Windscribe VPN Reviews

by Reveiw Master 1010

It was great at first then my wifi slowed down my phone was glitching a lot during it which is not normal because I have a new phone . Not to mention it keeps everything after deleting . I deleted WindscribeVPN and it kept everything on Netflix (saying I was still in the UK ) and my wifi(saying vpn was still their ) . And while it said I was still in UK everything that’s is on UK Netflix was grey or blacked out . After a while and many tries of reloading everything I got everything back to normal . Knowing I almost bought the yearly plan sickens me . I also noticed that the developers responses seem very very rude towards their customers. As if their are not the people keeping ur app going . I may consider re downloading if these issues are fixed !!!

by Darkexist

I’ve been using free version of WindscribeVPN for a days to see if it fits my needs or. I live in a country that gov blocks VPN, most of them don’t work at all or a few of them works very slow. Surprisingly this one works well so I decided to buy the yearly plan. Before purchasing I wanted to read the reviews. In negative reviews, developer responses is so rude, he doesn’t talk professional at all, he just blaming users who gave him negative reviews, Im saying “he” because it’s just one person not a company, companies customer support or developers never talk impolite and unprofessional with their customers like saying: “if you don't like WindscribeVPN just delete it” or “it’s just your device see my app rating is 4.7”
So yeah I’m not gonna trust about my privacy to a “man” that can’t control his attitude at all!
I’m saying “man” because I don’t believe WindscribeVPN belongs to a company, even if it does, that’s more worse for a company to hire people like that!
Many people wouldn’t care these kind of things but when I’m gonna pay near 100$ per year I would expect more professional attitude!
Sorry for my bad English, it’s not my native language.

by Kingdorothy

I have this VPN drop numerous times in one day. Sometimes WindscribeVPN itself is even so troublesome that I can’t even disconnect, keeping my phone in a state of limbo while being unable to make phone calls, use internet or GPS (which has really screwed me over sometimes). I paid for a year of this and am quite disappointed. I am not sure if this is normal for VPNs. On the bright side- their new app update is much better.

Edit: the developer responded saying WindscribeVPN would have zero impact on phone calls & GPS. I’m not saying it has a direct impact- I’m saying the fact the VPN drops and attempts and struggles to reconnect and disconnect so many times leaves my phone in a state where I can’t get any internet connection and I actually have experienced multiple situations in which I have physically seen the phone cycle through and keep my phone call “attempting to ring” as it tries to reestablish a connection to the VPN- same with GPS. I found their response to be very unprofessional sounding as well, I am going to contact their support on their website.

by PixelRogue

Update: too many things just do not work and never get fixed.

- auto connect with firewall
- blocked websites

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Can mmmm wondering if a ratings farm was molotes for WindscribeVPN.

I have been a customer for a few years. Issues that still plague me (regardless of iOS version, device, network) include the following:

1) Super slow to connect.
Every time your phone goes off, you need to mess with settings and pick a new location before you have internet going again. Happened 6 times in the last hour for example.

2) Stymied by VPN Blockers
ALWAYS hitting road blocks, always having to go to WindscribeVPN and mess with setting because vpn is blocked by a service. Wares SO much time. Examples include:
- extra captchas
- no access to banks, TacoBell, OfferUp, LetGo, CraigsList, White Pages, Local services, utility companies - and endless and growing list of services that will not let you connect when Windscribe is on.

3) Support
Support fails to answer tickets. There is one open ticket now for maybe 3 months and nothing from support. Take support to reddit where you get yelled at by their staff for being a customer.

Those are my main beefs.
Service is slow (lot of dropped connections if you are streaming video or music)

by Mr. Lumbergh

I’ve been a Windscribe user now for about two years. Their desktop and browser apps are generally excellent, current running on my MacBook and desktop as well as an entertainment and streaming server. They have the best support I’ve seen for Linux of any VPN provider, with releases for multiple distro s, package managers, and architectures, unlike most others which give you only a .deb if that and leave you on your own.
The iPhone app, however, has been frustrating since the update as it drops connection. A lot. I used to be able to turn it on and it would persist across networks as I moved from WiFi to over the air throughout the day, but now it simply drops and doesn’t even indicate that it has. Every switch, even to known connections, requires a manual reconnection, each and every time.
Please fix it. It’s much more frustrating now than it used to be.

by Joe90jnr

I have had Windscribe on my iPhone, iPad and PC (s) and it is excellent. I managed to get a lifetime subscription after trialing the free 10gb per month option, well worth the upgrade IMHO.

