ShadeType: Privacy Screen

Name: ShadeType: Privacy Screen
Rating: 4.793103 (151 reviews)
Author: Polyhistor

Polyhistor

★ 4.8 (151 ratings)

⬇ 10,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 11,120

Free

Released: Aug 11, 2026

IAP: $2.99 per item

No ads

Rated: Everyone

Signals

4 this week · 3 positive · 1 warning All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +2.5K installs — 183% faster than the week before (+889) · 161/day since Oct 5
🏆Among Tools apps top 3% by installs gained this week (1273 peers growing)
⭐Rating ★ 5.00 → 4.79 since Oct 5 — around the 1.0.6 update (Oct 20, 2026)
🛠Updates actively updated · updated 24 days ago

Installs since launch

+5,144 installs · +51 ratings since Oct 5

Update history

1.0.6 Oct 20, 2026 · seen Oct 5, 2026

Hotfix for veil button

Only the current version so far — new entries appear as the app ships updates.

Trailer

ShadeType: Privacy Screen is a tools app by Polyhistor with 10,000+ downloads (about 11K estimated). +2.5K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.8 from 151 ratings. Released Aug 11, 2026. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “The person next to you can read your screen. ShadeType is a privacy screen built for typing: it veils your display while you write, so what you type stays yours. Unlike a screen filter that dims everything all day, ShadeType is built around the keyboard. Your keyboard stays fully visible while the rest of the screen…”