I’m a long time Apple user and I decided to share my experiences with VPNs. I will not lecture you on why having a vpn is important, i’m just gonna say it’s convenient. I recently broke my laptop while travelling (i like macs, but man they’re fragile) and had to do most of my tasks on my phone - being able to connect to a reliable vpn was a great help.
I have tried several providers on my phone and I’ll share my thoughts on all of them. I started with Cyberghost and then moved to Express VPN. Cyberghost had connection issues and was slow to load websites, which was really frustrating. If you’re on a tighter budget and have a lot of patience, Cyberghost might be an option, but the experience won’t be smooth.
Express VPN was a bit better in terms of performance, but it still had its limitations. I decided to switch a few months back when issues with streaming services became too frequent.
Lastly, I tried NordVPN and that’s the one I stuck with. It loads websites fast, has a bunch of servers. I feel like nord offers a great balance of security and privacy while maintaining the app fast and easy to use to less tech-savvy users (my dad now watches basketball games without calling me first! Shoutout to everyone who were support agents trough the holidays).
Their killswitch is a bit rocky, but there are workarounds if you contact (actual) support. Other than that i did not experience any issues, which made me stay with them.
Hope this useful to those looking to set up vpn on thei iphones! If your exeprience is different and you have other recommendations, feel free to share, it will make this post more useful!
Have been using Private Internet Access for years. No complaints. Their website also has proof they have been audited or subpoenaed by the FBI and they physically could not turn over documents.
I use Nord. Strictly speaking, I don’t need a VPN specifically for my iPhone, I use it mainly for torrenting movies on my PC.
Nord is also one of the few VPNs that still works with CODm in Southeast Asia which is region locked. My girlfriend plays it on her iPhone and needed a VPN to play with her friends back home so we stuck with Nord VPN.
I always looked at the options for VPN’s, then I personally have been using ProtonVPN given I also have been using their email service. After jumping on their all-in-one subscription, it has been nice.
Also to note as it’s what destroyed ExpressVPN as an option for me when looking before: They support the infamously known asshat Ben Shapiro.
I use nord as well. I don’t use it often though but when I’m traveling and in some unknown Wi-Fi or trying to get Netflix movies from another country it comes in handy