Eine klassische, werbefinanzierte Freemium-Falle, die sich still und heimlich zu einer Eigenmarke des unseriösesten Konzerns im Consumer-VPN-Bereich entwickelt hat. Die App funktioniert und ist für ein kostenloses Produkt schnell (Tom's Guide maß 52 Mbps bei einer 100-Mbps-Leitung; vpnMentor berichtete über geringe Download-Einbußen), erfordert keine Registrierung in der kostenlosen Stufe und entsperrt mindestens einen Streaming-Dienst. Alles andere spricht jedoch dagegen: Die kostenlose Stufe finanziert sich durch personalisierte Werbung über benannte SDKs (Unity Ads, Ironsource, Kochava, Google Publisher), deren Datenpraktiken der Betreiber selbst als möglichen „Verkauf“ im Sinne des kalifornischen Rechts einstuft – während das Datenschutz-Panel im Google Play Store behauptet, „Keine Daten mit Dritten geteilt“, und der App-Store-Eintrag verspricht, TouchVPN „verfolgt, protokolliert oder speichert niemals deine... IP-Adresse“, entgegen Apples eigenem Tracking-Label und einer Mitteilung von Aura, wonach Domains (anonymisiert), Bandbreite, Sitzungsdauer und Geräte-Hashes „für Analyse- und Marketingzwecke“ protokolliert werden. Es gibt keine unabhängige Prüfung, die Verschlüsselung ist mager (SSL/Proxy-artig, auf Windows nicht offengelegt, keine Forward Secrecy), die Aussagen zur Kill-Switch-Funktion variieren je nach Rezensent und Plattform, und die Website des Betreibers kann sich nicht einmal über die Anzahl der Länder einig werden (80+, 90+ oder 30+). Die Eigentümerstruktur ist entscheidend: Die AGB von Touch VPN erklären „Wir sind eine Abteilung der Pango Group“; die Datenschutzerklärung nennt VPN Proxy Pro, LLC mit derselben Adresse, 250 Northern Ave, Boston, wie die TotalAV-Gruppe; und seit Dezember 2024 gehört diese Gruppe Point Wild – dem Eigentümer von TotalAV, Hotspot Shield, Betternet, UltraAV und der Testplattform Comparitech, die gleichzeitig Touch VPNs Kategorie bewertet, obwohl sie zum selben Konzern gehört. Der Rückgabeteil der AGB behält sich das Recht vor, „jede Rückerstattungsanfrage... aus irgendeinem oder keinem Grund abzulehnen“. Als einmaliger Geo-Entsperrer mit Werbung tut es, was versprochen wird; als Datenschutzprodukt ist es dokumentarisch das genaue Gegenteil.
No-Logs widerlegt6 rote FlaggenFakten verified - touchvpn.net (homepage, privacy-policy.html, general-terms-and-conditions), Google Play listing com.northghost.touchvpn, Apple App Store listing id991744383, Aura's VPN Products Privacy Notice on aura.com, PRNewswire Point Wild merger release, Comparitech 100+ VPN logging-policies article, Tom's Guide and vpnMentor Touch VPN reviews, Top10VPN Free VPN Risk Index and free-VPN investigations hub, the Open Technology Fund VPN transparency report page, the HN Algolia API and six arctic-shift Reddit thread pulls all fetched live 2026-11-03. Note: arctic-shift body-text and title search endpoints returned 422 all session (known failure mode), so Reddit voices were gathered via thread (link_id) endpoints after locating thread IDs by websearch. HN has effectively no discussion of this product (1 quoted-phrase hit, for a different brand - see below).
