Windscribe VPN - Watch Anything, Privately

by Windscribe

19,229 customer ratings

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Works with: Game Controllers,Fire TV Voice Remote

Languages Supported: English

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Latest updates

What's new in version 3.75.1297

* Fixed older android devices(7.1.1 and below) not connecting via IKEv2
* Fixed Custom background image not working correctly.
* Fixed unable to scroll network list.
* Updated 10 GBPS icon.
* Added auto connect toggle.
* Added adaptive and themed icon support.

Product Details

Release Date: 2017

Date first listed on Amazon: October 31, 2017

Developed By: Windscribe

ASIN: B076ZYV6HQ

Customer reviews:
19,229 customer ratings

Developer info

Product features

Super easy to use, just turn it on with a single tap
Unblocks virtually all streaming services in most countries
Encrypts all your data so nobody can spy on your Internet activities
Strict no-logging policy
Access to servers in 63 countries (10 for free users)

Product description

Windscribe VPN is a tool that secures Wifi and helps you safeguard your privacy online. Best part? It’s absolutely free to use and offers up to 10GB of bandwidth per month! That’s something you can actually use! You can also upgrade to one of paid plans for more data and features.

With Windscribe VPN, you'll never mess with confusing settings and option menus again; just turn it on once and forget about it.

Get up to 10GB of data per month for FREE, which you can use on your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Windows PC, or as a browser add-on for Chrome, Firefox and Opera. These VPN tools work together to block ads and trackers, and help you keep a low profile while browsing. Windscribe unblocks most streaming services too. Including the free version!

User Data Privacy

This information provided by the developer helps you understand the data this app collects from you and/or transfers to third parties.

To learn more, visit the developer’s privacy policy.

Learn what data is collected by this app and for what purpose:

User Info:

Email Address: App functionality

Technical details

Size: Varies by device (47.2MB - 48.8MB)

Version: 3.75.1297

Developed By: Windscribe ( Privacy Policy

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Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )

ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
Create mock location providers for testing
Access information about networks
Access information about Wi-Fi networks
Change network connectivity state
Change Wi-Fi connectivity state
FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Open network sockets
POST_NOTIFICATIONS
QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
Read from external storage
Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
Change the Z-order of tasks
SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Access the vibration feature
PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
Allows sending in-app billing requests and managing in-app billing transactions
Allows an application to receive messages via Google Cloud Messaging

Minimum Operating System: Android 5.0

Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes

Customer reviews

3.5 out of 5

19,229 global ratings

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Customers say

Customers like the performance, ease of use, value, and service of the mobile application. They mention that it works great with fast internet speeds, is easy to integrate, and offers faultless security. That said, some complain about the limited data.

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153 customers mention108 positive45 negative

Customers like the performance of the mobile application. They mention that it works well, works great with Windows and Android, and is somewhat buggy with a Mac. Some say it works for bypassing basic internet blocks and is high rated.

"...Easy installation and integration. Works great with my ad blocker on the Firestick...." Read more

"...Hopefully not.But for me it works great. Great speed. No DNS leaks...." Read more

"...VPN never worked for me, I wanted to use it for my firestick but it never worked, an I canceled it and they keep trying to take my money every month..." Read more

"...using it for a short time but it did fix my issues and it does seem to work fine...." Read more

79 customers mention70 positive9 negative

Customers like the ease of use of the mobile application. They mention that it is easy to install and integrate, and works great with their ad blocker on the Firestick. Some customers also appreciate the user interface and the faultless security.

"Good free VPN for using with my Firestick. Easy installation and integration. Works great with my ad blocker on the Firestick...." Read more

"...Overall I like it and am very happy with the purchase and ease of use." Read more

"Pros: user interface, gets the job done, freeCons: free version comes with very little data allotment...." Read more

"...Economical, easy to install, setup, use and works over multiple devices." Read more

52 customers mention48 positive4 negative

Customers like the value of the mobile application. They say it's a very cheap price for unlimited and windflix, and the price of the service is even better. Some customers also mention that it gets the job done, and has a free option if you do not want to pay. Overall, customers are happy with the value and quality of the product.

"It is nice to have a no-cost VPN, but it interferes with my ad blocking app. Unless I shut off the ad blocker, the VPN shuts off...." Read more

"Pros: user interface, gets the job done, freeCons: free version comes with very little data allotment...." Read more

"...Economical, easy to install, setup, use and works over multiple devices." Read more

"...So obviously, the price is right. And I'm not a couch potato so I rarely hit the limit...." Read more

46 customers mention46 positive0 negative

Customers like the service provided by Windscribe. They mention it's a great free VPN service with 10GB of monthly data, and is one of the best VPNs. Customers also appreciate the feature-rich service and the reasonable paid service.

