ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV Positive Reviews
So much to praiseGreat acting, directing, cinematography- the very best among Vertical companies, offering the dual feature of both quantity and quality. I have been a viewer for several years now and after trying out a number of other Verticals providers, this is my Number One choice!!! Most of their films have real human actors, not the AI-created fake actors used by too many other companies!!! And if it’s an animated film they say so and put it in a separate section so those of us who want human actors don’t have to wade through AI garbage to find real actors like happens with other companies! Love the romance, the drama, some of the really creative themes. Also as someone who speaks more than one language, I enjoy seeing some other languages represented besides just English and Chinese, like some of the Korean, Japanese and Spanish films! I have been surprised and happy to find that ReelShort is very responsive to viewer feedback!!! And ReelShort has extra features like interviews with actors and voting on which movies should get sequels!!! Also, they actually include credits at the ends of their movies (something other Verticals don’t seem to do!). But one suggestion- please get a medical consultant on the plots, to avoid medical mistakes that writers in all of the Verticals companies seem to make..Bryonne42Version: 3.8.60
UpdateUPDATE: The malfunction seems to have been corrected! Thank you so much!
First off- I’ve loved this app. However, a few days ago the app had an update. The “rewards” system appearance has changed, and although I can’t tell if there’s a difference in how many rewards we get, the system isn’t working. Let me explain- some of the ads now have a required interaction- ad for 10s, press next, ad for 10s, press next, ad for 10s, press next, ad for 10s, press done, and then you get the reward coins. The problem with this is that this particular type of ad is causing my phone to overheat and the app closes out (usually as the last ad is playing), causing me to have to start the ad over for my reward coins. Not only is it taking twice as long to obtain reward coins, but the overheating of my phone can’t be a good thing, plus I’ve noticed the battery draining drastically increase. In addition, the app has started to randomly close during a short video. After 4 days of this, I’m almost ready to be done altogether. My phone is brand new, so I know it isn’t the phone, and all of this started on the day that my update for this app was run. Without this issue, or with the correction of this issue, I would gladly raise my stars review to 5-stars..Momma-Lolli-HeatherVersion: 2.1.30
I love this app!!!!!!I love this app so much you can watch anything you want l just download it and I only watched two of them and they were amazing!!! I just really wanna think the people that made this app. It’s nice and whatever you’re like thinking of you wanna watch just click on it and that’s like before you click on it like you click on it and it says like what it’s about like and if you’re not thinking that you can get out of that and then look for another one it’s so cool, I think I already watched a girl that used to do like like balls and like that stuff for now she did modeling at the end of so nice and then the other one was like romance and like she almost quit the girl almost quit her job and her boyfriend was cheating on her adopted sister, but turns out she was the missing daughter of the robins, family and her Adopted sister was actually the real family that the girl was in her name started with a kthink it was Katherine or something . But I literally love this app. It’s so nice like yeah it’s so nice. It’s like I just got it today and then I started watching. It’s so nice that it’s like I thought it was like actually watch it then you would be able to like play the game and do it over but you’re only supposed to watch it. It’s like so cold though cause you you don’t have to play with those dolls and like you know like pretend like you gotta press what you wanna say it’s easier when they’re talking for you way easier and if you guys don’t have episode episode is exactly what I thought I was gonna be like you have to click and they have other games like that like not to handle that game too hot not to handle it’s it’s exactly like it!🫶🏻 whoever made this app thank you so much. It’s really nice and I will just want to thank you so much because I would’ve not found this out and yeah thank you so much. That’s all I wanna say bye!!!!!!✌️🍓👛📱🎀🌸🫶🏻🍉⛸️🌷🩰🇵🇱🎊💗🎉🏖️🍬.Tay tay swift🎀Version: 1.8.50
The prices are a bit muchI never leave reviews but I truly think we all can agree on this one. Honestly, this app is entertaining. They have cute, corny stories that are just fun to laugh at (not in a bad way) if anything they keep me pulled into it, sure the storyline is weird but it makes me want to keep going. The actors aren’t bad, I’ve watched worse. Though, their not as good as some other apps, which, is understandable. And since it isn’t as great, it makes must of the stories more entertaining and the characters more fun....However, the app's coin system is notably overpriced. For example, $10 for 1,000 coins honestly doesn’t get you very far in the episodes, and $5 for 500 coins cover much less. The subscription fees, in particular, seem excessive. If the app offered a higher quality version or included top-tier actors, or just actors who are more likely to play the role well. This pricing might be justifiable. But in its current form, the quality doesn’t quite align with the cost. While the app is certainly enjoyable and provides a good amount of entertainment, the premium fees and limitations on content make it hard to justify paying for extended access. For the price, the value doesn’t fully meet expectations, especially considering not even having 2 minutes on any of the episodes..RjhjsjtchsVersion: 2.9.50
Intriguing mini shows with bad acting and adsI am a sucker for short stories like this, so when I saw that they were being made into films, I was so excited! I read a lot of reviews about the ads. To be honest, I didn’t really mind the ads. You will watch about a minute and a half of the movie before you have to watch an ad that is longer than the clip you watched from the movie. Yes it’s annoying, yes it’s an incentive for you to buy coins, yes it’s the same over and over, yes you can only watch 20 of them a day and then you have to wait. But to be honest, I really didn’t mind that. I came to expect it and it was still worth it with the film I was watching.
But then, after I continued on with it, I am almost at the tail end of my movie, and when I pulled it up, it now says I have to login using Facebook? I really don’t understand that, I’ve watched the majority of this movie and continued to watch their continual ads without having to log into my social media account. That’s when I deleted the app. I’m already watching thousands of ads and viewing them more and more then I’m even viewing the movie. You are getting all my viewing time, why do you want my social media?? 3 stars, because this stories are intriguing, but it comes with a very annoying price..Nrsweeps girlVersion: 1.1.07
This app ate and left like 3 crumbs😌😂I didn’t expect to enjoy this app as much as I did. The stories are so intriguing and I was a little shocked to see K-dramas. I do wish that some of the K-dramas weren’t voiced by English actors though. I prefer just reading subtitles. It gets irritating when the mouth and words don’t match. I’m not the biggest fan of the ad situation, but I also don’t mind it either. I wish every episode was 2 minutes long and that there wasn’t a recap at the beginning. I noticed there aren’t many shows but I don’t know how long this app has been a thing so I hope more are to come. Overall I love the app. The acting is cringe at times but not as bad as some reviews make it seem. I can tell there’s a low budget so I wouldn’t expect too much anyway. Plus I feel like bad acting can make shows funnier. Still this app eats every show it puts out. I get so invested off of just a trailer. I feel like the use of adds and coins brings back what it felt like to watch shows on cable TV. Sometimes the anticipation made the show better. I also loved commercial bathroom breaks. At least I’m not waiting for a 1-2 minute clip everyday. I only have to watch an ad..JaeDrizzleVersion: 1.1.02
Really good content!Okay so I would rate it a 5/5, but there are some minor issues that have occurred while I have been on this app. I love the shows they are a little cheesy but they are really funny, and romantic. The thing is, when I get to a certain point in one of the shows where I just need 4 more episodes to finish the series it makes me pay for the last 4 episodes or I can’t finish it. Now i’m not going to spend how much money they want, on coins that only last about 2 episodes. Mind you the episodes are at most 1 minute and 30 seconds long. But I have heard some people say they don’t like how they give you 5 episodes for 5 ads, but I really don’t mind it, I’ve gotten pretty used to it. A good way to use it is to have a show or movie on that you’ve already seen before then it tells you 0/5 watch a ad click that then watch the show/movie while the ad is going then you can pass those ads quickly. But that’s all I wanted to say. Overall really good app love the shows and I might write another rating once I get to more shows where I only have 4 episodes left and see if it does the same as those other shows!.TheRizzler12387Version: 1.9.00
