Stark VPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Free / mobile app median 2.3
- Free / mobile app
- Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
- Data completeness53%
- Checked2026-10-15
- No email to sign up
- Free plan
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction3.3 vs 2.7
- Price and fair terms3.8 vs 3.4
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming0.0 vs 1.7
- Platforms and support1.1 vs 2.8
- Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.2
- Auto-renewal on by default
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.
Stark VPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.73.3
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 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 3.43.8
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 2.81.1
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
Stark VPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €1.79 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Stark 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, Yearly plan
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep Stark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly, 0.25 mo | €6.87 | €6.87 / 0.25 mo | €329.83 | €659.65 | €989.48 |
| Monthly, 1 mo | €10.31 | €10.31 / 1 mo | €123.74 | €247.47 | €371.21 |
| Monthly promo, 1 mo | €5.15 | — | €61.82at the current price | €123.63at the current price | €185.45at the current price |
| Yearly, 12 mo | €42.99 | €42.99 / 12 mo | €42.99 | €85.98 | €128.97 |
| Yearly promotion, 12 mo | €21.49 | — | €21.49 | — | — |
Compare Stark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | 0.25 mo | $7.99 | $31.96 | €27.49 | $7.99 | 0.25 mo |
| Monthly | 1 mo | $11.99 | $11.99 | €10.31 | $11.99 | 1 mo |
| Monthly promo | 1 mo | $5.99 | $5.99 | €5.15 | — | — |
| Yearly | 12 mo | $49.99 | $4.17 | €3.59 | $49.99 | 12 mo |
| Yearly promotion | 12 mo | $24.99 | $2.08 | €1.79 | — | — |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal
- Yes
- How to cancel
- Apple subscriptions settings
- Payment methods
- Apple In-App Purchase
- Renewal note
- auto-renew via Apple; charged within 24h before trial ends
Everything Stark VPN publishes
Every fact we collected about Stark 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
- STARK DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (seller)
- Registered in
- Not stated
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- Not stated
- Website languages
- EN
- Currencies on the site
- USD
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Yearly (+promos)
- Billing terms
- 1 week
- 1 month
- 12 months
- Cheapest price a month
- 2.08 (yearly promo)
- Monthly plan
- $11.99
- 1-year plan, total
- $49.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $4.17
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- auto-renew via Apple; charged within 24h before trial ends
- Family plan
- Not stated
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- promo yearly 24.99 (50% vs 49.99)
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Not stated
- Data limit
- unlimited (claim, FAQ)
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes policy: apps free to use; some features must be unlocked
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- Apple In-App Purchase
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Apple Pay / Google Pay
- Yes App Store IAP
- Cryptocurrency
- No Apple IAP only
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- How to cancel
- Apple subscriptions settings
- Email needed to sign up
- No No registration required
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- Not stated
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- Not stated
- Where the trial is offered
- iOS
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
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
- WireGuardNot stated
- OpenVPNNot stated
- 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
- Encryption
- military-grade (claim)
- 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
- No
- 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 strict no-logs claim
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Shared with third parties
- No unless permission or required by law
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Yes no registration
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 when requesting support◐ Partial
- Connection IPclaim: no-logs; App Store label Data Not Collected; only support data collected✓ No
- Session timesNot stated
- Device infoonly with support requests (device model, OS, app version)◐ Partial
- App analyticsprivacy label: no data collected, unverified✓ No
Apps and devices
- WindowsApp Store only; iPhone/iPad/Mac✕ No
- macOSmacOS 26+, App Store✓ Yes
- Linux✕ No
- iOSiOS 17+✓ Yes
- Androidno Android app by Stark Apps found; starkvpn.com Stark VPN Reloaded is a different product✕ 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
- 4.5 (918 ratings)
- Last app update
- 2026-10 (v1.10.2)
- App languages
- EN
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 servers optimized for gaming (claim)
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- No email + contact form
- Live chat 24/7
- No
- Email / tickets
- Yes support@starkapps.org; contact form
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Support languages
- EN
- 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
4.00 of 5, smoothed
From 52 collected reviews (raw average 4.44; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 1.
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Google Play
4.06 of 5, smoothed
From 800 collected reviews (raw average 4.07; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.47 from 73.
The company replied to 0 of 159 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 4.51 (918 ratings); Google Play 4.3 (56.7K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
39 Reddit and forum threads mention Stark 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★ · 07 Aug 2026 · US
Works until it doesn’t
App Store · 5★ · 28 Jun 2026 · US
The free trial
App Store · 5★ · 21 May 2026 · US
Good
Google Play · 1★ · 14 Oct 2026
why is the app not updated.....still showing 2025 Tweak.....we are in 2026
Google Play · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026
I really enjoy using this
Google Play · 5★ · 13 Oct 2026
good
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Questions about Stark VPN
Answers built from what Stark VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
How to cancel Stark VPN and turn off auto-renewal
How Stark VPN says you cancel: Apple subscriptions settings. Auto-renewal by default: yes.
Cancellation and renewal
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- Reminder before renewal
- Not stated
- Renewal note
- auto-renew via Apple; charged within 24h before trial ends
- Bought in App Store or Google Play
- cancel in the store’s subscription settings
Without auto-renewal or price hikes
Who owns Stark VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
Stark VPN is run by STARK DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (seller).
In our rankings
Stark VPN appears on 31 topic pages. Its place on each:
- No renewal price hike#35 of 60
- Cheap VPNs with no email#38 of 42
- Short-term VPN plans#40 of 63
- VPNs under €2#58 of 68
- Free VPNs with cheap upgrades#63 of 74
- Free VPNs without email#63 of 142
- Gaming VPNs#80 of 106
- Mobile VPN apps#86 of 178
- Mac VPNs without email#87 of 93
- iPhone VPNs without email#99 of 115
- No-logs VPNs, no email#108 of 132
- No sign-up VPNs#116 of 179
Show all 31
- Free no-logs VPNs#117 of 203
- Cheap no-logs VPNs#123 of 137
- Free VPNs for Mac#129 of 141
- Free VPNs#130 of 282
- Cheap VPNs for Mac#133 of 137
- Cheap VPNs under €3#135 of 167
- Free VPNs for iPhone#143 of 178
- Cheap VPNs for iPhone#144 of 149
- No IP logs#166 of 191
- VPNs under €5#209 of 280
- No-logs VPNs#258 of 389
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#268 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#287 of 314
- VPNs for Mac#334 of 361
- VPNs for iPhone#354 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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Higher score for the same money
- Cool VPN Pro3.20
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15.
- Website
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6446281114
- Pages checked
- ["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id6446281114"]
- Other sources used
- free_tier, collects_*, third_party_sharing: https://starkapps.org/privacy.html; collects_connection_ip, signup_email_required, anonymous_signup, windows, linux, appstore_rating, app_last_update, app_languages, crypto: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stark-vpn-super-unlimited/id6446281114; traffic_limit, live_chat, email_tickets, site_languages, support_languages: https://starkapps.org/; nologs (ToS): https://starkapps.org/data/vpn/terms.html; android: https://www.starkvpn.com/ (search result, different product)
- Pricing page: App Store in-app purchases
- Privacy policy
- Terms of service
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| When (UTC) | Field | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | rank_consumer | 333 | 332 |