STEP 1
Pick a plan
Download for Mac and start 3 days free; a card is needed. Every plan covers 2 devices.
Demo Off · China · tap to connect Reaching Tokyo… Connected · Tokyo · 74 ms
VPN for Mac / iPhone coming soon
Every app works again. Even in China.Past any block.On every trip.Even at home.
Tunnelz gives you a private VPN server that only you use, and one switch to turn it on. Built for China, where shared VPNs get found and blocked.
When apps, calls or news are blocked where you live, Tunnelz builds a private server abroad that only you use. Nothing shared for a censor to find, and one switch to use it.
Several countries, one setup. Your own server, which only you use, comes with you from hotel Wi-Fi to airport Wi-Fi, and every app works the same wherever you land.
Privacy at home, and your shows from abroad. A server that only you use, in your own account. Tunnelz never sees your traffic.
Where will you use it?Built for thisApps or news blockedSeveral stopsPrivacy + streaming
- Apple silicon Mac · macOS 14+
- Card for the trial
- Vultr server, ~$5/mo
How it works
Three steps. About 10 minutes, once.
No server skills needed. New to Vultr? The app walks you through opening an account, then builds your server in about two minutes. After that, it's one switch.
STEP 2
Build in one click
The app helps you open a Vultr account (about $5 a month), then builds your server in the fastest region.
Finding the fastest region…Creating your server in Tokyo…Installing…Checking the cover site…Ready · your server is in Tokyoabout 2 minabout 1 min leftalmost theredone
STEP 3
Flip the switch
That's it. Tunnelz picks the faster protocol and keeps the tunnel up on its own.
ConnectedOffConnecting…
Tokyo · 74 mstap the switchReaching Tokyo…
The switch
One switch. That's the whole app.
On the Mac it lives in the menu bar, like Wi-Fi. On iPhone it's one power button. This is a live demo: try it. Every switch on this page is the same switch.
Tunnelz
Status
ConnectedOffConnecting…
Reality · 74 msBlocked sites are unreachableReaching Tokyo…
Server
Tokyo203.0.113.10
Route
Interactive recreation · flip the switch, pick a route
Tunnelz
OffConnectingConnected
China Reaching Tokyo Tokyo, Japan · Reality
2.5 MB/s
186 KB/s
1.29 GB
2h 14m
Compare
Fast, reliable, private. Measured, not promised.
Shared VPN servers get found, blocked and crowded. A server that's only yours doesn't have that problem.
Fast.
About 146 Mbps downloads and Google in 0.1 s, from a home connection in China. Chinese sites skip the tunnel and stay fast.
100 MB download
Tunnelz · Hysteria2The faster one on most networks
5.5 s146 Mbps
Tunnelz · RealityLooks like a normal website
21.7 s37 Mbps
Cloudflare WARPsame network, same day
no route
Never connected, or connected but kept a Chinese location.
0.1sGoogle · Hysteria2
0.2sGoogle · Reality
0.17sBaidu · direct
China Unicom home Wi-Fi to Vultr Tokyo, October 2026. Played 4× faster. Shared and free VPNs weren't measured, so they get no numbers.
Reliable.
A health check every 15 s and after sleep. It follows Wi-Fi changes and reconnects by itself. If your server is ever blocked, a new one is up in about 2 minutes.
Health check · every 15 s
LiveConnectingOffThe switch is off, so there's nothing to check.
15sbetween checks
Autoafter Wi-Fi changes and sleep
~2minto a new server if blocked
Private.
The server lives in your own Vultr account. Nobody else shares it, so it never gets crowded and there's no shared address to block. Tunnelz the company never sees your traffic.
An illustration, not a measurement.
How the alternatives work
vs
Tunnelz
Typical shared VPN
Free VPNs
Cloudflare WARP
Who's on your server
Only you
Shared with strangers
Shared with strangers
A shared network
Getting blocked
Your own address. Replaced in about 2 minutes if it's ever blocked
Shared servers get found and blocked
Shared servers get found and blocked
Never connected in our test
Crowding
None. Nobody else uses it
Gets crowded at busy times
Gets crowded at busy times
Not a factor when it can't connect
Where sites think you are
Japan, measured
When it gets through
When it gets through
Stayed Chinese, measured
Who runs the server
You do. Tunnelz never sees your traffic
The VPN company
The free VPN's operator
Cloudflare
For the technical: protocols, routing and DNS
- Two protocols, picked by speedVLESS + Reality (TCP 443) looks like an ordinary visit to a big real website. Hysteria2 (UDP 443, obfuscated) is fast on lossy links.
