Rethink DNS + Firewall review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#149 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:India, alliance not disclosed
- Data completeness60%
- Checked2026-10-15
- No email to sign up
- Free plan
- Open-source apps
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction4.0 vs 2.7
- Security and protocols2.9 vs 2.1
- Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming1.0 vs 3.1
- Platforms and support3.0 vs 4.3
- Price and fair terms3.4 vs 3.5
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.
Rethink DNS + Firewallsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.74.0
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
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.12.9
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 3.53.4
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 0.50.5
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 3.11.0
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 4.33.0
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
Rethink DNS + Firewall pricing
The cheapest way in is €1.79 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Rethink DNS + Firewall renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep Rethink DNS + Firewall 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 | 1 year |
|---|---|---|
| Rethink Proxy Network (with Windscribe), 12 mo | €21.50 | €21.50 |
Compare Rethink DNS + Firewall’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App + DNS free | 1 mo | $0.00 | $0.00 | €0.00 | $0.00 | 1 mo |
| Rethink Proxy Network (with Windscribe) | 12 mo | $25.00 | $2.08 | €1.79 | — | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Google Play; Stripe
Everything Rethink DNS + Firewall publishes
Every fact we collected about Rethink DNS + Firewall, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.
Company
- Legal entity
- CELZERO PRIVATE LIMITED
- Registered in
- India
- Address
- 134 Neelikonampalayam Road, Varadharajapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641015, India
- Related brands
- BraveDNS (former)
- serverless-dns
- celzero
- Windscribe (proxy partner)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- Not stated
- Website languages
- EN
- Right-to-left languages
- No
- Currencies on the site
- USD ($)
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Free app
- free/paid cloud DNS
- Rethink Proxy Network
- Billing terms
- 12 months (proxy)
- Cheapest price a month
- $2.08
- Monthly plan
- Not stated
- 1-year plan, total
- $25.00
- 1-year plan, a month
- $2.08
- 2-year plan, total
- No
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Family plan
- No
- Prices seen from other countries
- Play Store (EU geo): sponsor tier IAP €5.49; app free
- Dedicated IP add-on
- No
- Port forwarding add-on
- No
- Double VPN add-on
- Yes Proxy Network multi-hop $25/yr
- Antivirus
- No
- Password manager
- No
- eSIM
- No
- Identity protection
- No
- Cloud storage
- No
- Other add-ons
- paid cloud DNS tier
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Referral programme
- No
- Affiliate programme
- No
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 5 concurrent locations (proxy plan)
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- No
- Other free plan terms
- free open-source app forever; DNS free tier
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- Google Play; Stripe
- Bank card
- Yes Stripe
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Apple Pay / Google Pay
- Yes Google Play IAP
- 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
- Not stated
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- Not stated
- Servers
- 300+ DNS locations
- 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 Rethink Proxy Network
- Tor over VPN
- Not stated
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Not stated
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuardconnects to multiple WireGuard VPNs of user's choice✓ Yes
- OpenVPN✕ No
- IKEv2Not stated
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolNot stated
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Other protocols
- DNS-over-HTTPS; DNS-over-TLS
- Encryption
- DoH/DoT
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- Yes DNS endpoints (DoH/DoT)
- Open-source apps
- Yes https://github.com/celzero; https://github.com/serverless-dns
Censorship and blocking
- Obfuscation (stealth mode)
- No dedicated mode; encrypted DNS anti-censorship only
- 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
- Split tunnelling
- Yes per app firewall
- Ad and malware blocker
- Yes 190+ blocklists: malware, ads, trackers
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes resolvers do not log requests; app collects nothing
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- Data retention
- none
- Shared with third parties
- Cloudflare and Fly.io (hosting/resolvers)
- Stripe, Google Play (payments)
- Crashlytics
- Trackers on the website
- No no cookies/analytics
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- not addressed
- Anonymous sign-up
- Yes no account for app
- Privacy policy updated
- 2026-06-19 (app)
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✓ No
- IP at sign-up✓ No
- Connection IP✓ No
- Session times✓ No
- Bandwidth✓ No
- Device info✓ No
- App analytics✓ No
- Crash reportsCrashlytics in Play build; none in F-Droid build◐ Partial
Apps and devices
- Windows✕ No
- macOS✕ No
- Linux✕ No
- iOS✕ 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
- Google Play rating
- 3.9 (3.57K reviews)
- Google Play installs
- 1M+
- Last app update
- 2026-10-13
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
- Not stated
- Live chat 24/7
- Not stated
- Email / tickets
- Yes email
- Phone
- Yes +91 88678 00291 (Play developer contact)
- Telegram
- Yes
- Not stated
- Discord or forum
- Reddit; Matrix
- Help articles
- Yes docs, 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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Google Play
3.96 of 5, smoothed
From 400 collected reviews (raw average 3.97; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.85 from 67.
