Best VPN Proxy Betternet 4+

No longer works

BetterNet has been great on and off. I live in China where much of the internet is blocked by the government and using a VPN is the only way around it. At times, BetterNet would connect quickly and work fine, but other times it has tried repeatedly and failed to connect, popping up an apology message every so often while the circles around the face icon pulsed. But for at least the past week or two now, the app does work at all. When I try to connect, an advertisement pops up on the first tap, but nothing else happens. I can close the ad and tap the “connect” button again, but it does nothing - no pulsing circles, no colors, no change in the face icon’s expression, no error messages, no apologies, and no VPN connection. I sent a message, but in the automated reply message, they refused to address the problem because I’m don’t pay for their “premium” service.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for installing our VPN. We offer two versions: Free and Premium. Our free version allows you to connect to the US server and it's supported by ads. You can use the Free version by skipping the free trial for more information to skip the Free Trial. Contact us through the app: tap the 3-Bar icon, select "Contact Support"

Solid free vpn, can be annoying sometimes

I’m typing this review because of how slowly annoyed I’ve gotten from this vpn. I realize most vpns make you pay to even use them, so good on this one for being free. My problems start here: you usually have to watch an ad that you can skip after 10 seconds of view time, but then you usually have to wait another 10 seconds to click the x. Okay not that bad so far. They have to make money somehow. My problem stems from the fact sometimes the app doesn’t even connect, and forces you to watch another ad. What really frustrates me, however, is that you have to watch an ad (sometimes 2 also) just to turn it OFF. I tried to outsmart it by going into iPhone settings to turn off it there, but it very quickly turns itself back on. Obviously the greed here is me having to turn it off in the app, just to watch an ad and HOPE it turns off the first time. The vpn works as you would hope, and thankfully it’s even free. Just a minor complaint with the ads imo. I also get annoyed with the app for constantly promoting their paid version of the app which you have to swipe 7 times to end up clicking the x. Happens every so often. I get some people need money, but there’s better way to do this. Every ad just makes me want to pay less and spend my hard earned cash on another app. 3/5 stars. Fully functional but an accumulation of frustrations majorly down the score.

A few problems

I’ve noticed some problems. For example, the majority of the time I need to turn it off when searching something and then turn it back on after it loads. Something about not having permission to the server, even if it’s just a simple google search.
Also, it gets annoying how every two hours it gives me the “turn betties into free time” page even if I’m supposed to get fifteen hours of free time, and that time hasn’t even run out yet. It’s just annoying at this point, and unnecessary. I do however like the fact how it gives you free time every day, but seeing the page for it every two hours isn’t ideal.
Another problem I’ve noticed, is that it tends to make things take forever to load. If I want to use Pandora, but have it on, it takes forever to load. This is for both WiFi and data usage. There’s also certain WiFis I’ve noticed it has some major issues with.

Long story short, this VPN isn’t very useful and has a lot of problems. If you want semi-good, free VPN, then this is great if you’re willing to deal with everything mentioned above. I understand free VPNs aren’t as good as paid ones, but this one is just ridiculous.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for installing our app. We have two versions: Free and Premium. The free version can only connect to the US server and it's supported by ads you can use it by skipping the trial. we offer 24/7 email support for Premium Member. Contact us through the app: tap the 3-Bar icon, select "Contact Support".