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Shuka VPN (in Russian, «Щука ВПН», literally "pike VPN"; also transliterated Shchuka) is a paid VPN service managed through the Telegram bot @ShukaVPN_bot and a personal account on the site shuka.site. A subscription costs 299 ₽ a month, and a 3-day trial costs 10 ₽ (prices on the service's site as of October 26, 2026). The service has no iPhone app of its own; the Happ client is used instead. On Android, Windows and Mac the MantaRay client works. Under the name «Щука», search also turns up at least four more sites and a Chrome extension. They lead to other services, so first let's figure out which address is the real one.
If you need a VPN without mandatory registration or a Telegram link, with its own app for iPhone and Apple TV, we recommend BessyConnect. Details in the section about it below.
The official Shuka VPN site is shuka.site. Posts in the @ShukaVPN channel link to it, and the site itself leads to the bot @ShukaVPN_bot, the channel and support at @MoreVPN_sup. The domain was registered on October 28, 2025. The service announced the launch of a site for managing your subscription without Telegram on May 14, 2026.
We checked the other "Shuka sites" on October 26, 2026, looking at where the main connect button leads:
| Address | What it is | Where the button leads |
|---|---|---|
| shuka.site | The service's official account site | Registration with Shuka |
| shukavpn.icu | An affiliate page, domain since 30.04.2026 | To shuka.site via a referral link |
| schukavpn.com | A landing page, domain since 20.09.2026 | Registration with a different service, LiteVPN, with a referral code |
| shukavpn.site, shukavpn.mom | Landing pages, domains since April 2026 | Via a tracking link to a "Horizon VPS" page |
| The «Щука VPN» (Shuka VPN) extension in Chrome | A shortcut to a site, 146 users | To the site of the «Альпина» (Alpina) service, tagged ShukaVPN |
The Telegram picture is similar. There is one official bot, @ShukaVPN_bot: that is the one the site and the channel point to. Meanwhile, the bot @schukavpnbot has a description word for word identical to the official one, and there are also @schuka_vpn_bot, @shuka_vpn_bot and the small channels @shuka_vpn and @shchukavpn. Check the bot's name letter by letter. Money paid to a lookalike won't reach Shuka. How to recognize a fake in general is described in the article on fake VPN apps.
Shuka is one of the "people's" VPNs: the service grows through Telegram, not app stores. The @ShukaVPN channel was created on January 9, 2025, and as of October 26, 2026, it has 1.5 million subscribers. A general analysis of such services is in the review of people's VPNs.
According to the channel's posts, the service's history looks like this:
The legal side is described sparingly. At the bottom of shuka.site, the Danish company Safe Journey Lab ApS is named as the provider. The MantaRay client on Google Play is published by MANTA TECH LTD with an address in London. The privacy policy and the terms of use don't name a legal entity; everywhere it is "the Administration", and the governing law, according to the terms, "is determined by the Administration".
Shuka has no free plan. There is 3-day trial access for 10 ₽, and only for a new user with a linked Telegram account. The prices below are from shuka.site as of October 26, 2026; the device limit on all plans is the same, 5.
| Plan | Price | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Trial, 3 days | 10 ₽ | — |
| 1 month | 299 ₽ | 299 ₽ |
| 3 months | 749 ₽ | ≈ 250 ₽ |
| 6 months | 1,299 ₽ | ≈ 214 ₽ |
| 12 months | 2,199 ₽ | ≈ 181 ₽ |
The subscription renews automatically; auto-renewal can be turned off on the subscription card in the account. Free days can be earned through the referral program: the channel promises 14 days for each invited friend. The free Telegram proxies the service handed out in March 2026 were later declared no longer valid in the same post.
The lookalike landing pages promise something else: "3 days free" or "3 days for 1 ₽" and "up to 7 devices". These terms belong to the services their buttons lead to, not to Shuka.
There is no separate "Shuka" app in the stores. After payment, the account issues a subscription link that you open in a client. As of October 26, 2026, the service's instructions recommend these clients:
The site also says Hiddify and Streisand will work.
A separate note on the «Щука ВПН» (Shuka VPN) app in the Russian App Store. It is published by Kadajara OU; version 1.0.2 came out on June 30, 2026, with a 2.9 rating from 34 reviews. In the US store the same listing is called VPN Safe & Secure. We found no connection to the service from the @ShukaVPN channel: for the iPhone, the official site sends you to Happ. The listing states that the app doesn't collect data. But the privacy policy linked from the listing is written for an app called TerraShield and lists the collection of email, payment data and device information.
Most often the cause is that a server has stopped responding or the configuration is outdated. The channel admitted this directly on October 24, 2025: "Servers are often shut down". First update the subscription in the client, then go through the locations.
