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ReelShort vs DramaBox
The two top-grossing short drama apps, compared on the numbers that decide what you pay. Ratings: US App Store snapshot 12 November 2026. Prices: snapshot 2026-11-12.
| ReelShort | DramaBox | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.69 ★ (526,333 ratings) | 4.75 ★ (895,583 ratings) |
| Seller | New Leaf Publishing, Inc. | STORYMATRIX PTE. LTD |
| Subscription | $19.99/week · $199/year | $5.99/week · $49.99/year |
| Coin model | Published: 60 coins per standard episode. Packs: 500 coins for $4.99; 1,000 coins +150 bonus for $9.99; 1,500 coins +300 bonus for $14.99; 3,000 coins +750 bonus for $29.99. | Packs at $4.99, $9.99, $19.99; a per-episode coin price is not published. |
| Free episodes | First 5-15 per series episodes of a series typically free | daily free episodes + ad unlocks |
Cost to finish one series
| Series length | ReelShort | DramaBox |
|---|---|---|
| 30 episodes | $14.99 in coins, or — for one week | est. $11.40–$18.90 in coins (estimate), or — for one week |
| 50 episodes | $29.97 in coins, or — for one week | est. $19–$31.50 in coins (estimate), or — for one week |
| 80 episodes | $44.96 in coins, or — for one week | est. $30.40–$50.40 in coins (estimate), or — for one week |
DramaBox coin figures are estimates ($0.38–$0.63 per episode) because DramaBox publishes no per-episode price. ReelShort figures use its published coin packs. A weekly subscription only wins if you actually finish within the week — both apps auto-renew. Try your own series length in the calculator.
The short version
DramaBox is the cheaper app on every published price: its weekly plan costs about a third of ReelShort's, and its annual plan is a quarter of the price. ReelShort is the more transparent app: it publishes exactly what an episode costs in coins, while DramaBox does not. Both make coins the expensive way to finish a long series — on either app, a short subscription beats coin-by-coin unlocking once a series passes roughly 40 episodes (ReelShort) or a handful of episodes (DramaBox, on estimates).
App pages: ReelShort · DramaBox. Cancellation help: cancel ReelShort · cancel DramaBox.