2025-09-19
No more exit node
They killed the exit node feature.
Updating
+5
#49 in Top Free iPad Apps > Utilities
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Description
Securely connect to anything on the internet with Tailscale. Built on WireGuard®, Tailscale is networking technology that enables you to make finely configurable connections, secured end-to-end according to zero trust principles, between any resources on any infrastructure. Tailscale brings identity to the network layer, so that you can control access based on user identity, not only IP address. This gives you the power to intuitively and flexibly define which users should have access to which services based on existing user identities, as well as groups, services, and subnet ranges.
Tailscale transforms your existing network from a legacy hub and spoke model to a modern, lightweight, and responsive mesh networking architecture that eliminates single points of failure and delivers better performance, scalability, and security for your end users, devices, and remote resources.
Replace legacy VPNs, connect workloads across on-prem and cloud infrastructure providers, power Zero Trust initiatives, and make remote access secure by simplifying software-defined networking and security operations. Deploy a zero-config VPN, securely access resources on any infrastructure, unlock developer workflow networking, and modernize Enterprise networking at scale with Tailscale.
Tailscale is hardware-agnostic—so you can make decisions about your hardware independently from decisions about your network. Tailscale creates an overlay network, using your existing network, so you can incrementally deploy it without needing new network switches or to change your network architecture.
Tailscale works with 100+ technology integrations and dozens of identity providers, and is available on a wide range of operating system platforms, including Apple’s macOS, iOS, and tvOS.
What's New in Version 1.88.2
Fixed: UserDefaults, which apps and system policies use to store and read preferences, force string values like true or 1 into Booleans as expected.
Fixed: The Settings button displays correctly when no account is logged in to the client.
Seller
Name
Tailscale Inc.
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
1.88.2
Size
27.6 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 15.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.0 of 5 (502 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2025-09-19
the exit node option is gone
I need it back
2025-09-19
Latest update won’t connect
Unless you activate the VPN then “throw” (close) the app and then all other devices and exit nodes become visible again.
2025-09-18
Last 2 updates broke it
Fix this
2025-09-18
Update v1.88.1 Broke the App
Avoid upgrading to v1.88.1. This upgrade on iOS broke the ability to connect, view connections, or select exit nodes.
When this solution works, it’s an excellent product.
2025-09-17
Broke the app
Latest update broke the app - can’t connect
2025-09-15
Latest Update
The latest update broke the app. I cant connect.
2025-09-14
Latest 1.88.1 update horrible.
Don’t get me wrong, I love TS, but the 1.88.1 clearly shows there is no regression testing before pushing out an update. Complete lack of SQA.
2025-09-13
Update broke it
Just updated and tailscale no longer connects. Tried it on numerous iOS devices. All broken now. Can’t connect to any of my services.
2025-09-11
Good service
Awesome, been using it for a year now.
2025-08-21
Не работает при 4g/5g - только wi-fi
Подключается только по wi-fi. Стоит только отключить vpn и попробовать включить снова при сотовой сети - ничего не работает. В чем тогда смысл приложения, если подключается только пока я нахожусь в локальной сети. Я искал решение для подключения к домашнему серверу из любой точки. Но остался разочарован, это не удобно. Почините, пожалуйста.
2025-08-07
Love it but the battery drain is insane
Super useful app/service, connect to your pc from anywhere as if you were on the same network, main issue is battery drains like crazy when it's on.
Workaround is to use shortcuts, have it turn tailscale on when the apps you use with it are open, turn it off after the app is closed. Issue with that is no server monitoring widgets work, you have to have the app open.
2025-07-18
Fix on demand
On demand doesn’t always work and I have to turn it on manually otherwise great.
2025-06-11
If networks are your thing, it’s for you
I didn’t use it for a while because I figured I could roll my own, and I did. But then I tried it. Just as good as doing it myself but way easier and more flexible. Surprisingly generous free plan and if I hit the limits I would be happy to pay. Review of both app and service, as the app works just as well as the service. Quick to update to support new features. Shockingly good, worryingly good because such great things often don’t last long.
2025-06-07
Excellent programmers
It's refreshing to see update description that actually tells you the fixes and added features. I hope they keep this up. App works great.
2025-05-30
No full function
The tailscale on IOS cannot perform as easily as it on Linux and windows. The IOS cannot set an exit node and connect to one, and it could also not show whether it was connected directly caused some inconvenience.
2025-05-22
App not updating if Always On
if you set the app to be always on, it won't automatically update, which is self defeating.