Improve user experience, but overall great appIf you could add outstanding episodes to watch under the icon of each miniseries, instead of the current view of (x/xx)it will enhance the customer’s experience and keep us engaged while using the app. I came to be entertained not to do math, no matter how simple it may be. For all of you who were patient enough to build up your coins, to then find out about the post 5 day expiration, I thank you! For those of you paying out of pocket for 1 min episodes, thanks for your donations to making this app thrive. I’m patient enough to watch my episodes daily for free. Already seen 10 full mini series with bonus coins absolutely free. Currently watching 6 miniseries simultaneously. I’m surprised how the following shows aren’t as popular: oh no slept with my husband…and 30 days till I marry my husband’s nemesis, that red head actress has acting skills. I love how this platform is opening up opportunities for young actors out of film school. And the chemistry between actors looks real for the most part. Love your content and app. Wish I could be rewarded more for using the app daily..AnushDjanVersion: 1.7.00
Not a fan (Edit: ok starting to like it)So yes the episodes are about 1:30-2:00 mins. Some are mixed with previews and recaps. However, I’m wondering if they developers are reading reviews and fix as they go along. Yes there are ads! However, they are not as bad as before. You can watch up to 15-20 ads and receive coins or episodes (sometimes 2). Which can help watch the stories. The stories are cute, the acting no one is winning a Oscar anytime soon. However they do well for what they are given. If the developers continue to listen to reviews. This might just become a decent app to have :) Ads, everything comes with ads! Then you have to buy coins to watch the stores. I believe the “episodes” are maybe 1 min and half at best. Then you have the option to watch an ad or pay for coins. However, you are limited to 20 ads in a 24 hour period. How to earn coins, ads there’s a limit there too. Each episode varies in coins so in the 30s others near 50. Stories are your typical type booktok werewolf rejected or billionaire made to marry girl no one wants. The price isn’t worth it. Not by a long shot!.CynimiVersion: 1.1.02
EntertainingI’ve been using the Reel Shot Novels app for a while now, and overall, it’s a pretty entertaining way to pass the time. Some of the stories are genuinely interesting and can really pull you in. That said, a few plots tend to be a bit too predictable or feel similar to others, which can take away from the excitement.
The app gives you the option to watch ads to unlock a few scenes, which I don’t mind doing—especially when the story is good. I’ve even bought coins a few times when I didn’t want to wait and wanted to see how the story ends. The only downside is that the coins go quickly, so it can get frustrating if you’re trying to watch more than just a couple of scenes.
Would be probably amazing to have an unlimited access, so you could enjoy everything available without constantly running out of coins or being interrupted. Still, with a few improvements, it’s a fun and easy way to be entertained—especially if you enjoy short, dramatic stories with a visual twist..JoMarangielloVersion: 2.6.00
Love this app, but coins are a problemI actually like this app although, there are a few problems. Such as the ads. When I got the app, I tried to ignore that fact because I get that you need the ads and whatever. But it becomes too much. Maybe try doing a thing where if you watch two ads at a time, you can watch a few episodes for free without ads or whatever you want to do so it is at least a bit enjoyable. I’d also like to talk about the last few episodes of a series. I got to the last few episodes of one of my series and noticed that it wanted me to pay to watch the rest which I think is outrageous since the coins are kind of glitched for me because when I collected all the daily coin things, it restarted and made me lose all of the coins I had prior. I don’t know what to do now because I was hoping to see the end of the series and wouldn’t have minded watching the ads. I am just kind of sad and a bit annoyed at that fact. Please fix these minor issues to help the app become more enjoyable for your customers. Thank you for reading this review. I hope to see some updates to your app quality very soon..Jidd/Version: 2.0.50
More diversityHello downloaded your guises app. I do you think it is very good and I love the shorts and the stories are pretty cool however, One thing I did notice is the lack of diversity and quite a few of your guises projects if not most of your projects.
I totally understand that your guises projects are geared to a specific type of audience and from a business standpoint that makes sense but at the same time a lot of your guises shows lack di like for example all the billionaire CEOs are either white males or men that identify as white and there’s nothing wrong with that, however degree it would be nice to just see a little bit more diversity within your guises projects
Look at the end of the day you still have to run a company and have to cater to your audience, but it just would be nice to see a little bit more people of color whether they’re Hispanic African-American, etc., and more of your guises projects so that way you guys can expand more across other communities and when I say add more diversity, I don’t mean just adding people of color and just putting them in the background I mean, like put them in more of the leading roles or the supporting roles!.The bear alphaVersion: 2.0.00
For the ReelShort businessThe reason why I gave this five stars is because the way the movies in contents are made. It’s just so amusing to watch and I love it because sometimes I have to press ads to go on another space to the movie or whatever it’s called. I have to press sad or I have to wait till tomorrow so that’s the thing I really don’t like but I still gave it five stars because I feel bad that I gave, the last people a one star review because they literally just stopped in the middle and said give us five stars so I do not like the movie that they make up forgot what the game is called or movie is called. I don’t know, but it just stopped in the middle said give us five star so nope, give them five star they want to like they’re begging me to give you five stars because you’re just a big business that has everybody on this. My sister is on this my dad’s on this. My mom is on this my grandma‘s on this, everybody’s on my cousins on this so yeah I love your business. Hopefully, you give me a shout out and peace out..Kinder bearVersion: 2.2.00
SubscriptionsThe app is great but it’s so hard to get a decent amount of coins. You either have to purchase them or get a subscription. While purchasing them outright doesn’t sound that bad it adds up quickly. However I thought about getting the subscription instead but you have the option of $20 WEEKLY which is ridiculous as that totals out to $1,040 a year or a yearly subscription of $200. We live in a day and age where times are tough and money is getting hard to get and even harder to keep as bills and groceries keep rising. Everything else I have subscribed to in the past was no more than a $100 yearly and $20 monthly. I find this completely outrageous. If you lowered your subscriptions more people would be encouraged to purchase and fully enjoy your services. However, it’s hard for people like me to even finish a short in two months because of how quickly we run out of coins. I’d enjoy this app more if I could actually watch the shows instead of having to wait to watch videos or get my daily bonus as I can’t even afford the amount of coins it takes to watch a full short..DgffvhytgbVersion: 2.5.00
Download If You Don’t Mind Ads Or Spending Fortune.I really love watching the stories that are provided using this app but the prices they are asking weekly and yearly is outrageous. You can either pay $20 to have them unlock all series for a week or you can pay $200 to have them unlock all series for a year. The stories are very intriguing but way too low budget to cost what they’re asking. They have an option for you to watch an ad and get free “episodes” but the ads are 45-90 seconds long for just a 15-20 second clip of the episode. They will only allow you to watch 5 ads for 5 short clips a day. For those willing to watch the ads they still limit how much you watch of the episode. If I would have known this I wouldn’t have downloaded the app. Wish they had movies like this so I wouldn’t have to fiddle with low budget, money hungry app creators. Download only if you don’t mind watching ads most of the time or spending a ton on something that’s not even worth the amount. Also look out for them trying to get your social media logins. It’s been known to happen once you get to the end of your stories..Sarah K MooreVersion: 2.1.30
Long time watcher**Edit: They have returned the in show ads back to 10 - YAY, but we still have to deal with the auto unlock feature. 👎🏼
It’s 4 1/2 stars now!
