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Sunrise · CopVPN for iOS

VPN for iPhone and iPad

CopVPN is a VPN for iPhone and iPad: one app on the App Store, for iOS or iPadOS 16 or later, with 5 protocols, “Block ads, trackers & malware” and, with a plan, auto-connect on untrusted Wi-Fi. Install it, sign in without a password and connect to the free locations, no plan needed.

  • iPhoneiOS 16 or later
  • iPadiPadOS 16 or later
  • Version3.6
  • Without a planFree locations
The CopVPN iPad app, connected: the Home screen with a check mark and the connection time
iPad
The CopVPN iPhone app’s protocol list: Optimal, WireGuard, OpenVPN UDP, OpenVPN TCP, AmneziaWG and Stealth
iPhone

One day, two screens

A day with the iPhone VPN app, and the iPad when you sit down

Pick a moment. The sun moves, the device in your hand changes, and the real CopVPN screen shows the setting that handles it, in the app’s own words.

07:30On the trainOn iPhone

The signal drops between stations

Kill SwitchBlocks the internet if the VPN drops

If the VPN drops, Kill Switch stops your traffic leaving outside the tunnel. It’s off until you turn it on. On iPad the switch is “Kill switch”: “Block traffic if the VPN drops”.

With a planHow the kill switch works

09:30Café Wi-FiOn iPad

Open Wi-Fi you didn’t set up

Auto-connectConnect when joining an untrusted network

You choose whether it’s on. With Auto-connect on, CopVPN connects when your iPad joins a network you haven’t marked as trusted. On iPhone the line reads “Protect untrusted Wi-Fi automatically”.

With a planTurn on auto-connect

12:30Office or campusOn iPad

A firewall that blocks UDP

OpenVPN TCPSlower, but gets through firewalls that block UDP, such as hotels, offices and schools.

Pick it in Settings › Protocol, or leave the app on Optimal (“Picks the best protocol for your network automatically.”). You can choose any of the 5 protocols, with or without a plan.

Works without a planCompare the 5 protocols

17:30Home Wi-FiOn iPhone

Back on Wi-Fi you trust

Trusted networksSkip auto-connect on Wi-Fi you trust

Type your home network’s name, or tap “Use current network”, and Auto-connect leaves that Wi-Fi alone. Trusted networks work with Auto-connect, which needs a plan.

With a planSet up trusted networks

20:00On the sofaOn iPad

Browsing on the iPad

Block ads, trackers & malwareBlocks ads, trackers and malware sites.

It blocks known ad, tracking and malware sites on the device, and it works without a plan; you choose when it’s on. It isn’t antivirus and doesn’t scan files. Just below it, DNS leak protection is on by default.

Works without a planWhat the ad blocker blocks

23:00Late check-inOn iPhone

Hotel Wi-Fi that blocks VPNs

StealthLooks like ordinary web browsing. For the most restrictive networks, when everything else is blocked.

If OpenVPN TCP doesn’t get through, try AmneziaWG (“Disguised WireGuard. For networks that detect and block VPN traffic.”) or Stealth. Both work with or without a plan.

Works without a planHow Stealth works

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CopVPN iPhone Settings, with the Kill Switch row: Blocks the internet if the VPN drops

iPhone · Settings

The CopVPN iPad Auto-connect screen: Connect when joining an untrusted network, with trusted networks below

iPad · Auto-connect

The CopVPN iPad protocol list, with OpenVPN TCP: Slower, but gets through firewalls that block UDP

iPad · Protocol

The CopVPN iPhone Trusted Networks screen: a field for a Wi-Fi network name, and Use current network

iPhone · Trusted Networks

CopVPN iPad Settings: Block ads, trackers & malware, and DNS leak protection switched on

iPad · Settings

The CopVPN iPhone protocol list, with Stealth: Looks like ordinary web browsing

iPhone · Select Protocol

Midday · free or with a plan

What the iOS VPN app does, with and without a plan

No plan is needed to install the app and connect to the free locations. Flip the switch to see what a plan adds on iPhone and iPad.

Without a plan: the free locations, every protocol, ad blocking and DNS leak protection.With a plan: every location in 65+ countries, Kill Switch, Auto-connect with trusted networks, and the Specialty servers too.