group ownership with review-site conflict: the terms state 'We are a division of the Pango Group'; the December 2024 Pango-Total Security merger created Point Wild, whose brands include TotalAV, Hotspot Shield, UltraAV, Betternet and 'Comparitech and more' (PRNewswire release fetched 2026-11-03) - i.e. a VPN review site sits inside the same group as this VPN; Comparitech independently describes Touch VPN as having 'shared a privacy policy with other Aura-owned VPNs' in the past and rates its logging 2/5 (Comparitech page fetched 2026-11-03; Comparitech's Pango ownership per UK Companies House PSC records is documented in the project's review_sites.json)
ad-tracking data collection on free users: personalized ads via four named SDKs, device advertising IDs and IP addresses shared with ad networks, CCPA 'sale' admission - vs the Play Store data-safety claim of no third-party sharing and the App Store claim that TouchVPN 'never tracks'
white-label network lineage: the Android package com.northghost.touchvpn preserves 'North Ghost', the original AnchorFree name behind Hotspot Shield; Tom's Guide reports Touch VPN 'uses the same high-quality servers as Hotspot Shield and other Pango group VPNs'; Comparitech notes the shared Aura privacy policy history - the product is a storefront on group infrastructure, not an independent network
+3 weitere rote Flaggen - vor der Anmeldung aufklappen
refunds at operator discretion: terms 3.15 - 'All refunds are issued at Our sole discretion and any refund request may be denied for any or no reason'; vpnMentor's reviewer could not get support to even find his signup record when asking about the 45-day money-back guarantee
internal documentation chaos: homepage heading '80+ Countries' vs body '90+ countries' vs '30+' elsewhere; kill-switch availability differs by reviewer and platform; the policy's own usage-information section references 'UltraAV web pages' - a copy-paste from a sibling brand; support staff could not state the server count (vpnMentor)
name-collision hazard: a different 'Touch VPN - Stable & Secure' app by Yolo Mobile Technology was flagged 'Concerning and suspicious' in the 2025 Open Technology Fund VPN transparency analysis (see the OTF source) - community complaints about 'Touch VPN' can refer to either product; this dossier covers only the Pango/Point Wild product on com.northghost.touchvpn / TouchVPN Inc
Review
Entwurf von Qwen3, faktengeprüft von der vpnvergleich-Redaktion · Review-Version 2 · Text aktualisiert 2026-11-03 · Fakten Stand 2026-11-03 · wie wir verifizieren
Ehrlichkeits-Hinweis: wir haben keine eigenen Tests zu Touch VPN - Fast Hotspot Proxy gelaufen (Leak-Tests, Tempo, Kill Switch). Alles auf dieser Seite ist quellbasierte Meta-Recherche mit datierten Links. Sobald wir testen, erscheinen die Ergebnisse hier und im Änderungsprotokoll.
Overview
Touch VPN is a freemium, ad-supported mobile-first VPN app operated by VPN Proxy Pro, LLC - a division of the Pango Group, now part of Point Wild, a Boston-based conglomerate that also owns Hotspot Shield, Betternet, TotalAV, and the review site Comparitech. Despite branding itself as privacy-focused, it contradicts its own no-logs claims through documented data collection for ads and analytics. This is not an independent privacy tool but a storefront on a shared network with deep conflicts of interest.
Logging & privacy
Touch VPN claims it “does not log any information that associates your account credentials or identity with your VPN session activity” and that it “never tracks, logs, or stores your personally identifiable information or your IP address.” However, its own privacy policy and the group-level Aura VPN Products Privacy Notice contradict this: it logs session duration, bandwidth used, anonymized domain visits, device hashes, and your real IP address at connection start (encrypted, deleted at session end). It shares device advertising IDs, IP addresses, and device details with ad SDKs (Unity Ads, Ironsource, Kochava, Google Publisher), admits this may constitute a “sale” under CCPA, and uses data for analytics and marketing. Apple’s App Privacy label confirms data is used to track you. The logging claim is rated 2/5 by Comparitech (connection logs: yes, IP logs: yes) and is classified as contradicted - not audit-verified or court-tested. No warrant canary exists.
