; Toss; Kakao Pay; phone billing; bank transfer
Renewal note
no subscription; balance can go negative and is deducted from next payment

Everything Mudfish publishes

Every fact we collected about Mudfish, 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
Mudfish Networks Inc.
Registered in
KR (Seoul, Gangseo-gu; App Store developer address) (store listing)
Related brands
  • Muddog
  • GamePing
  • Somagu
  • Mudfish DNS Client
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
Not stated
Currencies on the site
  • USD
  • AUD
  • CNY
  • JPY
  • KRW
Prices depend on country
Yes currency-specific tiers; payment methods vary by currency

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
PPT (Pay-Per-Traffic) prepaid credits
Billing terms
prepaid credits, no term (credits never expire)
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
Yes subscription; balance can go negative and is deducted from next payment
Family plan
No
Double VPN add-on
Yes Server Chain / Multi Path mode (feature)
Antivirus
No
Password manager
No
eSIM
No
Identity protection
No
Cloud storage
No

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No
Sale running when checked
No
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
1 per account (extra machines need separate sub/alias accounts sharing credits)
Data limit
pay per GB (credit-based)
Prohibited by the terms
repeated payment/refund cycles treated as abuse

Free plan
Free plan
Yes 1046 free public nodes, no credits, no speed limit claimed
Free data
Not stated
Free speed
no limit (claim)
Free locations
free public nodes
Ads in the free plan
Not stated
Other free plan terms
small trial credit after signup+email verification

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • Apple IAP
  • Google Play IAP
  • Bitcoin
  • PayPal
  • Alipay
  • Paymentwall
  • Toss
  • Kakao Pay
  • phone billing
  • bank transfer
Bank card
Yes via Paymentwall
PayPal
Yes
Apple Pay / Google Pay
Yes in-app purchase
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Coins accepted
BTC
Cash
No
Gift cards
Not stated
Mobile carrier billing
Yes KRW phone payment
Local payment methods
  • Alipay
  • Toss
  • Kakao Pay
  • KR bank transfer
Auto-renewal by default
No prepaid credits
Email needed to sign up
Yes email verification for trial credit
Account-number login
No
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
7
Refund conditions
  • full refund within 1 week
  • after that partial balance refund depending on usage (60%/80% thresholds)
  • BTC refunded via PayPal invoice
  • Apple IAP via Apple

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Where the trial is offered
site
Trial limits
small trial credit, once per user
Instead of a trial
free public nodes
Card needed for the trial
No

Server locations
Countries
45 (relay node country filter; 663 relay servers listed)
Servers
666 dedicated + 1046 free public nodes

45 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.

Europe 19

Americas 6

Asia and Oceania 15

Middle East and Africa 5

Middle East and North Africa
  • QA
  • AE
  • OM
  • SA
  • also TR
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 Server Chain, Multi Path via two nodes
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Yes HTTP and SOCKS proxy support
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardNot stated
  • OpenVPNNot stated
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolunnamed; WAN optimization✓ Yes
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Other protocols
HTTP/SOCKS proxy
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 firewall bypassing (claim)
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 Mudfish DNS Client product
Split tunnelling
Yes per process routing by default; Full VPN mode optional
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Partial never stores/logs/shares true IP; other data not covered
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
true IP only during session; others not specified
Shared with third parties
service providers (hosting, payments, analytics, email); data may be processed in South Korea
Trackers on the website
cookies, web beacons, third-party analytics
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
not addressed
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
GDPR / data protection officer
No
Privacy policy updated
2016-01-19

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.

  • Email✕ Yes
  • Connection IPtrue IP held only for session, deleted after◐ Partial
  • Session timesNot stated
  • Bandwidthbilling by traffic✕ Yes
  • Device infomodel, OS, browser, language, network✕ Yes
  • App analyticsthird-party analytics✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersOpenWRT✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Edge
  • Whale (proxy)
App Store rating
3.6 (9 ratings, US)
Google Play rating
3.7 (577 reviews)
Google Play installs
100K+

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 core product: game ping/lag reduction, Steam Deck, node selection per game
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No support via forums; no call center or remote assistance
Email / tickets
Yes forums private topics; support@loxch.com for account access only
Phone
No
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Yes forums.mudfish.net
Support languages
EN, KO (documentation/manuals) (review)
Help articles
Yes docs.mudfish.net, wiki
Server status page
Yes mudfish.net/server/status

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.

