My Data Manager VPN Security Negative Reviews

My Data Manager VPN Security App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

My Data Manager VPN Security app received 100 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using My Data Manager VPN Security? Can you share your negative thoughts about my data manager vpn security?

My Data Manager VPN Security for Negative User Reviews

✓ App doesn’t record data while phone switched offI got this app to try and figure out what is sucking up all my mobile data at night. Unfortunately it does not seem to be recordings that data even though it is supposed to refresh it. Would be 5 stars otherwise as the concept is good. I do have another data monitoring app installed, which I don’t want to uninstall as it’s the only accurate thing I have on the device. Perhaps this is the problem?.MarshalleqVersion: 7.9.0

✓ Throttles connectionThe app itself is good and works well with the data tracking is excellent however it throttles your internet connection. For while I couldn’t figure out why all my other devices could reach 50mb/ls download and my phone ranged from 1-2. But as soon as I deleted it and removed the VPN it got up to 30mbs.Subscribe to PewwdiepieVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Too many “unidentified apps” to be helpfulThis app works great when it knows the apps being used. But it turns out that all the apps putting me over my data limit fall into the “unidentified” category. I’m not using many apps, and I have triple checked that nothing is using data without my knowledge. I realize there are millions of apps so it would be very difficult to keep up with them all. But until this app can tell me which of my apps is pushing me over the data limit, it just causes more frustration. On the up side, it has revealed that some common apps, like iTunes Store and Pandora, use a lot of data even when I don’t have them open. I removed Pandora right away!.DollpdxVersion: 7.6.1

✓ Careful...this app drains dataI don’t review but here’s my experience. After several days of mysteriously high data usage (data + wifi), I decided to reset my one year old phone to investigate the cause. After less than 8 hours of installing this app on a freshly reset phone, 885mb of data was transferred through this app (unless someone can tell me the data usage reported in the iPhone “Settings, Cellular” could be wrong)...885mb of data activity in one single event. When you check MY DATA MANAGER app to track the source, it lists the offender as “unknown”. I’ve been using this app for years so I’m not sure what happened this past several weeks. This is very ironic, I downloaded this app to help me manage my data usage to prevent me from exceeding my monthly limit. Who would have thought this app would be the source of most of my data usage. Maybe I’m just a one-off case but this is really concerning what info was taken..TAC03001Version: 7.11.3

✓ Had to deleteI used to use this app when I’m traveling to ensure I wouldn’t go over my data allocation. Recently I turned on the VPN to track my usage by app. My phone got slower and slower and then this morning I couldn’t use my data at all! Looked at my billing cycle and with 10 days left I’d used 25MB! I tried to turn off the VPN but it wouldn’t stay off so I deleted the app and voila my phone is back to normal. It’s a good app to track my data usage but I DO NOT recommend the VPN..Ellen_mikoVersion: 7.10.0

✓ Can’t trust this appCellar data usage tracking used to be accurate but lately its been way off. For at least my past two billing cycles its been reporting less cellular data usage than I am acually using. At this moment (a little more than half way thru my monthly cycle) my carrier is reporting nearly a full gigabite more than this app is reporting. I rate it three stars in the hope that this issue will be fixed soon, but for the time being I cannot recommend this app to others..ScottgggVersion: 7.6.0

✓ Amazing app, some issuesThe app works well, my favourite part from the app is that it sends you notifications if you’ve used to much data or are about to run out. Cons every time you want to use wifi you have to disable data otherwise the internet you use counts towards your data..XtlasVersion: 7.16.0

✓ Beware of allowing access to VPN...I have also been using this app for quite awhile and it has been really great. However (and it is a BIG however,) recently my data almost completely disappeared unexpectedly in a few hours after some fairly light app usage. The app didn’t show anything except ‘unidentified app usage.’ I then took it to my network provider who couldn’t work out why it had been consumed so quickly and then I took it directly into the Apple Store who said that THIS APP was responsible! At one stage it consumed almost 5 GIG of data in about 20 mins!!! The ‘unidentified app’ was Data Manager! The reason clearly has something to do with this new compulsive VPN setting and the way the app transfers all your data usage through this app as this did not happen previously with Data Manager. It has been an extremely costly exercise for me and has caused me so much headache over Christmas when I ran out of data 4 days into my first month!! I’ve had to buy new data packs and also borrow an additional phone from someone to use as a hotspot. Extremely costly (both in money and time) having to go to various places including Apple Genius Bar to diagnose and resolve. I also see from the feedback I am not the only one to have this issue. Very very disappointing. I’m sure the developer will have the usual hollow words to follow up “We are sorry for your issue. This does not usually happen. Please contact us...” blah blah..SpicylambVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Siri never works on Cellular, vpn messing with internet connectionSiri never works when on cellular. Whenever I’m connected to the vpn for a while, I notice that at least a few times a day, that my internet connection will drop for a few minutes. This doesn’t happen when I’m not using the vpn. I use network speed tests a lot and I’ll go to test my network speed, and I get an error. I have several different speed test apps on my phone and trying to do a test through my browser won’t work either. I know it’s not my connection because when I disconnect the vpn the connection is fine again..Jfresh330Version: 7.20.2

✓ Didn’t help identify what’s using lots of dataEdited to say the developers have contacted me to say there is an issue where iOS devices say the app uses more data than it does as it counts it twice. This still seems a lot but maybe not the huge amount it suggests. As the app did not tell me which apps were using the majority of my data it wasn’t for me but it does keep track of how much data you use. Recently updated to iPhone 8 and my phone are through my data allowance in 2 days. Advised to download a data tracker and this one seemed to have good reviews but most apps are unidentified. The ones it recognised were not using much data so it didn’t offer much help. My phone tracker informed me this app had used up 1.4 gb data in about 8 hours so I’m going to delete it now :-(.Mega frustratedVersion: 7.7.0

