CantinaVPN vs ShadowShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CantinaVPN
This application safeguards your personal data and online identity without requiring account registration or collecting personally identifiable information. It offers an affordable and private VPN service.
- Data privacy protection
- No account registration
- No PII collection
- Affordable privacy
- VPN service
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This app protects the privacy of your data *and* respects your privacy as a person. No account registration required. No personally identifiable information is attached to the operation of the VPN service. CantinaVPN: affordable privacy.
ShadowShare
Access a variety of free proxy configurations that are updated hourly. Enjoy unlimited usage without restrictions. This utility app provides ongoing access to proxy settings for your needs.
- Free proxy configurations
- Unlimited usage
- Hourly updates
- Proxy settings access
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1、Free proxy configs forever. 2、no limit. 3、update every hour. Terms of Service: https://shadowsharing.com/terms-of-service.html
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Verdict
CantinaVPN and ShadowShare both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CantinaVPN's written reviews are positive against 63% of ShadowShare's. CantinaVPN also leads on ads (none vs shown). ShadowShare's advantage is ratings volume (367 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence 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. CantinaVPN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShadowShare sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CantinaVPN holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShadowShare has 367 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CantinaVPN's written reviews are positive against 63% of ShadowShare's.
CantinaVPN ships an update monthly, ShadowShare every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CantinaVPN | ShadowShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 4.7 (367 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 367 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tricyrcle Corp. | PHERUS .CO -SMC LIMITED |
Customer experience
CantinaVPN
ShadowShare
Bugs and requests
CantinaVPN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ShadowShare
Reported bugs
8 issues- High-anonymous nodes not displayed after update
- Subscription not updating
- SSL error when connecting to server
- Copying clash configuration to clipboard results in nothing when pasted
- Subscription conversion returns 400, 403, 404 errors
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- Generated subscription links are unusable
- Cannot update
- App cannot connect to servers
Requested features
3 requests- Show high-anonymous nodes after update
- Limit node count to under 50
- Add speed test and one-click node filtering function
In-app purchases
CantinaVPN
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$1.99
ShadowShare
- Prime Monthly$1.991 Month
- Prime Quarterly$4.993 Months
- Prime Yearly$16.991 Year
