VPN Hero review: score, privacy and prices
3.31
out of 10#89 of 377 in the main ranking
Free / mobile app median 2.3
- Free / mobile app
- Jurisdiction:Estonia, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Data completeness73%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Free plan
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Price and fair terms7.0 vs 3.4
- Network and streaming4.9 vs 1.7
- Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.5
Weakest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction2.7 vs 2.7
- Security and protocols1.4 vs 1.2
- Platforms and support4.0 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.
VPN Hero (Appwise)segment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.72.7
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 1.21.4
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 3.47.0
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 0.51.9
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 1.74.9
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 2.84.0
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
VPN Hero (Appwise) pricing
The cheapest way in is €0.79 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, VPN Hero (Appwise) renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Per month | € / month | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Year Plan | 12 mo | $0.92 | €0.79 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Refund conditions
- 30-day money-back on all plans (no questions)
- Free trial
- trial offered, length not stated (IAP Weekly Trial $9.99)
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- How to cancel
- Manage Your Subscription email link on site
- Payment methods
- credit card (web checkout); App Store/Google Play in-app
Everything VPN Hero (Appwise) publishes
Every fact we collected about VPN Hero (Appwise), 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
- Appwise OÜ
- Registered in
- Estonia
- Address
- Tartu mnt 67/1-13b, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju maakond 10115, Estonia
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- none
- Website languages
- EN; AR
- Right-to-left languages
- Yes AR version
- Currencies on the site
- USD; EUR
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Premium (1-year headline plan)
- Billing terms
- 12m
- Prices shown in
- USD (homepage) / EUR (checkout note)
- Cheapest price a month
- 0.92
- Monthly plan
- 11.99-19.99 (App Store monthly IAPs: $11.99/$14.99/$19.99)
- 1-year plan, a month
- 0.92
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Family plan
- Not stated
- Prices seen from other countries
- Homepage: 1-year plan $0.92/mo (countdown promo)
- web checkout plan selector did not load (spinner), checkout shows € = EUR
- no other prices visible
Discounts and programmes
- Sale running when checked
- Yes countdown timer; 1 extra month FREE on 12-month plan
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Bonus months
- 1 extra month free on 12-month plan (web)
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- unlimited (comparison table claim)
- Torrenting / P2P policy
- Yes allowed (claims Download & Upload Torrent Files Anonymously)
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes Android: 100% free VPN proxy monetized by ads
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Yes
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- credit card (web checkout); App Store/Google Play in-app
- Bank card
- Yes
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Apple Pay / Google Pay
- Yes store billing
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- No
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- How to cancel
- Manage Your Subscription email link on site
- Email needed to sign up
- Yes
- Phone needed to sign up
- No
- Account-number login
- No
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
- Refund conditions
- 30-day money-back on all plans (no questions)
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- trial offered, length not stated (IAP Weekly Trial $9.99)
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 94
- Servers
- 9000+ IP addresses (App Store description)
- 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
- 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 claimed Firewall Passer/Bypasser
- Countries it claims to work in
- Not stated
- Mirror sites or Telegram channel
- Not stated
- Calls in the UAE
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes Play listing
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Split tunnelling
- Not stated
- Ad and malware blocker
- Yes comparison table: ad blocker
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes No activity & connection logs on pricing page
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- as long as needed to provide service
- Shared with third parties
- Play data-safety: may share location, personal info + 3 more types with third parties
- data not encrypted
- deletion not possible
- Transparency report
- No
- Warrant canary
- No
- Law enforcement requests
- may disclose to comply with court orders/laws
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
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 IPNot stated
- Session timesNot stated
Apps and devices
- Windowsplanned✕ No
- macOSplanned✕ No
- Linux✕ No
- iOS✓ Yes
- Android✓ Yes
- Android TVNot stated
- Fire TVNot stated
- Apple TVNot stated
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TVNot stated
- Routers✕ No
- NASNot stated
- Raspberry PiNot stated
- Game consolesNot stated
- Browser extensions
- No
- App Store rating
- 4.5 (1.4K ratings, US App Store)
- Google Play rating
- 3.9 (16.6K reviews, Google Play)
- Google Play installs
- 100K+
- Last app update
- 2026-07-26 (Android)
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
- Yes
Support
- Live chat
- Not stated
- Live chat 24/7
- Yes claimed 24/7 support
- Email / tickets
- Yes support@appwise.ee
- Phone
- No
- Telegram
- No
- No
- 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
3.78 of 5, smoothed
From 126 collected reviews (raw average 3.88; all VPNs 3.54).
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Google Play
4.25 of 5, smoothed
From 711 collected reviews (raw average 4.28; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 4.
The company replied to 11 of 100 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 4.47 (1416 ratings); Google Play 4.3 (16.6K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
28 Reddit and forum threads mention VPN Hero (Appwise) (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★ · 15 Jun 2026 · US
Не подключается, оплачен.