I’ve been watching these “shorts” for a while now and have seen some major changes to the system, not all of them good. The number of ads you can watch a day from inside a show being dropped to 5 was a real bummer. I mean, if I’m willing to spend MY time watching 10 ads to see more episodes, shouldn’t it still be available? Another thing is the auto-unlock feature. That feature is automatically turned on when it should have to be turned on by the user. I was super glad to see the amount of bonus coins return to their former amount after a short period of dropping as well. But I’m not a big fan of the points expiring. Most of the content is good and I hope they continue to make more in the same quality. I’d love to give it 5 stars but with the limited number of available ads “in show” and the auto-unlock feature, I just can’t..Kiwi671Version: 2.8.00
Love it but app is flawedI found this app through Facebook ads. I love the content — yes, it’s cheesy Lifetime Movie and/or Asian drama content with obvious tropes and ramped up plot twists, but it’s a guilty pleasure and I love it.
My problem is that the ads won’t load. The content loads fine, but the ads keep throwing an error. This is an issue because your options are to watch ads or pay $20 USD/week to watch. I don’t have that kind of money.
I understand they have to support the app, and I am happy to view ads to support them instead of giving out cash — but with the ads constantly saying “The ad is not ready yet, please try again later.” I am stonewalled. I can’t continue my series without just waiting for the free daily coins. I wish they could fix the issue with the ads. My internet connection is fine and the content itself loads fine, it’s just the ads that don’t load… which feels intentional to railroad people into just forking over cash. Maybe that would work for people who can afford it, but I have no choice. I may just have to drop this show and watch standard dramas on Netflix..MmogrrrlVersion: 2.2.00
Reading without the readingThere’s been so many times I’ve read a story and wished they made it into shorts. This app is like my wish came true. The pay to watch thing was kind of a disappointment but it was expected. The actors did a good job..El3ctricBoltVersion: 1.1.02
Need to watch to many adsYou have to watch to many ads. The ads seem longer then the video you get to watch.MommamilfVersion: 1.1.02
Not as what the ad sayIt takes awhile before you get to do the ‘save the king’ puzzle. It’s always match games..GseuinbsioiujnsyiVersion: 1.2.02
Foxylady1962Good stories watch everyday but expensive to buy credits love the app though wish I could get more credits for free.Foxylady1962Version: 2.7.50
AdsI wish we could watch more than 5 ads a day. Even the bonus ads to watch isn’t enough.RmB0707Version: 1.5.05
Ads 😵💫The ads are very distracting and annoying. Is there anyway that we can subscribe and pay for it and not have to watch those ads.Summer CassidyVersion: 1.1.08
It’s alrightWay too many adds, and the same ads over and over agin. Good content, expensive if you don’t want to watch the ads..Jenn-21Version: 1.1.03
Good but expensiveIt has good video/stories but the price is very high..TLy10Version: 2.7.50
Love itLes émissions sont très bonnes! Par contre c’est un peu cher l’abonnement ! $$.Tifoune6991Version: 2.0.81
Fun to watchVery entertaining and I enjoy it..PNWPrincessVersion: 3.9.00
I am obsessedI love it.1230babyVersion: 3.8.60
You will miss me when im goneGreat show but not watching if its not free.Dman7310Version: 3.8.60
Love this appSuch amazing actors, some cheesy stories but still interesting to keep you watching.All alxlnanaVersion: 3.8.60
AwesomeLove these.Hermanater831Version: 3.8.60
AlphaVery nice!.TineyshiiVersion: 3.8.60
UhVcyjk.Precious joyceVersion: 3.8.60
Love itTheir stories are amazing.Yass boyyyyVersion: 3.8.60
ScamErama.Angel_a_MonkeyVersion: 3.8.60
BestSoo fun.DickghahdVersion: 3.8.60
BienBien.Lolita pegyVersion: 3.8.60
J’adoreJ’adore les épisode.Guidou 0809Version: 3.8.60
GoodGood.Lkp1000Version: 3.8.60
Nice seriesAll series are nice and really relatable in real life.Franny6484Version: 3.8.60
VuGreat shorts.Ju4567Version: 3.8.60
🥰🥰🥰The best one.Mag LafleurVersion: 3.8.60
I enjoy the short videosThe only thing is, it’s not free. You can’t watch it right away. You have to wait and then you have to watch an ad that’s like completely boring and sometimes you can’t get out of the ad because it won’t let you cause it wants you to download the game but other than that, I love the stories..A.k.a. CharlieVersion: 3.8.60
Bound to loveNone.ItaliabbeautVersion: 3.8.60
Really enjoying itLiking it a lot.Wendy_1980Version: 3.8.60
SuperWow plein de belle choses!.Stef6969Version: 3.8.60
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ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV Negative Reviews
Bad experienceI totally understand that the creators of this app need to make money by either showing ads or having a person spend their money on the app to be able to watch an entire video without the ads. I get it. But what I don’t understand is only the 30 second clips then the ad then another 30 second clip and then more ads. On top of that, you can only watch about 5 30 second clips per day basically and have to wait until the next day to watch another 5 30 second clips to see what happens. Surely you can make enough money with the ads to let people see the whole short movie in one day. I wouldn’t care about the ads at all if I could watch the entire movie(or whatever they call it) in one sitting. But nope you have to go through all the bulls**t just to have to wait for 24 hours to go through more bulls**t. After I am finally done watching the short movie I’m already watching(because I’m already invested in it and I want to see what happens) I will be deleting this app unless the creators decide to make changes to it and deal with people just watching the ads and them getting revenue from that. I’ll bet all of the 4-5 star ratings are from people that work for this app/company and that the reviews are as well. There’s got to be a better app that has the same type of content as this one and won’t make someone watch 5 30 second clips a day and make you wait for 24 hours to be able to watch another 5 30 second clip. *Thinking to myself * I wonder if they’ll delete this review?.CarlaB72Version: 2.2.00
Can you give 0 starsSo I have downloaded this app. Facebook sucked me in with a little preview, and I went on and have tried to watch these shows. If you watch an ad, you’re not given any credit. Apparently there’s always a network error which no other app seems to have. So I watch an ad and get no credit. If I have the app that the ad has endorsed, I go on and delete it because if they’re going to be advertised on this site and it is not gonna give me any credit for watching it then I don’t want that app on my device anymore. What’s the point? How are you asking to promote your product? And if I don’t have the app and I see it, I make a note not to download it because once again they’re on a site being promoted by people who give you no credit for watching these ads. Why would I want to support that platform? So on the whole it’s a shame because they do seem to have stories with interesting plot lines, but unfortunately we’re not ever gonna get to watch them. And I have downloaded other apps where watching the ads do allow you to see the next episode so this app seemed totally pointless. I would recommend people trying to advertise with this app go to ones that actually give you credit for watching their ads because if I watch an ad and get no credit, I honestly dislike the product being advertised. Giving my time to watch an ad and having the product endorsed when there is no reward just seems distasteful to me and I don’t want the product after that..Vi vi 007Version: 3.8.50
CoinsNormally I do not leave reviews especially negative ones. These shorts are really entertaining and I ultimately enjoy watching them. However, I am very disappointed and upset that each “short” takes up a various amount of your coins. I started out watching every ad to get my coins for the day which landed me just over 230 coins. So I was a bit excited to watch more of the series I have been trying to get through. I figured that I would be able to watch at least 4 to 5 shorts (5 minutes or so of the series for the day) but I didn’t even get that. I was able to watch two which were less then a minute long. Afterwards it says I do not have enough coins. I would give this app a 5 star review if it wasn’t for the fact that somehow the price for each short adjusts based on how many coins you have. On top of that you cannot see the price of how much each episode costs until you are out of coins. Yesterday, the next episode said it was 58 coins. Today I had over 230 coins and was only able to watch two episodes? In other words one episode cost 58 coins and the next one took the rest. It seems like a major scam to get people to really fork out the money for the game without realizing what is going on. If the company fixes the issues then I will come back and update my review. If not my review will stay. Thank you for reading. Again this is not something I do in fact this is the first review I have ever done but I would hate to see people get scammed..BreezyelfVersion: 1.8.50
