Shadowsocks

Name: Shadowsocks
Rating: 4.196539 (66538 reviews)
Author: Max Lv

By: Max Lv App

A secure SOCKS5 proxy for Android

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

7,483,434 ▲ 1.14K

Data as of 2026-10-14

Rating:

4.20 −31

(66,538)

Version:

VARY

Last updated: 2021-09-17

Ranking

#17,993 ▼ 49

Overall

Features & Capabilities

"Shadowsocks" is a cross-platform, high-performance secured socks5 proxy designed to help users surf the internet privately and securely. With low resource consumption, it supports various platforms and provides bleeding edge techniques using asynchronous I/O and event-driven programming. It's open source and offers extensive setup documentation and source code access for customization.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Max Lv

Downloads:

7,483,434 1.14K

Rating:

4.20

(66,538) 31 ratings

Version:

VARY Last updated: 2021-09-17

Creation date:

2012-12-16

Publisher country:

Email:

ma*****@hey.com

Website:

https://shadowsocks.org DR 69

Privacy policy:

https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android/blob/master/privacy_policy.md

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-14

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Developed by:: Max Lv
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.shadowsocks
Email:: ma*****@hey.com
Website:: https://shadowsocks.org

User Reviews

Pros: reliable functionality, per-app VPN control, easy setup, and strong usefulness. Cons: infrequent updates, limited authentication options, Telegram-like notification icon, usability concerns, and battery drain from always-on VPN. Most mentioned points: strong performance and configurability are appreciated, while maintenance, authentication flexibility, UI cues, and power usage are recurring criticisms.

Pros

Reliable VPN that delivers on its promises and works well.
Per-app VPN control allowing selective routing of apps.
Easy setup and quick start after importing configuration.
High usefulness and generally positive sentiment from users.

Cons

Infrequent updates and an outdated app.
Limited SOCKS5 authentication options; username input is not available.
Notification icon resembles Telegram and can be mistaken for unread messages.
Usability issues; some reviewers find the app not user friendly.
Battery drain due to VPN running continuously.

Recent reviews

In this, you cannot view the content of blocked websites and OTT platforms from other countries. It does not connect, does not encrypt it and does not provide the facility of bypassing VPN.Censorship bypassing is also not available.