Ostrich VPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#289 of 377 in the main ranking
Free / mobile app median 2.3
- Free / mobile app
- Jurisdiction:Hong Kong, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Owner:Geware
- Data completeness67%
- Checked2026-10-15
- No email to sign up
- Free plan
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction3.7 vs 2.7
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Platforms and support2.1 vs 2.8
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming0.0 vs 1.7
- Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.2
- Price and fair terms2.5 vs 3.4
- Trial needs a card
- Stores session times
- 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.
Ostrich VPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.73.7
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 3.42.5
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 0.50.0
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 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 2.82.1
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
Ostrich VPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €1.79 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Ostrich VPN 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, Premium Yearly (iOS) plan
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep Ostrich VPN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Weekly (iOS), 0.25 mo | €1.28 | €1.28 / 0.25 mo | €61.51 | €123.01 | €184.52 |
| Premium Monthly (iOS), 1 mo | €3.43 | €3.43 / 1 mo | €41.18 | €82.35 | €123.53 |
| Premium Yearly (iOS), 12 mo | €21.49 | €21.49 / 12 mo | €21.49 | €42.98 | €64.47 |
Compare Ostrich VPN’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Weekly (iOS) | 0.25 mo | $1.49 | $5.96 | €5.13 | $1.49 | 0.25 mo |
| Premium Monthly (iOS) | 1 mo | $3.99 | $3.99 | €3.43 | $3.99 | 1 mo |
| Premium Yearly (iOS) | 12 mo | $24.99 | $2.08 | €1.79 | $24.99 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Apple refund policy (no own policy stated)
- Free trial
- 3 (Premium, iOS), iOS (App Store)
- Card needed for trial
- Yes Apple ID payment method; auto-renews after trial
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Apple In-App Purchase (iOS); Android: free ad-supported (no IAP shown on Play listing)
- Renewal note
- Apple auto-renew unless turned off 24h before period end; after 3-day trial renews at $3.99/month
Everything Ostrich VPN publishes
Every fact we collected about Ostrich 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
- Geware Technology Ltd. (privacy); Geware Mobile Limited (Play/footer)
- Registered in
- Hong Kong
- Address
- 137-139 Connaught Road Central, HK (privacy); Play: Rm 704 7/F New Mandarin Plz Twr A, 14 Science Museum Rd, HK
- Parent company
- Geware
- Related brands
- Geware VPN Pro (Play dev name)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- none
- Website languages
- EN
- Right-to-left languages
- No
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- free (ads); premium in-app
- Cheapest price a month
- Not stated
- Monthly plan
- $3.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $2.08
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Renewal
- Apple auto-renew unless turned off 24h before period end; after 3-day trial renews at $3.99/month
- Family plan
- No
- Prices seen from other countries
- iOS US App Store: 1w $1.49
- 1m $3.99
- 1y $24.99
- 3-day free trial then $3.99/mo
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Not stated
- Features locked to higher plans
- Premium: no ads, no daily time limit, faster servers in more countries
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free data
- Yes unlimited (claimed)
- Ads in the free plan
- Yes AdMob
- Other free plan terms
- daily free connection time + ads
- watch video for more minutes
- unlimited data
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- Apple In-App Purchase (iOS); Android: free ad-supported (no IAP shown on Play listing)
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- No
- 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
- 3 (Premium, iOS)
- Where the trial is offered
- iOS (App Store)
- Card needed for the trial
- Yes Apple ID payment method; auto-renews after trial
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
- WireGuardstore listings name 4 protocols: IKEv2, OpenVPN, V2Ray VMess, WebSocket✕ No
- OpenVPNAndroid✓ Yes
- IKEv2Android✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolIKEv2, OpenVPN, V2Ray VMess, WebSocket✕ No
- VLESS / Realitynot among the 4 listed protocols✕ No
- VMessV2Ray VMess WebSocket, per Play tagline✓ Yes
- TrojanNot stated
- Shadowsocksnot among the 4 listed protocols✕ No
- Hysteria2not among the 4 listed protocols✕ No
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Other protocols
- 4 protocols (unnamed)
- 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)
- Partial V2Ray VMess + WebSocket protocols; no explicit stealth/obfuscation 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
- Split tunnelling
- Yes per app proxy
- 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 logs
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Shared with third parties
- GameAnalytics
- Google AdMob
- payment processors
- hosting
- ad SDKs
- affiliates
- Trackers in the app (Exodus)
- policy: GameAnalytics, Google AdMob, Firebase SDK
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- discloses on subpoena/court order
- Anonymous sign-up
- Yes no registration
- Privacy policy updated
- 2026-09-26
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.
- IP at sign-upapprox. location from IP (ads)✕ Yes
- Connection IPapprox. location derived from IP; usage: bandwidth, connection times; no browsing logs◐ Partial
- Session timeswhen/how long used; request timestamps✕ Yes
- Bandwidth✕ Yes
- Device info✕ Yes
- App analyticsGameAnalytics✕ Yes
- Crash reports✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windows✕ No
- macOS✕ No
- Linuxapps listed only for iOS and Android✕ No
- iOS✓ Yes
- AndroidPlay + APK✓ 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
- 4.6 (24K ratings)
- Google Play rating
- 4.3 (~44.7K reviews)
- Google Play installs
- 5M+
- Last app update
- 2025-12-09
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
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- No
- Live chat 24/7
- No
- Email / tickets
- Yes contact@ostrichvpn.net
- Phone
- Yes +852 5305 6821 (developer)
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Support languages
- EN (contact@ostrichvpn.net)
- 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
4.54 of 5, smoothed
From 703 collected reviews (raw average 4.61; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.94 from 65.
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Google Play
4.44 of 5, smoothed
From 649 collected reviews (raw average 4.49; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.16 from 95.