Money Hungry AppThis app is a money grab. I downloaded it because I kept getting an ad for one show. I was like I might as well watch it. They prompt you every like 7 words to buy the app or watch more shows. It’s ridiculously expensive for corny shows. It cost more to buy this app then ANY streaming services and the shows are short and corny. I don’t think anyone besides children who aren’t spending their own money would do that. Anyway I watched one show over like a month would watch the ads whenever I was bored enough to do it then I get to the end of the show and they won’t let me watch the last few episodes without paying I can no longer use adds. As if they don’t make money from the ads already. Luckily because the show is corny and predictable I already know how it ends so it is what it is. And it’s $20 a week (which is $100-$120 a month, $1040 a year). not even for unlimited shows you get a certain about of coins that let you watch certain shows. It’s all confusing and a way to take money. The most expensive streaming service I know of hulus bundle with live tv is like $74 a month and that’s 3 services AND live tv. The ads are all over a minute long for less than an minute of content you will be wasting your time if you are using this app. I wouldn’t waste your time with this app. Just watch your corny shows on your normal streaming platform and save yourself the time, energy, and money. You’re not missing anything by skipping this app..KingKeanneVersion: 1.8.01
Disappointing pricesI love the content although the quality of the acting and production is definitely the lowest tier, the stories however have a good plot. They are very intriguing due to how short they are and how much happens in each reel. The reels are about 1-2 mins. long on average and are full of drama but they cut off right before a major event leaving you with the NEED to see the next reel. However, each reel cost on average 60 coins and the app charges about a dollar per 10 coins. You can use ads to see reels for free however there is a limit of 5 per 8 hours. You can also see more adds to add up enough coins to afford the next reel but there is also time limits on these and the max I’ve been able to get is 25 coins for a 2 min ad. I have purchased coins but I have noticed that conveniently reel that usually cost between 40-60 coins rise to the 90’s so the coins you buy are used up within 2-5 reels. Honestly this seems like a money grab and the reels just keep playing without showing you the cost. I attempted to stop auto play for future reels but right after I just bought coins for some reason I can’t do it. I can only do it when I use adds to watch episodes. Overall the reels are intriguing but not worth the ridiculous price. A streaming subscription service like Netflix can cost as little as $10 per month so I don’t understand why I couldn’t even finish a whole story with $10. $10 worth of coins only let me see like 10 mins worth of reels mind you these stories tend to have around 70 reels each..Abiley13Version: 2.0.00
Good Stories but really bad coin systemAlthough the stories are great its hardly worth watching 20 ads a day to only watch 10 mins worth of your show, you get 5 free episodes a day, then 5 more “Free” episodes where you will watch ads then you have to use coins. They have many ways to get coins like daily login, watching more ads, and daily tasks BUT you only get about 200 coins from doing it all, unless you agree to download another app from reelshort. Also the episodes are not consistent coin prices, one episode may be 52 coins when the next is 72! With the little amount of coins your given you can understand how that would be frustrating. To be honest Im kinda used to the whole “watch ads get more” spiel and I really don’t mind it, but when you want me to download other apps that could be scammy for more coins thats when the issue arises. I had saw this app on tiktok and decided to try it they showed 10 + mins of the movie I was watching on tiktok for Free, then the app made me watch ads and get coins just to get back to the place the ad stops at even though I had already watched all episodes. Keep in mind for the “popular” stories the episodes are only about 1 min long. I will be deleting this app after I finish the story I started.
I hope this review brings other people some insight on how this app is run, if you are here from an ad where ever that may be..HcjxjssjVersion: 2.0.50
False advertWhile scrolling around on Facebook and insta and I think even TikTok I’ve always seen ads for this app saying - watch a 10 sec advertisement and watch an entire show non stop - I have a screen recording of the ad. Because I still see it now even after I made a stink about it. Even tho the ad didn’t say that it was for all the stories it eluded to at least just one and I was attempting to watch the one that was showcased in the ad. I ended up buying credits because the story is interactive meaning points or credits are needed to choose one of the outcomes. I used them and the credits ended up depleted because of the ads in the app or continuation of the story that you needed to pay for, so the ad I saw that said watch one ad and then watch the whole story for free was false.
Update: Got a response and yes it’s true watch ads but funny thing is the ad time has been longer than the story plus the advert I saw said watch just one 10 second ad and the whole story is unlocked and can watch uninterrupted but yet I have seen prolly about 25 ads that have extended the story but stop and another ad plays so it’s still interrupted not what the advert says. Plus I have yet to see a 10 second ad most of them are 30 sec to 1 min. Still false advertising
Update to the update: the publisher is a broken record. Got another response and they say the same thing and don’t respond to the false advertising claim.MacsRule45Version: 3.1.60
Stupid, ad watching gimmickThis is a site geared to make you watch the same ads over and over and over again. You get less than a minute of the show, maybe 2 or 3 sentences, tops, that’s what is referred to as an episode. Not even 1/4 of a complete scene! The ads last longer than the show. There are tons of shows available, but they are all the same basic story line. I find myself finishing the ones I started, but I’ll not start another. When I paid the $5 to check it out, I only got to watch a small amount before being prompted to pay more money to finish watching! I didn’t pay it to find out how much it will cost to watch the whole show! Plus! After paying the $5, the show started over, so I paid money to watch what I had already seen for free. You watch for under a minute, watch the same ad, but only a few times before you have to pay up, or wait 24 hours to continue watching. Cornball story lines, repeated in reel after reel after reel……. When you come back tomorrow, it’s the same tired ads as the day before… and… the ads are all lies! They advertise games to play on your phone, no money to spend, no ads to watch, don’t have to invite friends, but that’s all lies! The games cost money to play, if they don’t, you will not ever reach enough to cash out and you Must watch the same tired ads spouting the same lies..ImMustSoConfusedVersion: 3.1.00
Rip-Off!!!!!These people are clearly Shiesty you literally get like three lines worth of viewing and then you have to watch a 30 second or more advertisement they make it to where you can’t even take the crap. All they want is your money that’s why they do this it is a rip off these people clearly are really hurting for money and don’t care about this app. They try and say oh it’s user-friendly such good short stories. Yeah the stories are good too bad you can’t even watch a fourth of one a day. You have to watch 20 ads a day and then you have to wait a full 24 hours before you can finish and their packages are like $100 to pay for nobody’s gonna pay this these actors are so cheesy. It is ridiculous, it’s like trying to watch a soap opera in only getting to watch like maybe 15/22 worth a day because you have to watch more and ads than anything else. This frustrates me beyond belief I’m uninstalling this app because clearly these people are super poor if they’re trying to sit and take advantage of people in this way and then when you go to reviews if they don’t like what you posted when you tell the truth, they only post the good reviews so they don’t even care to listen to you and what people actually think why do you think and every single episode, they talk about gold diggers, because the people who make this app clearly are golddiggersI am infuriated. I’m uninstalling right now..HeatherlyynpVersion: 1.2.00
