CrypticVPN lives up to its name, at least in the sense that they are very secretive about their service and it is hard to find most of the facts about it.
CrypticVPN is hampered by many different aspects. Whether it’s the fact that it belongs to a US registered company or the fact that there is no money back guarantee, CrypticVPN definitely doesn’t seem like a good choice for any user who is serious about their privacy. CrypticVPN doesn’t do well in other ways either.
Speed Test
Speed Test – CrypticVPN – Desktop
| Location | Trial | Latency | Download Speed | Upload Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NoVPN |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 |
9ms 10ms 10ms |
96.02 Mbps 97.62 Mbps 96.97 Mbps |
11.97 Mbps 11.89 Mbps 11.87 Mbps |
|
US West |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
64ms 62ms 61ms 62ms |
76.03 Mbps 85.64 Mbps 82.34 Mbps 81.34 Mbps |
11.64 Mbps 11.64 Mbps 11.55 Mbps 11.61 Mbps |
|
UK |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
316ms 300ms 293ms 303ms |
15.27 Mbps 15.41 Mbps 15.47 Mbps 15.38 Mbps |
4.60 Mbps 3.33 Mbps 0.05 Mbps 1.40 Mbps |
|
Hong Kong |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
412ms 412ms 404ms 409ms |
11.59 Mbps 10.93 Mbps 8.79 Mbps 10.44 Mbps |
0.03 Mbps 1.39 Mbps 1.29 Mbps 0.90 Mbps |
|
South Africa |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
635ms 636ms 628ms 633ms |
0.00 Mbps 0.00 Mbps 0.00 Mbps 0.00 Mbps |
0.00 Mbps 0.00 Mbps 0.00 Mbps 0.00 Mbps |
Speed test – CrypticVPN – Mobile
| Location | Trial | Latency | Download Speed | Upload Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NoVPN |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 |
11ms 11ms 10ms |
69.06 Mbps 72.66 Mbps 74.88 Mbps |
14.12 Mbps 14.15 Mbps 14.21 Mbps |
|
US West |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
65ms 64ms 62ms 64ms |
23.03 Mbps 26.08 Mbps 21.69 Mbps 23.60 Mbps |
13.47 Mbps 13.39 Mbps 13.25 Mbps 13.37 Mbps |
|
UK |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
301ms 296ms 312ms 303ms |
6.25 Mbps 4.02 Mbps 3.43 Mbps 4.57 Mbps |
11.14 Mbps 11.09 Mbps 10.19 Mbps 10.81 Mbps |
|
Hong Kong |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
421ms 432ms 420ms 424ms |
2.35 Mbps 3.89 Mbps 3.10 Mbps 3.11 Mbps |
7.03 Mbps 3.61 Mbps 5.93 Mbps 5.52 Mbps |
|
South Africa |
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average |
626ms 629ms 628ms 628ms |
1.99 Mbps 1.46 Mbps 1.34 Mbps 1.60 Mbps |
4.36 Mbps 3.84 Mbps 4.35 Mbps 4.18 Mbps |
Pricing
CrypticVPN currently offers a total of four different packages.
- Get two days of full functionality for $0.99
- A 1-month package with full access costs just $3.49/month
- 1-year subscription for $1.25/month
- Lifetime subscriptions for a total of $49 (discounts up to $19 are often offered)
One thing to remember: CrypticVPN does not have a free trial or a money-back guarantee. They try to make up for this with a 2-day trial.
When it comes to payment options, you can choose between PayPal, Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Perfect Money. However, note that PayPal does not work for the 2-day trial option.
User Experience
Downloading CrypticVPN is quick and easy. With just a few clicks, you can surf the internet securely. While we had some issues connecting to the server the first time, the FAQ page gave us all the answers we needed. As with most services, you can choose which server you want to connect to.
You can choose the server, but VPN seems to have a mind of its own. While most of the time we were able to connect to the server we wanted, there were a few times when we connected to a server in a completely different country without any explanation.
