Shadowscale vs Sync Card
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadowscale
This VPN client simplifies secure internet access by allowing users to import configurations via QR codes or manual URL entry. It provides a straightforward way to set up and manage your VPN connection for enhanced online privacy and security.
- VPN client
- QR code configuration import
- Manual URL configuration
- Secure internet access
- Enhanced online privacy
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A VPN client for WEB. Allows configuration to be imported by scanning QR codes or by manually entering URLs with the settings.
Sync Card
Easily manage and exchange digital business cards. Save your contact information as a QR code for quick sharing and scan others' QR codes to add them to your contacts.
- Digital business card management
- QR code generation for sharing
- QR code scanning to add contacts
- Contact list integration
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Sync Card can help you to manage business card and exchange with others. You can save your business card as QRCode and share with others. You can also scan someone's QRCode to add it to your contact list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shadowscale at 4.5 against Sync Card's 1.5. Shadowscale also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shadowscale holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadowscale has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shadowscale ships an update every 5 weeks, Sync Card monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadowscale | Sync Card |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | 1.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 12VPX | SkyFlying |
Customer experience
Shadowscale
Sync Card
In-app purchases
Shadowscale
No in-app purchases
Sync Card
No in-app purchases
