VpnHood! review: score, privacy and prices

2.84

out of 10#131 of 377 in the main ranking
Free / mobile app median 2.3

  • Free / mobile app
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Data completeness80%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols6.1 vs 1.2
  • Platforms and support5.1 vs 2.8
  • Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.7
  • Network and streaming1.2 vs 1.7
  • Price and fair terms4.7 vs 3.4
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Stores session times
  • Ads in the free plan
  • Auto-renewal on by default
  • Stores connection IP addresses

Compare VpnHood! side by side with other VPNs

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.

VpnHood!segment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.70.0
    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 1.26.1
    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 3.44.7
    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 0.51.9
    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
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 1.71.2
    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 2.85.1
    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

VpnHood! pricing

The cheapest way in is €3.35 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, VpnHood! renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, 1 Month plan

€6.79/mo for 1 months then €6.79/mo €5€10

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep VpnHood! 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 termFirst paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
1 Month, 1 mo €6.79 €6.79 / 1 mo€81.53€163.06€244.58
6 Months, 6 mo €30.44 —€60.89at the current price€121.78at the current price€182.66at the current price
12 Months, 12 mo €40.25 —€40.25——

Compare VpnHood!’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
FreeLifetime$0.00$0.00€0.00——
1 Month1 mo$7.90$7.90€6.79$7.901 mo
6 Months6 mo$35.40$5.90€5.07—6 mo
12 Months12 mo$46.80$3.90€3.35—12 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
30 days
Refund conditions
30-day money-back; refund hash of email kept 24 months for fraud prevention; store purchases per store policy
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Yes
How to cancel
cancel anytime; store subscriptions in the store
Payment methods
App Store; Google Play; website purchases (payment processor)
VAT
No sales tax/VAT at checkout where applicable
Renewal note
then renew every 6/12 months

Everything VpnHood! publishes

Every fact we collected about VpnHood!, 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
OmegaHood LLC
Registered in
US
Address
8605 Santa Monica Blvd #281050, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA
Related brands
  • VpnHood! CONNECT
  • VpnHood! CLIENT
  • VpnHood! MANAGER
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN
Currencies on the site
USD

Plans, prices and add-ons

Plans
Free; Premium 1/6/12 months
Billing terms
  • 1
  • 6
  • 12 months
Cheapest price a month
$3.90
Monthly plan
$7.90
1-year plan, total
$46.80
1-year plan, a month
$3.90
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
then renew every 6/12 months
VAT included
No sales tax/VAT at checkout where applicable
Family plan
Not stated
Other add-ons
reseller / white-label programs; self-hosted server & manager

Discounts and programmes

Discount shown
25% (6 mo); 45% (12 mo)
Discount compared with
vs $7.9 monthly
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
Yes /reseller/affiliate

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once
5 (premium)
Data limit
unlimited (free & premium)
Speed limit
none claimed
Features locked to higher plans
Premium: 15+ countries, ultra-fast servers, ad-free, Always On, split by IP/domain, Private DNS, Windows/iOS/Linux, 24/7 support

Free plan

Free plan
Yes
Free data
Yes unlimited
Free speed
no limit
Free locations
6 countries
Ads in the free plan
Yes AdMob, rewarded ads; Google Play build
Other free plan terms
  • no account needed
  • not available in China/where ads not served
  • no free servers on iOS and Windows

Payment and subscription

Payment methods
  • App Store
  • Google Play
  • website purchases (payment processor)
PayPal
Not stated
Apple Pay / Google Pay
Yes App Store / Google Play billing
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Yes
How to cancel
cancel anytime; store subscriptions in the store
Email needed to sign up
No no account for free; Sign in with Apple/Google for purchases
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
30
Refund conditions
  • 30-day money-back
  • refund hash of email kept 24 months for fraud prevention
  • store purchases per store policy

Free trial terms

Trial length
Not stated
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations

Countries
15+ (premium); 6 (free)
Servers
Not stated

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

Europe 5

Americas 5

Asia and Oceania 4

Middle East and Africa 2

Middle East and North Africa
AE; IQ
Virtual locations
Not stated
Own servers
Yes CONNECT servers operated by OmegaHood
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

  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolVpnHood protocol (TCP/UDP)✓ Yes
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Other protocols
  • TCP
  • UDP
  • Smart Proxies
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/vpnhood/VpnHood

Censorship and blocking

Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes Cloak Mode; resembles HTTPS
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
DNS leak protection
Yes
Own DNS servers
Yes Private DNS option
Split tunnelling
Yes country, app, IP, domain
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Yes Include Security (OTF Red Team Lab)
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy

No-logs policy
Partial no browsing/destinations logged; connection IP+time logged 30 days
Independent no-logs audit
No
Data retention
  • connection logs 30 days
  • diagnostic logs 14 days (IPs tokenized)
  • backups 30 days
  • legal holds extend
Shared with third parties
Google (Analytics, Firebase, AdMob, Sign-In), Apple, AppsFlyer (China Android only), hosting/payment
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
legal preservation requests honored
Copyright (DMCA) notices
uses connection logs to trace and notify/suspend on infringement notices
Anonymous sign-up
Yes free use without account
Privacy policy updated
2026-08-31

