No Surprise Renewals
The cheap VPN price you saw is often a trap. The renewal is where it gets you.
Big VPNs hook you with an intro rate, then auto-renew at double or triple with little warning, and make cancelling a chore. CipherShift bills through the App Store and Google Play instead, so you get their standard renewal notices, price-change notices and consent where required, and one-tap cancellation. One clear price up front, from $9 USD, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
The auto-renewal trap, in their own customers' words
The renewal shock
You signed up for an intro price. A year later the card gets hit for double or triple, with no heads-up. One reviewer reported a silent charge of more than 200 euros, well above what they first paid.
"Difficult to cancel"
The cancel button hides behind support chats and retention offers. NordVPN has faced multiple class-action suits over auto-renewal and cancellation practices; ExpressVPN faces a US class action over auto-renewal fees.
Locked into long terms
The headline price is a 2-year or 28-month deal. Miss the renewal window and you pay the full rate, often more than the monthly plans you were comparing against.
Drawn from public class-action filings against major VPN providers: NordVPN faces auto-renewal suits including one over “difficult to cancel” subscriptions, and ExpressVPN faces a US class action over auto-renewal fees. App stores do allow price changes, with notice and consent where required, so the difference is how billing is handled, not a promise that prices never move.
How CipherShift handles billing
Billing you can manage yourself
Buy in the App Store or Google Play and billing runs through them, with their renewal notices and one-tap cancellation. Buy direct on the web and billing runs through Stripe, at a lower price with no platform fee. Either way you manage and cancel it yourself, not through a retention chat.
One clear price, shown up front
From $9 USD for Shield and $14 for Pro. No intro-rate bait that balloons later. Your local price is set by your app store region, so what you see is what your store charges.
30-day money-back guarantee
Try it, and if it isn't right, get a full refund within 30 days. No long lock-in to escape from in the first place.
Cancel anytime
Turn off renewal from your app store subscriptions screen whenever you want. No phone call, no chat, no retention maze.
Prices shown in USD are the direct web price. In the App Store and Google Play, Apple and Google add a platform fee, so the in-app price is higher (Shield $12.99/mo, Pro $17.99/mo) and set in your local currency. Buy direct and skip the fee.
Know what you pay before you pay it
One clear price, billed through your app store, cancel anytime.