iTop VPN is a cheap VPN with a free version, sold by a software company that also makes a screen recorder, a PDF editor and a data-recovery tool. Its subscription renews at $49.99 a year for 8 devices, and it adds a double VPN, a built-in ad blocker and dedicated IP addresses.

The trust side is thin. Nobody independent has checked its no-logs claim, its own documents do not say in which country the company is registered, and it runs a proprietary protocol that no outside reviewer could examine. That makes it a service for low-stakes browsing on a budget, not for anyone who needs to rely on the provider’s word about privacy.

No-Logs Policy

iTop VPN has no independent audit of its no-logs claim. The only basis is the company’s privacy policy, last updated in June 2022. It says the service does not record your original IP address, browsing history, traffic destination, DNS queries or transferred data. When reviewers read the policy in 2021, it also promised not to record the bandwidth you used or how long you connected; the current text no longer says either. The Windows page adds that the servers run only on RAM, so a reboot wipes them; that is also iTop’s own statement.

The 2021 review pointed out why that promise was hard to keep: the free plan has a daily data limit on Windows and Mac, and enforcing a limit means measuring traffic for each device. The current policy does not explain how a limit fits with “no logs”. We found no reported breach, seizure or court case involving iTop VPN.

The account side collects more than a no-account service would. The policy lists a username or email address and a phone number among the registration data. The apps use Google Analytics, Microsoft App Center on Windows, and Firebase and Crashlytics on iOS. On the iOS listing, the developer’s privacy label says usage data may be used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, and lists purchases, financial info, contact info, user content, identifiers and diagnostics as linked to you. The free version works without an account.

Jurisdiction and Owner

The Terms of Service, EULA and privacy policy name the operator only as iTop Inc., with no address and no country. The iOS app is sold by Orange View Limited, with the copyright held by ITop.Inc, and no country appears there either. Review sites place the company in Hong Kong, but nothing in iTop’s own documents confirms it. Without a named country, a reader cannot tell which law applies to requests for user data, so this review names no jurisdiction.

Pricing

The prices below were shown during iTop’s Black Friday sale. A month costs $11.99. Six months cost $41.99 and renew at $41.99 every six months. A year costs $47.99 and then renews at $49.99 a year, about $4.17 a month. The three-year offer costs $59.99, sold as two years plus one year free, and also renews at $49.99 a year. All plans renew automatically.

In the iOS app, the in-app purchases include a weekly subscription at $7.99. The refund policy gives 30 days on subscriptions bought from iTop’s site; purchases through the Apple App Store go through Apple instead.

Protocols & Security

iTop’s apps offer three connection modes: TCP, UDP and HTTPS. None of them is a standard VPN protocol such as WireGuard or OpenVPN, and iTop publishes no description of how its own protocol works. The encryption is also described two ways: product pages say AES-256, the About page says a 256-bit Salsa20/ChaCha20 cipher. The 2021 review and a September 2026 review both flagged the missing protocol documentation as the main security concern.

The Windows app has a kill switch. In a 2021 test the kill switch did not engage when the app was deliberately crashed, and the app gave no warning; no newer test of it has been published. Split tunneling is listed on iTop’s pricing page. The double VPN routes traffic through two servers, for example UK to US. Further extras include an ad and tracker blocker, a dark-web monitor and dedicated IPs in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Poland and the UAE.

Servers & Free Plan

iTop says it has more than 3,200 servers in over 100 locations, with dedicated servers for streaming, gaming and torrenting. iTop advertised 1,800+ in 2021, and we found no independent count.

Streaming results are dated. In 2021, a test got into BBC iPlayer and Disney+ but not Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. A September 2026 review credits the streaming servers with unblocking geo-restricted content without naming the services tested, so no service is confirmed working since 2021.

The free plan covers servers in six countries. Windows and Mac have a daily traffic limit; Android and iOS are unlimited, according to iTop. The same September 2026 review measured about a fifth of the raw connection speed. A 2021 test on 1 Gbps lines reached 180-190 Mbps in the UK and 360-400 Mbps in the US.

Apps and Support

There are apps for Windows (including Windows on ARM), macOS, Android and iOS. Reviewers describe the server lists as unordered and the mobile apps as bare, and the 2026 test called the apps laggy, with many ads on the free plan. Support answers requests sent from inside the app, usually within 24-48 hours.

The Android download button on iTop’s site opens a Google Play listing named iFlip VPN, published by “iTop Tech”. The terms linked from that listing name a different company, WiseAir Limited, and it is not clear how it relates to iTop. On Trustpilot, iTop has 4.3 stars from 289 reviews, covering all of its software.

Pros and Cons

The 12-month plan renews at $49.99 a year for 8 devices, about $4.17 a month
A free version that works without an account; Android and iOS have no data limit, according to iTop
Includes a double VPN, split tunneling, an ad and tracker blocker and dedicated IPs in six countries
30-day refund on subscriptions bought from iTop's site

No independent audit of the no-logs claim, and a privacy policy that has not been updated since June 2022
iTop's own documents do not give a country for the company, so the governing jurisdiction is unknown
A proprietary protocol with no public description, and encryption described as AES-256 in one place and ChaCha20 in another
In a 2021 test the kill switch failed when the app crashed and gave no warning
A September 2026 review measured about 20 percent of the raw connection speed
Month-to-month costs $11.99, and the iOS app lists a $7.99 weekly subscription
The Android download leads to an app named iFlip VPN whose terms name a different company

Our Rating

No-Logs Audit & Trust3.0/10
No independent audit, no country named for the company, and a privacy policy dated June 2022.
Security Features4.0/10
Many extras, but a proprietary protocol nobody can check; the kill switch failed a 2021 test.
Speed & Reliability4.5/10
A September 2026 review measured about 20 percent of the raw connection speed.
Price & Value8.0/10
The 12-month plan renews at $49.99 a year for 8 devices, about $4.17 a month; month-to-month is $11.99.
Support & Usability5.0/10
Apps on four platforms and a free plan without sign-up, but reviewers call the apps laggy and the Android download leads to an app under another name.

Overall4.6/10

No-Logs 30% · Security 20% · Speed 20% · Price 15% · Support 15%

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