“The CleanWeb (ad and tracker blocker) doesn't seem to be working as good as you'd expect. I still see many ads, related to my latest searches! The connection is really good. I only wish there was a way to view/manage all connected…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 968 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Surfshark: Secure VPN service
Surfshark B.V.Surfshark is a secure VPN and online security app that helps everyday Android…
4.6 ★309,954 ratings
10M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Surfshark is a secure VPN and online security app that helps everyday Android users protect their internet connection, block ads and trackers, and reach content from other countries. One subscription covers unlimited devices — phones, tablets and Android TV — with 4,500+ servers in 100+ locations. It's built for people who want a fast, private internet connection without learning anything technical.
Why choose Surfshark? ✓ Unlimited devices on one account — protect the whole household. ✓ 4,500+ servers in 100+ locations, including a USA VPN and UK, Japan, Germany, Brazil, India. ✓ Ad blocker built in — no second app to install. ✓ Post-quantum WireGuard and a proprietary protocol for a fast VPN connection. ✓ Set-and-forget: one tap connects, auto-connect keeps it on.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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 3.34.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 3.34.0, updated 2026-09-28.
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
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
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.
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 6 distinct reviewers (0.6% of 968 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“I've paid good money from my pension and yet are still getting swamped with adverts every time I open anything or try to send a message.”
“constant ads to sign up, not a free VPN as advertised”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 3.34.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.