2020-06-01
Work well, but lacking
Overall, my personal VPN works almost flawlessly. My main gripe is there is no widget to easily connect and disconnect.
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Description
OpenVPN Connect is the official full-featured iPhone/iPad VPN client for the OpenVPN Access Server and OpenVPN Community, developed by OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.
Features:
* Easily import .ovpn profiles from iTunes, OpenVPN Access Server or via a browser link.
* State-of-the-art power management technology minimizes battery usage.
* Support for multi-factor authentication using OpenVPN static and dynamic challenge/response protocols.
* Full IPv6 support (at both the tunnel and transport layer).
* uses mbedTLS (not affected by Heartbleed issue)
What's New in Version 3.2.0
Changes from 3.1.2 to 3.2.0:
- Switchover from MbedTLS library to OpenSSL library
- As part of the transition from MbedTLS to OpenSSL the list of negotiable TLS cipher suites no longer includes weak ciphers suites without forward secrecy support (DH/ECDH)
- Support of TLS 1.3 version
- Support signing with RSA-PSS signatures during TLS handshake
- Update of OpenVPN3 library to 3.5.5 version
- Improved stability and performance
Seller
Name
OPENVPN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
3.2.0
Size
35.2 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated 17+ for the following:
Unrestricted Web Access
Compatibility
iOS 9.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPad 2 (Wi-Fi), iPad 2 (3G), iPad (3rd Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad (3rd Generation) (4G), iPad (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad (4th Generation) (4G), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (Wi-Fi), iPad mini (4G), iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (5th generation), iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
3.5 of 5 (196 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2020-05-22
Weak
- Almost useless: very unstable connection
- The app design is ugly
2020-03-02
Importing profiles
Please, make it easier to import profiles. I don’t want to plug in my computer every time.
2020-02-01
Suddenly became ineffective
Used to work so well, now it only works for a few minutes before giving up the ghost. So disappointing. IOS v13.3
2020-01-16
It’s working again
Last year, after months of frustration and almost no useful service/help from the developers, I had deleted this app.
Today, I decided to give it another shot and to my surprise, it is working again! 🎉🎉
So, thanks for that. Please be prudent in future releases to make sure you don’t break the app. 🙏
2019-10-20
Bye bye
Upgraded to latest ver but now this app does not work anymore
ANOTHER........ update now the app is working well again
Here we go again sept 27th update not working
This has never worked I can bring down a package from un-block-us and it connects but will not let any traffic through,tried the compression thing but nothing.In the beginning years ago it worked
2019-09-26
It’s ok...
It needs support for Siri shortcuts. Also needs support to allow auto connection for specified SSID’s or blacklist specified SSID’s.
2019-04-27
Best of all
I think this app should cost money to buy
2019-01-22
Gets the job done but needs improvement
Please add support for widgets so that we can add profiles as favourites and quickly connect to them from the widgets page as well as add a button to connect and disconnect from a vpn connection. Going in and out of the app to connect to servers is a cumbersome experience. 3D touching the icon should show these as well. Hope to see this implemented in the future.
2018-12-08
Broken IPv6 vs IPv4 and UDPv6 vs UDPv4
As the previous user described when connected via IPV6 or UDPv6 it connects but won’t route correctly. Tried multiple devices and same issue. DNS and routing no doubt in play here as an issue with the client as it worked in the past.
2018-11-10
Broken ipv6 vs ipv4
I’ve done extensive testing with identical opvn profiles on a LTE iPad and iPhone. The ipv4 iPad works and the ipv6 iPhone doesn’t. The iPhone connects but passes traffic only intermittently. Routing and DNS issues need to be fixed.
2018-10-05
No connection since last update 2 days ago
Connection can be established but no traffic does go through
2018-10-01
Great
Had problem connecting after update tried new profiles now working
2018-09-30
Unstable
Will disconnect without warning.
2018-09-19
Great!
This got way better. Redesign looks great.
2018-09-13
Bugged
I am angry, just updated and my profiles and connection stopped working :(
2018-09-07
It’s working again!
Thank you! Since the update, it started working again!
2018-09-01
Fantastic
Update: August 30 2018
The recent update changed the UI for the better, much much better. Fantastic now, changing my review to 5 stars from 3.
Great work devs!
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As far as being an open vpn client, this app is fantastic. Connects quickly, supports roaming users, up to date with current features of open vpn, etc. 5 stars here, top notch.
But the UI is brutal. If you only have 1 vpn server that you're connecting to then it's sufficient, but if you have more than 1 the UI is an epic design fail. Every possible UI change I can think of would be better than this. I would happily pay to get a better UI if I could. Not to harp, but I can't express how terrible the UI is. With over 20 remote locations I connect to for work, using this feels like shooting myself in the face. 0 stars for UI.
2018-08-29
No longer works after latest update 3.0.0
Latest update has broken the app - now always fails to connect.
2018-08-29
Why did you break a perfectly fine app?
I have been using the app for many years and it always "just worked". After the lastest update, everything is broken.
Turning on the VPN used to take a single button press - now I have to navigate through a weird UI.
Connections are closed as soon as my device goes to sleep, and are not restarted automatically as previously. So every time I open the device I get to have another fight with the stupid new UI - first having to force a Disconnect on a link that is already disconnected and then having to restart it.
Could we PLEASE have the previous version back??
2018-08-28
Very good app
OpenVPN's been very good to me, always worked the way it should and always helpful.
