Temu vs SHEIN

Privacy compared: the newest public version of each, scored by the same six rules. Temu scores 83 and SHEIN 62, so Temu is 21 points ahead.

83of 100

Temucom.einnovation.temu

version 4.90.0 ahead by 21

62of 100

SHEINcom.zzkko

version 15.4.6

Who is ahead on what

The longer bar is the better one on every axis; a score is the mean of its six axes. The arithmetic behind each is on the app's own card.

Axes: Temu leads on 5 axes, SHEIN on none; 1 axis is level.
Trackers: Temu carries 4 trackers, SHEIN 6 trackers; fewer is better.
Dangerous permissions: Temu may ask for 2 permissions, SHEIN for 7 permissions.

The six axes

Each axis is one short rule applied to both apps, with the one thing that decided its number underneath.

Security Temu +30

Temu 100 No security problem found.

SHEIN 70 1 security problem found.

Tracking Temu +21

Temu 44 4 tracking tools found.

SHEIN 23 6 tracking tools found.

Build hygiene Temu +10

Temu 79 The app passes 11 of 14 checks of how well it was built.

SHEIN 69 The app passes 9 of 13 checks of how well it was built.

Packaging level

Temu 100 The phone can use everything in the app.

SHEIN 100 The phone can use everything in the app.

Access Temu +42

Temu 78 Asks for 2 of 11 kinds of permission; no special access.

SHEIN 36 Asks for 5 of 11 kinds of permission; 1 kind of special access.

Background Temu +20

Temu 94 Runs no background service and does not start by itself.

SHEIN 74 Runs 1 kind of background service and starts by itself after a restart.

TrackersTemu 4 · SHEIN 6

The advertising, analytics and attribution SDKs recognised in each app. What only one of them carries is what sets it apart.

Only in Temu

Adjust

In both

Facebook SDKFirebase AnalyticsGoogle AdMob

Only in SHEIN

AppsFlyerFacebook ShareHuawei Ads

Dangerous permissionsTemu 2 · SHEIN 7

The permissions Android asks the user about at run time: the camera, the microphone, the location, the contacts and the like. An app may need one for what it does; asking is not the same as using.

Only in Temu

none

In both

ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Only in SHEIN

CAMERAREAD_CALENDARREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_CALENDARWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Where this comes from

Both are the apps' public cards: what anyone may know of an app, from its newest public version - one Google Play installed, and out in the world. Each card has the score's lines and the earlier versions: Temu, SHEIN.