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 if signed in◐ Partial
  • Connection IPclient IP & port, 30 days✕ Yes
  • Session times✕ Yes
  • Bandwidthbytes sent/received✕ Yes
  • Device infoOS, model, arch✕ Yes
  • App analyticsGoogle Analytics/Firebase, opt-out; not on iOS◐ Partial
  • Crash reportsCrashlytics, Google Play build✕ Yes

Apps and devices

  • Windowspremium only✓ Yes
  • macOSNot stated
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOSno free server✓ Yes
  • AndroidGoogle Play + website 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

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
Yes 24/7 support (premium)
Email / tickets
Yes legal@vpnhood.com (privacy)
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
GitHub Discussions; community
Help articles
Yes guides, FAQ, wiki
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business

SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes VpnHood MANAGER (self-hosted/reseller)
Dedicated gateway
Yes self-hosted server
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.

  • Google Play

    3.71 of 5, smoothed

    From 94 collected reviews (raw average 3.62; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.83 from 6.

    The company replied to 21 of 31 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Google Play 3.7 (1.13K ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’255 reviews, average 4.4
  2. Nov ’256 reviews, average 4.83
  3. Dec ’255 reviews, average 3.2
  4. Jan ’262 reviews, average 5.0
  5. Feb ’265 reviews, average 3.8
  6. Mar ’263 reviews, average 5.0
  7. Apr ’264 reviews, average 4.25
  8. Jun ’264 reviews, average 2.0
  9. Jul ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  10. Aug ’262 reviews, average 3.0
  11. Sep ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  12. Oct ’262 reviews, average 3.5
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

41 Reddit and forum threads mention VpnHood! (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★ · 06 Oct 2026

    As a journalist i ensure this vpn app is the best i ever seen in months, i can acess every sites from every country that i want. Great!

  • Google Play · 2★ · 03 Oct 2026

    اوایل بهترین سرعتو داشت یعنی از هر فیلتر شکنی بهتر الان میگه باید اشتراک تهیه کنی اخه ما فیلترشکن رایگان میخوایم

  • Google Play · 5★ · 19 Sep 2026

    nice 🙂

Rankings by user reviews

Questions about VpnHood!

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

Is VpnHood! safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 0.0/10 and security 6.1/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 1.2). Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

In 10 seconds

  • Open-source apps
  • Kill switch
  • Stores connection IP
  • Stores session times
  • Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes

Privacy

Jurisdiction
USA, 5 Eyes
Legal entity
OmegaHood LLC
No-logs policy
Partial no browsing/destinations logged; connection IP+time logged 30 days
Data retention
connection logs 30 days; diagnostic logs 14 days (IPs tokenized); backups 30 days; legal holds extend
Shared with third parties
Google (Analytics, Firebase, AdMob, Sign-In), Apple, AppsFlyer (China Android only), hosting/payment

Security

Kill switch
Yes
Security audits
Include Security (OTF Red Team Lab)
Open-source apps
https://github.com/vpnhood/VpnHood
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

Is it safe? of similar VPNs

VpnHood! not working? Common causes and what to check

2 things to check, built from what VpnHood! publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.

What to check

If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (Cloak Mode; resembles HTTPS).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat 24/7
24/7 support (premium)
Email
legal@vpnhood.com (privacy)

Troubleshooting of similar VPNs

VpnHood! refund policy: how to ask for your money back

VpnHood! refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30-day money-back; refund hash of email kept 24 months for fraud prevention; store purchases per store policy

Refund terms

Refund window
30
Refund on monthly plans
Yes
Refund for unused time
Not stated

Refund policies of similar VPNs

How to cancel VpnHood! and turn off auto-renewal

How VpnHood! says you cancel: cancel anytime; store subscriptions in the store. Auto-renewal by default: yes.

Cancellation and renewal

Auto-renewal by default
Yes
Reminder before renewal
Not stated
Renewal note
then renew every 6/12 months
Bought in App Store or Google Play
cancel in the store’s subscription settings

Without auto-renewal or price hikes

VpnHood! coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

VpnHood! publishes no promo code on its own site in what we read, so we list none. We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.

Discounts on the official site

Promo codes
Not stated
Sale running when checked
none seen
Discount shown
25% (6 mo); 45% (12 mo)
Discount compared with
vs $7.9 monthly
Checked
2026-10-15

Who owns VpnHood!? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

VpnHood! is run by OmegaHood LLC, registered in US.

Company

Registered in
US
Address
8605 Santa Monica Blvd #281050, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA
Related brands
VpnHood! CONNECT; VpnHood! CLIENT; VpnHood! MANAGER

Jurisdiction

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In our rankings

VpnHood! appears on 121 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Owner and jurisdiction

Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://vpnhood.com
Pages checked
https://www.vpnhood.com/; https://www.vpnhood.com/free-vpn/go-premium/; https://www.vpnhood.com/privacy-policy/; https://www.vpnhood.com/vpnhood-connect-privacy-policy/; https://www.vpnhood.com/legal/terms-of-use/ (index only)

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