I don’t use this all the time on my iPhone and iPad but I do use it all the time on my PC as I feel a little more venerable on it. I always use it when travelling and access unknown WiFi providers or if I need to appear to be in a different country, one button click and a few seconds latter it is fully activated.

There are some features like static IP etc which I don’t use, they are always improving the service they offer (I suppose it is a competitive market). Windscribe is based in Canada, do not require credit card details etc. I have fast broadband but have used it where the speed is much slower, I see only a small difference in connection speeds, which has never affected the performance of my tasks.

Very pleased at a great service, but only 4 stars as there is nothing that is perfect in this world..... yet!

by Jman98

First and foremost thanks to the devs for creating such a wonderfully useful app. I enjoy the different options it offers in terms of internet security.
However I’d like to offer some feedback as to how it may be improved further:
I’ve been experiencing lag on my Mac mini on macOS Catalina with WindscribeVPN installed.
To be fair it was already experiencing some lag before I installed WindscribeVPN ,
but this seems to be causing even more performance issues.
On my iPhone X on iOS 13.3 it has stability problems when connecting to my 5G WiFi connection at home.
If there’s anything the team can do to enable the ability to switch the VPN on/off easily from the settings app, that would be greatly appreciated thanks!
One last important thing,
I greatly enjoy and appreciate the adblocking capabilities of the service but I would love more than anything to be able to manage the specific settings of the service from WindscribeVPN itself rather than have to log in to the website to change those settings.
Keep up the excellent work Windscribe team! We appreciate your efforts to keep our information secured from being used maliciously. Your our cyber heroes!

by No_cake

I never thought I would voluntarily pay for a VPN service until I encountered Windscribe. Their free trial is just over-the-top generous, the service works perfectly, the Netflix server locations are super useful and most of all their security bot R.O.B.E.R.T. is something I wish I had my entire life.
There are simply too many things that make me love Windscribe. WindscribeVPN used to be buggy (couldn’t disconnect/connect to vpn randomly) but since the last upgrade it’s perfect, you can customize an « à-la-carte » plan if you don’t need all locations, marketing emails (and I’m ashamed to say it) are just the best I’ve ever seen, their Twitter is hilarious, their online help bot is 1 - actually helpful 2 - super cute and the devs are just nice people you can talk to and will help you figure out what’s wrong instead of taking 2 weeks to send auto-generated « thank you for your feedback. We’re trying hard to improve your experience blabla... » emails like other companies.

A big thank you to the devs for this service (and fixing a big issue I had by releasing an update through the beta channel as we were chatting), and to the whole team at Windscribe. I love you.

by Zuccerberger

I’ve used Windscribe for a while now, and it works fantastic, so long as I can use it, I’m sticking with this VPN, if you need it, or even just want it, it’s absolutely worth it for the unlimited plan.
Random bug recently happened though where it locked into IKEv2 500 and wouldn’t let me change it, I need UDP for my use and I couldn’t get it to change no matter what.
Simply uninstalling and reinstalling it fixed it, but obviously it’s a bit of a hindrance. Otherwise this VPN is basically perfect for what I need.

by AmirGhiasi

They added granularity to network configuration and it bugs the crap out of me.
This whole “auto secure individual networks” should’ve been optional. I’m in a country where the government constantly breaks different internet protocols because they don’t want you to have access to free internet and they know they can’t just shut down the internet or the whole world will know about it. So everyday, I have to try different protocols a couple times to get a stable VPN connection. Before this update, I used to just change the protocol in the connection preferences and just reconnect.
But now, there’s a preference per wifi network too and I have to change both the global protocol and per wifi. EVERY TIME.
There is a auto secure switch to, supposedly, disable this per wifi network behavior, but it doesn’t work. Actually if I turn it off, I cant connect to any server at all. I tap the VPN switch and it spins around for a sec and turns off automatically. Also when auto secure is off, every time I launch WindscribeVPN it pops up to recommend me to keep it on and SUPER annoying!!

