Tunnel Bear and Cloak share a number of features and characteristics that make their services worthwhile. Both offer Open VPN, and incentivize social media spam. Cloak, however, does not advertise any limit on simultaneous server connections; while Tunnel Bear offers about five at once. One perk Tunnel Bear possesses in comparison to Cloak is that it gives back to privacy causes, making it an activist in the world of internet data protection. It is also much cheaper than Cloak. This may be for a very good reason, however, as Cloak incentivizes social media and rewards its customers when they post about the service on social media platforms. Cloak also logs the start and end of each outgoing connection, allowing no limit on the amount of server connections; while Tunnel Bear logs bandwidth usage and enables spam. Although both are listed in Five Eye countries, Tunnel Bear does not require ethical copy nor provides full disclosure. Neither VPN services meet the Privacy Tools IO Criteria, in fact, Tunnel Bear allows its users to connect using obsolete encryption standards. As far as the information shared between the web servers and the clients’ web browser, Cloak scores slightly higher in its SSL rating, but not by much. It is safe to say that neither services are entirely safe, as the users’ privacy is not guaranteed. Although clients have an advantage with Cloak in that it offers a thirty-day refund window, both Tunnel Bear and Cloak are similar in their little to no security protection.
Features
8.3
Pricing
6.0
Ease of Use
8.8
Reliability & Support
8.5
Features
9.0
Pricing
7.5
Ease of Use
8.4
Reliability & Support
9.0
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Features
8.3
9.0
0.0
Pricing
6.0
7.5
0.0
Ease of Use
8.8
8.4
0.0
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8.5
9.0
0.0
Reviews
Review by our expert
Alex (Shurf) Frenkel
Ex-Hacker and Technical Researcher
8.0
While we wish it offered as many devices as some of our top providers, Cloak succeeds in protecting Apple devices connected to public unprotected networks. It also succeeds in unblocking Netflix, but it's not reliable on every server.
Once installed on the users' devices, the Cloak app automatically creates a VPN connection when the device uses an untrusted Wi-Fi network. The users can define wh...
Simple for all my iOS/OSX devicesI travel a lot, US and EU, and use airline club, airport and hotel connections - all of which make me nervous, especially because I check my IRAs 2-3 times a day.
Cloak is the third VPN I've tried - I don't remember the names of others because I quickly abandoned them when I found them kludgy and hard to set up. Cloak is SO easy, and shows up as a simple iOS setting choice. I see no speed impact, although I suspect there may be one, and so when I'm connecting to a slow service, I may use it only when transmitting or receiving sensitive data.
Like seatbelts and life jackets, the easier they are to use, the more likely they are to be used. Cloak is easy.
TunnelBear’s team does an excellent job in branding the VPN but is that all it takes to create a great service? With over 300 VPNs out there, the competition is fierce so I had to take it for a test and see if there’s more to it.
I looked into its privacy policy and security features to see if it’s really safe. I ran many tests on its servers, checked the speeds, how many streaming platf...
It works great all the time for me!No problems at all using netflix through the VPN! I have had the error message appear in previous VNPs such as Disconnect, but no problems at all with Tunnelbear, not in the paid version or even in the free version, and this is without even using their Ghostbear feature that is supposed to solve these kind of problems (or if you are in China for example).
Latest negative user review
David Ross
2.0
DANGEROUS for CANADIANSI live in the GTA, everything was fine "until" I installed TunnelBear on one of my 7 devices, now I can no longer watch any USA TV stations on line on any of my other 6 devices, this company is scum, they hid something in there that disabled all my other devices unless I buy their VPN, well, not going to buy their garbage, can't believe how much it slowed my device, I would rather wipe all my drives than give TunnelBear one cent!
While we wish it offered as many devices as some of our top providers, Cloak succeeds in protecting Apple devices connected to public unprotected networks. It also succeeds in unblocking Netflix, but it's not reliable on every server.
Once installed on the users' devices, the Cloak app automatically creates a VPN connection when the device uses an untrusted Wi-Fi network. The users can define wh...
TunnelBear’s team does an excellent job in branding the VPN but is that all it takes to create a great service? With over 300 VPNs out there, the competition is fierce so I had to take it for a test and see if there’s more to it.
I looked into its privacy policy and security features to see if it’s really safe. I ran many tests on its servers, checked the speeds, how many streaming platf...
Simple for all my iOS/OSX devicesI travel a lot, US and EU, and use airline club, airport and hotel connections - all of which make me nervous, especially because I check my IRAs 2-3 times a day.
Cloak is the third VPN I've tried - I don't remember the names of others because I quickly abandoned them when I found them kludgy and hard to set up. Cloak is SO easy, and shows up as a simple iOS setting choice. I see no speed impact, although I suspect there may be one, and so when I'm connecting to a slow service, I may use it only when transmitting or receiving sensitive data.
Like seatbelts and life jackets, the easier they are to use, the more likely they are to be used. Cloak is easy.
Ignacio
10.0
It works great all the time for me!No problems at all using netflix through the VPN! I have had the error message appear in previous VNPs such as Disconnect, but no problems at all with Tunnelbear, not in the paid version or even in the free version, and this is without even using their Ghostbear feature that is supposed to solve these kind of problems (or if you are in China for example).
DANGEROUS for CANADIANSI live in the GTA, everything was fine "until" I installed TunnelBear on one of my 7 devices, now I can no longer watch any USA TV stations on line on any of my other 6 devices, this company is scum, they hid something in there that disabled all my other devices unless I buy their VPN, well, not going to buy their garbage, can't believe how much it slowed my device, I would rather wipe all my drives than give TunnelBear one cent!
Whilst the quality of Cloak is there for all to see, its limitations are exposed by its focus on only serving Apple devices, coupled with the fact that it retains partial usage logs and therefore puts elements of each user’s privacy at risk. TunnelBear is therefore our preferred option of the two, although those looking solely for a VPN that serves Apple will find that they’re very closely matched. Simple to install, and with an outstanding customer service reputation, TunnelBear is a highly cost effective option, particularly when taking into account the additional discounts made available by purchasing an annual plan.
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