Locations

  • Free locationsConnect without a planIncluded
  • Every location85+ locations in 65+ countriesWith a planIncluded
  • SpecialtyStreaming, Gaming and P2P Torrenting groupsWith a planIncluded

Connection

  • ProtocolOptimal, or any of the 5 protocolsIncluded
  • Kill SwitchBlocks the internet if the VPN dropsOn iPad: “Kill switch”, “Block traffic if the VPN drops”With a planIncluded
  • Auto-connectProtect untrusted Wi-Fi automaticallyOn iPad: “Connect when joining an untrusted network”With a planIncluded
  • Trusted networksSkip auto-connect on Wi-Fi you trustWorks with Auto-connectWith a planIncluded

Privacy

  • Block ads, trackers & malwareBlocks ads, trackers and malware sites.Included
  • DNS leak protectionBlock IPv6 and keep DNS inside the VPNOn by defaultIncluded

Not on iPhone or iPad

  • Split tunnelingIn the Android app onlyNot on iOS

Late afternoon · set it up

From the App Store to connected in four steps

The same four steps on iPhone and iPad. Use one account on as many devices as you like.

  1. 1

    Download on the App Store

    Open the CopVPN listing and install it. It’s one app for iPhone and iPad, for iOS or iPadOS 16 or later.

    iPhone · iOS 16 or later
    iPad · iPadOS 16 or later

    Download on the App Store
  2. 2

    Sign in without a password

    Use your email and a 6-digit code, or Apple or Google. There’s no password to create or forget.

    The CopVPN iPhone sign-in screen: an email field with Continue, and Apple and Google buttons
  3. 3

    Pick a location

    Tap the location card on Home to choose one. Without a plan, pick a free location; with a plan, every location and the Specialty servers.

    The CopVPN iPhone Home screen, with the chosen location, Germany, Nuremberg
  4. 4

    Tap to connect

    The first time you connect, iOS (iPadOS on iPad) asks to add a VPN configuration. Allow it once.

    The CopVPN iPhone Home screen before connecting: Not protected, with the power button and Tap to connect

Night · questions

iPhone and iPad VPN questions

Is CopVPN a VPN for iPad as well as iPhone?

Yes. It’s one app on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, for iOS or iPadOS 16 or later. Sign in with the same account on both.

Can I use the iPhone VPN app without a plan?

Yes. Without a plan, the iPhone and iPad app connects to the free locations, and you can choose any protocol, block ads, trackers and malware sites, and keep DNS leak protection on. A plan opens every location, Kill Switch, Auto-connect and the Specialty servers.

Is there a free trial?

There’s no separate free trial. The free locations are the way to try CopVPN on iPhone and iPad. Plans bought at our checkout have a 30-day money-back guarantee, except crypto and manual payments; plans bought in the app are refunded by the App Store.

Does the iPhone app have split tunneling?

No. Split tunneling isn’t in the iPhone or iPad app. It’s in the Android app, and the browser extension has a “Bypass list” of sites that skip the VPN.

Which protocols can I use on iPhone and iPad?

Optimal picks one for you. You can also choose WireGuard, OpenVPN UDP, OpenVPN TCP, AmneziaWG or Stealth in Settings › Protocol, with or without a plan.

Is the kill switch on by default?

No. Kill Switch is off until you turn it on, and it needs a plan. On iPhone it reads “Blocks the internet if the VPN drops”; on iPad, “Block traffic if the VPN drops”.

How many devices can I use with one plan?

Unlimited devices, up to 7 connected at once. If 7 are already connected, an 8th is refused with “You’re connected on 7 devices. Disconnect one of them to connect here.” Nobody already connected is cut off.

Is there a CopVPN app for Mac?

Yes, on the Mac App Store, for macOS 14 or later. It runs on Intel and Apple silicon Macs and needs a plan to connect.

Still stuck? Our support team answers by email: contact@copvpn.com

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Every location on your iPhone and iPad

A plan opens 85+ locations in 65+ countries, Kill Switch and Auto-connect, on unlimited devices with up to 7 connected at once. These are our checkout prices; in the app, the App Store shows its own.

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