Shadowrocket vs Simeji
Shadowrocket
Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
$101.1K/mo
~$1.21M/yr · 1.3M installs
VS
Simeji
Baidu Japan Inc.
App Store
$3.5K/mo
~$42.3K/yr · 93K installs
Revenue winner
Shadowrocket wins
+2765% vs other
Installs winner
Shadowrocket wins
+1261% vs other
MAU winner
Shadowrocket wins
+1249% vs other
Rating winner
Simeji wins
+3% vs other
Why Shadowrocket is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Shadowrocket earns roughly 29× more per month than Simeji - $101.1K vs $3.5K.
- Bigger install base. Shadowrocket has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs Simeji's ~93K - 13.6× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Shadowrocket
vs
Simeji
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$101.1K
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$3.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.21M
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$42.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.3M
◀
93K
Monthly active users (est.)?
147K
◀
11K
App Store rating
4.48★
▶
4.60★
Total ratings
12K
◀
1K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 17, 2014
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- File size
- 184.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 16.7
- Languages
- Japanese, Korean
Shadowrocket trajectory
Simeji trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Shadowrocket or Simeji? v
Shadowrocket earns about $101.1K per month, while Simeji earns about $3.5K. That is a 28.7× revenue gap (~$97.6K more per month for Shadowrocket). Annual revenue: Shadowrocket ≈ $1.21M/year, Simeji ≈ $42.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Shadowrocket or Simeji? v
Shadowrocket leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 93K for Simeji - a 13.6× gap. Shadowrocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Simeji's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are Shadowrocket and Simeji 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 Shadowrocket and Simeji offer? v
Shadowrocket: no IAP detected on the public listing. Simeji: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Shadowrocket runs a "Paid app ($2.99)" monetization model; Simeji runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Shadowrocket or Simeji? v
Simeji edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Shadowrocket 12K ratings, Simeji 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Shadowrocket vs Simeji revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $101.1K for Shadowrocket and $3.5K for Simeji 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 Shadowrocket or Simeji to a different App Store app? v
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