It depends on how you feel about tracking: Ghost Shell Browser VPN declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are location. In total the label lists 6 data types; 44% of privacy protection apps we checked declare tracking.
Ghost Shell Browser VPN privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Ghost Shell Browser VPN's developer reports using identifiers to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did Ghost Shell Browser VPN ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Ghost Shell Browser VPN's developer declared.
Ghost Shell Browser VPN lists Location on its label. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.
User Content is not on Ghost Shell Browser VPN's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Ghost Shell Browser VPN's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Ghost Shell Browser VPN declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.
Health & Fitness is not on Ghost Shell Browser VPN's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Ghost Shell Browser VPN collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| LocationSensitiveNot linked to you | Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). | Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it. |
| Search HistoryNot linked to you | Searches you run inside the app. | Look for a clear-history or private-search option in the app. |
| PurchasesNot linked to you | What you have bought or tend to buy. | Review in-app marketing settings; subscriptions are listed in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions. |
| IdentifiersUsed to track youLinked to you | An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted. |
| Usage DataNot linked to you | What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. | There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings. |
| DiagnosticsNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What Ghost Shell Browser VPN's label means for you
Ghost Shell Browser VPN's label has 1 type under “Data Used to Track You”, 1 type under “Data Linked to You”, 5 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means identifiers from Ghost Shell Browser VPN can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.
The items that deserve the most attention are location. Location history reveals home, work and routines. Precise location deserves the most scrutiny.
Privacy tools — VPNs, blockers and scanners — can see a lot of your traffic. A privacy app that collects identifiers or usage data deserves a careful read. Check whether the app logs traffic or DNS queries and who operates its servers.
Among the 147 privacy protection apps in our snapshot with a label, 44% declare tracking, 62% collect data linked to you and 22% say they collect nothing. Ghost Shell Browser VPN lists 6 data types, more than the average of 3.1 for this group.
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
Settings to check for Ghost Shell Browser VPN
- 1
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
- 2
Location
Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Ghost Shell Browser VPN. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.
- 3
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 4
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Ghost Shell Browser VPN › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Ghost Shell Browser VPN track you?
Identifiers. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.
Does Ghost Shell Browser VPN track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Ghost Shell Browser VPN behind Face ID
- Find Ghost Shell Browser VPN on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Ghost Shell Browser VPN now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Ghost Shell Browser VPN has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Ghost Shell Browser VPN
| Developer | QUANTA GARAGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
| App Store category | Utilities (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 1.1.62, released September 2026 |
| First released | September 2024 |
| Requires | iOS 15.0 or later |
| Size | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ |
| Languages | 21 (AR, NL, EN, FR, DE, HI, ID, IT…) |
| Bundle ID | com.yogavpn.ios |
The current version shipped in September 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Ghost Shell Browser VPN sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Ghost Shell Browser VPN's developer: Does the privacy app itself log what I do?
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Your Ghost Shell Browser VPN privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists identifiers under Data Used to Track You.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Location appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.