These are the best VPNs for Android devices

Like essentially all VPNs out there, ExpressVPN promises a ton of servers (more than 3,000), unlimited bandwidth, no restrictions, and great speeds. It also openly advertises the fact that it's based in the British Virgin Islands, which doesn't have data-retention laws, meaning the company isn't required to keep activity or connection logs.

One area where it stands out is the number of available locations, a whopping 160 cities in 94 countries. It also supports a ton of security standards, including 256-bit AES encryption. 

The starting monthly price for ExpressVPN is pretty steep: $12.95 per month. But you can also buy a 12-month subscription for $99.95, which means you're actually paying $8.32. Not the cheapest option out there, but still OK. And if you're a cryptocurrency fan, you'll like the fact that you can pay that in bitcoins. 

Using the app is simple enough: Fire it up and choose a location (you get a recommended location depending on your actual geolocation which should give you good speed), and then surf away. 

NordVPN has a reputation for being amongst the sturdiest, most reliable VPNs out there and my experience has confirmed that. Whenever I needed to mimic being in a different geolocation, NordVPN had a server that was fast, and, even more importantly, the server was not on any blacklist. With it, I was able to stream Hulu shows in several European countries without issues. 

NordVPN says it offers over 5,700 servers worldwide. It lets you connect five devices at the same time, and it claims to keep no logs of your activities. 

Unlike Opera, NordVPN isn't free, but here's the bad news: It's very, very hard to find a decent VPN that's free. NordVPN does have some pretty sweet long-term deals, like a three-year subscription for $125.64. This might sound like a lot of money out of the gate, but divide it into monthly installments, and it's just $3.49 per month. 

TunnelBear's main selling point is simplicity and ease of use, and it delivers. After downloading the app, all you need to do is create an account (only your email address and password is needed), confirm the registration via email, and you're good to go. The animation of a bear actually tunneling from one place to another is pretty great, too. 

The app is free, but it only gets you a monthly 500MB, which will be enough for a little bit of work but definitely won't do for video streaming. If you want more, you can get a paid account with unlimited data. Pricing starts at $9.99 per month but is lower if you choose the 3 year plan for $120 (which works out to a monthly price of $3.33).