SHIVA VPN: one account, ten devices

Turn on a VPN in Russia and your bank flags a login from abroad, while turning it off means YouTube stops loading. SHIVA VPN tries to fix both at once, and everything from payment to keys and support runs through one Telegram bot. 🛡

This is an established service with its own apps. The Android version has passed 500,000 installs on Google Play, and the project channel on Telegram has tens of thousands of subscribers.

Your bank direct, YouTube through the tunnel

The headline feature is the Auto configs: Auto, Auto Turbo and Auto Smart. Russian sites like banks, government services and marketplaces go direct from your normal IP, while foreign services go through the encrypted tunnel.

That means you can leave the VPN on all day. Each Auto config has a backup twin marked with a small 2 in case the main entry point is down. Traffic splitting works in the Happ client. 🔀

What you get

• Up to 10 devices. The old limit was 3. In summer 2026 it went up to 10, enough for phones, laptops, tablets and a TV.
• RAM-only servers. The service says its servers run in memory only, so connection logs cannot be stored.
• No email sign-up. Your account opens with a 16-digit code, with no email or password involved.
• Bring your own client. The subscription link works in V2Ray-compatible apps such as Hiddify, v2rayNG or Streisand.
• Panama jurisdiction. That is how the project describes itself on its official channel.

Price and payment

A month normally costs 750 RUB, and longer terms are cheaper per month. Promo codes show up often: in early October 2026 a month went for 300 RUB. 💳

You can pay by SBP, Russian bank cards or Telegram Stars. The website also accepts Visa, Mastercard, MIR, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Bitcoin and USDT.

If the connection does not work within 30 days of your first payment, support can issue a refund. The guarantee covers connection problems specifically.

iPhone without the Russian App Store

The SHIVA app is currently missing from the Russian App Store, so on iPhone the service uses a workaround. Your subscription and paid time stay exactly as they were.

1. Open the bot and go to My keys.
2. Copy your 16-digit code and subscription link.
3. Install INCY straight from the Russian App Store, or Happ after switching your store region.
4. Paste the link into the app and pick the Auto config.

The bot has a /migrate command for moving older iOS connections to the new setup. On Android you can simply install the SHIVA app from Google Play. 📱

Outages and privacy, honestly

On August 31, 2026 many VPN services in Russia went down at once, and SHIVA was hit too. The team rebuilt part of its infrastructure, trimmed the country list to stable locations and credited bonus days to active users.

If something breaks, tap Update subscription first so the app pulls current servers. A live operator answers in the bot, and the website has a support chat for when Telegram will not open.

RAM-only and no logs sound great, but there is no independent audit backing those claims. And a free VPN from an unknown developer that asks for your Apple ID password is a well-known scam pattern. ⚠️