The company replied to 0 of 70 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 4.65 (23607 ratings); Google Play 4.6 (45.3K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
46 Reddit and forum threads mention Ostrich 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 · 1★ · 11 Oct 2026 · US
Don’t bother
App Store · 5★ · 07 Oct 2026 · AE
Best vpn ever
App Store · 5★ · 07 Oct 2026 · US
A Free Version VPN that actually works ..👏👏👏
Google Play · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026
rapid connection
Google Play · 5★ · 13 Oct 2026
excellent
Google Play · 5★ · 11 Oct 2026
super cool
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about Ostrich VPN
Answers built from what Ostrich VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is Ostrich VPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 3.7/10 and security 0.0/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 1.2). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.
In 10 seconds
- Stores session times
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Legal entity
- Geware Technology Ltd. (privacy); Geware Mobile Limited (Play/footer)
- No-logs policy
- Yes no browsing logs
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Shared with third parties
- GameAnalytics; Google AdMob; payment processors; hosting; ad SDKs; affiliates
- Trackers in the app (Exodus)
- policy: GameAnalytics, Google AdMob, Firebase SDK
Security
- Kill switch
- Not stated
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
Ostrich VPN not working? Common causes and what to check
4 things to check, built from what Ostrich VPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: Ostrich VPN lists OpenVPN, IKEv2, VMess.
If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (partial (V2Ray VMess + WebSocket protocols; no explicit stealth/obfuscation…).
Update the app: the last update we saw is dated 2025-12-09.
Contact support: email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- No
- Live chat 24/7
- No
- Yes contact@ostrichvpn.net
If it is blocked where you are
Ostrich VPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
Ostrich VPN refund window: Apple refund policy (no own policy stated).
Refund terms
- Conditions
- Not stated
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 3 (Premium, iOS)
Try before paying
Ostrich VPN free trial: length, terms and payment details
Ostrich VPN free trial: 3 (Premium, iOS), iOS (App Store). Card needed: yes (Apple ID payment method;….
Trial terms
- Card needed
- Yes Apple ID payment method; auto-renews after trial
- Refund window
- Apple refund policy (no own policy stated)
- Free plan
- Yes
Trials elsewhere
Who owns Ostrich VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
Ostrich VPN is run by Geware Technology Ltd. (privacy); Geware Mobile Limited (Play/footer), registered in Hong Kong; parent company: Geware.
Company
- Registered in
- Hong Kong
- Address
- 137-139 Connaught Road Central, HK (privacy); Play: Rm 704 7/F New Mandarin Plz Twr A, 14 Science Museum Rd, HK
- Related brands
- Geware VPN Pro (Play dev name)
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
Ostrich VPN appears on 49 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Hong Kong-based VPNs#15 of 23
- Unlimited free VPNs#38 of 68
- Trial VPNs without email#43 of 46
- OpenVPN services, no email#43 of 56
- No renewal price hike#46 of 60
- VMess#47 of 47
- VPNs with phone support#48 of 67
- Short-term VPN plans#49 of 63
- Non-14 Eyes VPNs, no email#50 of 74
- Trial VPNs outside 14 Eyes#62 of 70
- Free VPNs outside 14 Eyes#69 of 123
- Free VPNs with a premium trial#70 of 77
Show all 49
- Xray / V2Ray#72 of 72
- Free OpenVPN VPNs#74 of 97
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with OpenVPN support#78 of 101
- Monthly plans under €5#79 of 106
- OpenVPN VPNs with a trial#82 of 90
- Mobile VPN apps#85 of 178
- Free VPNs without email#86 of 142
- iPhone VPNs without email#93 of 115
- Android VPNs without email#98 of 143
- No-logs VPNs, no email#101 of 132
- No sign-up VPNs#109 of 179
- No-logs VPNs outside 14 Eyes#114 of 143
- IKEv2#118 of 133
- Outside 14 Eyes#121 of 204
- Split tunneling VPNs for iPhone#122 of 125
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#131 of 144
- Free VPNs for iPhone#132 of 178
- Outside 5 Eyes#138 of 237
- No-logs VPNs with OpenVPN support#140 of 191
- Split tunneling#140 of 154
- Android VPN free trials#142 of 160
- Free VPNs for Android#146 of 225
- Free no-logs VPNs#148 of 203
- VPN free trials#156 of 190
- Free VPNs#166 of 282
- OpenVPN VPNs for iPhone#181 of 207
- OpenVPN VPNs for Android#188 of 219
- OpenVPN#199 of 242
- No-logs VPNs#247 of 389
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#268 of 314
- No-logs VPNs for Android#278 of 328
- VPNs for iPhone#325 of 411
- VPNs for Android#340 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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Owner and jurisdiction
Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15.
- Website
- https://ostrichvpn.net
- Pages checked
- ["https://ostrichvpn.net", "https://ostrichvpn.net/doc/osa/privacy-policy.html", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.best.free.vpn.proxy"]
- Other sources used
- plans/price_*/trial/renewal/payment: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ostrich-vpn-proxy-master/id1532634346; protocols/play_*/free tier: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.best.free.vpn.proxy; collects_*/trackers: https://ostrichvpn.net/doc/osi/privacy-policy.html; support: https://ostrichvpn.net/; protocols: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.best.free.vpn.proxy (snippet 'Fast, secure VPN proxy with 4 protocols: IKEv2, OpenVPN, V2Ray VMess and WebSocket'); https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ostrich-vpn-proxy-master/id1532634346 (snippet 'multiple protocols with automatic selection'); linux: https://www.ostrichvpn.net/ (iOS/Android apps only)
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| When (UTC) | Field | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | rank_main | 284 | 283 |
| 2026-10-16 | rank_consumer | 331 | 330 |