VPN Cat
vpncat.netprovably between 2.22 and 8.67
See the full derivation of this score , every rule, delta, and citation.
Score by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Derivation |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | 5.9Documented44% assessed≤7.2 | derivation |
| Security | , No evidence | derivation |
| Transparency | , No evidence | derivation |
| Server authenticity | , No evidence | derivation |
| Server locations | , No evidence | derivation |
| Streaming | , No evidence | derivation |
| Speed | , No evidence | derivation |
| Device compatibility | 10.0Documented9% assessed | derivation |
| Usability | , No evidence | derivation |
| Torrenting | 10.0Documented25% assessed | derivation |
| Additional features | , No evidence | derivation |
A dash is a dimension we hold no evidence on; it is excluded from the weighted mean rather than counted as zero. “≤” marks a ceiling: a cap applied because the input is vendor-claimed or measured by others, so the score cannot reach the top of the scale. “assessed” is the share of the dimension's rules that had evidence to act on.
Key facts, and where they come from
Jurisdiction
- Registered in
- Pakistan
No country or governing law is stated anywhere on the site, the privacy policy, or the terms. Inferred as Pakistan ONLY because the operating entity uses the 'SMC-Private Limited' corporate form, which exists solely under Pakistan's SECP. Treat as an inference, not a stated fact.
“Free Forever, Unlimited Traffic. Straightly connect, Keep anonymous. © SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED 2021-2024 All Rights Reserved”
- Intelligence alliance
- No SIGINT-alliance membership
Pakistan (if the inference holds) is not a member of the Five/Nine/Fourteen Eyes UKUSA alliances; it has separate surveillance and data concerns not captured here.
“Free Forever, Unlimited Traffic. Straightly connect, Keep anonymous. © SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED 2021-2024 All Rights Reserved”
Ownership
- Legal entity
- SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED
Named in the vpncat.net footer and as the App Store seller for the iOS app 'VPN cat: Fast Secure Unlimited' (id1134784923). The name 'VPN Cat' is shared by several unrelated apps (e.g. CatVPN by Pawxy Inc., 'VPN Cat 2026' by VPN FREE CO. LIMITED); this record covers only the vpncat.net product.
“Free Forever, Unlimited Traffic. Straightly connect, Keep anonymous. © SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED 2021-2024 All Rights Reserved”
- Pricing pageApple App Store listing (seller, pricing, privacy label)apps.apple.comretrieved 2026-07-16unverified
“Seller SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED. High speed VPN - Monthly plan $4.99; High speed VPN - Yearly plan $29.99. App Privacy: data collected includes Coarse Location, User ID, and Advertising Data used for third-party advertising, plus Crash Data.”
- Beneficial owner disclosed
- No
No individual owner, physical address, or governing entity beyond the company name is disclosed on the site, policy, or terms.
“We do not monitor, record, or store logs of customer VPN activity. Personal Information: Information you provide during the registration process, such as your name, email address, and payment details. VPN Cat integrates Google Mobile Ads SDK to display advertisements. We use cookies and similar technologies to track user activity and preferences on our Site. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties, except in the following circumstances.”
Logging
| Category | What the policy says |
|---|---|
| Browsing history | Not collectedMarketing/policy no-logs claim ('We do not monitor, record, or store logs of customer VPN activity'), vendor-claimed and contradicted elsewhere in the same document by disclosed data collection. |
| Originating IP | Ephemeral (session only)Policy states the IP address is collected 'temporarily' to establish the connection; also collected by the integrated Google Mobile Ads SDK. |
| Device identifiers | Retained indefinitelyIntegrates the Google Mobile Ads SDK; the App Store privacy label (self-declared by the developer) lists collection of Coarse Location, User ID, and Advertising Data for third-party advertising, plus Crash Data. |
| Email address | Retained indefinitelyName, email, and payment details are collected during registration; no retention period or deletion window is stated. |
| Payment records | Retained indefinitelyPayment details collected for paid users; no retention period stated. |
“We do not monitor, record, or store logs of customer VPN activity. Personal Information: Information you provide during the registration process, such as your name, email address, and payment details. VPN Cat integrates Google Mobile Ads SDK to display advertisements. We use cookies and similar technologies to track user activity and preferences on our Site. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties, except in the following circumstances.”
- Pricing pageApple App Store listing (seller, pricing, privacy label)apps.apple.comretrieved 2026-07-16unverified
“Seller SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED. High speed VPN - Monthly plan $4.99; High speed VPN - Yearly plan $29.99. App Privacy: data collected includes Coarse Location, User ID, and Advertising Data used for third-party advertising, plus Crash Data.”
Independent audits
No audits on record.
Pricing
- Monthly
- $4.99
Ad-supported free tier ('Free Forever, Unlimited Traffic'); auto-renewing subscriptions of $4.99/month and $29.99/year billed via Apple.
- Pricing pageApple App Store listing (seller, pricing, privacy label)apps.apple.comretrieved 2026-07-16unverified
“Seller SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED. High speed VPN - Monthly plan $4.99; High speed VPN - Yearly plan $29.99. App Privacy: data collected includes Coarse Location, User ID, and Advertising Data used for third-party advertising, plus Crash Data.”
- Free tier
- Yes
Free tier is ad-supported (Google Mobile Ads SDK).
“Free Forever, Unlimited Traffic. Straightly connect, Keep anonymous. © SAFDAR NETWORK SMC-PRIVATE LIMITED 2021-2024 All Rights Reserved”
- Anonymous signup
- No
Marketing says 'keep anonymous', but the Terms require registration with personally identifiable information to use the service.
“To use our Services, you must register with us and submit certain personally identifiable information.”
What we have not verified
This review is scored on 32% of the methodology. The rest is not evidence against VPN Cat, it is simply work we have not done. It is listed here so the headline is read for what it is.
No evidence yet
Security, Transparency, Server authenticity, Server locations, Streaming, Speed, Usability, Additional features. These dimensions are excluded from the weighted mean rather than scored as zero.
Scored on partial evidence
- Privacy, 44% of its rules had evidence to act on.
- Device compatibility, 9% of its rules had evidence to act on.
- Torrenting, 25% of its rules had evidence to act on.
Reading a score
- Measured
- We produced this number ourselves and can reproduce it.
- Documented
- Read out of a primary document: a privacy policy, an audit report, or source code.
- Vendor-claimed
- Asserted by the provider. We have not independently verified it, and the score is capped accordingly.
- No evidence
- We found nothing to score. The dimension is excluded from the weighted mean rather than counted as zero.