✓ Nice idea poor executionI have an “unlimited” Wi-Fi plan with my mifi jet pack. But my iPad uses an extraordinary amount when I’m using simple apps and not streaming. I thought this app would show me where the data usage was coming from - unfortunately not. It does show an up to the minute amount being used under the history tab but the app usage tab doesn’t match. All of a sudden the history will show a Gb of use but when I go to the app usage tab the amounts don’t even come close to adding up to what the history tab is showing. And verifying with my jet pack the history tab usage is accurate. Without finding out what app is using that amount I still can’t tell where the big usage is coming from, and therefore this app is not helpful..ChippermarkVersion: 7.10.0

✓ Don’t trust the app for recording data usageI have used this app for a few years on a few phones. But recently I have noticed the figures are inaccurate by a large amount. Today it claims I have used 1.32 GB of data this month, in reality it is 14.7 GB of data since the start of the month what hasn’t accounted for is when I use my iPhone as a personal hotspot. Don’t trust this app, I don’t anymore. For reference I don’t use the VPN in the app. iOS confirms the totals I have recorded and the overall total agrees with my operators figure for the month as well. This app is ignoring personal hotspot usage. I have contacted the developer about this issue, nothing heard back from them except their automated reply, disappointing..TempsPerduVersion: 7.20.1

✓ Loved up to nowI absolutely loved this App. That was until it started to tell me I had to enable VPN to continue. No thanks!.MarjenzerVersion: 7.11.2

✓ Tracking Good - VPN BADI’ve been using this to track my data usage but also see were I was when I was at work so I can do my end of week reports. The recent addition of VPN is misleading. It’s suppose to allows the app to still measure your data usage while using VPN. If you disable that option is says it doesn’t track your usage. This is FALSE AND BAD What it actually does is stops your VPN from working altogether so that when it is enabled your IP address and other details hidden by VPN are still visible. Until they fix it I have disabled the data tracker and than remember to enable it again which I don’t. So my data tracking since I discovered this should be nothing. Only I check and even though it says it doesn’t work when you disable VPN it still know working. I’m not sure who to trust now. I need to do more test when I’ve enable VPN..Phil-T_2009Version: 7.11.4

✓ App needs updatingI use this app all the time & love it but I can only give it 3 stars at the moment as it needs updating! The data counter is out & keeps adding an extra couple of GB of data use every day even though I haven't used it!.Hotrods117Version: 7.19.2

✓ Good AppOnly issue is you can't tell the app to not follow certain applications if your mobile plan gives you free data for those apps. Other than that it's good but unfortunately I require that feature a lot..ShmaxShmillasVersion: 7.5.1

✓ Does it eat my dataNoticed the unidentifiable app always had more data consumption. Wonder the app eat my data? This consumption also showed in my data provider that means it count for charges. I may uninstall it and have a trial . Otherwise very good and easy app, showed clearly every data going ..Juzi liuVersion: 7.7.0

✓ Recognizes too few AppsI wanted to figure where my monthly home broadband data was going - which apps on which devices. Regrettably, I could not do this because: - only a small fraction of usage was assigned to an App; most could not be assigned. - the app doesn't distinguish data limited to the local network (eg coming from a local media player) from internet sourced data..Rau2013Version: 7.6.1

✓ I won’t use your VPNI’ve used this app without VPN for years and it did the job I wanted. I liked this app. Now suddenly I’m forced to accept routing all my data through a VPN. Who knows what they will do with my data. Sorry but I don’t trust your VPN. You’ve just lost a user. I’ll use another similar app that doesn’t force me to use VPN..CharacatoVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Used to be the best - not anymoreThis app used to be the best data tracker. Now they are forcing you to install a VPN profile to even launch the app. I don’t want to use their VPN - I have another one, and they provide no disclosure about how they use your information (and you can be sure they do!). I’m aware you can disable the VPN after the fact, but I don’t want to install their VPN profile period. Sadly I’m going to have to find another app. I don’t mind paying for good quality and transparency with the data..ChriskayTOVersion: 7.11.3

✓ App does not work anymore , inaccurateApp does not work anymore , inaccurate , it seems now that you have to turn on the “app tracker“ option, but that seems to use up a TON of data so I turned it off and when it’s off , I can’t accurately keep track of my data so the app is almost useless, I pretty much will login once every week or two and manually change the amount of data used, and I only use the app now to measure data from a certain start time to a certain end time, other than that the sole purpose of the app does not work anymore , iphone X yes i update the app regularly.DanqturnVersion: 7.13.0

✓ Data DrainerI have had this app for a while now and all of a sudden it seemed more data!? So I had a look in settings and after about a month or two of having it it has used over 5GB thinking about deleting the app but I like seeing how much WiFi I have used. 🙁.Austin0 :)Version: 7.11.2

✓ GarbageIt does intact track your data usage. The vpn is worth nothing, still can’t get on to the US sites that don’t allow outside IP access. And it uses every bit of data that it records being used. For example, my billing cycle used 32.6 gigs. The app recorded 32.4. My plan is for 50gb monthly. Final bill was charging for 32.4 gigs used over my 50. Weird how I had to pay extra isn’t it? For the exact amount extra that the app used. Stay away from this. Not to mention this isn’t the first time, just the most recent. I spent multiple nights scrubbing through every possible setting, app , and feature that would use data. Right down to email apps trying to download or send large attachments. The only thing that was consistent with the extra data used was this manage app. This time it’s 300 something dollars, the others it was only a little bit extra. Call it a coincidence if you want, but this app has been deleted and I took the time to write this. Not going to even try to go after them but heads up if you want to try them..Usafa1cVersion: 7.19.1