Captivating, but too much money for what it is.I watched one of the short movies because I was captivated and curious by what was going to happen next. The story was written well enough, but the acting was atrocious, that’s not why I’m giving a low review though. The reason my review is so low is because of the egregious paywall they’ve set up. I wasn’t interested in any of the other titles, so I invested $5 for credits so I could finish the movie I was on. Well $5 wasn’t enough to finish the movie, so I paid another $10 for more credits. They got me, I paid to watch, that’s fine. Until I got to the end of my now $15 worth of credits and still couldn’t finish the one movie wanted to watch. Now I’m hooked (which I’ll give the credit to the writers cause they did their thing). So I bought their weekly membership for $20 so I could finish the one thing I wanted to watch. $35 down I finally found out how Damien Blaine’s story ended. Tried to give another movie a chance because I’m already invested at this point and I couldn’t get through the first minute of the first clip. The goal of this review is not to deter other people from enjoying this app, my goal is just this: if you want to pay to watch these films, just pay the weekly VIP subscription, don’t get hooked on one movie and think that $15 is going to get you the whole thing. This feels like only fans for lifetime type dramas..GbaaaeeeVersion: 2.2.00
Not worth the timeI saw an add for this and it looked interesting. I don’t watch TV or binge shows because I don’t have the time. I thought this app would be perfect. It’s been 3 days and I’m not even through 1 show. I got a little less than 2 minutes before I had to watch a 40 second commercial. I got about 45 seconds of the next “episode” before I had another 40 second commercial. I had about 39 seconds on the 3 “episode” before I had a 45 second commercial. The commercials stop for the day so you need to wait until the next day. The next day the first episode started with the last one from the day before and I had to watch a commercial. I did t get as many commercials as I did the day before. Now it’s my 3rd day of trying to watch this to get to the end and I got last episode from yesterday and 2 commercials and I can’t get any further. This was supposed to be a “free” app. I’m not paying to finish the episode. If I can’t watch the last 3 tomorrow, I will delete the app. It’s not worth the money. The last 3 episodes are more than my monthly Netflix subscription. Just doesn’t seem worth it. I have no problem watching free ads so they can get paid, but the ads should no be longer than the episode segment your watching. Not worth the time if your as busy as I am and don’t have 12 days to watch what is only about 30 minutes of a show..Orbi haterVersion: 1.1.08
Absolutely uselessEDIT: Ok so I waited and wanted to give a fair chance watched a few series of short films and then decided let me get my bonuses stack them up so I can watch one all the way thru but all week long they give u 175 in bonuses if it gives u all of them but then it takes 150 everyday if you don’t watch them immediately this entire app is pretty much a scam to waste your time and have you watching the same adds repeatedly as soon as I’m done I’m deleting the app it’s definitely not for me!!!!
This is by the worst short film app I’ve ever used #1 watch ads to get free episodes #2 thos ads immediately transfer u to download an app #3 it almost forces u to download them as there is no way exit #4 if u don’t it download apps u do not receive the points since u have to close the app to exit fb should be ashamed of themselves for letting them advertise this on their platform. Omg after months I get a response email asking which apps which is outright comical because you watch the same ones over and over again. Not to mention the option to edit my review so I chose to do so after providing screenshots from today just for entertainment purposes they know which ads I’ve watched each of them at least 5 times to watch literally 5 episodes but the proof provided is recent and they literally don’t care about the experience at all!!!!!.Chae1979Version: 1.5.01
Not adding upDownloaded the app not knowing that the story’s don’t last very long 1-2 minutes and then you can only watch 15 adds that will let you watch a free short story. I had 125 bonus and by watching a bunch of ads and I watched 1 short that was 44 and I have 20 left. The math isn’t matching for me. Isn’t 1+1=2 or did that change. Disappointed in this app. Not worth buying if the math isn’t matching. Btw ads are so dang long and so extra. You watch the ad and then you push the X and have to wait another 5 seconds. Just to do it all over a gain. Short story could be longer to make it worth the time and money. Please fix the matching issue. (Wrote this review Sunday) Today Tuesday To whom this may concern, Whoever you are have responding to consumers has an attitude and neither do you as a developer and employee responding to your customers, do not value us as customers. If you don’t like our feed back about your app then don’t respond, and just fix the ALL the issues that is wrong with your app. Your app is not great. There is WAY TO MANY flaws with the app. Treat your customers better…….. have a fantastic day!! Update I was interested in finishing the “BIG BAD HUSBAND PLEASE WAKE UP” just deal with watching all these ads. They stop letting you watch ads at video 51 out 55 forcing you to buy coins.Babygfmt89Version: 1.0.04
I GOT SCAMMED BY THIS APP DO NOT DOWNLOADI absolutely hate the fact you have to pay to watch and barely get to do anything for a 5min (5 videos) y’all are greedy money hungry for an app that barely works. Had delete redownload and reinstall and it took everything I paid for and tried to make me pay again for more coins. I disputed charges due to the fact it attempted to charge my card unauthorized payment 2 times since this app has been deleted. Do not fall for this scam. I had to dispute charges with my bank due to the fact when I reached out to complain to customer service nothing was every done and it was made to be “my fault” for the charges when I never authorized more than one charge.
So not only did this app try to fraudulently charge me when I called my bank about the charges to block this transaction apparently it had MULTIPLE pending transactions attempting to be made which were all UNAUTHORIZED. so if you want to be scammed and them to attempt to steal your money without you knowing download this app 🫶🏼
Highly disappointed with lack of customer service support and gaslighting they try to say you made those charges when in fact I had deleted the app for a month and that’s when those unauthorized charges were attempting to go through thank goodness for my bank having a protection against scammers like this..WhegshhdVersion: 1.9.00
Not worth itI downloaded this app because I love to read. Being a busy mom of 6, I do not have the time to sit and read a nice book so I thought “What the heck, why not?” You advertise that the app is free… To start off it is not. The app itself is free yes. But you all get paid double. So technically it is not. You have to watch ads in order to unlock new 1-2 minute video(you all get paid per person per ad) The reason they are 1-2 minute clips is because if you throw out a full episode, no one would really pay to get ads removed. They can just watch it and be done. Basically, promote the ad, every download pays the creator who then pays the promoter. (To my knowledge. I am not too familiar with how that works but money is being generated.) Now if you DO NOT want any ads, you have to PAY to remove the ads (Still getting paid). You’re breaking our pockets by filling yours. I get that bugs are being “fixed” but that’s really not the issue here. The issue is that for the amount of ads that we watch and the amount of time and money we spend on this “free app” we should be seeing WAY more than just 1-2 minutes. I refuse to watch anymore ads and as much as I want to see some of these amazing storylines, I cannot deal with these ads. Will definitely delete. I’ve had this app for a week. I gave it a shot. Not wasting anymore time..Anonymoush2oVersion: 1.1.02
Doesn't save your bonuses from watching adsI had 430+ in bonuses from watching the videos and didn't spend any of them. Instead, I watched the ads to play the reels. Suddenly I'm down to 35, which is what I started with before watching the ads. What's the point of watching them if it doesn't save anything? The stories are decent - for each story you get a chunk free and then 5 free through watching ads. It's a lot of time to watch one story. The cost of buying coins is high considering how much each reel is to watch - and the price goes up as you get further in the story.
The bonuses disappeared the day after I got them. It's not user error. Yesterday, I had 46 coins and as I watched ads to watch episodes, the app used MY bonus coins instead of letting me watch for free. After reading the reviews, it seems that the developers are more interested in explaining away everyone's complaints than improving their app.