Pricing & the renewal trap
Touch VPN offers a free tier with a 500 MB/day data cap, pop-up ads, and limited server access. Premium pricing is $12.99/month or $79.99/year, with no documented renewal rate - only that it appears in your account dashboard at renewal. The renewal ratio and renewal_monthly_equivalent are null due to lack of published data, making long-term costs unpredictable. Refunds are allowed within 45 days but are granted at the operator’s sole discretion - vpnMentor’s reviewer couldn’t even locate their account when requesting one. There is no multi-year discount structure, and the three_year_cash_total is null, meaning the total cost over three years is unknown and potentially higher. Payment is via card or app-store billing; crypto is not accepted.
Features & performance
Touch VPN supports OpenVPN, Catapult Hydra (Pango’s proprietary protocol), and WireGuard (per Tom’s Guide). It offers a kill switch (though availability varies by platform - Tom’s Guide notes it’s absent on Windows/Mac) and split tunneling (premium only). It supports P2P on all servers (per support, per vpnMentor), but no multihop, Tor over VPN, or dedicated IP. It claims 5,900 servers in 90+ countries across Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Fire TV, and Apple TV. However, server count discrepancies exist (80+ vs 90+ vs 30+), and support couldn’t confirm the number. It unblocks at least Netflix (Tom’s Guide) and ITV Hub (vpnMentor), but not BBC iPlayer, Hulu, or Disney+. No independent performance tests are available, but Tom’s Guide recorded 52 Mbps on a 100 Mbps line.
Ownership & track record
Touch VPN is owned by Point Wild (via Aura/Point Wild), a $600M-revenue conglomerate formed in December 2024 from the merger of Pango Group and Total Security. Its brands include TotalAV, Hotspot Shield, Betternet, UltraAV, and Comparitech - the very site that reviews Touch VPN’s category. This creates a structural conflict: the operator owns a trusted review platform. The Android package name (com.northghost.touchvpn) traces back to AnchorFree, the original Hotspot Shield company. Red flags include ad SDK data sharing, contradictory privacy claims, internal documentation errors (e.g., referencing “UltraAV” in its policy), and refund denials at operator discretion. Reddit users call it “sketchy as hell,” report Avast flagging its Chrome extension as phishing, and associate it with poor security practices.
Censorship resistance
Touch VPN documents no obfuscation methods. It does not claim to work in high-censorship environments like China, Iran, or Russia. Its protocols (OpenVPN, Catapult Hydra, WireGuard) are not masked, and no obfuscation features are listed in its apps or documentation. Given its ad-tracking infrastructure and lack of stealth, this tool is NOT suitable for use in censored networks. Users in such regions should consider providers with proven obfuscation (e.g., Shadowsocks, Camouflage Mode, or proprietary stealth protocols).
Verdict
Avoid Touch VPN for privacy, anonymity, or security. It logs connection data, shares device and IP information with ad networks, and operates under a conglomerate that owns both the product and a review site - creating an unresolvable conflict. The free tier works as a disposable geo-unblocker with ads, but the premium tier charges ExpressVPN prices for inferior features and transparency. The money trail leads to Point Wild, which profits from both your data and your trust - while paying no review sites directly, it owns one.