You hear me Windscribe? Why did you guys tried to fix something that was not broken in the first place?
I’m a very satisfied customer for like 4 years and this update frustrates me to the point that I don’t want to protect my privacy at all, if it’s going to cost my sanity.

by Nahtudej

Glitches when phone goes to sleep. Works decently fast most of the time.

Specifically, will not reconnect to the VPN servers without WindscribeVPN being shut off after the screen turns off which happens frequently with a mobile device. Also, every time I switch to WindscribeVPN it asks for a review even after reviewing which is a minor annoyance until I have to switch to WindscribeVPN more frequently due to the first issue.

I’ve used Windscribe for a couple years and have been happy overall with only minor connection challenges prior to the latest update.

by Agfd🤫😉😉

Apparently, I confused my Dessktop App with this iPhone App and complained about the WebRTC Leak problem not being addressed in WindscribeVPN. But, WindscribeVPN doesn't even address that problem. It's not clear to me that it is addressed or even applicable on cell phones anyway. So, the problem is on other devices like PCs and perhaps, elsewhere, but not applicable to WindscribeVPN. I messed up! So, my mistake. I was wrong. This iPhone app has nothing to do with the issue. I apologize for trashing this Windscribe iPhone App. I did so out of pure ignorance. I'm no tech expert and I went too far by applying the criticism to WindscribeVPN. Sorry. Here's 5 Stars! PEACE

by Discerning Learner

I’m a power user and have known about the advantages of VPN for years. But I never wanted to go to the trouble of learning about how to do it. Recently I needed to. When I found out that Windscribe was free & easy to use, I decided to give it a try.

I’ve been using it for a week now and I’m very pleased. I’m surprised at how easy it is and how well it works. There’s no doubt that my Internet speed decreases but then I don’t have such reliable internet where I am.

As I use it I learn more and more about VPN. So I think it’s a great way for people to get started — at least it has been for me so far.

by Tbr281

I’ve been using Windscribe for a few years now and have never had any issues with it. It serves my needs very well! For one, it prevents carriers from throttling your speed, it supports Netflix and other streaming sites, and has great speeds when using torrents. I’ve honestly never thought twice about getting it. I bought the pro version from the beginning and has become such an important part of my online experience! Oh.. and not to mention that it hardly ever disconnects. I have gone weeks with it connected and have never had an issue with it.

by Claysimpson_

I purchased Windscribe's Windflix server to watch Netflix US outside the US. However, after enjoying the unlimited data and fast servers, I decided to upgrade my account to pro version. It's totally worth using it. Especially if you are living in a country where a lot of internet services are restricted you should definitely get a VPN and Windscribe is the safest, fastest, easiest to use VPN provider out there. Even the free version is awesome and easy to use. They give you 10GB of data which is pretty generous as compare to other VPN companies. They will be giving you 2GB of data at the best which their free servers are not as fast as Windscribe's servers. You all should try Windscribe. Loved it 😍

by Hooman.kazemi

I used this VPN for free for a long time and it was so satisfying that at last I decided to change in annual plan. I have so many devices and I was able to login to windscribe with all of mu devices.( so many others doesnt provide that)
In my country there is a lot of censorship and limitations. But finaly with windscribe in hand I could enjoy freedom of internet. Never disconnect my VPN and still everything works fine. Wide variety of servers also a blessing.
But I really wanted to ask for a feature that windscribe doesn't provide.
I'm a gamer. I would've pay for gaming ping service if windscribe provides. That would be complete life saving program if it provide it.

by JMK Revolution

I downloaded this so I can watch spongebob and Rick and moray on Netflix, it turns out Canada Dosent work with that policy in the middle of that it deleted a lot of my favorite shows from my watch history and I don’t know what some of them are called, it’s a pretty good vpn I don’t have it anymore because I know of another one. This isn’t dissing it or stating a problem it’s a good vpn I just want some people who are doing the same thing as me to know if you pick the wrong country/state your Netflix watch history could be deleted (btw the person who responds to the comments is actually kind of a menace, but the fact he Dosent care makes me question if WindscribeVPN is even good)

by Jerel2u

I have been using Windscribe for years, and it has been great. They are constantly working to improve their service. Their free tier is definitely worth trying. I highly recommend them.