"...or if you need to upgrade to paid service. But paid service is reasonable (if paid for the year). For what I need it for, I only need 10GB...." Read more

"...Very good service. Highly recommended." Read more

"Pretty good VPN. What I like the most is the fact that you can choose specific locations you want to connect to and ONLY pay for that location...." Read more

"Feature rich service for a decent value, but depending on the method of implementation and servers/location used speeds can be severely limited...." Read more

8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the mobile application. They mention that it is a good app, an excellent VPN app that works well with Firestick, and a nice program.

"Excellent VPN app that works fine with Firestick, really recommended !" Read more

"great app" Read more

"Great app. Easy to use." Read more

"Cool app" Read more

17 customers mention4 positive13 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the limited amount of data included in the free version of the product. They mention that it takes up all the limit usage that they have in one day. Customers also mention that the free app has trouble getting extra free data.

"...The only thing is that it starts you at 2GB per month unless you give them your email for what ever reason, if you agree to that then you..." Read more

"...Cons: free version comes with very little data allotment.This is not for an average streaming user or above...." Read more

"Easy to install; had trouble getting extra free data; data is limited on a monthly basis" Read more

"...There are plenty of servers to choose from. 10 GB is free monthly and after that you have to certainly pay if you want more bandwidth...." Read more

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Jeff

Great free VPN

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020

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Good free VPN for using with my Firestick. Easy installation and integration. Works great with my ad blocker on the Firestick. Free version allows for 10GB per month after providing an email 2GB without an email. I can't remember if free version can work on all different platforms - laptop, phone; etc. or if you need to upgrade to paid service. But paid service is reasonable (if paid for the year). For what I need it for, I only need 10GB. But will upgrade it I need to.

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TIMMEH!!!

doesnt work

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019

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junk. lags like crazy playing pluto tv, and disconnects often even with 1gb+ free in firestick. try and use this vpn with your amazon prime travelling overseas and it says you are you using vpn and doesn't allow you to access your paid prime services; even after you disconnect within the vpn app, amazon still says you are using vpn, so you have to uninstall the app. there are only a couple free usa servers and all are 200ms+ ping. there are no instructions how to start the vpn, then go back to fire menu to watch content keeping vpn on, do you press back or home button, regardless, come back to windscribe app after back or home key, and it says you are disconnected, although amazon prime still says you are using vpn. then after uninstalling and without vpn, amazon says you are in "unapproved location" to access your prime services. so no use. globalist/colonialist/communist disunited, dumbed down, decultured, endless growth economics society creating moneymen make up your minds; telling all the worlds monkeys that they are the same as real generational usa city,state,country, systems, quality and way of life creators of nicety from wilderness nothingness, turning all our moderated world model systems and inherently superior systems, media and entertainment into meaningless cultureless, heritageless, genderless, raceless/tribeless, foreign parasitoid flooded, mindless 3rd world and tropical media of fantasy and make believe inhuman "enemies", unless they are ww2 german nationalists or quasi white asian russians, but not any other nationalist nation/culture defenders like japanese, koreans, chinese/taiwanese, vietnamese, pinos, indians, etc; yet they do not allow access from or while visiting the envious malevolent 3rd world and tropicals unmoderated overpopulated unaffordable usa/euro emulating countries.

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Tiller

Great all around VPN.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017

Verified Purchase

I purchased the lifetime subscription for Windscribe after using it for a few days.

I’ve looked at a lot of VPNs. This one is new and upcoming. Which means they could close their doors tomorrow. Hopefully not.

But for me it works great. Great speed. No DNS leaks. I’ve checked multiple times for DNS leaks and haven’t found any.

They are in a country with 5 eyes but they claim to have no logs. You won’t know until they get court ordered one day to give up what they have.

Overall I like it and am very happy with the purchase and ease of use.

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W F

Usable, but interferes with other apps

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2020

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It is nice to have a no-cost VPN, but it interferes with my ad blocking app. Unless I shut off the ad blocker, the VPN shuts off. The VPN does not block ads, so I receive lots of ads for products in the country where the VPN server is located. I can put up with the ads for the time I use the VPN.

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Dave B

Works Fine

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2020

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Had to download this VPN on my FireStick because certain Apps, like Filelinked, stopped working. So, after some world wide web research, I determined that I needed a VPN to fix the problem. Then, after some more research, I concluded that I would try Windscribe. I have only been using it for a short time but it did fix my issues and it does seem to work fine. The only thing is that it starts you at 2GB per month unless you give them your email for what ever reason, if you agree to that then you automatically get "upgraded" to 10GB per month. So I guess it depends on how much watching and streaming you do, as to whether or not 10GB is gonna be enough.