✓ Was five stars as a data manager,now it’s two trick pony,mediocre at best...I have used this for years,recently I haven’t as giffgaff now offer the information that originally wasn’t available (the wasn’t an app back then) and this was great loved the stop watch mode & found it accurate but now it’s not as accurate & is way off target if you use your vpn. I have loads of apps that all want us to use their vpn,like aloha browser. That’s a great browser without the vpn as this was a good data management app until you “gave” us this new feature. I’d rather have the old data counter/stopwatch/timer feature back. If we were going to use a vpn service most of us would choose a dedicated vpn rather than a side show to a browser or data man. It’s just a way to get us onto subscriptions and lord knows I’m not paying anything more. Just keeping an iPhone now is like having a child to support- on top of the carrier monthly fee we now have the arcade & apple music/extra iCloud space,Netflix etc - heaps of other services from apps. It’s easier to use giffgaffs app now to see my data. This is still handy if you swap sims for example but you can’t trust the vpn & if you don’t use it you permanently have a red icon “AT RISK” when there’s no risk at all....TemujinthegreatVersion: 7.18.0

✓ Love the app, hate that it has slowed my loading speedsThe app itself seems awesome! Tracking my individual data usage these past two days has helped me figure out what has been sucking all my data down. BUT I've also noticed my iPhone maps doesn't want to load, my safari has been having a hard time loading and not at all, and now my Facebook isn't wanting to load. I think I'm going to delete the app and get back my loading speed. (I have plenty of data and didn't have the issue before downloading this app).McD311Version: 7.6.0

✓ A Step Back?The old version could display the information I needed clear enough quickly, however, since the update, the information I use most, the mobile summary, is not so easy to see, the font size is to small, the colour difference is not distinctive enough to high light the text, colours scheme seems bland to me, sorry, overall, I don't like it. But it still seems to work accurately enough..Robinhood1701Version: 7.8.1

✓ Dark theme disappearedWas 5 star but now downgraded to 3. App was working great until today when, without updating, the background theme changed to light(white) and there is now no option in Settings to change the background theme back to dark. We all saver out battery power and this new light theme is going to drain it even more!.Smoggy bobVersion: 7.7.0

✓ Not sure...I am not normally a data user as I try to use WiFi wherever I am. With that said, it is nice to have data available when I need it. I have a 2GB plan for that very reason. With that said, my husband was using my phone to look at an app I have for voice recording and saw this app next to it and opened it. He asked me what I had been doing to already use half of my data usage in one day. I told him nothing than I normally do. After doing some research, I found out it is this app using the data. This is from the list coming directly from my phone. Not much of a data tracker if it is using most of it. Until I can get either a better tracker or this one quits eating data, it is not going to remain part of my phone for much longer. I have only been using for 7 days. Half of my data used up. No other app even comes close..ElezebetheVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Recent update reduces functionality.I was using this to track app usage to sort out my data hogs but the most recent update removed it and replaced it with a pile of data that doesn’t tell me much other that the very specific but too much info that isn’t useful at a glance (security>view connections) like it was before (why not have both features?) This filled a gap left by the iPhone cellular tracking settings but now it’s about as useful as my carrier’s total data usage widget..Rapidash007Version: 7.21.0

✓ Forced VPN is deal breakerApp updated to force users to use VPN. Really don’t care if I can disable this feature later. Forcing a VPN is one sure way to deter users on your app. Not recommended..GordsWaiVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Notification Alarms not working and data usage concernsI’ve set alarms to tell me when I’ve used a certain amount of mobile data, which doesn’t work. This was the only reason I wanted the app, so I will no longer use it. Also the app has used 700mb of data in three days according the iOS settings app, based on other reviews I can see that this is actually doubled by iOS. However, 350mb is still too much for this. Is this amount actually coming off my data allowance or does it just represent how much data I’ve used that has gone through the vpn?.StormoconnorVersion: 7.9.0

✓ You would have to be mad to trust this appUsed this app for 2 years, latest update will only continue if you install a vpn. Absolutely no reason for this and means EVERYTHING you do will go through whatever server the deem acceptable with no idea what happens to it. You would have to be mad to allow this for a simple data manager. The t an c even say they will block dodgy data.... that’s right, it’s a data manager that monitors every bit of data that passes through your device. If you are not sure what this means, speak to any IT savvy friend and see if they think you should allow this..Arw3421Version: 7.11.3

✓ Can’t delete the app- bewareI no longer need this app, but am unable to delete it from my phone. Every time I delete it, it pops back up again of its own accord. Beware- I wish I’d never downloaded this thing. It also stopped me from streaming video with some particular apps..NatjiphoneVersion: 7.9.0

✓ The VPNWhen I went to turn the VPN off it would always reconnect like it was trying to get out information something like that. I then deleted the VPN and put it make on and it kept doing it, one question is why?.OutermostCoast6Version: 7.11.4

✓ I don't want their VPNOpened the app, and can not access it without enabling the APP's VPN. I already have a very good VPN thank you. And, last time I turned in this App's VPN it took ages to get it turned off. Please get rid off the compulsory VPN thing & let me back into what used to be a very useful app Response from the developer that I can always disable the vpn MISSES THE POINT. Default setting should be off/disabled. I do NOT want another VPN. - end of ! Out of the box : do NOTHING Added comment ; on my iPhone i didn’t remove it (just made sure the wretched VPN was removed) checked today and no VPN demand. Went to add it back on my iPad, and they still insist on having a VPN installed. NO NO NO - I have my own VPN, I do need or want another one - most video streaming sites won’t work with VPN and you have to trust the VPN supply as he will be able to inspect every single internet access you make. So it stays off my family’s devices, just the one on the ipythat is currently VPN free.Peter_dtmVersion: 7.11.4

