Comparison

ShadowShare vs VBOX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ShadowShare

This app helps you manage, test, and export proxy nodes. It allows importing free nodes or your own subscriptions, organizing them, and running speed tests. A premium version offers ad-free usage and additional features.

Highlights
  • Proxy node importing
  • Subscription management
  • Node organization and search
  • Latency and download speed tests
  • Batch testing
  • Node export to external clients
  • Regional availability checks
Features
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ShadowShare brings proxy node importing, testing, favorites, and export into one app. Organize your nodes and compare results on your current network. Nodes and subscriptions • Browse and refresh free nodes, or import your own subscriptions and nodes • Import node links, Base64 content, text files, and QR codes • Organize nodes by subscription source, search, save favorites, and set display names • Export nodes or subscriptions to compatible external proxy clients Latency and download tests • View node latency and download speed separately • Run individual or batch tests, sort results, and stop a test at any time • Downloads use the selected node and consume data on your current network and node • Results vary with network conditions, time, and the test service ShadowShare Pro • Sign in to access member nodes and your personal subscription for a compatible client • Check regional availability reported by streaming and AI services • Compare subscription sources using availability and latency reports • Enjoy ad-free use and export, a higher favorites limit, and member themes Free node management does not require registration. Member nodes require a signed-in account and active membership. Monthly, quarterly, and yearly subscription prices and billing periods are shown by the store at purchase. ShadowShare manages, tests, and exports nodes. Your selected external client handles the network connection. Public nodes come from third parties, and their quality and availability can change. The app does not promise a fixed speed, latency, or continuous availability. Privacy Policy: https://shadowsharing.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://shadowsharing.com/terms-of-service.html

About

VBOX

Manage global variables for your device's shortcuts. Set and get values, use widgets for quick access, and change variables on the fly. Useful for limiting app usage, setting reminders, and preventing careless mistakes.

Highlights
  • Get & Set global variables
  • Widget support
  • Quickly view variable values
  • Change values instantly
  • Limit app usage
  • Set daily reminders
Features
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Features : -Get & Set value as global variable -Supports widgets -Quickly check the current value of a variable at a glance -Able to change the value on the spot So what can you do? -Limit the use of an app It is possible to count the number of times an app is opened and display an alert when the count exceeds a set limit. -To prevent carelessness You can receive a notification when you open Safari for the first time during the day. This way, you will never forget to claim login bonuses for games. -Never lose to gambling again Let's put an end to the 50-50 gamble of whether or not we've turned off the lights. And so on... Terms of Use : https://vbox.jabrek.net/terms/ Privacy Policy : https://vbox.jabrek.net/privacy/

Screenshots

ShadowShare4 screens
VBOX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VBOX at 100% against ShadowShare's 60%. VBOX also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). ShadowShare's advantage is ratings volume (371 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShadowShare sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and VBOX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VBOX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShadowShare has 371 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of ShadowShare's written reviews are positive against 100% of VBOX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShadowShare ships an update every 6 weeks, VBOX every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShadowShare versus VBOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowShareVBOX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (371 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings371 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPHERUS .CO -SMC LIMITEDEisuke Nishioka

Customer experience

ShadowShare

All ratings371 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative36.0%

VBOX

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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
Show 3 more
  • 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

VBOX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShadowShare

Subscriptions3
  • ShadowShare Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ShadowShare Pro Quarterly$8.993 Months
  • ShadowShare Pro Annual$25.991 Year
3 purchases

VBOX

Subscriptions2
  • VBOX Pro - 1 month$0.991 Month
  • VBOX Pro - 1 year$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • VBOX Pro - Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is ShadowShare free?
ShadowShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VBOX free?
VBOX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShadowShare or VBOX?
VBOX is rated higher. ShadowShare averages 4.7 out of 5 from 371 ratings, while VBOX averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ShadowShare or VBOX have ads?
Both ShadowShare and VBOX show ads.
Which is updated more often, ShadowShare or VBOX?
ShadowShare ships an update every 6 weeks, and VBOX every 3 days. Most recently, ShadowShare was updated on October 30, 2026 and VBOX on October 17, 2026.

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