Lantern: Fast & Private VPN
org.getlantern.lantern
FreeIn-app purchasesEveryone
Key numbers
1M+Installs
3.9 / 243KRating
Feb 26, 2016Released
Sep 18, 2026Updated
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Open source VPN to unblock apps, bypass censorship, and browse privately.
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 SPEEDMost VPNs route everything through their servers, slowing you down. Smart Routing uses region-specific rules to automa…
Get this app from the API
curl -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \ "https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=org.getlantern.lantern"
import requests
r = requests.get('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app', params={'id': 'org.getlantern.lantern'},
headers={'X-API-Key': API_KEY}, timeout=30)
data = r.json()const res = await fetch('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=org.getlantern.lantern', {
headers: { 'X-API-Key': process.env.API_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=org.getlantern.lantern');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['X-API-Key: ' . getenv('API_KEY')]]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);1,000 free credits a month, no card needed. API reference
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| Package name | org.getlantern.lantern |
|---|---|
| Developer | Brave New Software Project, Inc |
| Developer website | getlantern.org |
| Category | Tools |
| Installs (exact) | 33,744,677 |
| Ratings | 242,918 |
| Reviews | 8,743 |
| Price | Free |
| In-app purchases | $11.99 - $84.99 per item |
| Ads | No |
| Content rating | Everyone |
| Current version | 10.0.0 |
| Requires Android | 7.0 |
| Released | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Last update | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Record refreshed | Oct 27, 2026 |
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