✓ My Data MgrThe app is good for tracking wifi, which iPhones don’t do. So if you need to track wifi data usage then this is good. It allows you to track mobile & wifi data usage. It gives you a running hourly/ daily usage which is useful. It would be even more useful if each particular wifi connection was tracked / identified. But this is still a useful app for those that need it.PerthmikeVersion: 7.23.0

✓ Do NOT downloadI was wondering what app was taking up so much of my data today so I looked in the settings app. Now want to know what app was taking up so much data... THIS ONE!!!!! 838 MB’s in TWO DAYS!!!!!!! I have a screenshot as proof! My question is what was it even doing with the data???? And to use that much??? Am deleting right away. I was so confused to why my data was almost SIX MORE GIGS than the rest of my families!!!!! This STUPID APP!!!!!.Burgermaster3000Version: 7.11.3

✓ DislikeThis app wth vpn on was causing severe internet issues on my phone! The upload speed was so low, I could not even send photos. A year ago was working fine, but not anymore in November 2021.NanpecaVersion: 7.21.0

✓ Broken on my iPhone 13I used to test this app and it doesn’t work when using on sky train. Breaks and all usage is wrong Data export button doesn’t work as desired. Button callouts off screen Functionality and presentation is off. I am upset as this app used to be good now it’s garbage again. Need better testers not developers.DMEsandmanVersion: 7.24.0

✓ Do not update!This used to be a great app - but recently it simply hasn’t worked. The last update, it started telling me I have used much less data than the O2 app says, whereas before they would be pretty much the same (or good enough). Then I saw an update today and thought they’d fixed this error, but instead the app freezes and crashes whenever I try to view my history. Very disappointing, I will wait for 1 more update but if that doesn’t fix it, I will have to delete :(.TommyrogyVersion: 7.12.2

✓ Pictures don’t match appDoesn’t have features shown in screenshots. Don’t waste your time.BrookwarnerVersion: 7.24.0

✓ Works great unless you use the VPNI started using this app to find out what was sucking up all my data. so of course I had to turn on VPN to enable App Tracking. Because the whole point was to see which apps were using data. 15mb here, 36mb there. definitely not enough to eat 1gb+ per day. well, at the bottom it would always say ‘unspecified apps’. and that number would be WAY more than everything else combined. turns out, once I disabled the VPN that stopped happening. so now I can just go back to using my provider’s app to monitor overall usage since the one specific use for the app WAS USING ALL MY DATA. goodbye app. make it useful without eating the data the user wants to conserve or whats the point..J-c-1-2-3-Version: 7.11.4

✓ Foelrcung a VPN to collect more dataScrew you guys. I’m not using the VPN so you guys can track what apps I’m using. Go back to making the VPN optional or I’m deleting your spyware and finding an alternative solution..LavaboyVersion: 7.11.3

✓ VPN for data trackingYour App updated a few weeks ago and I have the VPN data tracker enabled and ever since the last update it’s been making any browsing have issue. Any AD stuff whether it’s searching for an “iPad” on google or bing or etc the first search result it’s an sponsored ad which is fine because it’s actually Apple but when I click on it it won’t load. Google shopping links won’t work. I’ve tried this all on google, bing, yahoo, and I also tried both in chrome and safari. I tried everything deleting chrome reinstall. Clear cache, etc. I disable that VPN in your app and everything worked fine again. Please fix this issue.CostatonyVersion: 7.7.0

✓ This app compromised my phoneHad this installed for a few weeks then all of a sudden it consumed over 9GB of mobile data over 2 days and most of that was consumed while I was connected to wifi! Have removed this app and the data usage stopped. Also during the same period there were some fraudulent iTunes transactions which also stopped once the app was removed. Judging by other reviews it seems that this is a genuine app so I suspect that someone hacked into my phone via this app and it’s VPN. Not happy!.Swb8268Version: 7.9.0

✓ We shouldn’t be forced to use their VPNLoved the app till it forced me to use the VPN. Deleting app now..WholeJayesVersion: 7.11.3

✓ The line was crossed.I used this app for a very long time and I used to love it. Now, after the upgrade, it’s mandatory to use their VPN. This is unacceptable. I can’t give you all the information about my traffic just to count my carrier usage. Make the app paid and not ask me to use your VPN. Also I need a new solution for my work phone because I can be fired if I use your VPN. For me this is a big fail. I sadly remove your app..DineshITVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Wildly inaccurateThis app looks great, the information available is very useful but it’s capturing 1/2 the mobile data consumption vs reality. This is installed across 4 different phones of which 3 phones are with different providers and this apps inaccuracy across all 4 phones makes it pretty much useless..YongsydVersion: 7.19.2

✓ Totally wacky1st it insists that I enable the VPN which totally messes up my download speed and actually prevents me from getting on the web at all- 2nd if I don’t enable the VPN I can not access the data it is supposed to help me manage - 3rd- It keeps sending critical usage warnings every few minutes until I called Att to question my usage and was told that I had more than 2/3 of my plan still unused and my month ends in 6 days so not to worry - recommended I delete the app and stop the bother... 4th - I deleted the app from my phone a shared my experience.My data disturbanceVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Doesn't do what it says - totally pointlessThe whole purpose of getting this app is to see which apps use what data. The whole app data page has never worked. It tracks my total data usage which I can do with my service provider anyway - but misses the boat on its big promise and the whole purpose of the app. Still waiting on my feedback to be acknowledged - to date I've not even received a reply. Poor form..FitpallerVersion: 7.15.0

