Comparison

RedVPN vs Glintstone

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

Head to head
About

RedVPN

This app provides travelers with essential connectivity tools, including a one-tap VPN for secure public Wi-Fi, malware and phishing protection, travel eSIM data for over 170 countries, and a dedicated US phone number.

Highlights
  • One-tap VPN for secure Wi-Fi
  • Malware and phishing protection
  • Travel eSIM data in 170+ countries
  • Dedicated US phone number
  • Customizable block profiles
  • Cross-platform support (iOS, Mac, Windows, Linux)
Features
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Land anywhere. Stay connected. RedVPN puts what a traveler's phone needs in one app: a VPN for airport, hotel and café Wi-Fi, Protect Mode against malware and phishing, travel eSIM data in 170+ countries, and a real US phone number. SECURITY VPN IN ONE TAP Tap the dial and everything your iPhone sends goes through an encrypted tunnel to RedVPN's servers, instead of straight onto the shared Wi-Fi at the gate or in your hotel. Nothing to set up, and no account needed to start. PROTECT MODE While RedVPN is on, Protect Mode checks where your phone connects against RedVPN's threat list and stops known malware, phishing and hijacked hosts before they load. Every block shows the host and the reason, and one tap allows anything you trust. BLOCK PROFILES Switch on the lists you want blocked: ads and trackers, adult content, social media, gambling, whole countries and regions, or cloud providers. Add your own sites to always block or always allow. DATA TRAVEL eSIM IN 170+ COUNTRIES Search your destination, pick a local, regional or global plan, and install the eSIM before you fly, so you have data the moment you land and never need the airport Wi-Fi. Your main SIM stays on for calls. A REAL US PHONE NUMBER Add a US mobile number as a second line on its own eSIM, alongside your own number. It is a line from a mobile network, not an internet calling app, and it shows in Settings › Cellular once installed. ONE ACCOUNT Start without signing up. Sign in with your email when you want the same plan on your other devices; RedVPN also runs on iPad, Mac, Windows and Linux. YOUR DATA, PLAINLY The VPN asks for no name and no email. To check a destination, Protect Mode sends your device ID and the address being checked to RedVPN; they are used for that check. RedVPN keeps no browsing history. eSIM and number orders need what the payment and the mobile network require. Details: https://vpn.red/privacy HOW PAYING WORKS • RedVPN Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription billed to your Apple Account. New subscribers start with a 3-day free trial. • Payment is charged when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. • The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. • Travel eSIM plans and US numbers are separate one-off purchases, paid with Apple Pay or card. They never renew on their own. eSIMs and numbers need a carrier-unlocked iPhone that supports eSIM. Built by a network team running encrypted networks since 2012. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vpn.red/privacy Support: support@vpn.red

About

Glintstone

Features
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Glintstone is a marking tool, not a time tracker. Press start and the page comes alive - a blank canvas and a living line. Write what you're doing, right now, in your own words. When you stop, that stretch of time settles into its place on the day. There are no scores here. No streaks to protect, no totals ranking your hours against each other. Just the mark you made, and where you made it. Look back and your days line up into one long, continuous ruler - each one a single stroke, exactly where it fell across the 24 hours. Scroll it like a measuring tape that never ends. A quiet month reads as a quiet month, and that's the honest answer. • A blank canvas that responds as you record • Free-form notes with #tags - write however you think • Every session placed on a real 24-hour line, never averaged away • Your whole history as one endless, scrollable ruler • Search across everything you've written Glintstone doesn't tell you whether your time was well spent. It just holds the mark, and lets you find it again.

Screenshots

RedVPN4 screens
Glintstone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glintstone at none against RedVPN's 2. RedVPN's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#118 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RedVPN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Glintstone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RedVPN ships an update every 8 days, Glintstone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
RedVPN versus Glintstone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedVPNGlintstone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (409 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings409 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#118 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRedVPNwon hee park

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RedVPN

Subscriptions2
  • RedVPN Premium Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Glintstone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RedVPN free?
RedVPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glintstone free?
Glintstone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RedVPN or Glintstone have ads?
Neither RedVPN nor Glintstone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RedVPN or Glintstone?
RedVPN ships an update every 8 days, and Glintstone every 2 months. Most recently, RedVPN was updated on November 7, 2026 and Glintstone on October 31, 2026.

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