OpenVPN for Android Downloads & RevenueOpenVPN for Android · Google Play
OpenVPN for Android gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
OpenVPN for Android is #165 in Communication Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 7 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperArne Schwabe
CategoryCommunication
PriceFree
Released
Installs10M+
Rating★ 4.1 (55k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
OpenVPN for Android update history & changes
Last change · 12 events since 11 Apr 2012Full timeline ↓📈Entered the top 100📈Charting in a new country📦Updated to version 0.7.69🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 0.7.65🆕Released on Google Play
Full timeline · 12 events
- 📈OpenVPN for Android entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · RU
- 📈OpenVPN for Android charting in a new countryRussia
- 📦OpenVPN for Android updated to version 0.7.69- Fixed minimal UI not working
- Update OpenSSL to 4.1.0
- Removes non-approved translation. Unfortunately there is too much spam and
too much abuse and low quality translation in many of the other languages
including outright mistranslated strings and trying to embed advertisement for
other apps/websites. I am not able to manage and keep this clean without
help from someone for each language to step in as a moderator/proofreader
for those languages. Contact me if you want to help out here.… more - 📈OpenVPN for Android charting in a new countryUnited Kingdom
- 📈OpenVPN for Android entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · KR
- 📈OpenVPN for Android charting in a new country in 4 chartsNetherlands · Thailand · Taiwan · Vietnam
- 📈OpenVPN for Android entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · TW
- 📈OpenVPN for Android charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈OpenVPN for Android charting in a new countryAustralia
- 🆕OpenVPN for Android first spotted by AppInsiderJapan
- 📦OpenVPN for Android version 0.7.65* Update OpenSSL, OpenVPN, dependencies
* Bugfixes
* Add option to request local network access to connect to local OpenVPN servers under advanced options - 🆕OpenVPN for Android released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.1 ★
55k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#165
Communication FreeMeasured
OpenVPN for Android on Google Play
App details
App ID
de.blinkt.openvpn
Publisher
Arne Schwabe
Publisher country
Germany
Content rating
Everyone
OpenVPN for Android downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where OpenVPN for Android's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | CommunicationFree | #165 |
 South Korea | CommunicationFree | #138 |
 Russia | CommunicationFree | #88 |
 Taiwan | CommunicationFree | #69 |
 Netherlands | CommunicationFree | #198 |
 Thailand | CommunicationFree | #147 |
 Vietnam | CommunicationFree | #134 |
Apps near OpenVPN for Android on the chart
Communication Free, around #165.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.1 ★
55k ratings
Measured
Ratings
55k
Measured
Written reviews
2k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
–
Google Play's rating count fell over the last 4 weeks: it removed more ratings than came in (spam clean-ups, deleted accounts), so the pace can't be read right now
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.1★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About OpenVPN for Android
Openvpn for Android is an open source client based on the open source OpenVPN project.
It uses the VPNService API of Android 4.0+ and requires neither Jailbreak nor root on your telephone.
FAQ
Can I get free Internet
No, this app is for connecting to an OpenVPN server.
How to connect
OpenVPN is a client software to connect to an OpenVPN server. It is not an APP selling or provding any VPN services.
It allows to your own/company/university/provider OpenVPN server or to the VPN service of many of the commercial
VPN providers.
What is the difference between all the OpenVPN apps?
For more information about the different OpenVPN clients in the Playstore see this: http://ics-openvpn.blinkt.de/FAQ.html#faq_androids_clients_title
Access to your photos/media (Android older than 6.0)
This app implements a feature to import OpenVPN profiles from the SDCard/internal memory. Google categorizes this access "accessing your media and photos"
TAP Mode
Only tun mode support (Sorry no tap, with Android 4.0 only tun can be supported).
Joining Beta
The beta is open, you can the beta by using the join beta beta. Please note that often a beta is not available since I mostly use the beta function to pretest release candidates.
Translate the app
If you want to help to translate OpenVPN into your native language look at the homepage of this project.
Bug reports
Please report bug/suggestions via email or at the code Google Code project. But please read the FAQ before writing me.
Security
OpenSSL Heartbleed: OpenVPN for Android uses its own non vulnerable OpenSSL version. For more details about OpenVPN and Heartbleed see: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/heartbleed
It uses the VPNService API of Android 4.0+ and requires neither Jailbreak nor root on your telephone.
FAQ
Can I get free Internet
No, this app is for connecting to an OpenVPN server.
How to connect
OpenVPN is a client software to connect to an OpenVPN server. It is not an APP selling or provding any VPN services.
It allows to your own/company/university/provider OpenVPN server or to the VPN service of many of the commercial
VPN providers.
What is the difference between all the OpenVPN apps?
For more information about the different OpenVPN clients in the Playstore see this: http://ics-openvpn.blinkt.de/FAQ.html#faq_androids_clients_title
Access to your photos/media (Android older than 6.0)
This app implements a feature to import OpenVPN profiles from the SDCard/internal memory. Google categorizes this access "accessing your media and photos"
TAP Mode
Only tun mode support (Sorry no tap, with Android 4.0 only tun can be supported).
Joining Beta
The beta is open, you can the beta by using the join beta beta. Please note that often a beta is not available since I mostly use the beta function to pretest release candidates.
Translate the app
If you want to help to translate OpenVPN into your native language look at the homepage of this project.
Bug reports
Please report bug/suggestions via email or at the code Google Code project. But please read the FAQ before writing me.
Security
OpenSSL Heartbleed: OpenVPN for Android uses its own non vulnerable OpenSSL version. For more details about OpenVPN and Heartbleed see: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/heartbleed
What's new in 0.7.69
- Fixed minimal UI not working
- Update OpenSSL to 4.1.0
- Removes non-approved translation. Unfortunately there is too much spam and
too much abuse and low quality translation in many of the other languages
including outright mistranslated strings and trying to embed advertisement for
other apps/websites. I am not able to manage and keep this clean without
help from someone for each language to step in as a moderator/proofreader
for those languages. Contact me if you want to help out here.
- Update OpenSSL to 4.1.0
- Removes non-approved translation. Unfortunately there is too much spam and
too much abuse and low quality translation in many of the other languages
including outright mistranslated strings and trying to embed advertisement for
other apps/websites. I am not able to manage and keep this clean without
help from someone for each language to step in as a moderator/proofreader
for those languages. Contact me if you want to help out here.