Tor Alternatives for iPhone

Tor is not available for iPhone but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best iPhone alternative is Orbot, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Tor and 12 are available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPhone alternatives to Tor are Shadowsocks, Nym, Lantern and V2Ray.

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  1. Orbot icon

    Orbot

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    Orbot is a freely licensed open-source application developed for the Android platform. It acts as a front-end to the Tor binary application, and also provides an HTTP Proxy for connecting web browsers and other HTTP client applications into the Tor SOCKS interface.

    24 Orbot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Basically the same for Android.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    it's just the android version of tor

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    Orbot, for what it is, is the most similar to the desktop Tor client. In fact, it has several advantages over the desktop version - it's easy to configure bridges and its VPN all from the same console (even though the VPN is in beta at this point). You can also easily configure which nodes to include or exclude. It does occasionally have security leaks, but these have improved in later versions.

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    • Most users think Orbot is a great Tor alternative.

    • Orbot is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Tor.

    • Orbot is Free and Open SourceTor is also Free and Open Source
    • Orbot is LightweightTor is not according to our users
  4. Nym icon

    Nym

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    Protects internet traffic through a decentralized mixnet, hides metadata and communication patterns, enables anonymous transactions using re-randomizable credentials, and provides zero-knowledge proof access for privacy-focused messaging, blockchain, or application needs.

    58 Nym alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Nym is the most popular commercial alternative to Tor.

    • Nym is Paid and Open SourceTor is Free and Open Source
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  6. Lantern icon

    Lantern

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    Lantern allows you to give or get access to the internet through other users around the world connected by a trust-based peer-to-peer network.

    134 Lantern alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Homebrew
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    its not open source but there have a pro version

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    This is actually similar to the Tor project but the Tor project was made for anonymity, Lantern is made for resisting censorship

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    • Most users think Lantern is a great Tor alternative.

    • Lantern is Freemium and Open SourceTor is Free and Open Source
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    V2Ray

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    A platform for building proxies to bypass network restrictions.

    174 V2Ray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Go (Programming Language)
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  10. Tor Browser Private Web icon

    Tor Browser Private Web

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    Tor Browser is providing breakthrough cybersecurity to everyday iPhone users. It uses multi-layer encryption to secure the users' data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. cryptostorm icon

    cryptostorm

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    A post-Snowden VPN built on anonymity and security. Service requires you to think and have general understanding of software/networking setups. Intermediate level knowledge.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • WireGuard
    • OpenVPN
     
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    URnetwork

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    URnetwork is a decentralized peer-to-peer VPN that provides anonymous and censorship-resistant access to the internet. It routes connections through a large network of user-operated nodes called "providers".

    55 URnetwork alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • iPhone
    • Mac
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  13. Shadowrocket icon

    Shadowrocket

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    • Capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic from any applications on your device, and redirect to proxy server.
    49 Shadowrocket alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  14. NetShade icon

    NetShade

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    A proxy program which allows you to use the internet anonymously. You can choose between a direct connection, a connection to a public proxy or a connection to the Netshade proxy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  15. hidemy.name icon

    hidemy.name

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    VPN service for secure, anonymous and unrestricted internet access on all devices. HideMy.name is a highly configurable VPN with a user-friendly interface. It offers exceptional security for surfing, torrenting, and communicating over the internet.

    124 hidemy.name alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • OpenVPN
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