b.stage vs Shadowrocket

b.stage

bemyfriends
App Store
$70/mo
~$845/yr · 2K installs
VS

Shadowrocket

Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
$101.3K/mo
~$1.22M/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner Shadowrocket wins +144553% vs other
Installs winner Shadowrocket wins +56342% vs other
MAU winner Shadowrocket wins +60523% vs other
Rating winner Shadowrocket wins +29% vs other

Why Shadowrocket is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Shadowrocket earns roughly 1447× more per month than b.stage - $101.3K vs $70.
  2. Bigger install base. Shadowrocket has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs b.stage's ~2K - 564.4× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. Shadowrocket sits at 4.48★ vs 3.47★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

b.stage
vs
Shadowrocket
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$70
$101.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$845
$1.22M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2K
1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
243
147K
App Store rating
3.47★
4.48★
Total ratings
45
12K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
0 tiers

b.stage

bemyfriends
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
Free
Released
Dec 7, 2022
Last updated
Mar 16, 2026
File size
265.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
16.10.0
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Chinese +1 more
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Shadowrocket

Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
USD2.99
Released
Apr 14, 2015
Last updated
Feb 19, 2026
File size
48.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.2.80
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Chinese +1 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, b.stage or Shadowrocket? v
Shadowrocket earns about $101.3K per month, while b.stage earns about $70. That is a 1446.5× revenue gap (~$101.2K more per month for Shadowrocket). Annual revenue: b.stage ≈ $845/year, Shadowrocket ≈ $1.22M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, b.stage or Shadowrocket? v
Shadowrocket leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 2K for b.stage - a 564.4× gap. b.stage's App Store downloads are estimated from 45 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Shadowrocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings.
Are b.stage and Shadowrocket in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Utilities category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do b.stage and Shadowrocket offer? v
b.stage: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Shadowrocket: no IAP detected on the public listing. b.stage runs a "Subscription (~$8.99/mo)" monetization model; Shadowrocket runs "Paid app ($2.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, b.stage or Shadowrocket? v
Shadowrocket edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 3.5 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: b.stage 45 ratings, Shadowrocket 12K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these b.stage vs Shadowrocket revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $70 for b.stage and $101.3K for Shadowrocket are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Utilities) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare b.stage or Shadowrocket to a different App Store app? v
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