Best VPN for Apple TV in 2024

NordVPN

NordVPN is an excellent VPN, but if you plan to use it on your Apple TV, you might be disappointed. In my experience, NordVPN’s Apple TV app isn’t nearly as user-friendly as most competitors. Searching for servers is tricky because you have no choice but to scroll through a list of servers arranged in no particular order. For a VPN with servers in 111 different countries, this user interface choice is baffling. You can also search for a specific server, but the server locations will not be populated until you enter the third letter of your search query. While these are minor inconveniences, they are still a quibble from me in terms of usability.

Even if you can get past the clunky design of NordVPN’s Apple TV app, you won’t know it: the app’s streaming capabilities are terrible. While testing NordVPN’s Apple TV app, I encountered error messages with every title I tried to stream on every foreign Netflix library I tried to access. Hulu detected the VPN and blocked my access to its content even though I was connected via US servers.

Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, Amazon Prime Video and US Netflix worked fine. Still, streaming is the main reason why the vast majority of people opt for a VPN on Apple TV, and if NordVPN can’t quite get it right, I’d suggest passing on for a VPN that can. I highly recommend NordVPN as a solid option for basically everything else, but not for Apple TV.

Read our NordVPN review.

PrivadoVPN

PrivadoVPN is a relatively new VPN provider that has been making strides in the industry in recent years. It’s not a top choice, but the Apple TV app is a good option for casual users who just want to stream content. I like how the app allows you to search for servers based on latency, allowing you to find potentially optimal performing servers and ensure your streaming experience remains smooth. You can also designate favorite servers and browse locations alphabetically, but strangely there’s no option to search for server locations. Regardless, the app connected instantly in my tests and streaming was always buffer-free, despite PrivadoVPN’s lackluster speed performance in our most recent speed tests.

PrivadoVPN offers a free plan that’s fine for casual web browsing, but I don’t recommend it for streaming on Apple TV or any other device due to the 10GB monthly limit (which is about enough to stream one or two movies a month ). If that’s enough for you, give it a try. In my testing, PrivadoVPN’s free tier didn’t give me access to either Netflix or Disney Plus streaming content – although I was able to stream Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Apple TV Plus content with the free plan. With the paid subscription, I could access streaming content on each of these streaming services, as well as Netflix and Disney Plus. PrivadoVPN’s premium tier gives you access to servers in 49 countries and costs $11 per month, $45 for the first year (then $60 per year), or $54 total for the first two years combined (then $96 every two years).

Read our PrivadoVPN review.

Proton VPN

Proton VPN is one of the best VPNs available, which is why I was particularly excited to try out the brand new Apple TV app when it was released in October. I found the app easy to use, with countries organized in a grid format in alphabetical order – making the process of finding and connecting to a server a breeze. I was able to connect directly to every server I tried and access content on several streaming platforms, including Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, Amazon Prime Video, Max, and Hulu.

While the app is fully functional and performs well on streaming platforms, it’s the most basic Apple TV VPN app I’ve come across yet. Granted, the Apple TV apps released by other VPNs don’t exactly offer a plethora of features, but Proton VPN’s app offers even less. Proton VPN’s Apple TV app is completely devoid of settings or options of any kind. There are no options to search by country or set a specific server as a favorite. There is also no option to select specific cities within a country location.

For these reasons, Proton VPN’s Apple TV app can’t quite match the top picks in this category. The app is still brand new and Proton VPN will definitely improve the app with additional features and additional functionality in future releases. If you’re okay with the app’s limited functionality, it’s still a solid option for streaming, and overall Proton VPN is an excellent VPN for a wide range of use cases. Proton VPN costs $10 per month, $60 for the first year (then $80 per year) or $108 for the first two years combined (then $80 per year). All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Read our Proton VPN review.