✓ Forced VPN after updateFirst off: yes, I have seen the comments from the developer saying you can disable the VPN. I don’t want the app to even ask me to enable a VPN in the first place. The latest update that forces a VPN is a real problem. I use a different VPN whenever I can, and I don’t want to use the one provided by this app. Also many wifi hotspots will block VPNs altogether, making this app worse than useless. I’ll be looking for a different alternative..CanadrianVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Not very accurate data usageWhen I have check the data usage app, it comes up with inaccurate information on how much data you use. I have to check my plan provider to get the exact information. So it is the exact same, I am better off with doing the same thing I started off with. I would not recommend this app..YyyyyiiiiiiinnnnnnnVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Uninstalled - spy appI don’t want VPN.Analyzer2002Version: 7.11.1

✓ Late notificationsThe apps pretty and it monitors data pretty well. (I switched off vpn because it wouldn’t let some apps work) But when you set alarms to notify you for x amount of data usage it doesn’t notify you instantly. Eg. My data usage alarm is set on 500megabytes, so the alarm will notify that Ive used 500meg, but it notified me almost 800meg in. Which I should have switched off my data 300meg ago. I don’t know why it did this. But this bug defeats whole the purpose of having a data alarm on. Also this has happened on many occasions over many days. The app is useless to me personally if it can’t alarm me for going over data..PatchieyVersion: 7.9.0

✓ Great App - But InaccurateOn the face of it, this app looks fantastic and works well most of the time. But the data use tracking is not 100% accurate. I had a morning of very high 3G usage recently, also allowing another user to use my 3G as a personal hotspot. It all appeared as Wifi usage not 3G - has eroded my confidence in the app. There must be a bug still..Phil___HVersion: 2.1.0

✓ Great app but one feature is sadly missing and it’s unreliable nowA very useful app that works (sometimes). It desperately needs a landscape mode for the iPhone 6+ etc. and the iPad, like so many other apps. When using them in landscape mode nothing is more annoying than have to turn the device (especially for iPads on keyboard stand) or tilt your head to be able to check a few facts. Please bring it on!! Lately it’s also missing a lot of data when I use my mobile as modem. Needs to be more accurate!!!!.23tomtomVersion: 7.12.2

✓ VPNYou NEED to enable a VPN when you launch the app (as of latest update), which SHOULDN’T normally be a problem, except for some reason this app blocks usage of Siri on data (no setting to block this from happening - so no CarPlay, message/weather/etc. support), and it blocks you from using certain apps (no login via ANY google-certified login apps, or Facebook) on data. It’s absolutely pathetic. It was livable until they forced the poorly planned out and designed VPN setting. Awful ‘evolution’ for a once great app..Dylan Dakota Shimer-WhiteheadVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Force using VPNThe app was all good 5 stars few updates ago. Now it force you to use their VPN or the app will not function at all. I don’t need and want to be monitor all my data usage. If I want to know which app use the most data. I will turn on the VPN myself. Or just use the iOS data monitor. Now I will not use it at all. Let’s hope they fix it in the next few upgrade..ViclauyycVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Need improvementI love how it monitors how much data I have remaining and how much I can use in a day. I was on a 10gb plan and wanted to keep track of how much I was using. (Usually only use 6gb) I downloaded the app on my first day of my plan after 10 days I had already used up my 10gb. I didn’t change my data usage so how did I run up my data like that? I do want to love this app but I had to uninstall it. This month (same usage) and I have 4gb remaining and my cycle starts over tomorrow. Which makes me think the app ran up my data..Raiu_25Version: 7.20.2

✓ Like it but....Used his app for ages. Went in holiday & used it to monitor data usage- very helpful... UNTIL... I added data to my prepaid plan. You only have one option & can’t add to your existing plan so you can’t really see your data usage as some of the previous plan data could potentially expire before its used. Now difficult to manage data....FolderbusterVersion: 7.10.0

✓ Made it impossible to use my phoneI installed this app for less than half an hour. The moment it was installed it slowed everything down. Apps kept crashing and I couldn’t do anything. It also doesn’t have an option to have included data so it tracks apps that aren’t metered..Peppercorn18Version: 7.9.0

✓ My data won’t load when this app is onThis app was formatted odd. It requires you to download VPN onto your phone, otherwise it won’t work. I started having troubles where my data wouldn’t load (like when connected to bad open wifi) the hamster keep running and then after a couples minutes I just get error. I realized that when I turned off VPN my data worked fine! VPN on, data goes weird again. Additionally to the VPN messing up my data, this app requires to use data to track you data usage, I found that I had used 180MB and 60MB came from the app alone! I’m trying to track my usage, not use it all up! If I turn data off for the app, it won’t track my data, says I’ve used 180MB but I’ve actually used 300MB since turning it off Great idea, well set up to track family plans, but bad hardware and defeats the good. If anyone knows why I’m having these issues, please help..Alex JevonsVersion: 7.15.0

✓ I thought it worked well, but not since the last updateI always thought it was working well and accurate, but last month it showed I only used 500mb and had 1gb of data left, but I received a text from my phone service provider saying I had used 80% of my data for the month... This month it’s showing I’ve only used 210mb when I know I’ve used more than this! I’m not so sure of the app - I think the last update messed things up... I’ll be looking for a new app now as second month and still not working..KungfuclaytsVersion: 7.8.1

