World by SOBEfor iPhone, iPad, Mac and AndroidYour world
of freedom.
A private VPN. One simple connection.
Servers in Amsterdam, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tel Aviv and New York, run by our own team. No access or traffic logs.
Simple to use. Clear about how it works.
One-tap connection
Sign in with an email code, with Apple or Google, or with no email at all using an account number. Then one golden button connects and disconnects. No configuration files, no keys to copy.
Automatic protocol selection
Auto starts with the fastest protocol. If the network blocks it, the app tries the next one while it connects.
Servers we manage
Rented servers in five countries. Our team installs and runs every piece of software on them, with access logs switched off.
A connection that adapts.
Some networks slow down or block VPNs. Leave the protocol on Auto and tap once: the app checks what gets through on this network.
- AmneziaWG · tried firstThe fastest option. Built on WireGuard, with the fingerprint that gives WireGuard away hidden.
- VLESS Reality · when UDP is blockedRuns over TCP port 443 and looks like an ordinary HTTPS visit to a university website. A little slower.
- VLESS XHTTP · where the server offers itExperimental. Splits traffic into ordinary web requests, for networks that break long connections.
Auto runs its checks when you connect, so on a difficult network it can take a few seconds or up to about half a minute. If a connection drops later, connect again to repeat them. You can also choose a protocol yourself in Settings. No VPN works on every network, and we do not promise that either.
Where we are
Five locations. Swipe the server card on the main screen to change it. On iPhone and iPad, Auto picks the fastest one for you.
Rented servers at HostHatch, HOSTKEY and Kamatera, set up and run by us. Each server issues its own keys for each of your devices.
How it works
Three steps, about a minute the first time.
- 1
Sign in, with or without email
Use a six-digit email code, Sign in with Apple on iPhone and iPad or Google in the Google Play version, or take a 16-digit account number instead of an email. There is no password to create or reuse.
- 2
Choose a location
Swipe to Amsterdam, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tel Aviv or New York. The protocol stays on Auto unless you change it.
- 3
Tap to connect
The big golden button. Tap it again to disconnect.
Everyday controls
The small things that make a VPN easy to live with. Some of them depend on what iOS and Android allow an app to do.
Ad and tracker filtering
One switch sends DNS lookups to a filtering resolver on our own servers, which blocks known ad, tracker and malicious domains in apps that use the system DNS (the Galaxy Store version still uses AdGuard DNS until its next update). It cannot catch ads served from a site's own domain.
Connect automatically
On iPhone, World can connect by itself on any network. On Android, turn on Always-on VPN in the system settings: the app takes you there.
Kill switch
On iPhone, an optional switch blocks internet traffic outside the VPN, while the local network stays reachable. On Android, use the system option Block connections without VPN.
Widgets and quick toggles
iPhone and iPad: Home Screen widgets in every size and Lock Screen widgets (iOS 17 and later), and a Control Center toggle (iOS 18 and later). Android: a Quick Settings tile.
Siri and Shortcuts
Connect, disconnect, or ask whether you are connected, by voice or from a shortcut.
Made to be yours
Ten themes, from forest green to Hawaii, the Alps and Amazonia, or your own photo as the background. On iPhone and iPad, ten app icons too. The app speaks twelve languages (ten in the Galaxy Store version for now).
Your privacy, explained.
A VPN carries everything you send, so we keep only what the service needs. This is the short version; the policies give every detail.
What we keep
- Your email or account number: your email is your account, for sign-in codes and access; for an account without email we keep only a one-way fingerprint of its number.
- Sign-in sessions: a hashed token for each device you sign in on.
- Your VPN profile: the keys of each of your devices on each server, in a file only the administrator can read.
- Your devices: a random install number, the device type with its system version and when it first and last asked for access, so you can see and disconnect your devices.
- Your purchase: on iPhone, the App Store record of your plan (transaction number, plan, expiry); on Android, the Google Play record of your subscription (purchase token, plan, expiry).
- Error messages: technical errors, without your email or IP address, in server memory for three days at most.
What we do not keep
- The sites and apps you use: there are no access or traffic logs on our servers.
- Your DNS lookups: they travel inside the tunnel to our own resolver, which keeps no query log (sites on your Allowed list go around the VPN).
- Your IP address on disk: it is held in memory only, by the VPN server while you are connected and by the account service to limit abuse.
- Payment details: purchases go through the App Store or Google Play; we never see your card.
- Trackers in the apps: no third-party analytics, advertising or crash reporting.
Delete your account at any time
In the app, Settings, then Delete account, or by writing to us. Your email, sessions and keys are erased from our servers. Only the record of your purchase is kept, until you ask us to erase it. Deleting the account does not cancel an App Store or Google Play subscription.
Questions
Do I need an email?
No. You can sign in with an email code, with Apple or Google, or choose an account without email: the app gives you a 16-digit number, and we keep only a one-way fingerprint of it. If you use an email, it is for sign-in codes, messages about your account and, only if you turn them on, our news. We never share it.
Which devices can I use?
iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android phones. One account works on all of them: sign in with the same email or account number.
Can I use it on several devices at once?
Yes, on up to three. Each device gets its own keys. Settings → Devices lists them and lets you disconnect one; a device where World has not been opened for 60 days frees its place by itself.
Will it work on my network?
In most places, yes. Auto tries up to three protocols when you connect, which helps on networks that block VPNs. No VPN can promise every network: if yours still blocks the connection, write to us.
Do you keep logs?
There are no access or traffic logs on our servers and no record of the sites you open or your DNS lookups. We do keep your account data: the privacy policy lists all of it.
How much does it cost?
On Android, the app is free to install; to connect, choose a plan in the app: €4.99 a month or €39.99 a year. Both start with free days for a new subscriber (3 in Google Play, 7 in the Galaxy Store), and you can cancel any time in the store. On iPhone and iPad, the app is free to download; to connect, choose in the app €4.99 a month or €39.99 a year, and the yearly plan starts with 7 days free for a new subscriber. After a trial the subscription renews at the plan's price unless you cancel in time: on Android before the trial ends, on the App Store at least 24 hours before. An account without email buys time instead (30 days or a year): no trial, and nothing renews by itself. Google Play and the App Store show the price in your currency.
A site from home does not open through the VPN. What can I do?
Some banks, government services and shops refuse foreign addresses. On iPhone, turn on the Allowed list in Settings and add the site's address: listed sites open directly, with your own address. Everything else still goes through the VPN. A few apps check whether any VPN is on at all; for those, turn the VPN off for a moment.
How do I delete my account?
In the app, Settings, then Delete account, or write to world@sobeinvest.com. The Delete account page explains what is erased.
Who is behind World?
SOBE OÜ (Sobe Invest), a small company in Tallinn, Estonia, bound by the GDPR. We also make Currency by SOBE. Write to us any time: a person answers.