App Store · 1★ · 06 May 2026 · SA
جدة
App Store · 4★ · 26 Feb 2026 · SA
مكه
Google Play · 5★ · 13 Sep 2026
تم
Google Play · 5★ · 13 Sep 2026
جيد جدن
Google Play · 5★ · 12 Sep 2026
جميل
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about VPN Hero (Appwise)
Answers built from what VPN Hero (Appwise) publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is VPN Hero safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 2.7/10 and security 1.4/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 1.2). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.
In 10 seconds
- Kill switch
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Estonia, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Legal entity
- Appwise OÜ
- No-logs policy
- Yes No activity & connection logs on pricing page
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- as long as needed to provide service
- Shared with third parties
- Play data-safety: may share location, personal info + 3 more types with third parties; data not encrypted; deletion not possible
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes (yes (Play listing))
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Security audits
- comparison table lists Independent audit (no auditor named)
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
VPN Hero not working? Common causes and what to check
3 things to check, built from what VPN Hero (Appwise) publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (claimed Firewall Passer/'Bypasser).
Update the app: the last update we saw is dated 2026-07-26 (Android).
Contact support: email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat 24/7
- claimed 24/7 support
- Telegram
- No
- Yes support@appwise.ee
If it is blocked where you are
VPN Hero refund policy: how to ask for your money back
VPN Hero (Appwise) refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30-day money-back on all plans (no questions)
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Refund on monthly plans
- Yes
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- trial offered, length not stated (IAP Weekly Trial $9.99)
Try before paying
How to cancel VPN Hero and turn off auto-renewal
How VPN Hero (Appwise) says you cancel: Manage Your Subscription email link on site.
Cancellation and renewal
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- Reminder before renewal
- Not stated
- Bought in App Store or Google Play
- cancel in the store’s subscription settings
Without auto-renewal or price hikes
Who owns VPN Hero? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
VPN Hero (Appwise) is run by Appwise OÜ, registered in Estonia.
Company
- Registered in
- Estonia
- Address
- Tartu mnt 67/1-13b, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju maakond 10115, Estonia
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
VPN Hero (Appwise) appears on 141 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Estonia VPNs#2 of 8
- Free VPNs, unlimited devices#3 of 31
- Unlimited devices + ad blocker#3 of 16
- Torrenting, unlimited devices#3 of 9
- Best value VPNs#4 of 73
- Trial VPNs, unlimited devices#4 of 28
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with unlimited devices#4 of 11
- Unlimited devices, 50+ countries#6 of 18
- Trial VPNs for torrenting#6 of 40
- Cheap unlimited-device VPNs#7 of 31
- Unlimited devices + 24/7 live chat#7 of 21
- Money-back guarantee, unlimited devices#7 of 26
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- Free VPNs with a premium trial#8 of 77
- Unlimited devices#8 of 62
- Trial VPNs with 24/7 chat#8 of 56
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- Trial VPNs outside 14 Eyes#9 of 70
- Cheap torrenting VPNs#10 of 41
- Free VPNs for torrenting#10 of 37
- Free VPNs outside 14 Eyes#11 of 123
- Trial VPNs with money back#11 of 82
- Free VPNs with 24/7 chat#12 of 52
- Free VPNs in 50+ countries#12 of 69
- Mobile VPN apps#12 of 178
- Cheap VPNs with a trial#12 of 76
- Obfuscated VPNs with a trial#12 of 61
- Trial VPNs in 50+ countries#12 of 62
- Cheap ad-blocking VPNs#13 of 56
- Free obfuscated VPNs#13 of 111
- Trial VPNs with a kill switch#13 of 83
- VPNs under €2#13 of 68
- Free VPNs with cheap upgrades#14 of 74
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- VPN free trials#14 of 190
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#14 of 144
- Cheap VPNs outside 14 Eyes#15 of 56
- Obfuscated, unlimited devices#15 of 27
- Cheap obfuscated VPNs#16 of 68
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- Money-back guarantee + 24/7 chat#16 of 76
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- No-logs VPNs with unlimited devices#18 of 51
- Money-back VPNs, 50+ countries#18 of 75
- 10+ devices#19 of 127
- Torrenting + ad blocker#19 of 30
- Cheap VPNs with money-back#20 of 83
- Kill switch VPNs with unlimited devices#20 of 31
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes for torrenting#21 of 42
- Torrenting + 24/7 live chat#22 of 31
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- Cheap kill switch VPNs#23 of 84
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- VPNs for travel to the UAE#91 of 204
- iPhone VPNs with a kill switch#95 of 167
- No-logs VPNs#108 of 389
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://vpnhero.app
- Pages checked
- https://www.vpnhero.app/; https://www.vpnhero.app/pricing; https://www.vpnhero.app/privacy; https://www.vpnhero.app/terms
- Other sources used
- free_tier/free_tier_ads/kill_switch/play_installs/app_last_update/third_party_sharing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vpnhero.fast.unblock.xxx.free.vpn; bonus_months: https://www.vpnhero.app/pricing; price_1m, trial_days, servers_count, appstore_rating: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vpn-hero-super-unlimited-proxy/id1617116082 (IAP list; more than 9000 IP addresses; kill switch; no-log VPN)
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