Psiphon Pro is currently available for Android only. Psiphon is available for Windows, Android and iOS. The Pro version gives you the option to proxy your entire device or only the custom Psiphon browser that comes bundled with the app. The “maximum speed” plan upgrades your speed limit from 2 Mbps to 5 Mbps When you pay for a subscription, the ads disappear and your bandwidth increases.
In addition to more prominent ads on the main screen, you are shown a video ad every time you connect to a Psiphon server, and your browser load Psiphon’s news/blog page.īasically, if you are using the Pro version of this app, you'll want to upgrade to a paid subscription as fast as possible! It allows you to support the developers by accepting ads or upgrading to a faster service via in-app purchases. The Pro version of the app is very similar to the free version.
In this mode Psiphon acts very much like a full VPN. Psiphon will normally just proxy your browser, but with Android 4.0+ it is possible to proxy the whole device. This can be particularly useful in countries where mobile internet data is expensive.
You can check out your bandwidth usage in the Stats section. If you downloaded the app from the Play Store, you will see some fairly discreet ads in the space occupied by the Psiphon logo at the top of the screen.
If you downloaded the apk file for sideloading, you will see no ads. It automatically selects servers for you. One slightly annoying issue, though, is that a news/blog page, “Psiphon Today,” opens in your browser every time you connect to Psiphon. This helps make it accessible to as many people who require access to the open internet as possible.Īll in all, the newly redesigned Windows client looks good and is easy to use. The app is available in many different languages. Note that area selection only works for SSH connections, not VPN ones. You can let the client auto-select the “fastest” country for you, or select a server in a country from this list. Note that VPN mode forces all your internet traffic through the VPN tunnel, while regular SSH mode only affects programs that use Windows’ local HTTP and Socket Secure (SOCKS) settings (such as your browser). If regular SSH mode doesn’t work, L2TP/IPsec VPN mode might. This can be handy, as websites are not usually censored inside their own country. The split tunnelling feature allows you to exempt websites in your country from Psiphon’s encrypted tunnel. The Windows VPN app works on Windows XP or higher. This option is not available in all countries, however. It is also possible to download the basic Psiphon Android VPN app (with added ads) or the Psiphon Pro app from the Google Play Store. People in countries that censor access to the Psiphon website can email to request the apps be sent via email.
No registration of any kind is required for this.
You can also download the Android and iOS apps, ready for sideloading, from the website. To download the Windows app for free, simply visit the Psiphon website. I am not sure by how much “high speed” increases your speed. The “maximum speed” plan increases your speed limit to 5 Mbps. Just cancel via the Play Store before the trial is over and Psiphon won't charge you. However, I don't know if that is the case here.Īll subscriptions come with a 30-day free trial. Annoyingly for British users, apps sold for £9.99 in the UK often sell for $9.99 in the US. The only place I can find these prices is in-app, so they may vary depending on region. A “high speed” subscription costs £4.99 per month. A “maximum speed” subscription costs £4.99 for a seven-day pass, or £9.99 per month. These can be removed, and the 2 Mbps speed limit increased, for a fee.
There is also a Psiphon Pro app, which shows even more prominent ads. Bandwidth in all free versions of Psiphon is limited to 2 Mbps. The basic Psiphon app from the Play Store is the same as one you can download from the website, except that it displays some ads. This, however, is where things start to get complicated…
In countries which don't ban it, you can also download Psiphon for your Android device from the Google Play Store. It is also possible to “sideload” the Android and iPhone VPN apps for free.