2025-04-18
Good everwhere else but appstore
keeps crashing upon startup nonstop
2025-03-18
not meant for me but it's alr i guess
everyone i know was slobbering and riding on this app and i tried it and it literally isn't meant for me because i don't know what im supposed to really use it for in my case
2025-02-25
Everything but
The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because macOS doesn’t allow for the Tailscale ssh server… easy to setup and use clean design.
2025-02-25
Easy setup
This is simple to setup and works well to connect back to my home network.
2025-02-19
Works great
I use geotriggered automations on my iPhone to connect and disconnect. I’ve noticed that if an exit node is enabled in the iOS app, then while the automations do succeed, they *report* failure. If no exit node is enabled, then these false alarms do not occur.
2025-02-15
Battery killer. 12 hours background.
This app uses over 12 hours of background time per day basically destroying any battery life I could possibly imagine having.
2025-01-21
fantastic product elsewhere, ios build has a show-stopping bug
it appears to be impossible with the current state of the GIU to configure a custom configuration server, with a pre-authorized key.
2024-12-14
Awesome
Easy to setup and it just works. 10 stars!!
2024-12-12
Great idea horrible app
- on demand fails me so often I can no longer TRUST it. It simply fails to run. Or gets STUCK. Why have this totally broken feature? It’s not reliable.
- the new widget is WRONG most of the time. It’s beyond useless. It shows off right now but the app shows on.
At a service level, tailscaled, has also failed me numerous times with dead connections.
Every time I mention these problems to other people they wonder why I bother using this app or service.
With how popular this is and how much money they must bring in I am confused why the BASIC FUNCTIONALITY is broken.
Great idea. Great when it works. Bad maintainers.
To whoever reads this: please fix this stuff and prove me wrong.
2024-12-07
Amazing at everything it does
If a computer doesn’t have Tailscale it’s not that useful to me. If this app let me ssh into my machines it would be 6/5 stars
2024-12-03
It just works
Simple, user friendly, and straightforward. Easiest VPN setup ever
2024-11-25
Amazing
Great VPN- only suggestion is please add a widget/switch for control center to “toggle VPN”
2024-11-24
exit node wrong
HI， first， this app is wonderful. thanks.
But exit node can't work this day, I can't enable it and then access internet. But same node can work well in android, which can use exit node access internet good.
Some info may help:
When I enable magic dns in iphone, it can access internet, but really slow. So, something may wrong in DNS?
Please consider fix it. Thanks
2024-11-15
Fairly good
The app is not bad. It does allow me to connect to my mesh, but I’m deducting a star for the inability to set the exit node. Literally spent hours trying to find something that is on every other device before deciding that they just don’t have the support for iOS. The docs would suggest that the feature is there, but we can’t find it.
2024-11-14
Great Pomodoro App
Tailscale the service is great. Other apps are decent, though amateurish. But this iPadOS app just stinks. Every ten to twenty minutes you have to restart the connection. Sometimes many times before it starts working again. But it always shows its status as 100% so you restart, switch apps to verify, no joy, switch back, restart again, and again…
2024-09-18
Good when working
For the most part this is a great service. I just had issues with DNS leaks but that seems to have been fixed with an update to Tailscale in my router.
2024-09-13
Tailscale has changed my life!
Seriously, it feels like the Internet and having fun with computers is a thing again thanks to how easy Tailscale makes it to host things securely!
2024-07-27
Just one more thing
It’s so good, but please make it for Apple Watch
2024-07-20
Love Tailscale, but the IOS app needs work
I love the functionality that Tailscale provides, but the IOS app will not disconnect. I use the slider to disconnect, and it immediately reconnects. The only way I can get the app to disconnect is to delete the app, which makes Tailscale not very convenient to us on iOS.
2024-07-12
Unstable connection; drains battery
Really kills battery. Get notifications that lost connections a bunch of times.
2024-07-09
not on ipad?
this works great everywhere else. Android, Windows, MacOS, Debian. but on ipad, it is just permanently broken. Multiple ipads, multiple versions of iOS.
It can NEVER connect properly through exit nodes to local services on the host network, DNS is consistently broken and refusing to use designated servers.
I don’t know if it is a Tailscale issue or (more likely) an apple issue. this is insanely frustrating though.