++ Was hält stand
Genuin kostenlos, ohne Anmeldung erforderlich, und respektable Geschwindigkeiten für eine kostenlose Stufe – 52 Mbps Download auf einer 100-Mbps-Leitung im Test von Tom's Guide; vpnMentor maß bei den meisten Servern nur einen Download-Verlust von 5–9 %
Android-App wird regelmäßig aktualisiert (Okt. 2026) und im großen Stil gut bewertet: ~830.000 Play-Bewertungen bei 4,3–4,5 Sternen, über 50 Mio. Installationen
Bestand DNS-/IP-Leak-Tests in beiden eingeholten Bewertungen (Tom's Guide: 'keine Leaks' im Top10VPN-Test 2019; vpnMentor: Leak-Tests sauber)
Netflix USA im Streaming-Test von Tom's Guide 2024 entsperrt
-- Worauf du achten solltest
Die kostenlose Stufe wird durch personalisierte Werbung finanziert: Die Datenschutzrichtlinie nennt Unity Ads, Ironsource, Kochava und Google Publisher SDKs, die Werbe-IDs, IP-Adresse und Gerätedaten erhalten, gibt zu, dass einige Anzeigen personalisiert sind, und räumt ein, dass dies unter der CCPA 'als Verkauf angesehen werden könnte' – während das Play-Datenschutz-Panel behauptet, 'Keine Daten mit Dritten geteilt'
Die im Store-Eintrag gemachte Behauptung ('verfolgt, protokolliert oder speichert niemals deine... IP-Adresse') wird durch die eigene Aura-VPN-Hinweis des Betreibers (Domain-Protokollierung anonymisiert, Bandbreiten- und Sitzungsprotokolle zur 'Durchsetzung der Nutzungsgrenzen der kostenlosen App', Geräte-Hashes für 'Analyse- und Marketingzwecke') und durch Apples Label 'Daten, die zur Verfolgung verwendet werden' widerlegt
Es existiert keine unabhängige Sicherheits- oder No-Logs-Prüfung von Touch VPN; die Pango-AON-Prüfung 2023 bezog sich auf Hotspot Shield, und es ist 'unklar, ob andere Mitglieder der Pango-Gruppe wie Touch VPN einbezogen wurden' (Tom's Guide)
Dünnes Sicherheits-Engineering: SSL/Proxy-artige Verschlüsselung ohne perfekte Vorwärtsversicherheit (vpnMentor), Windows-Protokoll festgelegt und Windows-Verschlüsselung ungenannt (Tom's Guide), Tötungsschalter auf Windows/macOS laut Tom's Guide nicht vorhanden, 'kein Tötungsschalter' laut vpnMentor
Aggressives Upselling: 500 MB/Tag-Limit, wenige Standorte und 'aufdringliche'/'unglaublich nervige' Pop-up-Werbung in der kostenlosen Stufe (beide Bewertungen); Premium kostet 12,99 $/Monat oder 79,99 $/Jahr – Preisniveau wie ExpressVPN für einen rudimentären Dienst
Betreiberverborgenheit: touchvpn.net veröffentlicht keine Preisliste, die AGB behalten sich Rückerstattungen 'nach alleinigem Ermessen... aus jedem oder keinem Grund' vor, und die Datenschutzrichtlinie enthält einen Copy-Paste-Fehler, der 'UltraAV-Webseiten' erwähnt – eine Schwestermarke
Eintrag im Top10VPN-Risikoindex aus dem Jahr 2007 für die App wies auf invasive Berechtigungen hin (READ_PHONE_STATE, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) und eine größere Netzwerkabweichung
Preis-Realitätscheck
Einführungspreis
ca. 11,50 € /mo
Erstattungsfenster
45 Tage
Hinweise
Kostenlose Stufe mit Werbung plus eine werbefreie Premium-Version. Die Premium-Preise erscheinen nur in den App-Stores und Rezensionen, niemals auf touchvpn.net (die Website hat keine Preisseite): 12,99 $/Monat oder 79,99 $/Jahr (App-Store-In-App-Kauf-Metadaten über Suchindex; Tom's Guide und vpnMentor-Rezensionen, abgerufen am 2026-11-03, zitieren dieselbe Staffelung). Die AGB des Betreibers besagen, dass die Abonnementgebühr „zum Zeitpunkt der Registrierung in US-Dollar angegeben“ ist und Verlängerungen „zum Verlängerungspreis belastet werden, der im Dashboard deines Kontos angezeigt wird“ – kein Verlängerungspreis ist an irgendeiner auffindbaren Stelle veröffentlicht.
