Google vs Shadowrocket
Google
App Store
$58.61M/mo
~$703.30M/yr · 770.5M installs
VS
Shadowrocket
Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
$101.1K/mo
~$1.21M/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner
Google wins
+57861% vs other
Installs winner
Google wins
+60659% vs other
MAU winner
Google wins
+61707% vs other
Rating winner
Google wins
+4% vs other
Why Google is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Google earns roughly 580× more per month than Shadowrocket - $58.61M vs $101.1K.
- Subscription model. Google runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; Shadowrocket relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Google has ~770.5M lifetime installs vs Shadowrocket's ~1.3M - 607.6× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Google runs 7 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Google
vs
Shadowrocket
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$58.61M
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$101.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$703.30M
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$1.21M
Lifetime installs (est.)
770.5M
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1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
90.9M
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147K
App Store rating
4.65★
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4.48★
Total ratings
4.5M
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12K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$19.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 12, 2019
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- 392.0 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 419.4
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +35 more
- 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
Google trajectory
Shadowrocket trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google or Shadowrocket? v
Google earns about $58.61M per month, while Shadowrocket earns about $101.1K. That is a 579.6× revenue gap (~$58.51M more per month for Google). Annual revenue: Google ≈ $703.30M/year, Shadowrocket ≈ $1.21M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google or Shadowrocket? v
Google leads with about 770.5M estimated downloads vs 1.3M for Shadowrocket - a 607.6× gap. Google's App Store downloads are estimated from 4.5M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Shadowrocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings.
Are Google 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 Google and Shadowrocket offer? v
Google: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Shadowrocket: no IAP detected on the public listing. Google runs a "Subscription (~$19.99/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, Google or Shadowrocket? v
Google edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Google 4.5M ratings, Shadowrocket 12K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google vs Shadowrocket revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $58.61M for Google and $101.1K 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 Google or Shadowrocket to a different App Store app? v
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