A network client on iOS / iPadOS. It reads the nodes or subscription you give it, asks the system for VPN, then forwards by mode.
What it isn’t
It doesn’t assign addresses, rent bandwidth, or know how many days are left on a plan. Search the exact name Shadowrocket in the store.
Two bills
A store purchase is this copy of the app. Whether a node expired is a question for the provider who gave you the subscription. The icon still being there does not mean the tunnel is still alive.
Official
App Store only, ID 932747118. No official Android, no official desktop. Buying and switching regions: download.
The client handles “how traffic goes.” The line handles “where it goes.” This site explains only the former.
02What it actually manages
Load
Three doors
A subscription pulls a whole set at once; scan or clipboard imports a single row; type by protocol. Whoever controls the subscription URL can change your exit.
Stance
Config / Proxy / Direct
Daily use stays on Config. Proxy is close to global, for debugging only. Direct is power-off—compare whether the phone itself can get online.
Map
Rules and DNS
Rules decide who enters the tunnel. DNS decides where a name resolves first. A bad fill shows up as “switch on, this site won’t come out.” How to change it is in the tutorial.
Permission
System VPN
The first connect adds a configuration, confirmed with Face ID or a passcode. That’s the normal door. With no node, pages will not improve.
Boundary
What it doesn’t do
It doesn’t provide servers or keep a given line alive. MITM / certificate decryption can split open encrypted traffic. Leave it off if you don’t understand it.
03A fit / not a fit
A fit
You already have a subscription or first-hand parameters; you only need an iOS client.
A short UI and a fast import are enough; you’re not here to write scripts on day one.
You can tell buying software from buying a line, and you accept that this site doesn’t resell nodes.
Official App Store only; you tap Allow yourself.
Not a fit
You’re looking for an official Android or Windows client—there isn’t one.
You want the app to hand you a line on open. It won’t. This site won’t either.
You need deep rules, rewrite, and scripts—look at a heavier tool.
You only want a free crack. Don’t start here.
04Six things people mix together
Store
Can’t find it ≠ taken down
Switch to an Apple ID from a listed region, search Shadowrocket, check 932747118. Taps: download.
Bills
The purchase is the software
On a new phone, restore the purchase with the original account, then import the subscription. Deleting the app may wipe the local list; the URL stays in your hands.
Status
Lit ≠ success
VPN in the status bar only means the tunnel is up. You still need a handshake, a mode, and whether this site should go through the tunnel.
Habit
It doesn’t have to stay on
Switch back to Direct when you’re done. Long global use shoves updates and video down one node—slow and power-hungry.
Choosing
And heavier tools
Get split routing clear first. If you truly outgrow the writing, switch to an instrument with deeper rules—don’t start from the most complex end.
This site
How far we go
Intro, download, tutorial, FAQ, glossary, blog, about. No connectable addresses, no help desk.
