# PIA VPN — user reviews > 48 indexed App Store user reviews of PIA VPN by Mind Cube Apps, rated 4.50/5 from 894 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pia-vpn/id1625072698/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pia-vpn/id1625072698.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 699 · 4★ 74 · 3★ 40 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 58 ## What do users think of PIA VPN? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💎 Excellent VPN performance - 🚀 Fast connection speeds - 👍 Reliable reconnection when switching networks **Cons** - 🐛 Subscription restoration issues - 🔍 Lack of developer responsiveness - ⚠️ Disconnection problems **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to restore previous subscription - Frequent disconnections - Inability to connect in certain regions **Most requested features** - Connect on demand feature - More server locations - Improved Chinese language support ## Newest reviews (13 of 48) ### 2/5 — cannot restore to pro membership. zero response from developers for weeks! *2024-08-21* signing up and signing in works for AUTOMATICALLY restoring in the music app (just tested) and the playerxtreme app yet NOT the same here. highly disappointing. developers just can’t be bothered apparently. I’ve sent email after email. I missed the entire olympics because I hate watching US commentary! & would like compensation since I have always recommended this & the player app for years! ### 2/5 — cannot restore to pro membership. zero response from developers for weeks! *2024-07-29* signing up and signing in works for AUTOMATICALLY restoring in the music app (just tested) yet NOT the same here. highly disappointing. ### 3/5 — Disconnect *2024-04-01* Why can’t I connected it? ### 3/5 — excellent app.. only vpn I’ve discovered that reconnects when changing wifi connections *2024-02-20* i was super lucky to get this for free as I bought the playerxtreme app many years ago. developers please don’t change anything! ❤ I rarely give 5stars but you deserve it edit: just updated after giving a gushing review & now it won’t start. please fix the button or downgrade. I need this for work :( will change rating once you fix this ### 3/5 — VPN doesn’t stay on *2023-05-12* This app consistently disconnects and when using public wifi you won’t know it disconnected until you check it yourself . ### 2/5 — I can't open the software at all！retard app！ *2023-01-08, version 1.1.3* I am a user in China. The situation was very good in the first half month, but later it became very bad. Until now, I can't even access the software at all ### 3/5 — VPN DISCONNECTED *2023-01-01, version 1.1.3* VPN DISCONNECTED ### 1/5 — can’t connect any more. *2022-11-30, version 1.1.1* can’t connect any more. ### 1/5 — 不能用了啊，快修复吧，好人一生平安 *2022-11-25, version 1.1.1* 不能用了啊，快修复吧，好人一生平安沃德天555 ### 3/5 — 感谢 *2022-10-20, version 1.1.1* 感谢免费用了几天 不过现在更新也连不上 不知道更新了个寂寞 ### 3/5 — Why can’t l use it now??? *2022-10-15, version 1.1.0* Why can't I use it now, please fix it as soon as possible, after all, it is given money ### 1/5 — Couldn't connect *2022-10-14* Always connecting. ### 3/5 — What happens when you can't connect? *2022-10-13, version 1.1.0* What happens when you can't connect? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — cannot restore to pro membership. still zero response from developers for weeks! *2024-09-27* signing up and signing in works for AUTOMATICALLY restoring subscription in the music app (just tested) and also the playerxtreme app yet NOT the same here. highly disappointing. developers just can’t be bothered apparently! .. I’ve sent email after email. I missed the entire olympics because of this & would like compensation since I have always recommended this & the player app for years! One star! bah ### 1/5 — i can‘t use my previous permanent plus subscribe *2024-08-04* i can‘t use my previous permanent plus subscribe. please fix bugs ### 1/5 — Can not restore subscription *2024-06-29* I bought premium three months ago but can‘ restore pro version ### 1/5 — Lost Subscription *2024-05-23* I have bought but yoy removed my premium access! ### 1/5 — This is NOT PIA! *2024-03-23* Beware - this is NOT the VPN client from PIA (Private Internet Access), a well known, reapected, and *PAY* VPN provider. This is yet another app trying to trick you by using the name (there is another one on the all store too called Pia VPN. PIA’s true client is called “VPN by Private Internet Access”. Don’t be fooled! ### 1/5 — 连不上 *2024-03-07* 连接不上 ### 1/5 — Don’t simply believe a recommendation of a channel u may like without your own *2024-01-07* A proper honest tech recommended this app, and I have watched that channel subscribe to that channel and that really should mean something soon as I downloaded this app it came with a bunch of spam. It’s wonderful. This guy pockets the money as the referring person but he does such wonderful videos on Apple products and those are honestly good but I will never take another recommendation from this person. Never. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-07-23* No luck for me not working. Thanks ### 1/5 — inaccessable *2023-01-12, version 1.1.3* none node is accessable inside chinese mainland ? ### 1/5 — Can’t connect *2022-12-22, version 1.1.3* I don’t know why this app can’t connect vpn since several month ago. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Xtreme vpn *2024-07-28* Is very fast and good ### 5/5 — excellent app.. only vpn I’ve discovered that reconnects when changing wifi connections *2024-04-25* i was super lucky to get this for free as I bought the playerxtreme app bundle many many years ago. developers please don’t change anything! ❤ I rarely give 5stars but you deserve it. ### 5/5 — excellent app.. only vpn I’ve discovered that reconnects when changing wifi connections *2024-03-14* i was super lucky to get this for free as I bought the playerxtreme app bundle many years ago. developers please don’t change anything! ❤ I rarely give 5stars but you deserve it. ### 5/5 — Connect on Demand *2023-11-12* I agree with one of the user’s that a CONNECT ON DEMAND definitely would be great to have ### 5/5 — Review *2023-07-12* Great vpn thanks to you I know I’m good ### 5/5 — Excellent. *2023-07-04* I endorse this amazing vpn. ### 5/5 — 软件都很实用，VPN突然不行了 *2023-06-13* 是出现Bug了么？之前用的好好的 ### 5/5 — Why? *2022-10-05* VPN Connecting… Status always… y? ### 5/5 — The purchase cannot be resumed *2022-10-02, version 1.0* I purchased it before, but the re-download cannot be restored anymore ### 5/5 — good！！ *2022-09-19, version 1.0* good！！ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*