✓ VPNI AM not happy with this new forced VPN. The app is pushing constant notifications to my phone saying ‘lots of data left’. Then when I go in to stop that setting, it won’t let me into the app at all unless I enable their mandatory VPN. I don’t want their VPN! I already have an iron clad work one on this phone. Stupid to make it mandatory. Now I need to find a new data tracking app..TiffK123Version: 7.11.3

✓ Not happy with forced VPNI used this app for years and it was great. This new update now forces you to enable VPN to continue using it, no thanks.MercurystarrVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Forcing their VPN featureThis app used to be fantastic! Now I will have to find an alternative, as they are requiring the use of their VPN feature in order to use the app. Previously it was optional as it is only necessary for tracking data usage on a per app basis..RCodyRVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Itself uses massive amount of dataI have been using this app for 10 month. Two weeks ago I discovered that it used 1.6G in one day. Removed it. Be aware..MamoussaVersion: 7.11.4

✓ VPN thing sucksThis app used to be great but now they make you activate a VPN when you use data to use the app. All it does is slow down the internet! NOT COOL!.Christ Nieman69696Version: 7.11.3

✓ Loved the older version betterUPDATE: I’ve had this app on every phone in my household and even told all my coworkers about it. It is extremely helpful and very user friendly. The old version was hands down 5-stars without a doubt. Now though they removed a feature I used all the time which was the timer. This allowed you to see in real-time how much data was being used. I was very disappointed to see this feature go and have looked elsewhere for other apps that have it. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I have unlimited data, but this app is still one of my favorites! You can see history of data used by plan dates, month, day, or lifetime. The map feature is cool too so you can see where you physically were when you used the data. I especially love the widget you can put in your notification drop down. For a free app, this is one of the most useful I've found yet!.RobbieDucatiVersion: 7.6.1

✓ Privacy ConcernsRead the Privacy Policy before using! This app will collect and share information including what websites you visit and for how long (though they say deidentified). You may not mind, and it seems like a very useful app, but best to stay informed about how apps use your personal information..SmaphoneVersion: 7.6.0

✓ They trashed themselves so hard, farewell.I am glad that not only just myself find the latest VPN thing annoying. I had been using this used to be amazing app for like 4 years until they trashed themselves lately. Why nowadays developers are so data hungry?.Kenny Zane 楊萬嬅Version: 7.11.3

✓ Has flawsThis is a nicely designed app but a big problem is that it appears to use masses of mobile data itself without even telling you it is doing so! My iPhone settings/mobile data showed that it chewed through almost 1GB per day! If I turn mobile data off for the app I then cannot access mobile data with other apps (eg Mail and Safari) unless I turn off the VPN which means that this app is not working. It would also be handy to see total data use by each app over a chosen time period rather than only for single days..Werdna TlohVersion: 7.11.1

✓ VPN what??Been using this app for years and was very happy with it, until suddenly it requires VPN to work. This used to be an option but now it’s forcing me to accept for the app to work at all. No thanks!.VPN requiredVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Love hate relationshipI love this app and how it tracks your data usage. However, when I’m at home using my WiFi network, it seriously affects my ability to visit websites and it even affects my call quality and call reception. For example, I missed an important phone call on Friday, because my phone never rang. The same person called me back today and the call never rang again! A relative just called and her call never rang to my phone. However, if I turn off the VPN while I am at home and on WiFi, I don’t have issues with phone calls or websites failing to load. This issue needs to be addressed because missing calls and having websites that repeatedly fail to load is infuriating..SkeeterEMTVersion: 7.6.1

✓ Don't be fooled with that VPN non sense!Used this application for years to keep track of my data usage. Now that we are "forced" to enable to VPN for this app work, it became useless and plain insecure! Any free VPN out there makes you the product so thanks, but no thanks. I uninstalled this application and have no plan whatsoever the install it again unless the VPN can be disabled..HiKsFilesVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Does not function in the backgroundI thought this app was pretty good until I realized that you have to keep the app open in the background for it to work and keep track of your data. But for those of us who like to close our apps occasionally, it’s a pain to have to try to keep track of which apps you close in hopes of not accidentally closing this up in the background because once you do, it stops keeping track of your data. There is a toggle in the settings app to turn on background data for this, but that doesn’t Change whether or not this app actually functions in the background it just allows it to use data in the background. The app itself needs to have a function to where you can make it run without even being open or elect not to if you choose not to. I know this is possible because I have other apps that can do the same thing for other purposes. They allow a toggle button to allow it to run in the background continually if you so choose. This issue needs to be addressed or else the app is pointless..Pioneer PaintingVersion: 7.18.2

✓ VPN required... nopeLoved this app (even though it failed to track personal hotspot data) until a recent update makes it require VPN #disappointed #nicetry.ComplacentCanadianVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Persistent VPN during setup is shadyI just got a new iPad and when I installed this app it was forcing me to enable the VPN for the app tracking data usage. It would not give me the option to bypass it. After enabling it and finishing the setup I was able to disable the VPN. Not cool that they try and force you to enable the VPN and sounds shady. I should decide if I want to enable the VPN. I don’t care for the app data usage tracking. For how persistent the vpn setup was makes me wonder why they want our data so badly. After Cambridge Analytica these folks should rethink their privacy practices..NorCalOffspringVersion: 7.8.0

