Shadowrocket review: score, privacy and prices

2.13

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Free / mobile app median 2.3

  • Free / mobile app
  • Jurisdiction:Hong Kong, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness47%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • VLESS / Reality

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass7.1 vs 0.5
  • Platforms and support4.0 vs 2.8
  • Security and protocols1.8 vs 1.2

Weakest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms0.0 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.0 vs 2.7
  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 1.7

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How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Free / mobile app services in the main ranking (80 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Shadowrocketsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.0
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.21.8
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.40.0
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.57.1
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 1.70.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 2.84.0
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

Shadowrocket pricing

Shadowrocket does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: No. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep Shadowrocket running: the first term, then renewals at the published renewal price. Where no renewal price is published, plans shorter than a year are counted as repeat payments at the current price; longer plans show a dash after their term. Converted to euros at the rates used in our data (1 USD = €0.86). The lowest cost for each period is marked.

Plan and first termFirst payment1 year2 years3 years
App purchase, Lifetime €2.57 €2.57€2.57€2.57

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All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for term
App purchaseLifetime$2.99

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
No paid app, no trial offered
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Apple App Store (one-time purchase)

Everything Shadowrocket publishes

Every fact we collected about Shadowrocket, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Shadow Launch Technology Limited
Registered in
Hong Kong (Shadow Launch Technology Limited, incorporated 2018-09-27)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN
Currencies on the site
USD

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
One-time app purchase
Billing terms
one-time
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
$2.99
Family plan
Yes Family Sharing up to 6
Prices seen from other countries
US App Store: $2.99 one-time

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
Apple App Store (one-time purchase)
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
No
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
No paid app, no trial offered
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
Own servers
No
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Yes
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Yes multi-level forward proxy
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardversion history✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNNot stated
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolNot stated
  • VLESS / Realityversion history✓ Yes
  • VMessversion history✓ Yes
  • Trojanversion history✓ Yes
  • Shadowsocksversion history✓ Yes
  • Hysteria2version history✓ Yes
  • TUICversion history✓ Yes
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Other protocols
  • Mieru
  • OpenConnect
  • TrustTunnel
  • AnyTLS
  • Tailscale
  • MASQUE
  • plugins kcptun, cloak, gost, v2ray
  • HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes user-supplied configs/subscription URLs, rule files
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Not stated
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Own DNS servers
Yes DoH/DoT/DoQ support
Split tunnelling
Yes rule-based routing: domain, CIDR, GeoIP
Ad and malware blocker
Yes rule-based by domain/UA
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Shared with third parties
No privacy policy
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
Privacy policy updated
undated (2-sentence policy)

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Emailprivacy policy: no personal data collected✓ No
  • Connection IPprivacy policy: all data stays on device, nothing collected✓ No
  • Session timesNot stated
  • App analyticsApp Store label: Data Not Collected✓ No

Apps and devices
  • Windows✕ No
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✕ No
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✕ No
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVtvOS 17+✓ Yes
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated
App Store rating
4.5 (12K ratings, US)
Last app update
Sep 7 (v2.2.92; 2026)
App languages
  • EN
  • FR
  • DE
  • ID
  • IT
  • JA
  • KO
  • PT
  • RU
  • ZH-Hans
  • ES
  • ZH-Hant
  • TR
  • VI

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Speed test in the app
Yes traffic/speed measurement
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
No only email feedback, Telegram, Twitter listed
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes feedback email on site
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Yes t.me/ShadowrocketApp
WhatsApp
Not stated
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Not stated
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Not stated

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

  • App Store

    3.44 of 5, smoothed

    From 582 collected reviews (raw average 3.43; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.72 from 74.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 4.49 (12161 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’2514 reviews, average 3.36
  2. Nov ’2512 reviews, average 3.42
  3. Dec ’2531 reviews, average 2.94
  4. Jan ’2617 reviews, average 3.24
  5. Feb ’2617 reviews, average 3.35
  6. Mar ’2613 reviews, average 2.85
  7. Apr ’2616 reviews, average 3.25
  8. May ’2646 reviews, average 3.37
  9. Jun ’2620 reviews, average 3.05
  10. Jul ’2634 reviews, average 3.76
  11. Aug ’2623 reviews, average 4.09
  12. Sep ’2626 reviews, average 3.65
  13. Oct ’269 reviews, average 3.44
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

44 Reddit and forum threads mention Shadowrocket (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.

  • App Store · 5★ · 13 Oct 2026 · US

    最棒的代理软件

  • App Store · 5★ · 07 Oct 2026 · US

    希望兼容最新的xray内核哇

  • App Store · 1★ · 06 Oct 2026 · US

    耗电

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Questions about Shadowrocket

Answers built from what Shadowrocket publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Who owns Shadowrocket? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

Shadowrocket is run by Shadow Launch Technology Limited, registered in Hong Kong (Shadow Launch Technology Limited, incorporated 2018-09-27).

Company

Registered in
Hong Kong (Shadow Launch Technology Limited, incorporated 2018-09-27)

Jurisdiction

In our rankings

Shadowrocket appears on 93 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://apps.apple.com/app/id932747118
Pages checked
["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shadowrocket/id932747118"]
Other sources used
simultaneous_devices, payment_methods, trial_days: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shadowrocket/id932747118; collects_connection_ip, collects_email, third_party_sharing: https://shadowlaunch.com/privacy.html; site_languages, telegram, email_tickets, live_chat: https://shadowlaunch.com/; registration_country: https://www.ltddir.com/companies/shadow-launch-technology-limited/ (snippet); price_*: https://www.cheapcharts.com/us/itunes/apps/932747118/Shadowrocket (snippet, current $2.99) + existing App Store data

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