Shadowrocket vs TV Remote & Universal Control™

Shadowrocket

Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
$105.1K/mo
~$1.26M/yr · 1.3M installs
VS

TV Remote & Universal Control™

To Ngoc Mai
App Store
$415.8K/mo
~$4.99M/yr · 20.7M installs
Revenue winner TV Remote & Universal Control™ wins +296% vs other
Installs winner TV Remote & Universal Control™ wins +1470% vs other
MAU winner TV Remote & Universal Control™ wins +1105% vs other
Rating winner TV Remote & Universal Control™ wins +6% vs other

Why TV Remote & Universal Control™ is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. TV Remote & Universal Control™ earns roughly 4× more per month than Shadowrocket - $415.8K vs $105.1K.
  2. Subscription model. TV Remote & Universal Control™ runs a $6.99/mo subscription that compounds; Shadowrocket relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. TV Remote & Universal Control™ has ~20.7M lifetime installs vs Shadowrocket's ~1.3M - 15.7× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. TV Remote & Universal Control™ runs 5 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Shadowrocket
vs
TV Remote & Universal Control™
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$105.1K
$415.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.26M
$4.99M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.3M
20.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
153K
1.8M
App Store rating
4.48★
4.75★
Total ratings
12K
138K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$6.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
5 tiers

Shadowrocket

Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
USD2.99
Released
Apr 14, 2015
Last updated
Jun 10, 2026
File size
50.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.2.88
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Chinese +1 more
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TV Remote & Universal Control™

To Ngoc Mai
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
Free
Released
Aug 19, 2023
Last updated
Apr 24, 2026
File size
173.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.4.7
Languages
Arabic, BN, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +33 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Shadowrocket or TV Remote & Universal Control™? v
TV Remote & Universal Control™ earns about $415.8K per month, while Shadowrocket earns about $105.1K. That is a 4.0× revenue gap (~$310.7K more per month for TV Remote & Universal Control™). Annual revenue: Shadowrocket ≈ $1.26M/year, TV Remote & Universal Control™ ≈ $4.99M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Shadowrocket or TV Remote & Universal Control™? v
TV Remote & Universal Control™ leads with about 20.7M estimated downloads vs 1.3M for Shadowrocket - a 15.7× gap. Shadowrocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. TV Remote & Universal Control™'s App Store downloads are estimated from 138K ratings.
Are Shadowrocket and TV Remote & Universal Control™ 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 TV Remote & Universal Control™ offer? v
Shadowrocket: no IAP detected on the public listing. TV Remote & Universal Control™: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Shadowrocket runs a "Paid app ($2.99)" monetization model; TV Remote & Universal Control™ runs "Subscription (~$6.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Shadowrocket or TV Remote & Universal Control™? v
TV Remote & Universal Control™ edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Shadowrocket 12K ratings, TV Remote & Universal Control™ 138K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Shadowrocket vs TV Remote & Universal Control™ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $105.1K for Shadowrocket and $415.8K for TV Remote & Universal Control™ 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 TV Remote & Universal Control™ to a different App Store app? v
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