✓ It slows down my loading time while using data!!!I installed this app about a month ago so I could track my data usage but I have noticed a couple of things that I can now accurately say that this app was the source of 1 when googling while on my data it would take ages to load and sometimes not load at all and come up with a messsge saying that I was not connected to the internet when in theory my data should of allowed me to do this 2 I noticed while looking at what my data had been used on around half of the data I used was used on this app! I do not recommend you use this app, maybe look for another, as I will be doing.An angry ex app ownerVersion: 7.16.0

✓ Unexpected data dowloadsI think this app was responsible for the sudden download on two occasions of 2 Gig & 4.5 Gig respectively - on the second occasion, I had Vodaphone’s data cap in place (I have an iPhone 7s). I did report this to the app creator but have had no response. Someone else had had a similar experience. Therefore, although the app is well-designed and useful, I have taken it off my phone and I would suggest that people using this have some form of data limiter on it..TpberVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Wrong data resultsI have used the app for over a year and I’m afraid to say it doesn’t seem to give accurate data regarding what you consume per day at the very least. I have tried to look up reasons in FAQ but these are non existent and can’t seem to find a way to contact the developers..Mpfg ukVersion: 7.24.1

✓ Great until VPN ImplementationSince the VPN connectivity was introduced with the app it means that a lot of my other apps that connect to the internet don’t work properly. Seems to be only on WiFi that problems arise rather than on data, but seeing how the considerable majority of my internet activity is on WiFi, and Data Manager has to run constantly, I have no choice but to remove the app from my phone. Disappointed cos I really liked it til then..FlipbassVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Used up all my data on the first day of use!My first time using this app my experience was positive until I travelled overseas and used a different sim card. When I came back home the app could not track my previous sim card data and after various attempts to fix it I ended up deleting it. Now that I am in more need to track my data I downloaded the app again at the start of my monthly plan, after a few days I had to turn the vpn off as it would not play well with my wifi at home. But the final strike came today when to my surprise after about 10 days my 4 GB plan was used up. I checked my phone settings and found that this app has used 3.2GB of my plan!!! What?!? How did that happen! On the app it shows that the first day it was downloaded almost 3gb of data were used and I have no idea why!!!! I am out of data for the rest of the month but at least this app has given me my last headache, the problems are a mix of bad user experience with some worrying tech issues..SnazzyOzVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Now forces you to use their vpnI have found this very useful in the past. Now I’m finding I can’t see anything unless I enable the use of its vpn. There seems to be no way to skip this step. I have my own vpn and I don’t want to use vpn when on mobile network as not needed and reduces battery life. So probably good if happy to “enable vpn to continue” otherwise need to find another app....JN31Version: 7.11.4

✓ VPN shenanigansAfter the latest update it requires the use of some VPN claiming better usage tracking. This is a highly suspicious requirement, I won’t be using this app any longer..KerouackianVersion: 7.11.3

✓ Used to love this app but latest updates lost meThis app used to be indispensable but the recent update forcing the use of their VPN makes it unusable for me. I connect to different VPN for other purposes and therefore I can’t use..ImboostedVersion: 7.11.4

✓ BEWARE OF THIS APP! Data hog! Do not install!I’ve been using this app for years and years and liked it. I could check on my data usage and it was accurate. On average I use 1GB to 1.5GB of data each month, and over the past few months my data usage has skyrocketed. This month my data usage is up to 8GB! My Data Manager claims they use very little data - and that’s pure fiction! I’ve monitored my data usage closely over the last two months, and I contacted my carrier, and they confirmed this app is a data hog. I contacted them on May 10th about this and they have ignored me. Install this app at your data peril..HaightmaleVersion: 7.20.1

✓ Uses TOO MUCH of data / ne PAS télécharger !I used this application for a few years. However, since I started using the App tracker, I exceeded my monthly 10 gig data plan in the last two months (July 2017 & August 2017). For the current month (September), I reset my data statistics in the Cellular tab of my iPhone settings and this app consumed 2 gig in a single day! So I strongly advise against this application because it cost me a lot in excess data. / Jai utilisé cette application pendant quelques années. Cependant, depuis que j'ai commencé à utiliser le App tracker, j'ai dépassé mon forfait mensuel de 10 gig de données les deux derniers mois (juillet et août 2017). Pour le mois en cours (septembre), j'ai remis à zéro les statistiques de données de mon iPhone dans l'onglet Cellular des Réglages de mon iPhone et cette application a consommé 2 gig en une seule journée! Bref, je déconseille fortement cette application, car elle m'a coûté beaucoup en frais excédentaire de data!.Jc57842Version: 7.5.1

✓ Why is the VPN now mandatory?Have used this app for years but all of a sudden it won’t even open without me enabling the VPN settings. This used to be optional. I don’t really want this feature so it looks like I may need to look for a different app unless things go back to it being an optional extra. Also no way to contact the developer I can find apart from write a review..Meremark2000Version: 7.11.3

✓ Made My iPhone Almost InoperableAll apps that use cellular data stopped working. Tried resetting network settings, reinstalled all apps, called Verizon, had multiple chat sessions with Verizon, shut phone off numerous times, put it in airplane mode, installed a new system sim card… I couldn’t think of anything else to do - tried everything. Tried to log out of Apple account - it wouldn’t let me. Siri would not work, navigation apps didn’t work - could not connect to internet. I finally took it back to a Verizon store and mentioned that I could not even turn off VPN. That got him thinking that maybe My Data Mgr. could be causing problems. I told him to delete it if he thought it would help. Instead, he found a way to otherwise disable it. I’m not exactly sure what he did but My Data Mgr. is no longer running and that fixed my problem. As soon as he did that I could do everything again. What a relief! He didn’t delete the app but I’m going to, lest I forget and start using it again. I cannot afford to have those problems reappear. Funny, I never realized how much I rely on my phone for things until this fiasco. I’d have said I don’t use it for all that much. I guess I was wrong..RobtbkammeraadVersion: 7.20.1

