Too many ads, and it doesn’t work
★ · v8.47.1 · Oct 13, 2026Too many ads, and it doesn’t work
VPN Hotspot Shield: Wifi Proxy
Monetization rage Commodity APIsAnchorFree, LLC · Productivity · Free · v8.47.2
View on the App Store (iPhone) ↗- Review-rating drop
- 0.36
- Peak quarter
- 4.63
- Last 90 days
- 4.27
- Store rating
- 4.58
- Store gap
- 0.31
- Est. MRR
- $154k
2026-Q4 4.63 → last 90 days 4.27, text reviews
2026-Q4, text reviews
text reviews
all 362684 ratings, incl. star-only
store minus reviews
#67 top-grossing, Productivity
Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.
Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews
Show as table
| Quarter | Avg stars | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 4.16 | 230 |
| 2026-Q3 | 4.23 | 238 |
| 2026-Q4 | 4.63 | 32 |
Recent 1–2 star reviews
No low-star reviews on file.
Bruh
★ · v8.47.1 · Oct 9, 2026Good
Slow speed
★★ · v8.47.0 · Sep 30, 2026Hi, my Hotspot Shield VPN connection is very slow and keeps disconnecting and reconnecting. Could you please help me fix this?
Not
★★ · v8.47.0 · Sep 26, 2026It is bad
Connection Issues
★ · v8.47.0 · Sep 24, 2026I paid for premium, and somehow my devices are slower than before.
Bad
★ · v8.47.0 · Sep 24, 2026It stopped working after a little while I’m mad because why did it stop working , WiFi was on and everything
after updating，vpn always crashes
★ · v8.47.0 · Sep 22, 2026after updating，vpn always crashes
Doesn’t work and clicked free trial but got charged
★ · v8.46.4 · Sep 21, 2026I downloaded this vpn for my trip in China. This VPN doesn’t work on wifi in China, only works when I’m on my mobile data. Which makes it worthless to me since I needed a vpn for when I’m on wifi to bypass the firewall. Cellular Data already bypasses the firewall but my data is slow and I try not to use it if I don’t have to. Also I checked for the 7 day free trial, but they charged me 95 dollars on the first day of the trial. If I could rate this negative stars I would. Honestly if your going to China use betternet VPN it actually works. Unlike this VPN.
joke
★ · v8.46.4 · Sep 21, 2026it is so expensive and it is not good
It used to work well
★★ · v8.46.4 · Sep 18, 2026It sucks now no shade
Can’t use app without paying subscription
★ · v8.46.3 · Sep 14, 2026Literally can’t use the app without paying 😂
Dont use
★ · v8.46.2 · Sep 13, 2026Too much add
Does not work
★ · v8.46.3 · Sep 12, 2026I mean what do I say— it does not work! The app knows I am using a VPN… so I am paid a month for a service that doesn’t work
Your app breaks sites
★ · v8.46.3 · Sep 11, 2026Recently, whenever I browse on the internet it blocks my sites from working. Fix this immediately or I am going to be refunding. I believe you are a trojan virus and not a proper VPN if that is the case.
This vpn sucks
★ · v8.46.3 · Sep 10, 2026The vpn is not working nor is it helping
Direct TV
★ · v8.46.3 · Sep 10, 2026This is the second time that my Direct TV home subscription doesn’t work when I am traveling outside the United States.
Slow
★★ · v8.46.2 · Sep 4, 2026Sooooo slow!
Не подключается
★ · v8.46.2 · Aug 29, 2026Куча рекламы и сервера не работают
What am i paying premium for if the vpn does not work
★ · v8.46.0 · Aug 26, 2026Also i clicked 7 day free trial and then it took 20 dollars out of my bank. Please give me a refund.
No apple tv
★★ · v8.46.1 · Aug 26, 2026Good but no Apple TV support :(
i hate this
★★ · v8.46.1 · Aug 26, 2026it started working fine but stopped working after me not paying for it
Update
★ · v8.46.1 · Aug 25, 2026It was working perfectly fine before you updated now I can’t turn it on without it loading for days. I’m still waiting for it to connect
It stopped working on the 3rd week
★★ · v8.46.1 · Aug 25, 2026Way too many adds and it won’t even work
Not working on connection
★★ · v8.46.0 · Aug 25, 2026Won’t connect to my wifi
Don’t try it
★ · v8.46.1 · Aug 24, 2026Pretty slow and compared to the ads can easily overpower it. I could say nicer things about it, but it would be better if you chose one of the better options
The opportunity
What would it take to build a viable competitor, what would it cost to run every month, and a prompt to get started. Generated from the reviews on file; one LLM call per brief. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY for a real brief; the stub only fills in a template.