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Touch VPN - Fast Hotspot Proxy-FAQ
Ist Touch VPN - Fast Hotspot Proxy seriös?
Stand unserer Prüfungen: 2026-11-03. Touch VPN - Fast Hotspot Proxy erreicht 3/10 in unserem gewichteten Review. Wir haben 6 rote Flaggen vermerkt (oben aufgelistet). Die Logging-Behauptung wurde in einem dokumentierten Fall widerlegt - behandle „No-Logs“-Marketing als Marketing. Nutzerberichte, Eigentum und die Vorfallhistorie sind mit datierten Quellen im Meta-Review unten dokumentiert.
What do you actually get with Touch VPN?
A freemium app with 500 MB/day, ads, and limited locations on the free tier; premium removes ads, lifts the cap, and unlocks more servers. No audit, weak encryption on Windows, inconsistent kill switch, and no obfuscation. You get a product built on shared infrastructure with Hotspot Shield, not an independent privacy service.
What is the renewal price and total cost over three years?
The renewal price is not published - only that it appears in your account dashboard. The **renewal_monthly_equivalent** and **renewal_ratio** are **null**, and the **three_year_cash_total** is **null**. The total cost over three years is unknown and could exceed the initial pricing with no transparency.
What evidence supports Touch VPN’s no-logs claim?
None - its logging claim is **contradicted** by its own documents. It logs session duration, bandwidth, anonymized domains, device hashes, and your IP at connection start. Ad SDKs collect IP and device IDs, and Apple’s privacy label confirms data is used to track you. No independent audit covers Touch VPN.
Does Touch VPN work in censored countries like China or Iran?
No. It has **no documented obfuscation methods** and does not claim to bypass deep packet inspection. Its protocols are standard and unmasked. This tool is not designed for, nor capable of, operating in high-censorship environments.
Can you pay for Touch VPN anonymously?
No. The free tier requires no account, but premium requires email signup and payment via credit card or app-store billing (Apple/Google), which are not anonymous. Cryptocurrency is not accepted, and while no KYC is enforced, your payment method ties your identity to the subscription.
What happens if Touch VPN shuts down or gets compromised?
You lose access to its servers and unblocking features. Given its history of data collection and ad SDKs, a breach could expose device hashes, IP addresses, session data, and browsing domains. The operator’s terms allow unilateral service changes and refund denials - users have no recourse.
What’s an honest free or cheap alternative?
Proton VPN’s free tier offers unlimited data, no ads, no logs, and strong encryption - audited and based in Switzerland. For paid options, Mullvad (flat €5/month, anonymous accounts) or IVPN (independent, audited, transparent) are better privacy investments. Avoid ad-funded freemium models - they always monetize your data.
Der Meta-Review: was das Internet über Touch VPN - Fast Hotspot Proxy sagt
Wir erwarten nicht, dass du uns vertraust. Dieser Review ist ein Meta-Review: unten siehst du, was andere Testportale behaupten - mit ihren Interessenkonflikten gekennzeichnet -, was Nutzer auf Reddit und in Foren berichten und wer Touch VPN - Fast Hotspot Proxy wirklich betreibt. Jede Behauptung verlinkt ihre Quelle, damit du sie selbst prüfen kannst.
Was andere Tester sagen (4)
Jede Quelle trägt ein Konflikt-Label aus unserer Testportal-Datenbank. „Affiliate-finanziert“ heißt: Die Seite verdient mit, wenn du kaufst, was sie empfiehlt. Kritische Stimmen nehmen wir bewusst auf.
