Comparison

ShadowShare vs Mahsa VPN

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

Mahsa VPN

This application routes your network traffic through a remote server using VPN technology. It leverages third-party configurations shared by users to provide its service. The app does not request special permissions or collect personal data.

Highlights
  • Network traffic redirection
  • Utilizes VPN-Service permission
  • Leverages third-party server configurations
  • No special permissions required
  • Does not collect personal information
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MahsaVPN provides the capability to direct your network traffic to a designated remote server of your preference. This functionality is achieved through the utilization of the VPN-Service permission. MahsaVPN operates in conjunction with third-party VPN configurations generously contributed to us via "Mahsa Server." These configurations are then distributed intelligently among our users. MahsaVPN does not require any special permissions and do NOT collect any personal information. Website: https://mahsanet.com

Screenshots

ShadowShare4 screens
Mahsa VPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mahsa VPN at none against ShadowShare's 3. Mahsa VPN also leads on ads (none vs shown). ShadowShare's advantage is ratings volume (374 vs 29) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Mahsa VPN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShadowShare holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShadowShare has 374 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of ShadowShare's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mahsa VPN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ShadowShare versus Mahsa VPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowShareMahsa VPN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (374 ratings) — better4.5 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings374 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB79 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperPHERUS .CO -SMC LIMITEDHolistic Resilience

Customer experience

ShadowShare

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

Mahsa VPN

All ratings28 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Mahsa VPN

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
None

Mahsa VPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShadowShare free?
ShadowShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahsa VPN free?
Mahsa VPN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShadowShare or Mahsa VPN?
ShadowShare is rated higher. ShadowShare averages 4.7 out of 5 from 374 ratings, while Mahsa VPN averages 4.5 from 29 ratings.
Do ShadowShare or Mahsa VPN have ads?
ShadowShare shows ads; Mahsa VPN does not.

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