  • App Store

    3.51 of 5, smoothed

    From 5 collected reviews (raw average 3.20; all VPNs 3.54).

  • Google Play

    3.08 of 5, smoothed

    From 112 collected reviews (raw average 2.71; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.00 from 3.

    The company replied to 15 of 61 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 3.56 (9 ratings); Google Play 3.8 (577 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Nov ’252 reviews, average 3.0
  2. Dec ’252 reviews, average 2.5
  3. Feb ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  4. Mar ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  5. Apr ’261 reviews, average 2.0
  6. May ’263 reviews, average 3.67
  7. Jul ’262 reviews, average 3.0
  8. Sep ’261 reviews, average 3.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

47 Reddit and forum threads mention Mudfish (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★ · 07 Nov 2024 · US

    Works great

  • App Store · 5★ · 05 Jul 2024 · US

    Feedback

  • App Store · 3★ · 13 Apr 2020 · US

    Login issue

  • Google Play · 3★ · 27 Sep 2026

    are public nodes not avalable in this app? Public nodes are avalable in windows version of mudfish. You can select them and use for own risk. Do not you know…

  • Google Play · 1★ · 28 Jul 2026

    not working i am using to play bgmi i started using this app in june i taked the 470 rs package that time the app is eating the points very fast and also one…

  • Google Play · 5★ · 23 Jul 2026

    works great, user friendly interface and the developers are exceptionally responsive.

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Questions about Mudfish

Answers built from what Mudfish publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Mudfish refund policy: how to ask for your money back

Mudfish refund window: 7 days. Conditions: full refund within 1 week; after that partial balance refund depending on usage (60%/80% thresholds); BTC refunded via PayPal invoice;…

Refund terms

Refund window
7
Conditions
full refund within 1 week; after that partial balance refund depending on usage (60%/80% thresholds); BTC refunded via PayPal invoice; Apple IAP via Apple
Refund on monthly plans
Not stated
Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
Yes

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Who owns Mudfish? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

Mudfish is run by Mudfish Networks Inc., registered in KR (Seoul, Gangseo-gu; App Store developer address) (store listing).

Company

Related brands
Muddog; GamePing; Somagu; Mudfish DNS Client

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://mudfish.net
Pages checked
https://mudfish.net; https://docs.mudfish.net/v3/en/docs/mudfish-policy/pricing/; https://docs.mudfish.net/v3/en/docs/mudfish-policy/data-plan/; https://mudfish.net/agreement/privacy_policy; https://docs.mudfish.net/v3/en/docs/mudfish-policy/refund-policy/
Other sources used
countries_count/countries_list/mena_locations/status_page: https://mudfish.net/server/status; live_chat_247/email_tickets/phone: https://docs.mudfish.net/v3/en/docs/mudfish-policy/faq/faq-tech-support; discord_or_forum: https://docs.mudfish.net/v3/en/docs/tech-support/mudfish-forums; browser_extensions: https://mudfish.net/; simultaneous_devices/support_languages: https://mudfish.net/docs/en/faq/general.html; https://docs.mudfish.net/en/docs/mudfish-policy/faq-account/; split_tunneling: http://mudfish.net/product/mudfish_vpn (snippet 'Full VPN mode is also available... Per-Process, FastConnect and NAT Open') + https://mudfish.net/docs/en/vpn/features/fullvpn_mode.html; play_rating/play_installs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.mudfish.vpn; appstore_rating: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mudfish-vpn/id1372662342; registration_country: https://apps.apple.com/dk/app/mudfish-vpn/id1372662342 (snippet: South Korea SEOUL Gangseo-gu) + https://www.appbrain.com/appstore/mudfish-vpn/ios-1372662342

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