Comparison

Private VPN Proxy vs HushScan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Private VPN Proxy

This app offers a secure and private internet connection with advanced encryption and a strict no-logs policy. It allows users to bypass geo-restrictions for streaming and access content globally, while also blocking trackers and malicious sites for a safer browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Post-quantum encryption
  • High-speed 10 Gbps servers
  • Streaming access to global content
  • Tracker & threat blocking
  • AES-256 encryption
  • Firewall kill switch
  • Anti-censorship mode
Features
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Your Wi-Fi, your internet provider and a crowd of ad trackers can all see what you do online. Windscribe, the private VPN for iPhone and iPad, closes the curtains. One tap hides your IP address, encrypts your connection and blocks ads and trackers. 110 million+ registered users since 2016, and we've been acquired by exactly nobody. WHAT YOU GET • Hide your IP. Websites see one of our servers, not you. It works like a proxy, except everything is encrypted. • Be anywhere. Pick from 135+ cities in 69+ countries, tap, done. • Safe public Wi-Fi. Airport, hotel, coffee shop: your traffic is encrypted before it leaves your phone. Mark a network as Secured and Windscribe turns on automatically every time you join it. • Fewer ads, less tracking. R.O.B.E.R.T., our blocker (yes, he has a name), stops ads, trackers, malware and phishing sites in every app, not just your browser. • Get past blocked networks. Stealth and WStunnel make your connection look like ordinary web traffic at school, at work or in a hotel. • Stay connected. Always On VPN reconnects you when the signal drops or you switch networks. WHERE PEOPLE CONNECT Iceland and Switzerland for the privacy-minded. Germany and France on match day. Japan for anime nights. The US, the UK, Canada and Australia to feel at home anywhere. WHY YOU CAN TRUST US • No identifying logs. We don't keep your IP address, browsing history or DNS queries. We can't share what we don't have. • Our servers run on RAM, so nothing identifying is ever written to disk. • Open-source apps, independent security audits and a public transparency report. • Self-funded. No investors asking us to cash in on your data. PROTOCOLS WireGuard with post-quantum encryption, IKEv2, OpenVPN, and Stealth with AES-256 encryption, plus WStunnel. Let the app pick for you or choose your own. Connect from a widget or with Siri. STARTER AND PRO Starter: 10 GB a month on servers in 10 countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Germany and France. No credit card. No ads. Pro: no data limit, every location in 69+ countries and port forwarding. No hidden fees. No shady re-billing. ONE ACCOUNT FOR ALL YOUR APPLE DEVICES Use it on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, on as many devices as you like. Download Windscribe and tap connect. One tap. You're in. WireGuard is a registered trademark of Jason A. Donenfeld.

About

HushScan

Features
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HushScan is a document scanner with one unusual property: it has no networking code at all. Not networking that is switched off, or behind a setting. None. There is no path from your documents to the internet, so there is nothing to leak. No account. No server. No upload. Nothing to sign up for. EVERYTHING RUNS ON YOUR IPHONE Scan a page and HushScan finds the edges, corrects the angle and flattens creases and shadows. Text is recognised on-device as the page lands, so your whole library is searchable in seconds, handwriting included where it can be read. Apple Intelligence summarises a long contract, translates a foreign form, or answers a question about a document with the answer cited back to the line it came from. All of it on your own Neural Engine. Your text is never sent to us, to Apple, or to anyone else. Put the phone in Airplane Mode and use every feature. Nothing degrades, because nothing was being fetched. REDACTION THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS Card numbers, passport numbers, names and addresses are found for you. One tap covers them, and the pixels are destroyed in the image data itself while the recognised text layer is discarded. Hidden content cannot be recovered by selecting, copying or searching the exported file. It also cannot be undone, so keep the original if you might need it. Automatic detection finds most personal information but is not guaranteed to find all of it. Always review a document before sharing it. A VAULT, NOT A FOLDER Lock HushScan behind Face ID on launch and whenever it goes to the background. Files are stored with iOS file protection, encrypted at rest with your passcode. Delete a document and it is gone from the device. There is no cloud copy to outlive it and no backup of ours to purge. ALSO IN THE BOX - Six scan tones, plus crop, rotate and straighten - Full-text search across every document - Draw a signature once, reuse it anywhere - Export as PDF or images to the standard share sheet - Encrypted library export and import, for a new iPhone or your own backup - Automatic filing into matching folders as each scan processes - Import from Photos or Files - Dark Mode PRICING, PLAINLY Every feature is free. Redaction, on-device AI, document chat, signing, export, Face ID and search all work on the free plan, which includes 30 scans a month permanently and needs no card. Pro lifts the scan cap and changes nothing else: - Annual, $29.99 a year, starting with a 7-day free trial - Monthly, $3.99 a month - Founding Lifetime, $39.99 once, for the first 500 members Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings, then your name, then Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.hushscan.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.hushscan.com/terms REQUIREMENTS iOS 26.5 or later. Summaries, translation and document chat use Apple's on-device Foundation Models and need an iPhone 15 Pro or later; on other devices those three features are unavailable, because there is no server to fall back to. HushScan is made by ONexceed Ltd.

Screenshots

Private VPN Proxy4 screens
HushScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Private VPN Proxy at #129 against HushScan's unranked. Private VPN Proxy also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Private VPN Proxy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and HushScan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private VPN Proxy ships an update every 3 weeks, HushScan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Private VPN Proxy versus HushScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate VPN ProxyHushScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings36K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB42 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperWindscribe LimitedONExceed Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Private VPN Proxy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Inability to connect to certain servers
  • WiFi disconnection issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more server locations
  • Improve compatibility with older devices
  • Introduce a dark mode option
  • Provide better customer support

HushScan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Private VPN Proxy

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Subscription2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$29.991 Year
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  • Pro yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly2 variants$48.991 Year
  • Windscribe Pro$69.991 Year
3 purchases

HushScan

Subscriptions2
  • HushScan Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • HushScan Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$39.99

Questions

Is Private VPN Proxy free?
Private VPN Proxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HushScan free?
HushScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Private VPN Proxy or HushScan have ads?
Neither Private VPN Proxy nor HushScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private VPN Proxy or HushScan?
Private VPN Proxy ships an update every 3 weeks, and HushScan every 2 weeks. Most recently, Private VPN Proxy was updated on November 9, 2026 and HushScan on October 31, 2026.

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