TunnelBear reviews
TunnelBear's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 85,115 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
The rating
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars84%
- 4 stars8%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star4%
85,115 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
We have not yet read enough reviews of TunnelBear to say what people praise and criticise. The links below go to where the reviews are.
Check for yourself
- App Store listingEvery rating and review, at the source
- G2Reviews from people who use it at work
- RedditThreads where people discuss it
- Hacker NewsDiscussions among developers
These open each site’s own pages. Nothing on this page is copied from G2 or Reddit.
What TunnelBear's own pages show
Suits
- Occasional users who need a VPN for a few gigabytes
- People who want to pay once for several years with no auto-renewal
- Small teams that want one annual invoice for everyone
Limits worth knowing
- The pricing page shows only "from $3.33/mo"; the term prices here come from the price list the site loads for its checkout.
- The free plan is limited to 2GB, and the download page lists no Linux app.
- TunnelBear says it can no longer be bought by users in India because of CERT-In regulations.
- Teams is billed annually per user, with additions and removals pro-rated.
Read from the vendor’s pages, not from reviews. The tool page lists them.
Common questions
How is TunnelBear rated?
TunnelBear's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 85,115 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA.
Are these ToolGPA's own reviews of TunnelBear?
No. This page reports what other people say. Any rating shown is the store's, and any praise or complaint listed is a theme from public reviews and discussions, summarised in our words with a link to where it was said. Where ToolGPA has reviewed TunnelBear itself, that review and its grades are on TunnelBear's main page.
Where can I read more reviews of TunnelBear?
This page links to TunnelBear's App Store listing where it has one, and to searches for it on G2, Reddit and Hacker News, so you can read what people wrote in full.