2024-07-04
适配简体中文
给个好评先吧，希望作者能适配支持简体中文，谢谢了
2024-06-20
Unreliable
This app does not work properly on T-Mobile US or when the connection transitions from Wi-Fi <-> cellular. Its practically unusable for me anymore…
2024-06-19
Appletv 两个Vpn不能同时用
Appletv tailscale不能与qx同时使用
2024-06-19
Simple and secure
Excellent performance with my home Linux server acting as an exit node to my home network. It just works and even has a kill switch if connectivity suspends. Was very easy to setup
2024-06-14
Bug
Connect on demand is even more broken than before the bug fix.
2024-05-29
Great app
This app is so easy to use and helpful. i’m looking apps for almost for one year, but these app save me.👌
2024-05-17
Just Works
Except for one subnet router this is a vanilla set up at home. As the title says, it just works.
2024-05-13
Wow
Simply incredible. Probably the most impressive software I’ve ever used from a security, performance, and easy-to-use perspective.
2024-05-02
Absolutely amazing
Quick and easy to setup, amazing capabilities, and all for free. What more could I ask for?
2024-04-26
perfect
Love it
2024-04-18
Wonderful App except lacking 2-step account login for extra safety
2-step account login
2024-04-05
Great on Vision Pro but Missing Dark Mode User Setting
Feature request: Add an app settings for theme with three options: Light, Dark, System Setting. Tailscale uses system preferences to toggle dark mode. Unfortunately, visionOS doesn’t have this setting so the app defaults to light mode.
Other than this minor gripe, Tailscale is amazing. I use it to remote into my home computers from anywhere in the world and with an exit node, I can access all of my favorite streaming apps.
2024-03-21
Battery drain workaround
For everyone complaining about battery usage it only happens if you leave the VPN on (I saw ~20-40m/hr background activity which was 1-3% of battery) however if you turn off the switch in the app there is no background usage.
2024-02-27
Great, feature request
Would appreciate a Shortcuts integration to change the DNS settings. In my current country I have to turn my exit node and DNS settings off/on together to access certain services, and I would rather make a shortcut to do both, but currently shortcuts only supports enabling/disabling exit nodes.
2024-01-18
Thanks for the fix!
I really appreciate the fix for connection interruption when switching from Wifi to Cellular.
2024-01-18
The app just keeps getting better and better!
The new shortcut button option is clutch!!!
2023-12-18
Perfect
This is how you write software. Perfectly executed. When you choose to obfuscate something excellent like Wireguard you better have UX experts around or you’ll embarrass yourself. See what TrueNAS Scale did to ZFS (they embarrassed themselves). This on the other hand is how it’s done. Take something amazing like Wireguard and make it simple and intuitive without sacrificing the goodness of the obfuscated software and you have Tailscale. Well done.
2023-12-04
Great app but battery drain is the worst
I like the simplicity of the app and how the UI looks and performs. I like that I can use the iOS shortcuts app to automatically turn on when I browse the web or open other apps on my phone but I loose like 50% of battery within 2 hours of it on and would not like to be near a charger or have to purchase a battery bank to keep using this service. Great service overall though.
2023-11-22
Amazing VPN/Networking app!
I had tried to use the WireGuard app before, and it was just too much of a hassle, tailscale is so much more user friendly and works really cleanly on my Linux devices and iPad.
Anyways I saw this with a few amount of reviews and thought I should help out a little.
2023-09-16
On demand is here!
Thank you for adding VPN on demand! Been loving Tailscale so far after switching from a traditional VPN for my road warrior setup. Super duper easy to configure and awesome throughput. Try this!
2023-08-29
Getting better. Almost perfect.
All major issues have been addressed, including vpn on demand. This is great. Everything is functional. I am leaving this at 4 stars for now because the battery life drains are still unknown with this version. I am still using raw wireguard because it uses less than 1% battery per day, while Tailscale can use anywhere between 7-15%. Perhaps Tailscale being too chatty and updating the local state might have something to do with it? This product will be the best in the world if battery usage can be optimized.
2023-08-04
Can’t connect
This was a very good app until the last update, now I’m not able to connect at all. And I’m without a VPN. Please fix asap, it says at the top need to authenticate.
2023-07-27
Incredible service
Tailscale is an incredible service that keeps getting better. The iOS UI in version 1.46 got a much needed overhaul, and it looks GOOD. Leaving on all the time does cause an increased battery drain, but that is the only detractor to Tailscale, and it’s certainly no worse than other VPN options
2023-07-03
Getting better, but battery life is still a HUGE issue
App has definitely gotten better with updates and so I’m thankful for that. Not that long ago I had to force quit the app a few times to finally get it to connect and not give me re-auth errors. However, battery life and management is still a very very big deterrent to using this how I originally wanted to, which is always-on, using my pi-hole server for DNS and ad blocking. I’m following the issue in GitHub. Please please fix! Many users seeing the same thing and providing dumps. If you guys can get the battery usage under control then the app will be UNSTOPPABLE.