Fetched 2026-11-03 (affiliate-funded site, Future plc): 500 MB/day free cap; premium $12.99/mo or $79.99/yr - 'comparable to leading VPNs like ExpressVPN, despite offering far fewer features'; invasive pop-up ads; no third-party audit ('Pango has commissioned an audit on Hotspot Shield from AON in 2023... unclear if other members of the Pango group such as Touch VPN were included'); kill switch 'not for Windows or MacOS'; split tunneling paid only; protocols OpenVPN, Catapult Hydra and WireGuard; Windows encryption undisclosed; 52.36 Mbps download on a 100 Mbps line; Netflix only for streaming; spec table lists Linux GUI, Fire TV, Apple TV, PS, Xbox; explicitly notes the app 'uses the same high-quality servers as Hotspot Shield and other Pango group VPNs'.
Fetched 2026-11-03 (score 4.8/10, ranked 134 of 195; the site discloses Kape Technologies ownership and affiliate commissions - its own conflict): 'a very real chance it's not safe to use at all'; 'Touch VPN logs a lot of your data' - OS versions, ISP name, diagnostics, approximate location, bandwidth, browser type, device identifiers; notes ownership 'by Aura and Pango, which own other VPNs that are known for logging - like Betternet and Hotspot Shield'; SSL-only encryption with traffic decrypted/re-encrypted at the proxy, no perfect forward secrecy, 'no kill switch' in its text (table says yes - internally inconsistent); free tier: 21 locations on Android, 7 on Chrome, 2 on Edge, no account needed; 5900 servers/90 countries vs the site's own '30+' - support could not confirm the count; only ITV Hub unblocked (Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime, Disney+ blocked); support confirmed all servers allow P2P while the summary table says torrenting 'No'; 45-day money-back per support, but support could not find the reviewer's signup record.
Fetched 2026-11-03: Touch VPN (USA) rated 2/5 - 'Traffic Logs: No; Connection logs: Yes; IP address logs: Yes; Advertising ID: Yes'. 'In the past, Touch VPN shared a privacy policy with other Aura-owned VPNs. It now has its own policy. Touch VPN's new privacy policy states it may collect your mobile advertising ID, connection timestamps, bandwidth used, server locations you connected to, IP address and location information based on IP address. It does not log websites or apps you use while connected.' Note the structural conflict: Comparitech has been owned by AnchorFree/Pango since Oct 2021 (UK Companies House PSC per review_sites.json) and is now a Point Wild brand alongside Touch VPN.
Corroborated via live websearch snippets on 2026-11-03 (page not fully fetched this session, listed for transparency): '$12.99' premium; 'Given the lack of features and relatively high price (Private Internet Access goes for just $1.33 / month and offers far more), it's hard for me to recommend Touch VPN's premium offer'; 'No Paid Plan Option for Windows' noted in the heading. Affiliate-funded site (per review_sites.json).
Was Nutzer sagen (6)
Reddit, Foren, HN - paraphrasiert und verlinkt, nie aus dem Kontext gerissen. Anekdoten, keine Beweise - aber Erstattungsbeschwerden und Leak-Reports sind das beste Frühwarnsystem, das dieser Markt hat.
Fetched 2026-11-03: exactly one comment hit for the quoted phrase - in the OTF VPN-transparency thread, referring to Yolo Mobile Technology's different 'Touch VPN - Stable & Secure' app, listed under 'Concerning and suspicious findings (users should avoid)'. A companion search for unquoted 'touchvpn' returns only substring noise ('touchpad', 'touching'). Hacker News has never substantively discussed the Pango Touch VPN - a silence that is itself the finding.
Fetched 2026-11-03 (HTTP 200): OP and multiple replies report Avast/AVG flagging 'URL:Phishing' on the Touch VPN extension across Chrome, Vivaldi and other browsers through 2024; one user calls the VPN 'sketchy as hell' and uses Mullvad; one switches to a paid VPN suspecting a compromised update; one says free VPNs 'make money with your information'; one dissents with a VirusTotal-based false-positive argument.
Fetched 2026-11-03 (HTTP 200): user installs the Touch VPN Chrome extension unknowingly, panics about data theft and uninstalls within minutes; a replier explains Chrome extensions cannot touch the file system - a small thread but representative of the brand's reputation among technical users.
