"Searching for the best VPN for iPhone is terrifying. I hopped on the App Store to see my options, and there were dozens of apps I haven't heard of from companies that sound as shady as they do generic. A recent analysis from the Tech Transparency Project also found that several of these free VPNs route internet traffic through Chinese companies. These free VPNs don't have much of a paper trail detailing their company history, and attract unsuspecting users with success."
"The top result for "VPN" on the App Store has 1.9 million reviews (of dubious legitimacy), and it's published by a shell company of a shell company, which was registered by yet another company at the address of a law firm that offers mail drop services. But there are some diamonds in the rough. All the best VPN services have apps for iPhone, but I wanted to dig deeper and find the specific apps that work best on Apple's hardware."
The App Store contains dozens of unfamiliar VPN apps, many with opaque company histories and generic-sounding publishers. A Tech Transparency Project analysis found several free VPNs route internet traffic through Chinese companies. Many free VPNs lack a clear paper trail and attract unsuspecting users; top search results can display millions of dubious reviews and may be published by shell companies registered at mail-drop law firm addresses. Legitimate, reputable VPN services exist and offer iPhone apps. iOS requires permission to create a VPN configuration when connecting for the first time, and custom VPN management lives under Settings > General > VPN & Device Management. Apple supports IKEv2, IPsec, and L2TP protocols, which are older and less secure.
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