YogaVPN review: score, privacy and prices

1.29

out of 10#343 of 377 in the main ranking
Free / mobile app median 2.3

  • Free / mobile app
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
  • Founded2016 (review)
  • Owner:Yolo Net Technology
  • Data completeness67%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Free plan

Red flag: Public security incident. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols1.1 vs 1.2
  • Network and streaming1.5 vs 1.7
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.3 vs 2.7
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 3.4
  • Platforms and support2.1 vs 2.8
  • Ads in the free plan
  • Public security incident

Compare YogaVPN 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.

YogaVPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.3
    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
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.21.1
    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 3.42.1
    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 0.50.0
    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
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 1.71.5
    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 2.82.1
    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

YogaVPN pricing

YogaVPN does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes fully free, ad-supported; points system for higher-level servers. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated

Everything YogaVPN publishes

Every fact we collected about YogaVPN, 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
Yolo Net Technology (HK, reg. 2527678)
Registered in
HK
Parent company
Yolo Net Technology
Founded
2016 (review)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
none
Website languages
Not stated

Plans, prices and add-ons

Plans
free
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
0 (free; no premium on Android)
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes

Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
Yes invite friends for points, review
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once
unlimited (review; free)
Torrenting / P2P policy
No not supported (review)

Free plan

Free plan
Yes fully free, ad-supported; points system for higher-level servers
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Yes Play: contains ads
Other free plan terms
points earned by ads/referrals/check-ins unlock level-3 servers; reconnect needed regularly (review)

Payment and subscription

PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
No
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
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
9 (review: US, UK, FR, NL, DE, CA, SG, JP, PL)
Servers
1000+ (Play claim); unpublished (review)

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

Europe 5

Americas 2

Asia and Oceania 2

Server countries, as published
US; UK; FR; NL; DE; CA; SG; JP; PL (review)
Middle East and North Africa
none (review list)
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)
No review
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 review
DNS leak protection
Yes claim: DNS proxy
Split tunnelling
Yes per app proxy, Android 5.0+
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated
Known incidents
Yes boilerplate privacy policy on Pastebin; ownership concealed (Top10VPN 2018)

Privacy

No-logs policy
Yes Play claim: never record online behavior
Independent no-logs audit
No
Shared with third parties
Play data safety: may share location, app activity, device IDs with third parties
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
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.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated
  • Device inforeview: device & OS details✕ Yes

Apps and devices

  • Windows✕ No
  • macOS✕ No
  • Linux✕ No
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • 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 (629K reviews)
Google Play installs
50M+
Last app update
2026-09-27 (Play)

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 email only, review
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes Gmail: yogavpn.feedback@gmail.com
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
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.

  • App Store

    3.56 of 5, smoothed

    From 11 collected reviews (raw average 3.64; all VPNs 3.54).

  • Google Play

    4.25 of 5, smoothed

    From 400 collected reviews (raw average 4.30; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.00 from 4.

    The company replied to 3 of 57 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 3.95 (37 ratings); Google Play 4.1 (629K ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’253 reviews, average 2.67
  2. Nov ’251 reviews, average 5.0
  3. Dec ’253 reviews, average 4.0
  4. Jan ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  5. Feb ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  6. Mar ’263 reviews, average 5.0
  7. Apr ’264 reviews, average 4.25
  8. May ’263 reviews, average 5.0
  9. Jun ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  10. Jul ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  11. Sep ’262 reviews, average 3.0
  12. Oct ’261 reviews, average 5.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

20 Reddit and forum threads mention YogaVPN (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 · 5★ · 16 Mar 2026 · US

    امريكا

  • App Store · 2★ · 14 Jul 2025 · GB

    Not sure if this works

  • App Store · 5★ · 08 Jun 2025 · US

    Logon

  • Google Play · 5★ · 15 Oct 2026

    sweet

  • Google Play · 5★ · 26 Sep 2026

    💥

  • Google Play · 1★ · 22 Sep 2026

    spyware

Questions about YogaVPN

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

Is YogaVPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 1.3/10 and security 1.1/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 1.2). Red flag: Public security incident. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

In 10 seconds

  • Public incident on record

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Not stated
Legal entity
Yolo Net Technology (HK, reg. 2527678)
No-logs policy
Yes Play claim: never record online behavior
Shared with third parties
Play data safety: may share location, app activity, device IDs with third parties
Known incidents
boilerplate privacy policy on Pastebin; ownership concealed (Top10VPN 2018)

Security

Kill switch
No
DNS leak protection
Yes (yes (claim: DNS proxy))
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

YogaVPN not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Update the app: the last update we saw is dated 2026-09-27 (Play).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No email only, review
Live chat 24/7
No
Email
Yes Gmail: yogavpn.feedback@gmail.com

Who owns YogaVPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

YogaVPN is run by Yolo Net Technology (HK, reg. 2527678), registered in HK; parent company: Yolo Net Technology.

Company

Registered in
HK
Founded
2016 (review)

Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/ownership/
Pages checked
["https://www.top10vpn.com/research/free-vpn-investigations/ownership/"]
Other sources used
free_tier/ads/servers_count claim/split_tunneling/dns/nologs_claim/play_*/app_last_update/third_party_sharing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yogavpn; countries/kill_switch/stealth/nologs_audit/devices/live_chat/founded/p2p/points/collects_device_info: https://www.wizcase.com/reviews/yoga-vpn/

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2026-10-16rank_consumer410409