Lantern: Fast & Private VPN

Name: Lantern: Fast & Private VPN
Rating: 3.9195065 (243812 reviews)
Author: Brave New Software Project, Inc

Brave New Software Project, Inc

★ 3.9 (243,812 ratings)

⬇ 10,000,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 33,841,769

Free

Released: Feb 26, 2016

IAP: $11.99 - $84.99 per item

No ads

Rated: Everyone

Signals

4 this week · 2 positive · 1 warning All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +122K installs — 21% slower than the week before (+153K) · 9.5K/day since Oct 2
🏆Among Tools apps top 1% by installs gained this week (758 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 3.92 since Oct 2
🛠Updates actively updated · updated 7 days ago · every ~45 days (2 updates tracked)

Installs since launch

+303,791 installs · +841 ratings since Oct 2

Update history

10.0.5 Nov 2, 2026

10.0.0 Sep 18, 2026 · seen Oct 2, 2026

Lantern: Fast & Private VPN is a tools app by Brave New Software Project, Inc with 10,000,000+ downloads (about 34M estimated). +122K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 3.9 from 244K ratings. Released Feb 26, 2016. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “Lantern is the fast, open source VPN built for the world's most heavily censored networks. Downloaded 250 million times over 12+ years. If it works there, it will work anywhere. Built by Brave New Software Project, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and independently audited. SMART ROUTING, BUILT FOR SPEED Most VPNs route…”