Red Shield VPN vs Avanguard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Shield VPN
Secure your online activity and access your favorite content with this VPN service. Protect your data from third parties and hide your IP address across multiple devices. The service is funded by subscriptions, ensuring user privacy.
- Access favorite resources
- Protect data and online activity
- Hide IP address
- Use on up to 10 devices
- Subscription-based privacy
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Simple applications for all platforms will help you: • Access your favorite resources • Protect your data and online activity from third parties • Hide your IP address Our business model allows us to be honest with users by paying the costs of the service from subscriptions, rather than selling your traffic or access to your Internet channel. You can use one subscription on up to 10 devices simultaneously. EULA: https://redshieldvpn.com/tos
Avanguard
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Облачная система контроля и управления доступом Avanguard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Avanguard at none against Red Shield VPN's 3. Red Shield VPN's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Red Shield VPN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Avanguard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Shield VPN ships an update every 11 days, Avanguard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Shield VPN | Avanguard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Private Network Labs LLC | SVYAZ-KHOLDING, OOO |
In-app purchases
Red Shield VPN
- VPN subscription 1 month$11.991 Month
- VPN subscription 6 months$53.996 Months
- VPN subscription 12 months$71.901 Year
Avanguard
No in-app purchases
