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Not really. Although Apple Private Relay may sound exactly like a VPN at first — both mask your IP address, use encryption, and hide your Internet traffic — a VPN protection goes well beyond that. Learn more in this article.
Does iCloud have a VPN?
iCloud Private Relay is designed to protect your privacy by ensuring that when you browse the web in Safari, no single party — not even Apple — can see both who you are and what sites you're visiting. When Private Relay is enabled, your requests are sent through two separate, secure internet relays.
Do I need VPN and iCloud relay?
If you use the Mail app on your Apple Watch or open a web link (say, sent to you via Messages), the watch will use your real IP address. If you want real privacy and security for everything you do on the Internet, or want to access content that's available in countries other than your own, you'll still need a VPN.
Is iCloud private relay really private?
iCloud Private Relay ensures that no single relay or website — and therefore no single organization — has visibility into which websites and content is accessed by a particular user. That means only the user knows both their IP address and the websites they visit.