The company replied to 2 of 87 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Google Play 3.9 (3.57K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
35 Reddit and forum threads mention Rethink DNS + Firewall (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.
Google Play · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026
Great for configuring DNS to pihole
Google Play · 5★ · 13 Oct 2026
for guaranteed no ads by blocking the internet on an app, use DNS+Firewall Stop.
Google Play · 1★ · 12 Oct 2026
20261012 doesn't block internet to apps have screen record share e mail id
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about Rethink DNS + Firewall
Answers built from what Rethink DNS + Firewall publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is Rethink DNS + Firewall safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 4.0/10 and security 2.9/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.
In 10 seconds
- Open-source apps
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- India, alliance not disclosed
- Legal entity
- CELZERO PRIVATE LIMITED
- No-logs policy
- Yes resolvers do not log requests; app collects nothing
- Data retention
- none
- Shared with third parties
- Cloudflare and Fly.io (hosting/resolvers); Stripe, Google Play (payments); Crashlytics
- Trackers on the website
- No no cookies/analytics
Security
- Kill switch
- Not stated
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Encryption
- DoH/DoT
- Open-source apps
- https://github.com/celzero; https://github.com/serverless-dns
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
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Is it safe? of similar VPNs
Rethink DNS + Firewall not working? Common causes and what to check
3 things to check, built from what Rethink DNS + Firewall publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Try a manual configuration (DNS endpoints (DoH/DoT)).
Update the app: the last update we saw is dated 2026-10-13.
Contact support: Telegram, email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Telegram
- Yes
- Yes email
If it is blocked where you are
Troubleshooting of similar VPNs
Who owns Rethink DNS + Firewall? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
Rethink DNS + Firewall is run by CELZERO PRIVATE LIMITED, registered in India.
Company
- Registered in
- India
- Address
- 134 Neelikonampalayam Road, Varadharajapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641015, India
- Related brands
- BraveDNS (former); serverless-dns; celzero; Windscribe (proxy partner)
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
Rethink DNS + Firewall appears on 62 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Indian VPNs#3 of 10
- Double VPN + Telegram support#9 of 16
- Free VPNs with no ads#9 of 36
- Free open-source VPNs#10 of 35
- Free Android VPNs without ads#10 of 28
- Cheap open-source VPNs#11 of 14
- Open-source VPNs with double VPN/multi-hop#12 of 21
- Open-source VPNs with Telegram support#12 of 24
- Double VPNs, no email#13 of 23
- Free double VPNs#14 of 27
- Open-source VPNs with an ad blocker#15 of 22
- Cheap double VPNs#16 of 21
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- Open-source VPNs with WireGuard support#18 of 34
- Open-source VPNs, no email#19 of 37
- Double VPN + ad blocker#21 of 31
- Telegram support + ad blocker#21 of 29
- No-email VPNs with Telegram support#22 of 38
- Cheap VPNs, Telegram support#24 of 33
- No-email VPNs with an ad and tracker blocker#24 of 42
- VPNs with phone support#25 of 67
- WireGuard + double VPN#25 of 33
- Free VPNs with Telegram support#26 of 47
- No-logs VPNs with open-source apps#26 of 45
- Open-source VPNs#26 of 59
- Cheap VPNs with no email#27 of 42
- Double VPN#30 of 57
- No-logs VPNs with double VPN/multi-hop#30 of 47
- Free VPNs with ad blocking#33 of 58
- WireGuard VPNs, no email#35 of 68
- No-logs VPNs with Telegram support#37 of 63
- Free VPNs without email#38 of 142
- Cheap ad-blocking VPNs#39 of 56
- WireGuard + Telegram support#40 of 44
- VPNs under €2#42 of 68
- Free WireGuard VPNs#48 of 87
- VPNs with Telegram support#50 of 84
- WireGuard + ad blocker#51 of 67
- Free VPNs with cheap upgrades#52 of 74
- Android VPNs without email#56 of 143
- No-logs VPNs with an ad and tracker blocker#57 of 103
- No sign-up VPNs#59 of 179
- No-logs VPNs, no email#59 of 132
- Cheap WireGuard VPNs#61 of 78
- Manual config files#68 of 118
- Ad blocker#69 of 129
- Free VPNs for Android#79 of 225
- Free no-logs VPNs#80 of 203
- No-logs VPNs with WireGuard support#82 of 159
- Free VPNs#85 of 282
- Split tunneling#85 of 154
- Cheap no-logs VPNs#91 of 137
- Cheap VPNs under €3#95 of 167
- No IP logs#102 of 191
- WireGuard VPNs#126 of 192
- No-logs VPNs#127 of 389
- VPNs under €5#145 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for Android#171 of 328
- VPNs for Android#190 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
Closed services Rethink DNS + Firewall replaces
Services that shut down or moved, for which this is one of five live alternatives.
Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://rethinkdns.com
- Pages checked
- https://rethinkdns.com; https://rethinkdns.com/privacy
- Other sources used
- wireguard/legal_entity/registration_country/address/phone/email/rating/installs/update/data safety/addons/multihop: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.celzero.bravedns&hl=en; open_source/stealth_mode: https://rethinkdns.com/app
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