2023-06-01
It works, but it’s not great.
The networking aspect of this app is exactly what you’d expect, it functions great. The problems are with the interface itself.
The main toggle switch has poor state management and often displays “needs authorization” when it is just waiting for the network on a cold start, for example. It also lacks support for switching between multiple accounts.
This is a feature on the desktop clients and it makes it difficult and time consuming to have to purge my session entirely and re-auth everytime I want to switch organizations, since I use TS at work and personally as well.
Please address these issues as soon as possible if you are not already. I believe they are most certainly a common frustration for regular users.
2023-04-28
So good
I used to manage my own WireGuard setup and it was super flaky. This solved all my problems. Kinda crazy how well it just works. Well done
2023-04-11
Fantastic!
This saves me a ton of hassle. This allows me to access WhatsApp while on work Wi-Fi by routing through my home network. I’m also able to benefit from my Pihole server as a result. I tried a diy wireguard setup and just couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. This was super easy to setup and performance seems great. One nice feature to add would be the ability to have a timer set so that I disconnect from the vpn automatically by a certain time. I sometimes forget to disconnect and this can cause issues when I’m moving between Wi-Fi and cell data.
2023-02-10
Nice but...
Great app but uses hugeeeeee amount of battery. Wish they fix this problem
2023-02-05
Not always on
I’m running the latest iOS and sometimes I’ll notice conductivity isn’t working through Tailscale. When I open my phone up, I tap on Tailscale app it says loading… then connectivity works. So the VPN isn’t always connected. This bug should probably be fixed or looked at. It is intermittent, but frequent enough to be noticed.
2022-11-10
Battery hogger
Tailscale is a fantastic service but this iOS app is garbage: it eats battery like crazy. As a data point, Tailscale ate ~25% battery on average in last 10 days. I only have 5 machines in my tailnet, Tailscale was on all the time but only for routing my DNS queries to my home network. (No exit node etc. usage.)
2022-10-09
Has it own mind
When after use you have to stop on the app and also disconnect the vpn from the iphone settings. Why you have to do this? i don’t know. It also connect to vpn by itself automatic not even doing anything even the app is close.
2022-07-23
Good with an annoying bug
I’m plagued by the “needs authentication” bug if I ever disconnect and don’t swipe away the app from memory/background I have to do this for it to clear
2022-07-13
Simply the best
No more port forwarding! Connect your devices as you do on your home or office Lan. Solves so many networking problems with security and remote access.
2022-07-11
Battery drain issues
works great so far, but does have battery drain issues. so i’ll need to use something else on my mobile devices until it’s fixed
2022-06-09
A true league of their own.
This app and service is on another level compared to similar apps and services. I absolutely love it.
2022-06-08
Tailscale is amazing. App often disconnects
Tailscale is absolutely wonderful. A fantastic product with a well thought out user experience. I’m a super fan.
Unfortunately on iOS, the application often disconnects from the VPN and you need to reopen the application to reconnect throughout the day.
2021-11-29
App currently not practically usable due to extremely high battery drain
The app and service are great functionally, but there’s currently an issue with the app on IOS devices causing the app to consistently drain battery life 24/7 regardless of whether you’re actively transferring data through the mesh network. Leaving my phone unplugged with a full charge at night with the app running will drain the battery by 10-30% in 7 hours. Battery drain without Tailscale installed is <10%. After checking the Tailscale forums this seems to be a common and unresolved issue. Until it’s resolved it’s just not practical to use this app on a daily basis.
2021-10-21
Amazing compared to other VPNs
As a former IPsec user, this app makes remote access and routing so much easier. I see where all the hype comes from. I was leery at first but I should have switched long ago.
2021-07-30
Best Private VPN solution that has Free Tier
There is a lot of paid VPN but this one is best for anyone who wants to setup VPN to access home network along with setup Pi Hole to block ads when outside the home network.
2020-12-22
Works great! Secure access to all my devices
I love Tailscale. It makes it super easy to securely access all my devices from anywhere across my private network and cloud-top instances. Easy to set up, just sign in and away you go.
My only ask is that the team add a widget to enable/disable Tailscale with a single tap. There are times I need to turn off the VPN (e.g. playing a game on my iPad) and it would be nice to have a one touch way to do that!
Thanks for making such a great product!