Egern vs ShellShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Egern
This app is a powerful network analysis tool for proxying, intercepting, and modifying network traffic. It offers comprehensive recording of various protocols and supports extensive rule types for flexible traffic management. Users can decrypt HTTPS, rewrite URLs and headers, and utilize JavaScript for custom operations.
- Network traffic recording (TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP)
- Extensive rule types for traffic control
- Multiple proxy protocol support
- HTTPS traffic decryption
- URL and header rewriting
- JavaScript for custom operations
- iCloud configuration sync
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Egern is a feature-rich and powerful networking tool, specifically designed for proxying, intercepting, and modifying network traffic. Key features include: · Comprehensive recording of TCP, UDP, DNS, and HTTP network traffic. · Support for a wide range of rule types: domain, domain keywords, domain suffix, domain regular expressions, domain wildcard, geo-location, IPv4/IPv6 CIDR, URL regular expressions, logical, protocol, user-agent, rule sets, and default rules. · Flexible policy group options: selection, automatic testing, fallback, load balancing, and external policies. · Support for multiple proxy protocols: HTTP, SOCKS5, Shadowsocks, Trojan, Hysteria2, TUIC, Vless, and Vmess. · Effortlessly decrypt HTTPS traffic using Man-in-the-Middle attack techniques. · URL rewriting capabilities, allowing you to freely customize network requests. · Highly customizable request and response header rewriting functionality. · Versatile request and response content rewriting abilities. · Utilize JavaScript to provide customized operations on request and response data. · Support for local HTTP proxy server and local SOCKS5 proxy server to meet various networking needs. · DNS forwarding rules can proxy traffic to servers that support DoH, DoT, and DoQ protocols. · Sync configuration information across devices with iCloud, ensuring consistent network settings anywhere, anytime. As your ultimate network management tool, Egern helps you easily navigate various network environments and achieve efficient network control and debugging. Whether you're a network security expert, developer, or simply interested in network management, Egern will become an indispensable tool. Experience the powerful features of Egern and create your own exclusive networking environment today! Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteallen
ShellShot
Transform your screenshots into professional visuals with device frames, custom backgrounds, and flexible aspect ratios. Ideal for social media, app store previews, and portfolios, this tool simplifies the creation of polished showcase images without needing complex design software.
- Add real device frames
- Customizable backgrounds and gradients
- Flexible aspect ratios for social media
- Long screenshot support
- High-resolution export
- Transparent background export
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ShellShot turns everyday screenshots into polished showcase images — add real device frames, backgrounds, and aspect ratios for social posts, App Store previews, and portfolios. Lightweight and fast. No design suite required: pick a shot, frame it, export. Device Frames · New and classic iPhone models · Authentic device colors · Scale and drag to compose quickly Versatile Backgrounds · Solid and transparent backgrounds · Custom gradients and brightness · Use the current screenshot or a custom image · Curated artistic backgrounds · Adjustable darkness and blur Flexible Aspect Ratios · 1:1, 9:16, 3:4, 2:3, 1:2, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, and more · Built for Stories, covers, posts, portfolios, and presentations · Keeps zoom and position when you switch images Long Screenshots & Export · Auto-detects long screenshots · Shows the full scroll content · Saves in high resolution to Photos · Transparent background export for further design Some frames, artistic backgrounds, full long-screenshot support, transparent export, and dynamic icons require ShellShot Pro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShellShot at 100% against Egern's 57%. ShellShot also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Egern's advantage is iOS requirement (16 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Egern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShellShot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, ShellShot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Egern | ShellShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (84 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byte Crossing | Beijing Noncurious Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Egern
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In-app purchases
Egern
- Unlock Pro$5.99
ShellShot
- ShellShot Pro$2.99









