VPN Proxy Master Review

Download speed without VPN Proxy Master: 46.86 Mbps

Download speed with VPN Proxy Master: 23.20 Mbps

Our download speed when VPN Proxy Master is running: 50%

We put every VPN we test through a fair and scientific speed testing process. Based on this we’ve worked out the average speeds you can expect to get when connecting to various parts of the globe (we test from London, UK):

• Germany: 13.33 Mbps (download) & 19.60 Mbps (upload)
• USA: 23.20 Mbps (download) & 33.50 Mbps (upload)
• Singapore: 2.02 Mbps (upload) & 42.03 Mbps (upload)

VPN Proxy Master’s website claims to have over 40 locations and over 6,000 secure servers across the globe. 

Well, not for the (far more popular) free version. When using the iOS app you have only one option: to connect to the ‘Fastest Server’, which is in Germany. 

When using Android, it’s slightly better: seven countries, eight cities and eight IP addresses. For this reason, it’s better to use VPN Proxy Master on Android if you have the choice. 

The available countries are:

• Canada
• Germany
• India
• Netherlands
• Singapore
• United Kingdom
• United States

It has two city-level options in the US, one in New York and the other in San Francisco, which is a decent budget solution to covering such a large country. 

There is no coverage for South America or Africa, though. This is a big miss, and means anyone in these parts of the world should really think twice before using VPN Proxy Master.  

VPN Proxy Master advertises itself as a VPN for streaming. 

When it comes to the free iOS version: forget about streaming entirely. The single server option means you can’t access any popular streaming services.

You’re in more luck with the Android app which did work to unblock and stream BBC iPlayer. 

However, Netflix remains blocked, with none of its two US servers working. 

So if you’re an Android user who wants to stream BBC iPlayer, you could potentially consider using VPN Proxy Master, but it’s still not a very good VPN for streaming.

Torrenting isn’t permitted on any of VPN Proxy Master’s free servers. 

There’s no explanation as to why this is, but users that attempt any sort of P2P activity while connected to the VPN risk having their account deactivated.

Want a free VPN that actually lets you torrent? We’ve listed the very best free VPNs for torrenting here.

Without any obfuscation tools, it’s highly likely that VPN Proxy Master won’t work in China.

It’s pretty open about this, informing users in its website FAQ that:

“We’re sorry to inform you that our product is currently not available in China due to some policy reasons.”

It’s safe to assume that this will be the case with VPN Proxy Master in any other country with censored internet. If you’re traveling to or live in one, we’ve listed the top choices for:

• China
• Russia
• Turkey
• UAE

We didn’t detect any DNS or IP leaks while testing VPN Proxy Master, which is encouraging.

What about its encryption and protocols for security? The details are hard to find, butVPN Proxy Master references OpenVPN within its website FAQs. This is good news, as OpenVPN is the standard we like to see.

We contacted VPN Proxy Master to find out more – it replied (eventually) by confirming OpenVPN and the use of AES-256 encryption. 

Email exchange with VPN Proxy Master support

However, that’s all the good we have to say about it.

That’s because there are absolutely no other security features to speak of when using VPN Proxy Master.

Its app offers no options or details at all regarding customizable features or settings. 

There is, for example, no kill switch, which we consider to be an essential feature to any VPN service. Without it, you risk exposing your true IP address. 

Worse than that, our investigation detected unsafe functions and malware within VPN Proxy Master. Make no mistake: this is a dangerous VPN. 

If you want to use VPN Proxy Master to protect your device, beware that you may well end up putting it at greater risk. 

The iOS app for VPN Proxy Master is so simple that it’s barren. 

All you can really do is press the big Earth button to connect to the single available server or to disconnect. There is nothing else.

Except for pop-up ads. There are lots of those. It’s often to be expected when using a free VPN service, but they are particularly annoying in this case, bombarded multiple times with the exits made hard to find.

There are no settings or obvious support options. You can offer ‘Feedback’ and through this contact VPN Proxy Master by offering your email.

The Android app is slightly different in design but equally useless. It is made as easy as can be to subscribe to premium but nothing else is available. 

VPN Proxy Master offers a seven-day free trial if you subscribe to the Premium service. If you do, VPN Proxy Master will automatically renew and charge you if you don’t cancel within that time. 

To contact support you have one option: head to ‘Feedback’ in the app. 

You can then send an email to the address vpnmaster-support@inconnecting.com. 

We sent an email and got a response two-days later from ‘Master VPN Customer Service Department’. 

Support answered our query with minimal fuss, to its credit, but this is just too slow to be useful. 

There are no troubleshooting tips or in-depth FAQs. 

VPN Proxy Master’s support is seriously lacking. 

We do not. 

VPN Proxy Master is far too unsafe. 

Unless you’re prepared to put your device safety and your personal privacy at risk just so you can watch some BBC iPlayer, we suggest you seek another, safer option.