Will Shadowrocket be #1 Paid App in the US Apple App Store on September 18?

Analysis

The most concrete recent data point comes from Japan, where a chart tracked by Oricon and dated September 14 placed Shadowrocket at number three among paid, non-game utility apps in that territory's App Store, a signal that the proxy utility remains in active rotation among paid downloads even as the deadline in question approaches. That is not the same measurement as the US Top Paid ranking, and a separate report dated September 7 states that Minecraft was holding the number one US Top Paid spot heading into September 2026. That matters, because it shows the US paid chart currently has an entrenched incumbent rather than an open field. Still, Shadowrocket has a long track record as a US paid-chart fixture. Its listing shows a stable $2.99 price point, a 4.5 out of 5 rating across roughly twelve thousand ratings, and continuous availability across iPhone, Apple TV, and other Apple platforms, the kind of durable utility demand that has repeatedly pushed it back to number one whenever broader interest in proxy and VPN-adjacent tools spikes, often tied to censorship circumvention news cycles. The single thing to watch is whether Minecraft's grip on the US paid chart persists through September 18 or whether a fresh surge in demand for circumvention tools dislodges it, since that swap is what would most directly decide this outcome.