- Smart routingChinese sites go direct and stay fast (Baidu in 0.17 s); everything else goes through your server. Switch to All Traffic any time.
- No poisoned DNSLookups for foreign sites go through your server, so they can't be tampered with.
- Recovers by itselfA health check every 15 s and after sleep. It follows Wi-Fi changes.
- Every app, not just the browserA system-wide tunnel: messaging, work and AI apps, and the terminal too.
- Four regionsTokyo, Osaka, Seoul or Singapore: close to China and quick to reach. Measured: China Unicom home Wi-Fi to Vultr Tokyo, October 2026.
Why Tunnelz exists
I built Tunnelz for my own Mac, on home Wi-Fi in China, because every VPN I paid for kept getting blocked right when I needed it.
Free options weren't better: Cloudflare WARP either never connected, or it did and sites still saw me in China. What finally worked was a server of my own, abroad, that nobody else used. Setting it up by hand took an evening of firewalls and DNS fixes, and doing it again for family took another.
Tunnelz is that evening, done for you: your own server in about ten minutes, then one switch. I use it every day.
Pricing
Simple plans. Two devices each.
Start with 3 days free. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.
Yearly · 2 devices
Download for Mac · 3 days free
Free for 3 days, then $79.99 a year. With your server, about $11.67 a month in all.
Free for 3 days, then $12.99 a month. With your server, about $17.99 a month in all.
Free for 3 days, then $19.99 once for 30 days. With your server, about $25 in all.
Your server is billed by Vultr, about $5 a month, in your own account. That's what keeps it yours. Stop any time: cancel in the app, and one tap deletes your server so Vultr stops billing too. New Vultr accounts get credit through our link.
Coming soon to theApp Store
Tunnelz for iPhone and iPad.
The globe, one power button, and the same private server as your Mac. Leave your email and we'll tell you the day it's out.
Mac to iPhone in one scan
Show a QR code on one device and scan it with the other. The second device uses the same server, so there's nothing to set up twice.
FAQ
Straight answers.
What do I need to get started?
A Mac with Apple silicon on macOS 14 or later, a card for the 3-day trial, and a Vultr account for your server. No account yet? The app walks you through opening one.
Why do I pay Vultr separately?
Because the server is yours: it runs in your Vultr account, and Vultr bills you directly, about $5 a month. With Yearly that's about $11.67 a month in all. New Vultr accounts get credit through our link.
How long does setup take?
About 10 minutes the first time, most of it opening your Vultr account. Building the server takes about two minutes. After that, it's one switch.
Can Tunnelz see my traffic?
No. Your traffic goes from your device to your own server, which nobody else shares. Tunnelz the company never sees your traffic.
Does it really work in China?
That's what it's built for. On China Unicom home Wi-Fi to Tokyo we measured about 146 Mbps and reached Google in 0.1 s. Sites saw us in Japan, while Chinese sites went direct.
What happens after the free trial?
Your plan starts on day 4 unless you cancel; cancel before then and you pay nothing. You can cancel any time in the app (Settings › Manage Plan). If you stop for good, one tap deletes your server, so Vultr stops billing too.
What if my server gets blocked?
Tunnelz checks the connection every 15 s and after sleep, and reconnects by itself. If your server's address is ever blocked, you can replace it with a new one in about 2 minutes.
Which devices are covered?
Every plan covers 2 devices in any mix: Mac + iPhone, Mac + Mac, or iPhone + iPad. You can add an extra device. The Mac app is a direct download now; the iPhone and iPad app is coming soon to the App Store.
I use Cloudflare WARP. Is that a problem?
WARP can block other VPNs. If it's in the way, the Tunnelz panel tells you and offers a Turn Off WARP button.
Ready when you are
Flip the switch.
Three days free. Set it up once, then it's one switch.