There are always sites that refuse to work over VPN, but that’s not Windscribe’s fault. Fortunately most sites are wising up about this, and they are changing to support VPN connected users.

About speed: All VPNs will add a little slowness because your traffic must be encrypted/decrypted. That’s how a Virtual Private Network (VPN) works. But I have noticed speeds getting better and better, to the point that this is really not an issue anymore. However, if you insist on making this your only or main consideration, take some time to research all of the factors that can affect such tests. Bottom line: all services will experience slow-downs, including your primary ISP, and it is impossible for consumers to predict or know exactly when or even why. And review sites cannot do the long-term testing required to truly tell which services are “best” overall, for the long-haul. Whichever service you choose, try them at different times on different days.

Windscribe is tops on my list!

by DIDE2020

This is the best and affordable VPN you can have. I tried quite a few of them, and while there are not too many with a low membership cost, this one has it all for only $2/month. It never let me down, there are a few countries/cities you can choose from with this subscription and you pay more if you want to unlock them all.
One of the features I like most is the ability to automatically connect to VPN when your phone is connected to insecure WiFi (public WiFi), when you get home and your phone uses your residential WiFi, the VPN disables automatically.
I’m happy they have a MacBook version now as well.
I’ll hold on tightly to Windscribe as long as all these features are available and the subscription affordable 👍!

by Eva Morgan :)

For shows mainly things get taken off of Netflix in the US for no reason and it's ridiculous. With WindscribeVPN i can easily connect to the UK and binge rewatch The Office with no interruptions!! Its a great app and works very fast. WindscribeVPN also doesnt make you pay, by giving your free options and this allows me to save money, and watch amazing shows!! I recommend WindscribeVPN 100% and for me its the only VPN that has successfully worked for me. My phone is sometimes glitchy but WindscribeVPN works so good and I havent found an app that has a VPN thats better than this. 10/10, would recommend to those who need a VPN.

by AriaLHM

The VPN has good speed and privacy. I would like to see WindscribeVPN support Open VPN, instead of IKEv2, for greater security. Also, a landscape mode would be appreciated.

Update: Please don't lie to your users. I'm sure you know that IKEv2 was on Snowden's list as potentially compromised by the US government. Please at least provide Open VPN support within WindscribeVPN , as an option.

Update 2: An update without the security boost equals another docked star.

Update 3: Who's implementation of IKEv2 are you using? And how long do your PFS keys last for? None of this still addresses Snowden's claim that a number of backdoors and side channel key leaking mechanisms may have been implemented into the protocol.

Update 4: The VPN now turns off when the iOS device goes into sleep mode. You're going backwards with your updates. Please fix this. This still has yet to be fixed, for multiple updates.

Update 5: Your newest update automatically logged users out of the accounts. People were left without VPN protection. Another poor update!

Update 6: You FINALLY added OpenVPN connections.

Update 7: HBO has blocked you. Please fix this ASAP!

by Mchan1

Bought WindscribeVPN through one of the tech sites.
Sometimes have issues with connectivity such as... using Best Location which is Honolulu server. It does NOT work!
Must manually choose servers.
Also it doesn’t work well when traveling.
Was in Vancouver for the weekend and chose the Vancouver servers and NONE of them worked as in NO connections!
The reliability is questionable!
Same issues when returned to Seattle. Had issues with connecting to a server.
Tech site refuses a refund and company support refuses a refund for its product

Edit...
Received several Apple emails from developers about the review.
The reply emails are wisecrack remarks about refunds and low rating which dropped to 1 star from the continued emails.
It’s almost harassment.
Don’t offer their app through 3rd party sites.
If your app don’t work well, fix it or offer a refund
It’s condescending and obnoxious that any developers would do such things.
Sound like a child with the smart aleck remarks. It’s Your product so support it including any sales of it that the Company decision to sell through 3rd party sites.

