Technical profile for Nord VPN.
This mobile app is a VPN client designed to protect internet traffic and improve browsing privacy across public and private networks. It provides privacy-consent onboarding, account authentication, subscription disclosures, notification controls, support access, and diagnostic tools while stating that browsing activity remains private.
Written from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, not from the store listing. It covers only the screens that run reached, so anything behind a login, paywall or region lock is absent.
10 SDKs found across 9 categories. Click any SDK to see every other app that uses it.
27 permissions requested at runtime. Colors reflect platform sensitivity tier.
Post notifications to the system.
Write files to shared external storage. No-op for apps targeting Android 11+.
Read phone state, network info, and the device's phone number.
Open network sockets.
Read connectivity information.
Read Wi-Fi connection information.
Receive the BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast.
Run a foreground service.
Query all installed apps regardless of manifest declarations. Restricted by Play policy.
Draw windows on top of other apps. Granted from system settings.
Keep the device awake.
Required for foreground services of type specialUse.
Read non-sensitive phone state such as cellular network type.
Use Google Play Billing for in-app purchases and subscriptions.
What FlyTrap detected inside Nord VPN.
This mobile app is a VPN client designed to protect internet traffic and improve browsing privacy across public and private networks. It provides privacy-consent onboarding, account authentication, subscription disclosures, notification controls, support access, and diagnostic tools while stating that browsing activity remains private. This comes from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, so it covers only the screens that run reached.
Nord VPN is built with Native Android. FlyTrap determined this by analyzing the app's compiled binary, not from anything the developer published.
FlyTrap detected 10 third-party SDKs inside Nord VPN, including Firebase Analytics, Firebase Cloud Messaging and Firebase Crashlytics. They span areas such as Analytics, Push Notifications, Crash Reporting and Anti-Abuse. The full list, grouped by category, is on this page.
Nord VPN requests 27 permissions. 3 of these are sensitive, such as Post notifications, Write storage and Read phone state. Each is listed above with its platform sensitivity tier.
FlyTrap reports what an app contains, it does not issue a safety verdict. Nord VPN requests 27 permissions (3 sensitive) and bundles 10 third-party SDKs. Reviewing those alongside the developer helps you decide what you are comfortable granting.
The version FlyTrap analyzed targets Android.
