No second account
You’ll need an Apple ID for that region and the basic store setup for it. Account creation follows Apple’s current rules. This site does not create accounts.
01
Confirm you’re buying the official app
The official client serves iPhone and iPad only, and only through Apple’s store. There is no official Shadowrocket on desktop or Android.
| Check | Official should be | Suspicious |
|---|---|---|
| App name | Shadowrocket (search in English) | A lookalike name, or a name stamped accelerator / free / cracked |
| App ID | 932747118 |
ID doesn’t match, or there is no store listing at all |
| Price | One-time purchase | A shell that makes you buy a VPN plan after opening |
| Icon | White rocket silhouette on a dark field | Flashy gradients, cartoons, knockoff rockets |
| Channel | App Store | IPA, enterprise certificates, TestFlight, sideload bots |
What you pay in the store is the software. Whether a node expired is another contract—ask the provider who gave you the subscription.
02
An empty search in this region is usually the storefront
Some App Store regions don’t list it. A blank search on the current account is common. It does not mean the app was taken down.
- Open the App Store and search the exact name Shadowrocket. Close-enough names are not this app.
- Still nothing: tap the avatar, scroll to the bottom, and sign out.
- Sign into the store with an Apple ID from a region where it’s listed. This only affects the store. You don’t need to change system language or region.
- Search again, open the listing, check ID
932747118, then buy.
Don’t take the side door
Browser IPA downloads, “I’ll drop it on your Home Screen,” and third-party markets are not official doors. If search is empty, switch store region—not channel.
03
You can switch back to the original account after buying
- Complete the purchase and install under the account for a listed region.
- The app appears on the Home Screen. After that you can sign out and return to your original Apple ID.
- The app stays on the device. Later updates or restore-purchase often need a temporary switch back to the account that paid.
Family Sharing
Whether the app can go to family members follows Apple’s current rules and whether this app supports it. Whether the line travels too depends on the provider, not the store.
New phone
Restore Shadowrocket with the original purchase account, then import your own subscription. iCloud alone may not bring back the VPN configuration.
04
Authorize first after install, then go to the tutorial
Open the app and flip the connect switch once. The system will ask to add a VPN configuration—tap Allow and confirm with Face ID or a passcode. This is the normal iOS permission for every app in this class.
The system will ask
“Shadowrocket” Would Like to Add VPN Configurations. Only after you allow can the app take over traffic. With no node, pages will not improve.
Authorization is done when Settings → General → VPN & Device Management shows Shadowrocket. Import and connect are step-by-step on the tutorial page.
05
These have nothing to do with official
- Any “free IPA / cracked build / official Android package.”
- Enterprise certificates, paid sideload services, or anonymous TestFlight.
- Pages that claim “free lines from the official site.” This site does not give out nodes, subscriptions, or invite codes.
- Installers that need you to turn off system integrity or install a profile before they will open.
Those can change your profiles, read your nodes, and brick themselves when they expire. Install only this copy from the App Store.