The steps the service itself recommends, plus our own checks:
If there is no connection on any location and on any network, the carrier is probably recognizing the protocol itself, and that can't be fixed on the user's side. A general analysis of causes is in the article why a VPN isn't working.
About money, it is important to know in advance. The terms of use (version of July 11, 2026) promise a refund within 14 days only if access wasn't provided or a technical error occurred. If more than 24 hours have passed since purchase and the complaint is that the service doesn't open specific sites, the money won't be refunded. Nor will it be refunded if the service stopped working because of blocking by Roskomnadzor or the carriers. So test Shuka on your own networks during the 3-day trial.
About whitelists: in 2025 the service added special locations for cities with mobile internet restrictions. But if the carrier allows only approved sites, a VPN as a rule doesn't help. This is explained in the article on whitelists.
The service does make statements about data, but they can't be verified from the outside, and we found no independent audit. The privacy policy (of December 11, 2025) says the service doesn't collect or store internet traffic, browsing history, IP addresses or DNS queries.
What the service collects according to its own policy: your Telegram identifier, name and subscription data. A trial can't be taken out without a linked Telegram account, so the service knows your account. The same policy says the administration "may consider requests from authorized government bodies" in cases provided for by law. Whose law is not specified.
For the MantaRay client, in the "Data safety" section on Google Play, the developer stated that the app may collect device identifiers, that data is encrypted in transit and is not shared with third parties. The terms forbid torrents and reselling access, and disputing a payment through the bank risks getting the account blocked.
If Shuka has stopped connecting or the mandatory Telegram link bothers you, there are three clear replacements: the ready-made BessyConnect service, the Happ client with your own key, or AmneziaVPN on your own server. The table contains only what is stated in app stores and on the services' sites as of October 26, 2026.
| BessyConnect | Shuka VPN | Happ | AmneziaVPN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A VPN service with its own apps | A VPN service, subscription through a bot and site | A client; doesn't sell servers | A client for your own server plus Amnezia services |
| Protocol | VLESS with Reality camouflage | VLESS with Reality in the MantaRay client | VLESS (Reality), Trojan, Hysteria2 and others | Protocols with traffic camouflage |
| Account | Registration optional | Email or Telegram; Telegram for the trial | Needs a key from a provider | Your own server or an Amnezia account |
| Trial access | Yes | 3 days for 10 ₽ | The client is free | The client is free |
| Windows | No | Yes, MantaRay | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone in the Russian App Store | No | No app of its own, and Happ isn't there either | No | No |
Where Shuka is stronger than BessyConnect, to be honest. It has a client for Windows and Linux, instructions for the Quest headset, a cheap trial and bonuses for invitations. BessyConnect has no Windows app. A detailed comparison of BessyConnect with other services is in the article BessyConnect and other VPNs.
We recommend BessyConnect to those who need a VPN without extra steps: no bot, no Telegram link and no hunting for a third-party client. It runs on VLESS with Reality camouflage, under which traffic looks like an ordinary HTTPS connection. There are more than a hundred servers, no logs are kept, registration is optional, and there is a trial period.
BessyConnect apps:
What BessyConnect doesn't solve. There is no Windows app, so on a Windows computer Shuka or Happ is more convenient. BessyConnect isn't in the Russian App Store either; to install it on an iPhone you need an Apple ID from another country. And if mobile internet works only on whitelists, neither BessyConnect nor any other VPN will help.
If Shuka connects reliably for you, there is no reason to switch. But if it has stopped working or you aren't sure you reached the official bot, try BessyConnect: all versions are gathered on the download page.
What is Shuka VPN's official site? shuka.site. The Telegram channel @ShukaVPN links to it, and the site leads to the bot @ShukaVPN_bot and support at @MoreVPN_sup. The sites schukavpn.com, shukavpn.site and shukavpn.mom lead to other services.
Is Shuka VPN free? No. 3-day trial access costs 10 ₽ and is available once to a new user with a linked Telegram account; a month costs 299 ₽ (as of October 26, 2026). Free days are given only for invited friends.
Can I download Shuka VPN for PC? Yes, for Windows and macOS the service offers the MantaRay client, into which you import the subscription link from the account. Download the installer only via the link from the bot or from shuka.site.
Is the «Щука ВПН» app in the App Store official? We found no connection to the service. It is published by Kadajara OU, and the privacy policy in the listing is written for a different app, TerraShield. For the iPhone, the service itself recommends the Happ client.
What can I replace Shuka VPN with? If you need a ready-made service without a bot or a Telegram link, try BessyConnect: VLESS with Reality camouflage, more than 100 servers, no logs and no mandatory registration. BessyConnect has no Windows app; there, Happ or MantaRay with your own key will do.
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