# Shadowrocket vs 万象助手

The clearest difference is price: 万象助手 at Free against Shadowrocket's $2.99. Shadowrocket's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

万象助手 is free to download; Shadowrocket costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Shadowrocket holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadowrocket has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Shadowrocket ships an update weekly, 万象助手 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Shadowrocket | 万象助手 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.5 (12K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowrocket/id932747118/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6739101425/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **12K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 4 weeks |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | **#1** | — |
| Size | 53 MB | 94 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shadow Launch Technology Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/687237009) | [Shenzhen Horion Software Co., Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1778573231) |

## What reviewers say

### Shadowrocket

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowrocket/id932747118)

**Currently charting:** #1 Top Paid, #1 Top Paid · Utilities, #145 Top Grossing · Utilities (US App Store)

This utility client captures and redirects all device traffic to a proxy server. It records requests, allows rule-based configuration, and measures network performance. It also supports ad blocking, local DNS mapping, and advanced proxy features.

**Highlights:** Capture and redirect all device traffic, Record HTTP, HTTPS, and DNS requests, Configure rules by domain, IP, and GeoIP, Measure traffic usage and network speed, Import rule files from URL or iCloud, Block ads by domain and user agent, Local DNS Mapping

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Excellent VPN performance
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔒 Robust security features
- 💡 Useful customization options

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Connectivity issues after updates
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🤔 Confusing setup process for some users

**Reported bugs**

- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable server connections leading to timeouts
- Subscription management and customer support issues

**Requested features**

- Add support for more protocols (e.g. SSTP, L2TP)
- Implement auto-connect and load balancing features
- Develop a native macOS version


### 万象助手

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6739101425)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Shadowrocket free?

Shadowrocket costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is 万象助手 free?

万象助手 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Shadowrocket or 万象助手?

Shadowrocket is rated higher. Shadowrocket averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while 万象助手 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Shadowrocket or 万象助手 have ads?

Neither Shadowrocket nor 万象助手 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Shadowrocket or 万象助手?

Shadowrocket ships an update weekly, and 万象助手 every 4 weeks. Most recently, Shadowrocket was updated on October 23, 2026 and 万象助手 on October 15, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*