“stopped working even with ads after 3 days. no matter how many you watch in full or whether you click on their link. UPD: tried again after a week or two-still no way to get through endless ads. It just plays them endless cycle and does…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 439 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Ping VPN
Exyte ECM FZCOPing VPN is a fast and reliable VPN for a stable and protected internet conne…
4.5 ★184,687 ratings
10M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Ping VPN is a fast and reliable VPN for a stable and protected internet connection. Connect and use the internet with additional connection security.
Benefits of Ping VPN: Instant connection — fast and stable performance. Access to online services — convenient use of websites and apps. Unlimited traffic — no time limits on usage. Connection encryption — additional protection for transmitted data. Smart mode — choose which apps use the VPN connection.
Why choose Ping VPN: Completely free — no subscriptions. No ads. Stable app performance. Enhanced privacy when connecting to the internet. Suitable for use on public Wi-Fi networks.
Ideal for: Social networks and messengers. Online apps and games. Travel and work.
Ping VPN is a convenient solution for users who need a protected internet connection without subscriptions or ads.
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 2.0.3 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.0.3, updated 2026-09-25.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 2.0.3, scanned 2026-09-26.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
None requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
The catch list 1
Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.
Multiple ad networks bundled
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 15 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: AdColony, Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine and 11 more
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 7 distinct reviewers (1.6% of 439 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Lots of ads, does not work”
“Disconnects frequently in the background to get me to watch as many ads as possible. Doesn't happen with any other VPN.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 2.0.3.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.