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As free VPN services go, Windscribe is phenomenal.

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018

Verified Purchase

Was my network under attack? I was getting constant security alerts from all of my devices. Someone could be trying to steal my passwords! Or maybe it was an internet glitch.

I was quite happy to find Windscribe. With a 10 GB monthly limit per free account, it looks like I only need about 4-6 GB to protect my networked devices full time. I've installed Windscribe on my PC, android phone and the Fire. It was a piece of cake on all three.

Does it slow things down? You betcha! But the slowest part is when you fire up the device and Windscribe has to wake up. There is the occasional hesitation when pages load. Sometimes the free servers are overloaded and you have to wait a minute or two before it finds an available server.

You get a free firewall too.

You can, of course, get paid service, enjoy dedicated servers and you can stop worrying about data limits. But I'm pretty darn happy.

Was my network really under attack? Yes, it was. A squirrel was busy trying to down the Internet all by itself. One day, he's gonna bite the power line instead. But I still run Windscribe full time on my devices. Why not?

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Mrs. John Sundo-Barnes

on line chat support help is terrible and rude!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2020

Verified Purchase

Tried to set up a log in account and it would not accept my user name and password I created, but didn't indicate what was wrong with what I created, just indicated "something was wrong with one or the other so I just tried on my computer to get support on line, saw live chat was available with a Garry, he was rude and because he couldn't understand that the app would not let me create a log in account why it didn't like anything I tried using, he suggested i talk to a human, to create a ticket to submit, which needs a login ??? so then he called me "buddy" and said I was messing with him??? My name is Mrs. John Sundo-Barnes and I speak english very well, better than he does evidently, so my husband I had planned to try it free for a month on our Amazon Fire Stick and if we liked it would have purchased it, but won't now just deleted it from the Stick on our TV!!!!!!!!
Mrs.John Sundo-Barnes

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R C

Reserving judgement. B-

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021

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Pros: user interface, gets the job done, free

Cons: free version comes with very little data allotment.

This is not for an average streaming user or above. You will need more days allotment of you do any amount of streaming.

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Daniel Alejandro Benitez Martinez

Gran alternativa para ver más contenido

Reviewed in Mexico on October 25, 2022

Verified Purchase

Es una app muy buena para poder ver contenido de otros paises.
Si te suscribes puedes obtener más GB al mes.

Funciona muy bien con Pluto tv y Disney +.

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Hny Singh

It works just fine

Reviewed in Canada on January 4, 2022

Verified Purchase

Its free for 15 gb & works pretty good

alain

Tres bon vpn

Reviewed in France on January 18, 2024

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D abord testé ,puis abonnement promo de fin d annee 37 euros pour 1 an.Fonctionne tres bien bon debit avec le meme abonnement je l ais mis sur 4 appareils.Interface simple et claire,demarrage auto si demande breff tres bien...

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Jamie D

Privacy and Freedom with Windscribe VPN for Android

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2023

Verified Purchase

The Windscribe VPN Android app is a powerful and reliable tool that safeguards your online privacy while providing unrestricted access to the internet. It's an essential companion for anyone concerned about online security and freedom.

First and foremost, Windscribe excels in protecting your digital privacy. It encrypts your internet connection, shielding your data from prying eyes and potential cyber threats. This level of security is crucial, especially when using public Wi-Fi networks or accessing sensitive information online.

What sets Windscribe apart is its commitment to user freedom. With servers in multiple countries, it enables you to bypass geo-restrictions and access content from anywhere in the world. Whether it's streaming services, news websites, or censored content, Windscribe gives you the power to access it all.

The Android app is user-friendly and straightforward to use. It offers a simple, one-tap connection, and the app's interface is intuitive, even for those new to VPN technology.

Windscribe goes the extra mile by providing a free plan with a limited amount of data per month, allowing users to try out the service before committing to a paid subscription. The premium plans offer unlimited data and additional features, making it even more appealing for those who want comprehensive VPN protection.

The only caveat to consider is that, like all VPN services, your internet speed may be slightly affected when connected to a VPN server. However, the impact on speed is generally minimal, and the benefits of security and access far outweigh this minor inconvenience.

Windscribe VPN for Android is a must-have app for privacy-conscious individuals and those who value internet freedom. It provides robust security, bypasses geo-restrictions, and ensures your online activities remain private. Whether you're on public Wi-Fi, traveling abroad, or simply want to access blocked content, Windscribe delivers a seamless and reliable solution. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking a trustworthy VPN service for their Android device.