✓ Was goodI have used this app for ages but after a recent update it asked me to install a VPN. I followed the instructions and thought no more of it. Subsequently I found that in safari google ads and google shopping search links no longer worked. I tried chrome and it didn’t work at all, no pages at all would load. Spent about 2 hours trying to work out what was wrong, and eventually found that disabling the VPN for this app fixed it. I have no idea what the developers intentions were when this feature was added, whether as sinister as some people are suggesting in other reviews (collecting personal data?). What I do know is that they should test things like they first, and it doesn’t seem to me like it has been. Disappointing really..19mikeb86Version: 7.11.3

✓ VPN killed itHad this app for years literally , was the best tracking app it gave you so much infos , but they now force you to allow third party VPN . See ya I’m switching app after years of loving and recommending it.KoordiabloVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Drain of dataHave had the app for a bit over a year and it served its purpose a couple of times when I had a problem with apps using up too much data and needed to identify them. However lately I have been using more and more data, more than usual and the data manager has a field that shows data being used but can’t identify the app so they call that particular field, ‘unidentified apps’. Well as it happens I finally found out what was one of those unidentifiable apps and ironically the app that used a clear majority of the data was My Data Manager !? I find it ridiculous and very sneaky that the actual app that is there to manage your data is the app that is using most of the data and I find it even more bewildering that they supposedly can’t identify their own app. Yeh right!.AdventurouslionVersion: 7.6.1

✓ Forcing VPNI am not allowing the use of a VPN. I use to love this app, now it’s bye, bye..FeckteauVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Nice Concept Lack DeliveryCouter works fine however since all data is stored and shared with devs is a dangerous specially that App Genie owns this company now !! Also 2 things doesnt work: App data tracking is not even near accurate, main apps like instagram, facebook stories do not work !! i submitted 2 feedbacks since a year without a response or fix, most probably app genie cares about collecting your data then optimizing the app If it happens you connect to hotspot with another iphone all data are not detected and if local vpn is enabled internet access will not work.DelBarbourVersion: 7.14.0

✓ DO NOT INSTALL VPN!This app uses free VPN to track your data, like what apps you use for how long including what websites you go to. It positions itself like a service, but it also sells this data to advertisers. For knuckleheads that use this app, it’s fine, but for those people who have a brain, that’s an invasion of their privacy. iOS 12 does a much better job tracking what apps you use and for how long but it keeps this data on your phone. Both App Tracker and "Fake" Security aka Data Shield will install a VPN which will siphon your data away. If you must use this app, DO NOT INSTALL VPN! Also when and if the developer replies to this review/advise it'll bunch of misleading lies Mobidia Technology can't be trusted!.SergioskdVersion: 7.13.0

✓ Terrible Customer ServiceI downloaded this app and used it for a couple of weeks. Then the widget displayed “unable to load”. I tried various steps to get it working, with no luck. I emailed customer service and never heard back from them. I now have a worthless data tracker with worse customer service. 6/8: The widget went down again. I sent another request to customer service. Once again, no response, and the widget remains down. Customer service is lacking. 7/9: The widget continues to work less than it works correctly. I’ve never heard back from customer service..GosswoodVersion: 7.9.0

✓ Mandatory VPN is a privacy/security problemI have been using this app for a while to track the quantity of cellular data used per month, and have been using the shared plan feature to track the data used by my family plan. Today, I opened the app to find it demanding that I enable VPN with no way to opt out (app will not continue unless I enable VPN). The app says that the VPN is used to analyze and track traffic on a per-app basis, and it seems clear that since they say they block app trackers, they must *themselves* be tracking the data - that is, they are watching the contents of the traffic. When they say that they analyze traffic to observe market trends, that sounds like they are tracking my data. Then, they make a claim about improving privacy, to distract from the fact that they are reducing your privacy. You should not enable (any) VPN unless you trust that VPN provider with *all* of your data. I have no reason to trust this app with any of my data. Too many red flags for an app that is supposed to track cellular usage..CjMa364Version: 7.11.2

✓ VPN protection not continuousMy Data Manager has an in-built VPN service which is good However as you switch from one WiFi zone to another VPN stops working as MDM does not automatically switch VPN from one WiFi zone to another What I would expect is; 1. Previous-known WiFi zone if the WiFi zone just stepped into is already known on my iPhone I’d expect MDM to automatically switch the active VPN from the WiFi zone just vacated to the WiFi zone just entered without having to manually switch VPN protection to the WiFi zone just entered 2. New-unknown WiFi zone If a new unknown WiFi zone is entered into I’d expect that MDM would flag up a new unknown WiFi zone is detected that has just been entered into and with the option to seek user confirmation to auto-protect (this time only, not to protect, always protect when WiFi zone changes) Currently I find it very annoying having to manually enter MDM and manually select that a WiFi zone had been newly entered into and VPN needs to be applied Cheers, Denis.HarleyBuzzVersion: 7.23.0

✓ Why did you ruin a great app?This was a great app but recently changed to require that the VPN feature be turned on to work at all (previously the VPN was only required for app—specific data tracking). VPN requires a lot more control/access than is needed for simple data usage tracking. This change ruined a great app. Update: The App Developer feedback states that you can disable VPN. However, I can’t even open the app unless I enable the VPN feature, which I’m not willing to do. Users shouldn’t have to enable VPN at all if they don’t want to. This feature is causing an large number of corporate users to switch to an alternative solution..CorpClientVersion: 7.11.3

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