PrivacyHawk vs Shadowrocket

PrivacyHawk

PrivacyHawk, Inc.
App Store
$15.6K/mo
~$186.7K/yr · 659K installs
VS

Shadowrocket

Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
$101.1K/mo
~$1.21M/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner Shadowrocket wins +550% vs other
Installs winner Shadowrocket wins +93% vs other
MAU winner Shadowrocket wins +91% vs other
Rating winner PrivacyHawk wins +2% vs other

Why Shadowrocket is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Shadowrocket earns roughly 6× more per month than PrivacyHawk - $101.1K vs $15.6K.
  2. Bigger install base. Shadowrocket has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs PrivacyHawk's ~659K - 1.9× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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PrivacyHawk
vs
Shadowrocket
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$15.6K
$101.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$186.7K
$1.21M
Lifetime installs (est.)
659K
1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
77K
147K
App Store rating
4.56★
4.48★
Total ratings
8K
12K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

PrivacyHawk

PrivacyHawk, Inc.
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
Free
Released
Jan 31, 2022
Last updated
Apr 13, 2026
File size
86.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.8.6
Languages
English
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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, PrivacyHawk or Shadowrocket? v
Shadowrocket earns about $101.1K per month, while PrivacyHawk earns about $15.6K. That is a 6.5× revenue gap (~$85.6K more per month for Shadowrocket). Annual revenue: PrivacyHawk ≈ $186.7K/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, PrivacyHawk or Shadowrocket? v
Shadowrocket leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 659K for PrivacyHawk - a 1.9× gap. PrivacyHawk's App Store downloads are estimated from 8K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Shadowrocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings.
Are PrivacyHawk 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 PrivacyHawk and Shadowrocket offer? v
PrivacyHawk: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Shadowrocket: no IAP detected on the public listing. PrivacyHawk runs a "Subscription (~$6.25/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, PrivacyHawk or Shadowrocket? v
PrivacyHawk edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: PrivacyHawk 8K ratings, Shadowrocket 12K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PrivacyHawk vs Shadowrocket revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $15.6K for PrivacyHawk 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 PrivacyHawk or Shadowrocket to a different App Store app? v
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