Shadowrocket vs UC Browser
Shadowrocket
Shadow Launch Technology Limited
App Store
$105.2K/mo
~$1.26M/yr · 1.3M installs
VS
UC Browser
UCWEB SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
App Store
$3.0K/mo
~$36.1K/yr · 386K installs
Revenue winner
Shadowrocket wins
+3393% vs other
Installs winner
Shadowrocket wins
+242% vs other
MAU winner
Shadowrocket wins
+305% vs other
Rating winner
Shadowrocket wins
+2% vs other
Why Shadowrocket is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Shadowrocket earns roughly 35× more per month than UC Browser - $105.2K vs $3.0K.
- Bigger install base. Shadowrocket has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs UC Browser's ~386K - 3.4× 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
UC Browser
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$105.2K
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$3.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.26M
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$36.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.3M
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386K
Monthly active users (est.)?
153K
◀
38K
App Store rating
4.48★
◀
4.37★
Total ratings
12K
◀
5K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$0.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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2 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Nov 23, 2015
- Last updated
- Jun 1, 2026
- File size
- 421.3 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 12.2.0.1260
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, English, French, Hindi, Indonesian +13 more
Shadowrocket trajectory
UC Browser trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Shadowrocket or UC Browser? v
Shadowrocket earns about $105.2K per month, while UC Browser earns about $3.0K. That is a 34.9× revenue gap (~$102.1K more per month for Shadowrocket). Annual revenue: Shadowrocket ≈ $1.26M/year, UC Browser ≈ $36.1K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Shadowrocket or UC Browser? v
Shadowrocket leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 386K for UC Browser - a 3.4× gap. Shadowrocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. UC Browser's App Store downloads are estimated from 5K ratings.
Are Shadowrocket and UC Browser 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 UC Browser offer? v
Shadowrocket: no IAP detected on the public listing. UC Browser: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Shadowrocket runs a "Paid app ($2.99)" monetization model; UC Browser runs "Subscription (~$0.99/mo, security)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Shadowrocket or UC Browser? v
Shadowrocket edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Shadowrocket 12K ratings, UC Browser 5K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Shadowrocket vs UC Browser revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $105.2K for Shadowrocket and $3.0K for UC Browser 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 UC Browser to a different App Store app? v
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