On top of that, the majority of the ads themselves are 80 seconds long whereas the episodes are less than that. You end up spending more time watching ads than episodes. The episodes are fun and entertaining, but it's definitely not a good app - unless they actually look into the issue that people are complaining about and fix it..AbelltoomanynicknamesaretakenVersion: 1.8.50
Not worth investing your time into watching theseThis app content is okay and hence the reason why I want to watch the content. Unfortunately, it is very time consuming and not worth the time spent or money to keep watching. Foremost I watched a clip of the series the double life of my billionaires husband on Instagram and I was intrigued so I decided to download the app. I signed in and immediately all episodes are locked so you cannot select where you left of but have to start from the beginning. Episodes are 1.30 minutes long so I said okay let me fast forward it to unlock the next episodes so I may start where I left off. Unfortunately, this app only allows you to watch 5 ads per day which are to unlock episodes by watching ad option. After you have watch the 5 ads it will prompt you to spend coins/bonuses to keep on watching the episodes. Per episode they charge you from 40-81 coins and I think even more as I only was able to unlock one with all the free bonuses add watching. My suggestions is that it should be a subscription based without ads however, they will not because adding 1-2 minute ads per video played generates more money than having a monthly subscription per person. Would not recommend this app to no one..OmgyildaVersion: 1.2.01
$20 a WEEKI wish I could give this negative stars. I saw a clip on tiktok so thought I’d check it out. You get a couple free clips (maybe 3 minutes). Then you have to use points or watch ads. You can only watch 5 ads, each ad being 95 seconds long (and each clip is about 80-90 seconds). There’s a couple free things you can do to collect points, but it will only get you 1 or 2 clips further. And when a movie is 76 clips, that’s next to nothing. So then you are either forced to pay a crazy amount for points ($10 for 1k points which gets you 11-12 clips. And when a movie is 76 clips, that means you’ll pay $60 for just 1 movie) or $20 A WEEK to get everything “free” for the week!!!!! And the wording they put makes it sound like you get a free week before they charge you, but you don’t (thankfully I didn’t fall for it, but it would be SO EASY to do)! On top of that, the one I was watching (and I heard the content others we’re watching as well) is easy to find elsewhere where you can just watch a couple of ads and not have to pay $80 a month! So it’s not even like it’s exclusive content. This premium price is 100% NOT for a premium service. I have no idea how it has so many 4 and 5 star reviews! I would go as far as to say this app is a scam with as misleading as everything is..SingerSarah2002Version: 1.5.06
Kind of not worth itI initially enjoyed using the app because it provided a few free stories, but over time, the excessive number of ads and the high cost to view a short story for just one minute became frustrating. Even the daily check-in rewards were not helpful, as the episode coins required were priced at 75 or more. In my opinion, this app could only be considered good if the ads we watch and the coins we earn actually made sense, which is not currently the case. Additionally, it would greatly improve the experience if the short stories were extended to at least two minutes or more, as the length of the ads we have to watch before playing the episode is almost as long as the episode itself. The repetitiveness of the ads, particularly those for scamming apps like Bingo Cash, is annoying and irritating. The app's pricing structure for episodes, which becomes more expensive as we watch more, feels like we are being coerced into making purchases. It's disheartening because there are people in the world who cannot afford to spend money but still support the app. Does the app not care about them? This is why the app's rating is currently low, around 2.9, as it seems like the app does not prioritize its customers..Winifred BarnesVersion: 1.1.02
Stay awayIt appears to be like hallmark type love story movies for “free” because you can supposedly watch ads daily that enable you to get points to buy more time but the amount you earn to watch is ridiculous! Some of the clips that my 50 points got me were only just over 1 minute long! After I used all my free joining points and daily bonuses plus spent $5, I was still not even a quarter of the way through one movie and had wasted so much time! I will never get back this time I wasted and I will never even know how the stupid story ends and it’s aggravating as heck. Soooooo bad. Do not waste your time. Lesson learned again on why I generally try to stay away from apps- there are so few that aren’t a complete money grabbing waste of time…the fact that $5 plus like 15+ ads isn’t enough to watch one incredibly cheaply made, cheaply acted, cheaply everything, movie, is ridiculous. Plus the fact that there’s no free trial on the weekly or yearly subscription is super telling. I think the movies are probably annoying to watch because they will stop so much where the typical ad breaks would’ve been. Start, stop, start, stop- over and over is not enjoyable. And anyone considering shelling out $200 for a year of this would realize that on their free trial and cancel..MermaidunicornfairyVersion: 1.5.05
This app is a rip offI am writing because I am extremely angry and disappointed with the way your app is handling coin usage. I have watched countless ads to earn coins, and I have also purchased coins on three separate occasions. However, your app is using both my purchased coins and the coins I earned from watching ads without ever asking for my permission. At no point did I authorize the app to automatically spend coins—especially not the ones I worked for by watching ad after ad. The system is supposed to give me the option to continue watching by viewing an ad, but instead it forces me to watch ads to earn coins, then immediately spends those coins without asking. This is deceptive and completely unacceptable.
To be clear: I did not authorize the use of my purchased coins.
I did not authorize the use of the coins I earned by watching ads.
The app is draining coins without giving me any choice, which is misleading and feels like a rip-off.
I hope this issue will be addressed immediately. I am requesting a full review of my account and a restoration of all coins that were used without my explicit consent. If this problem is not resolved quickly, I will have no choice but to report this behavior, as it appears to be abusive and potentially fraudulent..Jaz awsomeVersion: 3.3.10
Price gougingUpdate: apparently the developer is so ignorant they commented on my review to tell me to purchasea weekly subscription instead of buying coins its cheaper. News flash to the developer. Tubi is free and offers better shorts than your ridiculous prices of $80- $100 a month. Read the reviews because i never said the shorts were bad i said they were good but the prices for your content is way to over pricd for the mediocre movies you produce. $5-$10 a month would be reasonable not $20 a week.
Good movies that are interesting but the fact you have to subscribe to watch is fine but you’re to pricey. $20 for a weeky “VIP” subscription is stupidity. Thats over a $1,000 a year if a person done it weekly. Then you do a yearly and its $200. It shouldn’t be more that $1.99 a week and $50 for a yearly. Thats more reasonable. Also the coin based currency is ridiculous. 50 coins for a 90 second video. It cost $5 for 500 coins and in 10 videos your out. Open the market to free view if you watch an add every 5 videos. But you also have the 5 free videos a day through ads. 1-30 second add gets you 1 segment is a bit over the top seeing as the add brings you more than the $5 for 500 coins you charge anyway. Do better and stop price gouging for mediocre movies..Marine sniper17Version: 2.2.00
Ad galore!This application is packed full of ads and it is sooooo bad that it makes this a 1 star review, which states a lot! You get approximately 30 seconds of watch time 5x daily on each show, but you have to watch 1 to 3 minutes of ads in between each segment. So practically you watch 5-15 minutes of ads just to get approximately 2 to 3 minutes of watch time. That is just absurdly ridiculous! It should be 5+ minutes of watch time per 1 to 3 minute ad, but ultimately I don’t think it should have any ads. To make things worse the ads they select is horrible specifically the constant scams that they keep showing. You also have to earn/purchase “coins” by watching ads to unlock watch time, which is ridiculous. Especially, when it forces you to spend these coins because it is impossible to remove the auto play future until after it used your coins and then you have to go to settings to remove it for it to finally work. The other con is they practically play the same storyline over and over just switch out the main characters and sometimes minor changes. Ultimately, the ads and forcing the coin aspect makes this my top worst mobile app. Removing the ads entirely or significantly reducing the ads will highly improve ratings..SamanthaheizerVersion: 1.9.00
Money grabI saw an ad on IG, which made me come download this app. It’s kind of confusing when you get on originally because it doesn’t walk you through how to use the app. But with some playing around, I realized that you get about seven free episodes that are no more than a minute long and after that, you either have to watch ads which I only believe you can watch seven a day or buy coins. The other option they give you is to sign up for a VIP membership that is $20 for seven days. If you choose the option to watch ads, keep in mind that the ads that you watch may not equal enough to unlock an episode. I did end up buying a VIP membership for the seven days and watched as many shows as I could but again I have a job. I don’t have time to sit around trying to fit all these shows in seven days. That’s a very steep price point. Most of the storylines are the same, but just with different characters you might see a few changes. But overall, I enjoyed how cheesy they were just don’t think I will be buying another membership. Oh yeah, and don’t forget your coins expire after a couple of days so basically you have watched ads for nothing if you don’t use those coins right away..Chanel.FVersion: 1.9.00
Okay in theory but terrible realisticallyI downloaded this from Instagram because the story clips were so good and entertaining. And in the beginning it was fine. You get like a few eps free for new stories you start. However it just takes too long to gain coins to unlock stories. You can pay 100$ for 10,000 coins but each clip costs differently. I assume based off of popularity. I’d say the clips are 30-70 coins per clip per story. The auto purchase is automatically turned on so you spend coins without even knowing it. You can watch 7 ads per day for a total of 165 coins. In theory this is good. I actually wouldn’t mind paying a subscription for all free access instead of having to pay so much money to just enjoy one story. It’s about 20 bucks per story but again it differs due to length of each story. So overtime I just stopped using it and will be uninstalling just because it’s too much work and too much money to just watch episodes. Good thing though is the customer service is very quick to respond to inquiries. Practically within a few hours.