Makes one question if any of the positive reviews are authentic or not.

by Amirious

They added granularity to network configuration and it bugs the crap out of me.
This whole “auto secure individual networks” should’ve been optional. I’m in a country where the government constantly breaks different internet protocols because they don’t want you to have access to free internet and they know they can’t just shut down the internet or the whole world will know about it. So everyday, I have to try different protocols a couple times to get a stable VPN connection. Before this update, I used to just change the protocol in the connection preferences and just reconnect.
But now, there’s a preference per wifi network too and I have to change both the global protocol and per wifi. EVERY TIME.
There is a auto secure switch to, supposedly, disable this per wifi network behavior, but it doesn’t work. Actually if I turn it off, I cant connect to any server at all. I tap the VPN switch and it spins around for a sec and turns off automatically. Also when auto secure is off, every time I launch WindscribeVPN it pops up to recommend me to keep it on and SUPER annoying!!

You hear me Windscribe? Why did you guys tried to fix something that was not broken in the first place?
I’m a very satisfied customer for like 4 years and this update frustrates me to the point that I don’t want to protect my privacy at all, if it’s going to cost my sanity.

by Hirnrissigermann

I’ve been a Windscribe user now for about two years. Their desktop and browser apps are generally excellent, current running on my MacBook and desktop as well as an entertainment and streaming server. They have the best support I’ve seen for Linux of any VPN provider, with releases for multiple distro s, package managers, and architectures, unlike most others which give you only a .deb if that and leave you on your own.
The iPhone app, however, has been frustrating since the update as it drops connection. A lot. I used to be able to turn it on and it would persist across networks as I moved from WiFi to over the air throughout the day, but now it simply drops and doesn’t even indicate that it has. Every switch, even to known connections, requires a manual reconnection, each and every time.
Please fix it. It’s much more frustrating now than it used to be.

by Rehjäger

Although their support, as seen in responses on the review page, can be “terse” almost to the point of rudeness, it is nonetheless accurate and, at least in my case, very helpful. Their suggestion, all 4 words of it, immediately took care of the problem I had. WindscribeVPN works very well, the aesthetics are nice, it has lots of options, and, unlike most apps of this sort, have an amazing subscription system. To be fair, I caught it on sale at a Mac geek site, but even the retail pricing is astounding for what you get. A great buy.

by Azboarder23

I came across Windscribe when looking for free VPNs. I tried their free version first which includes 15 gigabytes and was impressed. After the first gigabyte I looked at the cost and found out they have a great pay as you go plan. I only pay $3.00 per month for access to the USA servers and Norway as those are the only two I need. I added the unlimited for a dollar which includes their Robert browser extension and have truly enjoyed being able to watch programs from both countries while I travel. Highly recommend them.

by EaglePi

I used to use Windscribe on my old phone, but when I got a new one, I totally forgot about it. Other VPNs just don't get up to Windscribe's quality, and when I remembered it, I instantly downloaded it. It connects within seconds and is probably better than some public wifi. Of course, if you don't use a plan, it's limited to 10 GB, but it lasts for a long time (as long as you don't keep it on all the time) and is definitely worth it. Would (and already have) recommend it.

by MrWhiteSwitch

I never thought I would voluntarily pay for a VPN service until I encountered Windscribe. Their free trial is just over-the-top generous, the service works perfectly, the Netflix server locations are super useful and most of all their security bot R.O.B.E.R.T. is something I wish I had my entire life.
There are simply too many things that make me love Windscribe. WindscribeVPN used to be buggy (couldn’t disconnect/connect to vpn randomly) but since the last upgrade it’s perfect, you can customize an « à-la-carte » plan if you don’t need all locations, marketing emails (and I’m ashamed to say it) are just the best I’ve ever seen, their Twitter is hilarious, their online help bot is 1 - actually helpful 2 - super cute and the devs are just nice people you can talk to and will help you figure out what’s wrong instead of taking 2 weeks to send auto-generated « thank you for your feedback. We’re trying hard to improve your experience blabla... » emails like other companies.

A big thank you to the devs for this service (and fixing a big issue I had by releasing an update through the beta channel as we were chatting), and to the whole team at Windscribe. I love you.

by Lesbian Player

I already loved windscribe for desktop, the service meets all my needs and has an affordable yearly plan. The old app design was functional and did what it needed to but not much else, so when they released the new version that added, well, pretty much everything I was hoping they'd add, while still feeling very simple and usable, I was chuffed! Good show, Windscribe! I don't always get to say how much a mandatory app update improved my experience of WindscribeVPN .