Global VPN vs PCS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global VPN
Secure and speed up your internet connection by rerouting your traffic through servers in over 70 countries. Access global content with high-speed routes and encrypted data protection. Offers a free 7-day trial.
- Servers in 70+ countries
- Secures and speeds internet connection
- Reroutes traffic globally
- High-speed Asia to US/UK routes
- Encrypted data protection
- Unmetered bandwidth
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Try Global VPN for Free - UNLIMITED FREE 7 DAY SUBSCRIPTION! Servers in 70+ Countries! Dedicated Asia to US, UK and Europe routes with epic bandwidth! Global VPN secures and speeds up your Internet connection, transferring you around the globe. Simply select which country you want to surf the Internet from and Global VPN reroutes your traffic. Access Internet services in the US, UK, Europe and Asia though our high speed network. One Touch to connect! By using Global VPN your Internet traffic is sent to one of our servers around the globe, and then sent across a main Internet backbone. The VPN service also provides a secures your connection by encrypting your traffic until it reaches our servers. Features: * Unmetered - No bandwidth limit * Faster access to US, European and Asian websites * Servers across 70+ countries * Secure data across Wifi networks * Easy and quick configuration * Supports IPSec, PPTP, L2TP and OpenVPN * Works through most Firewalls and ISPs * We don't sell or profit from your data Servers in US, UK, Hong Kong. Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey - ALL UNMETERED! High speed routes from Asia to UK and US: Connect to a local server in Asia and your traffic will be routed across our premium network to the UK or US, providing significantly faster connections than local ISPs. We do not allow P2P / BitTorrent - all users will be disconnected and banned, and all connection metadata logged. In App Purchases: You can choose to buy single subscriptions that do not automatically renew, or subscriptions that will automatically renew so you are always protected. You are always in control of your subscriptions and can cancel at any time. By default the subscriptions will automatically renew. If you would prefer to purchase a single subscription so you will not automatically be charged again, simply touch the switch under the subscription so turn it off. If you have any questions or need help you can contact us at help@flowvpn.com any time. You can choose the following subscription lengths for subscription (prices shown for US region): 7 Days - $1.99 1 Month - $5.99 3 Months - $13.99 12 Months - $42.99 - Just $0.83 per week! The price of subscription you will be charged is displayed in the app, and will be confirmed before you are charged. It is best value to subscribe for 12 months, however we also offer shorter subscriptions. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. If you choose, subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Any unused portion of a free trial period or current subscription, will be forfeited when purchasing an auto-renewing VPN Subscription. Access to the VPN service is subject to our terms and conditions, you will be asked to review and agree to these in the application. You can view them any time at https://www.flowvpn.com/vpn-terms/ Instructions to manage your auto-renewing subscriptions can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202039 If you have any questions or need any further information email us at help@flowvpn.com
PCS
Set up your own private cloud server to sync documents and media. Share files with friends and host your own web pages. This service requires a paid subscription to use.
- Cloud server setup
- Document and media syncing
- File sharing
- Web page hosting
- Subscription management
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PCS - Personal Computing Service! Features: - Setup a cloud server for you. - Sync your personal documents and medias to your own cloud disk. - Share your files with your friends. - Host your web pages. Pre-requirement: PCS is fee charging service. You should subscribe service to use it. Various subscriptions: ** Shared server service ** - 1 month shared server membership, 1 month service for $5.49 - 3 months shared server membership, 3 months service for $14.49 - 6 months shared server membership, 6 months service for $25.99 - 12 months shared server membership, 12 months service for $45.99 ** Exclusive server service ** - 1 month exclusive server membership, 1 month service for $14.49 - 3 months exclusive server membership, 3 months service for $38.99 - 6 months exclusive server membership, 6 months service for $72.99 - 12 months exclusive server membership, 12 months service for $139.99 ** You can upgrade or downgrade subscription any time during service period ** - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Privacy policy: https://evpn.biz/pcs/PRIVACY.html Terms of use: https://evpn.biz/pcs/TERMS.html Support: https://evpn.biz/pcs/HELP.html Contact: evpn2017@outlook.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Global VPN at free with in-app purchases against PCS's subscription. Global VPN also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 1). PCS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.1). 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
Both are free to download. Global VPN sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and PCS sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PCS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Global VPN has 118 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global VPN | PCS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (118 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portable Ltd | Digitalfield Investment Ltd |
Customer experience
Global VPN
PCS
Bugs and requests
Global VPN
Reported bugs
14 issues- Wifi becomes slow
- Mobile internet becomes slow
- Netflix not working
- Flickering screen
- Freezes
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- Says connected but not connected
- Disconnects on its own
- Sites don't work when on
- Not working after payment
- Connection failed repeatedly
- Authentication failed after update
- Subscription expired after purchase
- Kept VPN configurations after deletion
- Constantly lost VPN connection
Requested features
2 requests- Delete purchase history
- Add Antarctica node
PCS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Global VPN
- VPN Subscription$1.997 Days
- VPN Subscription$5.991 Month
- VPN Subscription$13.993 Months
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- VPN Subscription$42.991 Year
- New Account with Free TrialFree
- 7 Day Subscription$1.99
- 1 Month subscription$5.99
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- 3 Month Subscription$13.99
- 1 Year Subscription$42.99
PCS
- PCS 1 month basic subscription$5.491 Month
- PCS 3 months subscription$14.493 Months
- PCS 1 month excl subscription$14.491 Month
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- PCS 6 months subscription$25.996 Months
- PCS 3 months excl subscription$38.993 Months
- PCS 1 year basic subscription$45.991 Year
- PCS 6 months excl subscription$72.996 Months
- PCS 1 year excl subscription$139.991 Year








