# Urban VPN review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Free VPN extension and apps, with a paid Premium plan Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Urban VPN offers a free VPN as a browser extension and Windows app, a free Android connection with a daily cap, and a paid Premium plan with dedicated servers and up to 8 devices. It also makes a separate Urban Adblocker extension. - **Category:** VPNs - **Made by:** Urban VPN - **Website:** https://www.urban-vpn.com - **Runs on:** Browser extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want it for work, as free use is non-commercial only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Urban VPN has a free plan, and paid plans start at $59.40 per year; $12.99 on the monthly plan. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Browser extension and Windows app with no bandwidth limit; Android is free up to 100MB a day. - **Free trial:** 3-day free trial on the 1-year plan, Android and iOS only. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Browser extension and Windows app, with no bandwidth limit. Free for non-commercial use. | | Premium 1 year | $59.40 per year | Shown as $4.95 a month, 68% off $12.99. Dedicated servers, up to 8 devices and Premium support. | | Premium 6 months | $41.88 for 6 months | Shown as $6.98 a month, 47% off $12.99. Same Premium features as the yearly plan. | | Premium 1 month | $12.99 per month | Monthly Premium with the same features. The 30-day money-back note applies to the yearly plan only. | Read from https://www.urban-vpn.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Urban VPN before buying. ## Key features - **Free extension and Windows app:** The vendor says the browser extension and Windows app stay free, with no bandwidth limit, for non-commercial use. - **Premium servers:** Premium unlocks 652+ servers in 89 countries, reserved for paying users, with WireGuard and AES-256 encryption. - **Up to 8 devices:** One Premium account covers up to 8 devices at once, with a My Premium Account console to manage them. - **Double VPN and kill switch:** The pricing page lists Double VPN and a kill switch among Premium protections. - **Urban Adblocker:** A separate browser extension for blocking ads, offered free alongside the VPN. - **Free tools:** Includes a password generator, IP location check, and DNS and WebRTC leak tests on the site. ## Good for - Casual users who only need a free browser VPN extension - Windows users who want a free app without a bandwidth cap - Buyers who want a low-cost yearly plan covering up to 8 devices ## Worth knowing - Free use is limited to non-commercial purposes; iOS is available only to Premium users. - Android's free connection stops at 100MB a day, per the vendor's why-free page. - Refund wording conflicts: the pricing page offers 30 days on the yearly plan, the Premium page says no guarantee. - The 3-day trial is not available on Windows or through the website. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Urban VPN gives a free browser extension and Windows app with no bandwidth limit, for non-commercial use only. Android is free up to 100MB a day, iOS is Premium only, and its refund wording contradicts itself. - **Value for money: C.** Premium is $59.40 a year, $4.95 a month, between the category's cheapest quarter and middle. Monthly is $12.99. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The extension and Windows app are free with no bandwidth limit, but only for non-commercial use, and Android stops at 100MB a day. - **Features: C.** Premium servers, up to 8 devices, double VPN, kill switch and an adblocker. Free covers only the extension and Windows app. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and the listing shows nothing to set up beyond installing an app. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Extension, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, though iOS is Premium only. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Urban VPN's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among VPNs - Urban VPN's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 22 of the 50 other VPNs we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 35 of 50) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $4.95 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.99 for the category: 17 of the 40 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vpn ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Urban VPN you would be making servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $59.40 a year. - You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 9,521 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1517016374 **Tags:** VPN, Ad and tracker blocking ## Alternatives - [Windscribe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/windscribe): VPN with a 10GB free plan and pay-per-location pricing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/urban-vpn-vs-windscribe) - [Proton VPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-vpn): Open-source Swiss VPN with a free plan that has no data cap. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/proton-vpn-vs-urban-vpn) - [Hotspot Shield](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hotspot-shield): VPN with a free Basic tier and its own Hydra protocol. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hotspot-shield-vs-urban-vpn) - [TunnelBear](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tunnelbear): McAfee-owned VPN with a 2GB free plan and pay-once multi-year plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tunnelbear-vs-urban-vpn) - [Betternet](https://toolgpa.com/tools/betternet): Ad-supported free VPN with an ad-free Premium plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/betternet-vs-urban-vpn) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.urban-vpn.com/pricing/ - https://www.urban-vpn.com/about-us/premium/ - https://www.urban-vpn.com/about-us/why-free/ - https://www.urban-vpn.com/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/urban-vpn Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).