Fetched 2026-11-03 (HTTP 200): the general free-VPN verdict - 'If it's free, you are the product' (top comment, 11 points), 'Simple answer. No.' (34 points), and one 7-point mixed voice defending TouchVPN/Hotspot Shield for users who isolate them in Firefox containers, conceding 'It's true they collect information about you and your hardware'.
Fetched 2026-11-03 (HTTP 200, three thread pulls): r/firefox OP blames the Touch VPN extension for browser slowdown, and the quoted remediation page (thebestvpn.com) was itself blocked by Firefox as a potential security threat; r/developersIndia OP lists Touch VPN as his current extension while asking for something secure, with replies recommending Proton VPN free; r/FitGirlRepack reply 'Any vpn is safe' shows the casual-piracy user profile.
Fetched 2026-11-03: body-text search returned HTTP 422 (and the posts title-search endpoint likewise) - the known rate-limit failure mode documented in sibling dossiers. All Reddit voices in this dossier were instead pulled through thread (link_id) endpoints after locating threads via websearch; none were taken from the failed body-search path.
Wer steckt hinter Touch VPN - Fast Hotspot Proxy?
VPN-Eigentum wird oft absichtlich über Briefkastenfirmen verschachtelt. Das konnten wir verifizieren - mit Quellen. Konfidenz: confirmed (geprüft 2026-09-29).
KI-Fakten-Report - alles, was wir wissen, komprimiert
Erstellt von Qwen3 am 2026-11-03 aus unserer Faktendatenbank plus den verlinkten Quellen. Er fasst zusammen - er fügt keine Fakten hinzu. Prüfe alles Wichtige gegen die verlinkten Quellen.
Bottom line: Touch VPN is a freemium ad-supported app with a 500 MB/day free tier, pop-up ads, and limited server access. It works for basic geo-unblocking and is fast for a free product, but it is not a privacy tool. The premium tier costs $12.99/month or $79.99/year - pricing comparable to top-tier services despite offering far fewer features and weaker privacy protections.
The logging truth: The provider claims “no logs” of browsing activity, but its own privacy policy and group-level documents confirm logging of session duration, bandwidth, device hashes, domain-level browsing data (anonymized), and IP addresses at session start. Ad SDKs (Unity Ads, Ironsource, Kochava, Google Publisher) collect IP addresses, device IDs, and usage data, with the operator admitting this may constitute a “sale” under CCPA. Jurisdiction is the United States, with operations tied to VPN Proxy Pro, LLC in Boston, MA.
Pricing reality: The free tier is ad-heavy and data-capped. Premium pricing starts at $12.99/month or $79.99/year - high for the features offered - with no published renewal rates. Refunds are at the operator’s sole discretion and may be denied for any reason, including inability to locate user accounts. No pricing is listed on the website; all details appear only in app stores.
What reviewers say vs what users say: Affiliate reviewers (Tom’s Guide, vpnMentor) call it overpriced and poorly secured, with inconsistent kill-switch support and weak encryption. Independent voices on Reddit consistently label it “sketchy as hell,” report antivirus phishing alerts on its Chrome extension, and treat it as a default example of risky free-VPN economics. The Google Play data-safety claim of “no data shared” directly contradicts the privacy policy’s admission of ad-network data sharing.
Who runs it: Touch VPN is operated by VPN Proxy Pro, LLC, a division of the Pango Group, now part of Point Wild - a conglomerate that also owns Hotspot Shield, Betternet, TotalAV, and the review site Comparitech. This creates a direct conflict of interest, as Comparitech rates Touch VPN while being under the same corporate umbrella. The Android package retains the legacy “North Ghost” name from its AnchorFree origins.
Quellen & wie dieser Review entstand
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Evidence classes on this page:[A] A: 6[B] B: 9[C] C: 6[D] D: 0(D stays empty until our own test phase)
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