I like the new design too, huge step in the right direction for a more user-friendly experience. Keep up the good work!
2018-08-27
New Interface
I don't like the new interface! The old one had everything you wanted to see on one page and easy to read. New look Sucks!
2018-08-27
New version is really bad
The redesigned app uses a ton of whitespace, doesn’t remember the last server you connected to, and is just all around much more annoying to use. It also can no longer connect to any of my VPN profiles.
2018-08-27
Update
After latest update will not connect anymore
2018-08-27
3.0.0 is broken
Stay away from 3.0.0. The upgrade from 1.2.9 broke the server connections on all of our phones.
2018-08-27
New UI is a disaster
It looks a lot less ugly, but this is a usability nightmare. Whoever designed this mess needs to find a different career.
2018-05-13
Connection is unreliable
1) does not seem to do it's job: connection to a vpn network work well at first but then the connection seems to fail when resuming from a sleeping iphone X. The vpn provider's app work way better on ios and on macos.
2) UX is bad. Setup is tedious, options don't have deep documentation. 1 password per server = hard to setup a group of server. Insecure? It's kind of unclear in which situation packets are unencrypted/untunneled.
3) UI is just hard to understand.
I was trying it because of Wirecutter's recommendation.
2018-04-14
Great app but...
Great app does everything I need it to do but please add iPhone X support.
2018-04-08
Won’t stay connected.
Can’t reconnect with VPN switch in Settings, only in the app. Has to be manually reconnected several times a day.
2018-04-05
Not exactly...
The app works well enough, but if you’re looking to circumvent geographic blocking of streaming content it’s not the answer. Apps such as TSN Go & Bell Fibe TV use Location Services to determine location, not IP address. So regardless of where you’re logged in, if your location is outside of the providers’ coverage then you’re out of luck.
2018-04-04
Great
Great app. 5 stars.
2018-03-21
Will not reconnect
This app used to be able to re on next about 70% of the time even when the phone had been locked for hours. Now when you lock the screen for more than 10 minutes the app won’t even try to reconnect. This is really annoying behavior because it can let you leak requests on the regular internet or your corporate data won’t be able to connect when you pick up the phone. Please make it behave more like it did on previous versions.
2018-02-01
Good once connected
It works as an openvpn client once connected, but my god is the process arduous.
The UI looks like something out of 2002, and the username/password fields don’t save if you switch apps. This made entering credentials from a password manager exceedingly difficult.
2018-01-30
First vpn I use
It works great
2018-01-18
Last update drops connection
Since the last update the vpn connection drops every 1-2 minutes.
2018-01-18
profiles vanished
after the last update (17/01/2017)
2018-01-15
Not working anymore
In this new update Openvpnconnect Dosnt work any more in my ipod and show just a black page. But in my iphone 4s its work correctly.
2018-01-15
No longer working
Latest version broke everything...
2018-01-13
Update full of bugs
This version appears to have a lot of bugs. Multiple VPN profile cannot be imported at once since only the first one will work properly and the rest won't. Also it disconnects virtually every time the screen is off. It's getting annoying so please fix in the next update.
2018-01-12
Latest Update Breaks Remote Access
After the latest OpenVPN update I can no longer remotely access my work computer using the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. I am getting error “Unable to connect to remote PC. Please verify Remote Desktop is enabled, the remote PC is turned on and available on the network, and then try again”. I am using the latest version of Microsoft Remote Desktop version 8.1.38.1711171059, running on an iPhone 6 with the latest iOS 11.2.1, and I confirmed the same VPN certificate still works when remotely accessing my work computer from my home MacBook Pro using Microsoft Remote Desktop. I also uninstalled and reinstalled OpenVPN and reimported my VPN cert to my iPhone and still getting the same Remote Desktop error when trying to remotely connect. This is the first time l’ve ever had an issue with the OpenVPN app on my iPhone, since I first starting using it a few years ago.
2018-01-11
Fix it!
Connects but does not pick up DNS from server.
Please fix or revert update. App store wont let you downgrade. Avoid this update!
2018-01-10
Can be improved
Its a nice app but only problem I face is it does not connect to the VPN when change from one kind of network to another.if it times out before that it won’t detect the change of network and doesn’t connect to the VPN. I have my services installed at my home and it does not work in my local network so VPN wont connect in local network but ad so n as i leave my network it should detect the change of network and connect to the services.it works when connected manually.
I think there are still chances to improve in this case.
Thanks
2017-12-26
It just works with our VPN
I asked our IT person to setup an OpenVPN server, and when it was working was pleasantly surprised how reliable it was when using this client on my iPad and iPhone. I can access all the resources behind the firewall using other apps once the VPN is on.
2017-11-28
Works well but the UI...
It works great, good feature set and keeps things secure. But the UI could really use some work. Everything feels a bit thrown together in that regard.
2017-09-07
Works great, could use some UI updates
I use this app to connect to a couple of VPNs out there, and it works very well for me. Would love to see a UI update to help make things more intuitive, but that's a minor issue.
2017-09-07
Great app
I am using it connect to my office and this app works exactly as expected. Getting the ovpn over email is not the best option but otherwise I think it is a valuable app for the business community dependent on OpenVPN.
2017-09-01
Works great every time!
Perfect for public wifi
2017-08-17
Perfect!
Thank you for providing us with this free vpn application.
It's easy to manage to fast(depending on your region.)
2017-07-08
ios 10.3.2
Great app for vpn , need support for always on vpn even if cell phone is in sleep mode.