Edit: I’m well aware of the check ins and watching ads but it over all not worth it. Way too much effort and dedication to get coins.MosweerVersion: 1.2.02
I want to love this but I hate itI love the idea of bite sized episodic series of silly lil dramatic stories. The issue I have with this is the cost and the amount of time wasted on ads. You can buy a ticket to go see a blockbuster film in full for less money than it would cost to unlock every episode of a 60 episode series. If all 60 episodes only cost 30 coins to unlock, that’s still 1800 coins, which is more than 15 dollars! Each episode is 40 to 90 seconds long, let’s say the average is 70 seconds to be generous. Over 60 episodes, that’s only about 70 minutes of content total, less than the time a big Oscar-worthy movie should take to watch. And it costs more?? Why???
And don’t get me started with the ads, I saw on another review that the ads are anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds long, I didn’t get a single ad that was less than 30 seconds, and I watched over 20 ads. That means that at best, I was watching ads for 1/3 of the time that I was watching stuff on this app. And at worst? HALF OF THE TIME was spent watching ads! You can literally do better on cable television, at least the ads are only about a quarter of what you’re watching.
Tldr: ad opportunities seem generous but massively waste time, and the cost of coins is exorbitant. Please do better!.A wee bit peevedVersion: 1.1.02
Massive scam artistsI used to enjoy ReelShort but here’s the deal:
They promise a certain amount of ads per day so that you can watch episodes for free. This is a lie- the ads do not load and there’s always a “sorry it’s not working now” message. I’ve been trying for months, so it wasn’t just a one day thing.
Today, after trying multiple times, I got lucky and a 60 second ad started working. When there were 20 seconds left to the ad, it froze and refused to work. When I clicked on the x to get out of it, the message said if I leave now I won’t get the reward. I had no choice because the ad was totally frozen. This means that they receive revenue for whatever ads I watched, but I am out of any rewards for my time. And of course, now the ads aren’t working again. After looking through the reviews of the app, I see that instead of trying to fix these scam tactics that people are complaining about, their response is to push people to sign up for the weekly payment plans (of course- duh- they just want your money). You’re better off subscribing to literally anything else and forget about ReelShort until they decide to be honest. Either offer actual ads or remove the option if you want subscriptions. Don’t trick people..HannahdlefnohcsVersion: 2.6.00
Horrible appI was sucked in by a commercial for one of the shows on this app. The episodes are about a minute each. The first 2 days you could watch 20 commercials and watch 20 episodes. Then day 3, you could no longer watch that many commercials you could only collect the daily bonus of coins (20 coins for the first few days) and watch 7 commercials totaling 175 coins. Sounds great right? Except each 1 minute episode runs anywhere from 59 to 117 coins (that I have seen so far). But if you’re impatient you can buy coins - depending on how many you buy it is basically 100 coins for $1. So the show I am watching is 49 one minute episodes and for ease of math we will call the episodes 100 coins each - $49 for a 49 minute show. But of course you can keep doing it for free except now for the last 2 days I can only collect the 20 free coins for logging in and none of the videos will load- tried multiple times throughout the day, so it is going to take days to finish the last 2 episodes. Not sure if I really care enough to hang on to see the resolution. Save yourself the hassle of downloading the app. The one positive I can say is the story is pretty interesting and the acting isn’t bad, but not worth this..MEwolfladyVersion: 1.1.04
SCAMIf I could give this app no stars I would. This app is VERY misleading and I’m almost about to make this a civil matter over $20 in hopes to gain more for the headache they have caused. I originally came across the short reels app via Instagram and was drawn into a story that I wanted to complete. The app advertised a 7 day free trial that I initiated on August 3rd but later cancelled on August 6th before my free trial ending date of August 10th. The reason for me cancelling was because I was having issues out of nowhere with downloading free apps onto my device because of a “billing error”, so I decided to cancel all trials just to make sure I wasn’t overlooking a missed payment on my account. Come to find out, I reach out to apple and this company has been trying to wrongfully charge me since I downloaded the app on August 3rd! This is bad business practice and I’ll make sure to make an example out of this company to show them that misleading customers is wrong!!!!! DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP. Apple will make you pay the charge and will later reach out to the app developer for a refund, but the simple fact that I have to pay ANYTHING is freaking insane. I will make sure to have all my apple friends leave a negative review on this thievery of an app. How dare you!.Syd1715Version: 1.9.50
Shows are good but..The shows are good but this app is looking for money. Like we have to watch and ad to unlock an episode and the ads are longer then the time we can watch it. And we can only watch a few episodes a day if we don’t pay . I don’t get why you have to pay money to watch shows. Like I know you have to pay for tickets to watch something in a movie theater , but in a movie theater it’s 1/2 hours long and no adds in the middle of it , this app you can only watch a few episodes A day (without paying)and still have to go through adds. I would give this app 5 stars if we could watch it for free but still go through ads, maybe you guys can change it to where we can watch it for free and there can still be ads? Because I don’t really like how you have to pay to watch a full show and go through ONE HUNDRED ads while watching. Maybe just change it to where we can watch for free but there can still be ads? And one more thing, I don’t like how the adds are 30s and over, maybe put the adds a little shorter? Like 10-30 seconds and not over 30 seconds? . The shows are good ,I just don’t like how we have to pay to watch a full show, ada every single minute, and the ads are 30s+..EllysxaviatorVersion: 1.9.50
Decent content but expensiveAlthough ReelShort advertises content for as little as a dime per episode, my experience has been that the actual cost is closer to $2 per episode. Like WebToon and other services, you pay for a certain number of coins and then use coins to buy episodes. The coins make it easier to lose sight of how much you’ve spent, so it can add up quickly. There are also weird changes to the cost per episode so it’s not consistent. One episode will cost 76 coins, then another will cost 50, only to shoot back up to over 80 coins needed. This inconsistent pricing also makes it harder to understand how much you’re spending.
While you do have the option to watch ads to unlock episodes, you have to watch them every two episodes, meaning you are watching ads every four to six minutes which gets frustrating. Also, there is a limit on how many ads you can watch in a day.
The stories are interesting, but I recommend really taking time to calculate how many coins you need to watch a full season and compare it to how much the coin packages are. ReelShort should really get rid of the deceptive “dime per episode” statement..TaSampsoVersion: 1.1.04
If I wanted TEMU Netflix, I’d stick to the ads.I download the app out of pure curiosity after seeing an ad on TikTok about their top story “The Virgin and the Billionaire“. I decided to scroll through the stories they had to offer for a bit, but all of them were some mix of bad acting, bad writing, or just being plain cringe from the getgo.
