RunVPN
Check any Wi-Fi, then connect
Public Wi-Fi in a café, hotel or airport rarely tells you how it’s set up. RunVPN starts with a Network Checkup: Ruvi, the app’s fluffy companion, looks at the network you’re on and explains in plain words what he found. If something looks wrong, the VPN is one tap away.
- Every result is a real test
- Tools need no account
- Free plan to try the VPN
What the checkup looks at
Open or protected Wi-Fi
Whether the network is open or protected by a password.
Sign-in pages
A sign-in page (captive portal) you have to complete before the internet works.
DNS answers
DNS answers that don’t match the real ones.
HTTPS connections
Someone else’s certificate in the middle of an HTTPS connection.
Your public address
Your public IP address and approximate location, and whether the network has IPv6.
Each result comes from a real test of your current connection. If a test can’t run, the app says so instead of guessing. iOS shares the Wi-Fi security type with the app only after its VPN configuration is installed, so that line appears after setup.
One button to connect
Tap the connect button and RunVPN encrypts the traffic between your device and RunVPN servers. Let the app pick a location or choose a country yourself.
While you’re protected, Ruvi stays safe in his burrow.
Tools, no account needed
Speed test
Response time, download and upload speed.
IP check
The address and approximate location that websites see.
Password check
Shows whether a password has appeared in known data breaches. Only the first five characters of its SHA-1 hash leave your device; the password itself is never sent or stored.
QR inspector
Shows where a QR code leads before anything opens and warns about links without HTTPS, bare IP addresses and look-alike domains.
A burrow that grows with your streak
Every day you spend protected adds to your streak, and Ruvi’s burrow gains new rooms and things along the way. It’s just for fun, and no feature depends on it.
Account, devices and plans
Sign in with email, Apple or Google. Settings shows the devices on your account and lets you remove them, and you can delete the account at any time in Settings → Account.
The free plan lets you try the VPN on one device. RunVPN Premium opens every location, lifts the free plan’s data allowance and covers more devices.
RunVPN does not record the sites you visit, your DNS queries or the content of your traffic. The limited account and connection data we do keep is described in the Privacy Policy.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account subscription settings.