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Following are the 13 China-owned VPN apps identified by TTP that remain available in the Apple App Store. The estimated rankings and revenue figures are from mobile intelligence firm AppMagic, collected on May 8, 2025:

X-VPN - Super VPN & Best Proxy

        Listed Developer: Free Connected Limited
        Ranked #4 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        The app offers in-app purchases
        Ranked #7 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Apple App Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$10,000,000 (minus app store fees/taxes)

Ostrich VPN - Proxy Master

        Listed Developer: GeWare Technology Limited
        Ranked #13 in free VPN apps for U.S. Apple App Store
        Offers in-app purchases.

VPN Proxy Master - Super VPN

        Listed Developer: ALL Connected Co., Ltd. (linked to Qihoo 360)
        Ranked #17 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        Offers in-app purchases
        Ranks #20 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Apple App Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$5,000,000 (minus app store fees/taxes)

Turbo VPN Private Browser

        Listed Developer: INNOVATIVE CONNECTING PTE.LIMITED (linked to Qihoo 360).
        Ranked #18 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        The app offers in app purchases.
        Ranked #35 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Apple App Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$5,000,000 (minus app store fees/taxes)

VPNIFY - Unlimited VPN

        Listed Developer: Neonetworks solutions Ltd.
        Ranked #24 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        Offers in-app purchases.
        Ranked #64 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Apple App Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$100,000 (minus app store fees/taxes)

VPN Proxy OvpnSpider

        Listed Developer: WCOMES TECHNOLOGIES CO., LIMITED
        Ranked #34 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        Offers in-app purchases.
        Ranked #76 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Apple App Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$50,000 (minus app store fees/taxes)

WireVPN - Fast VPN & Proxy

        Listed Developer: WEILAI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
        Ranked #36 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store

Now VPN - Best VPN Proxy

        Listed Developer: world creation technology limited
        Ranked #64 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        Offers in-app purchases

Speedy Quark VPN - VPN Proxy

        Listed Developer: Hefei Single Machine Placement Technology Co., Ltd
        Ranked #94 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        Offers in-app purchases

Best VPN Proxy AppVPN

        Listed Developer: WCOMES TECHNOLOGIES CO., LIMITED
        Ranked #99 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Apple App Store
        Offers in-app purchases.
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$20,000 (minus app store fees/taxes)

HulaVPN - Best Fast Secure VPN,

        Listed Developer: Hula Link Technology Co., Ltd.

Wirevpn - Secure & Fast VPN

        Listed Developer: freevpn Ltd.
        Offers in app purchases

Pearl VPN

        Listed Developer: Xian YuanChuangYouPin Network Tech Limited
        Offers in-app purchases

Following are 11 China-owned VPN apps identified by TTP that are available in the Google Play Store. The estimated rankings and revenue figures are from AppMagic, collected on May 8, 2025:

Turbo VPN - Secure VPN Proxy

        Listed Developer: Innovative Connecting (linked to Qihoo 360)
        Ranked #10 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Google Play Store
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases.
        Ranked #10 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Google Play Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$5,000,000 (minus app fees/taxes)

VPN Proxy Master - Safer Vpn

        Listed Developer: LEMON CLOVE PTE. LIMITED (linked to Qihoo 360)
        Ranked #27 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Google Play Store
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases.
        Ranked #30 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Google Play Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$500,000 (minus app fees/taxes)

X-VPN - Private Browser VPN

        Listed Developer: Free Connected Limited
        Ranked #37 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Google Play Store
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases.
        Ranked #20 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Google Play Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$10,000,000 (minus app fees/taxes)

Speedy Quark VPN - VPN Master

        Listed Developer: VPN - Fast Master Proxy Inc.
        Ranked #46 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Google Play Store
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases.
        Ranked #56 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Google Play Store

vpnify - Unlimited VPN Proxy

        Listed Developer: VPNIFY
        Ranked #56 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Google Play Store
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases.
        Ranked #62 in top grossing VPN apps in U.S. Google Play Store
        Lifetime Revenue from U.S.: >$10,000 (minus app fees/taxes)

Ostrich VPN - Proxy Unlimited

        Listed Developer: Geware VPN Pro
        Ranked #72 in free VPN apps downloaded from U.S. Google Play Store
        The app contains ads

Snap VPN: Super Fast VPN Proxy

        Listed Developer: AUTUMN BREEZE PTE. LIMITED (linked to Qihoo 360)
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases

Signal Secure VPN - Robot VPN

        Listed Developer: AUTUMN BREEZE PTE. LIMITED (linked to Qihoo 360)
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases

VPN Proxy OvpnSpider

        Listed Developer: WCOMES TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LIMITED
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases

HulaVPN - Fast Secure VPN

        Listed Developer: Hula Link
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases

VPN Proxy AppVPN

        Listed Developer: WCOMES TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LIMITED
        The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases

Be aware there are confusing settings which have been changed or deprecated over time. For example browser.urlbar.trimHttps exists but was deprecated in favor of browser.urlbar.trimURLs but both are still visible, causing confusion.

user_pref("browser.search.serpEventTelemetry.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.search.widget.inNavBar", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.merino.endpointURL", "");
user_pref("browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.searchSuggestionsChoice", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.showSearchSuggestionsFirst", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.addons", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.clipboard", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.engines", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.pocket", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest.sponsored", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.recentsearches", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.topsites", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.trending", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.weather", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.yelp", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.update1", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.update1.interventions", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.update1.searchTips", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.update1.view.stripHttps", false);
user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);