I saw a trailer for a werewolf themed show, and I burst out laughing when it showed the main character’s wolf form in a mirror towards the end because the CGI was so atrocious. I screenshotted it to send to my friend (to make fun of) and got a pop-up warning me that any attempts to share or repurpose the content on the app would result in legal action, along with soon realizing any form of trying to record the screen doesn’t work and just gives a black screen…
I’m gonna hold your hand when I say this: NOBODY’S stealing this garbage tier content. People screenshotting are doing so to make fun of the horrible acting that seems to be the golden standard for the content on this app. If I wanted to be unable to share anything about what I’m watching with my friends, I’d be on Netflix on a computer or phone. Promptly undownloading — no need to waste my time on the same 3 plots if I can’t even give my friends a giggle..RedwolftrashVersion: 2.0.50
I got sucked in!I am so disappointed I watched one of the reels and was excited. The storyline sounded good, so I said why not the app is free. I got the app then I realized episodes were small clips, like a minute or two per clip. I also noticed that I had like 20 commercials for free which I thought would take me through the end of the show. I was going to have to watch them, which is no big deal to me because sometimes I like a good commercial, then I realized after getting completely sucked into the show I was watching that I was finished with the commercials and couldn’t watch anymore and I have no earthly idea how and when I’m going to get more commercials to watch so I can finish the story. I’m going to finish the story at some point, whenever I can figure out how to get more free commercials. Then when I’m finished with that, I am also finished with this app because I looked and I am not paying $29 to watch a show. It’s absolutely ridiculous. The idea was pretty good. The stories that I’ve seen so far look like they’re good, acting in so so, I would’ve been willing to pay a minimal fee to watch, but $29 for one show. Absolutely not! The best of luck with this. I’m sure this is for someone just not for me!.PeeDee3Version: 1.1.07
Too many ads.The story lines themselves are great. Unfortunately you only get 40seconds - 1 or 2 mins average watching time, after that you must watch an ad which takes about 30sec to 1 min of time, to unlock the next chapter to watch. Spent $7 for it to be gone in 5 mins and not even half way through the story. (The coins are not worth buying, highly expensive and gone in a few mins you will easily put hundreds down the drain)The only way to get through your story is to watch ads over and over every 1-2 mins and there’s a limit of 20ads a day. About 10-15 mins of watching time. Will be deleting after my story is finished. Asking to much of my time and way to much money to watch the story.
Please lengthen the chapters to maybe 3-4 mins per ad watched. Remove the waiting timer to earn additional 5 rewards. Bring your prices down. Then maybe people may be able to reload their coins which are affordable to the average person, and younger people, and further watch more stories and stay interactive with your app. Unfortunately this comes off as a money grab and waste of time with the amount of ad watching and money asking to be spent on coins for it to be gone so fast. I usually put a lot of time and money into apps like episode if they’re worth it. I will be staying over there as the story's are great and prices are good monthly pass with unlimited reading for $15..XX_NightEagle_XxVersion: 1.1.02
Now I have to pay????I been through 43 of 49 Episodes and now at the end of the series and suffering through 43 ads I have to pay to finish????? This is trash. Don’t get sucked in..KdoolingVersion: 1.1.08
Don’t botherThe app has too many ads, the movies aren’t good and they have way to many none consensual sex scenes.Prabh--Version: 1.1.04
MehAll the story’s are great but it’s very annoying only being able to watch a certain amount unless you pay, and the ads are about 80secs long..IigcI’m fxtxtVersion: 1.9.00
AdsDon’t download not worth it have to watch so many ads to watch the episode I’m deleting it after 10 min.Hexen12343Version: 1.1.07
Too much advertisingToo much ads for a free… 1 minute for a free episode of 1 minute… its too much.MikeywhatsVersion: 3.5.50
Bad appThis game is a scam you get it watch like ten episodes and have to pay for the rest do not recommend..Isabel d’EntremontVersion: 3.5.50
Too expensive and plots are too similarWhen I can stream top artists in blockbuster series for far less, as captivating as some of your stories are, the acting is subpar, the dialogue is poorly written, all the name calling gets a bit old. You would become more profitable if your membership was $ 2.99 a-month, obviously you suck some people in at $6.99 an episode or someone accidentally signs up and you get your monthly fee, will collect coins and eventually watch a whole series but otherwise one loses interest and can wait for a free episode when really bored..MarvobrownVersion: 3.4.00
Je ne le conseille pasEn aucun cas, je conseille cette application j’ai vu un bout de vidéo sur Facebook je voulais connaître la suite donc j’ai téléchargé l’application rendu dans l’application, on me demande de payer j’ai payé 8$ en me disant que ça serait assez pour connaître la fin de l’histoire pour 8$ j’ai le droit à deux minutes supplémentaire. C’est vraiment abusé. Un film au cinéma ça coûte ça gardez vos sous et aller au cinéma sa vaut plus la peine 😂.MELCA1278Version: 1.9.50
You can’t watch anything without being richHow can you spend 14 dollars and not finish a series don’t get this app it sucks!.Cjdjduck10Version: 1.9.50
Changed too muchUsed to be allowed to watch 5 ads per series and now can only watch 5 a day. Gone the way of the rest of these apps. Soon you won’t be able to access the episodes through ads at all. Lost my trust..Ksmit288Version: 1.5.05
Very poorYou people just want us to be watching ads which give you people money. It’s boring to be watching one episode and one ads which is even longer than the episode. Too bad.Vobo mathsVersion: 1.1.04
Disappointing at BestPaid $129USD only to watch 2 films and have lots of credits left but it has stopped working. Tried to contact support via email address provided but no response. Will need to seek a refund through my credit card company if this is not resolved soon. Really disappointing as I would have watched more and bought more credits.Kiwibelle1012Version: 1.1.04
DeceivingWas ok watching a million ads to get through, only to find out you cannot watch the last 5 episodes that way, you have to use coins. Not cool. Uninstalled..Book-queenVersion: 1.1.04
Not worth it.If there was a negative 10 I’d give it. Seriously and ad after every bloody episode just to unlock the next talk about overkill..Peeved8Version: 3.9.00
Close accountI’ve closed my accounts and have checked my apple subscriptions but they keep charging me and I’ve cancelled my subscription. Can anyone contact me to help cancel this reoccurring payment. I’ve been paying for weeks with no access..PinksugaraddictVersion: 3.9.00
Cancelled subscriptionI Cancelled my subscription and they are still taking money out of my account weekly. I cancelled for May 10th and they still charge me every saturday. Don't subscribe cuz when you cancel they still charge you..KrdemersVersion: 3.9.00
Loosing coinsI get to coin this click on to continue but it keeps going to the previous one and. It the new one I have chosen is I use coins for, hence it spends the coins on the one I already watched..SumitupVersion: 3.8.60
ScamIt’s not free, you can only watch part of it for free and then you have to pay to unlock the rest of the videos scam.DanielleA85Version: 3.8.60
Not what they claimThe stories are interesting, but you can’t watch the whole movie without ads. They keep saying that you can watch from beginning to end. That’s not true. There’s so many ads just to get through half a story and then you gotta wait a whole day for the ads to recharge so you can continue watching ads to watch your story and it seems like the ads are longer than the stories which is another problem, all in all don’t download.Boobookitty 32Version: 3.8.60
Pricy for ai contentI have to watch way too many ads to watch one free video that’s only two minutes long._WhitehorseheroVersion: 3.8.60
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