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Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 3,021 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-06.

DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts

STORYMATRIX PTE. LTD.

Hub of Shorts. Watch on the Go

4.6 ★6,370,107 ratings
100M+Downloads
17+Age rating
199 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases

About this app

Looking for something to watch during your daily commute, lunch break, or just to unwind after a long day? Look no further than our Dramabox! With our app, you can access a huge selection of high-quality content from some of the best creators out there. From indie films to award-winning TV series, we've got something for everyone. And with new content added regularly, you'll always have something fresh to watch.

Here are just a few of the features you'll love about our app:

- Stream your favorite shows and movies in HD quality, no matter where you are. - Discover new content based on your viewing preferences and what's trending in the app. - Get personalized recommendations based on your viewing history and ratings. - Enjoy ad-free streaming and uninterrupted viewing. - Create playlists and save your favorite titles for later.…

Preview

Real screenshots from the store listing.

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Independent evidence report

The evidence behind this assessment

This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.

Automated assessment complete

Which version this describes

When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.

App Store

This analysis describes version 6.9.2 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-06 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 6.9.2, updated 2026-10-02.

Google Play

This analysis describes version 6.9.2 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 6.9.2, updated 2026-09-29.

What we measured

Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.

How these are measured

Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.

Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
3 or more themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the package we scanned

From the package we downloaded and read — version 6.9.2, scanned 2026-10-03.

Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
3–5 requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
3 or more found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.

Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured

What the analysis found

App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.

Methodology

The catch list 3

Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.

Multiple ad networks bundled
Measuredfrom SDKs in the app packageartefact a2d7e81e43fc…
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 16 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Chartboost and 12 more
Aggressive ad load
2 independent sources agreefrom user reviews and the app's own on-screen textartefact a2d7e81e43fc…
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Progress is gated behind watching an ad: "Watch Ad to get double rewards"
Reported by users: Reports of unexpected charges
Reported by 40 usersReported by users, not measured — nothing we can inspect could show this either wayview evidence
A large number of reviewers report being charged when they did not expect it — including being charged after cancelling during a free trial, or when a trial turned into a paid plan without warning. We cannot see anyone's billing, so this is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Raised by 40 distinct reviewers — 3.9% of the 1,026 reviews scanned on this store leg (App Store).

Positive evidence 1

Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.

Developer says data deletion can be requested
Measuredfrom the store listingview evidence
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text

One source only — shown, not confirmed 3

A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.

Reported by users: Hard to cancel
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
Cancelling the subscription is blocked, hidden, multi-step, or simply does not take effect.
What we saw: Hard to cancel: raised by 15 distinct reviewers (1.5% of 1026 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
Reviewers repeatedly report that the app is not what its advertising showed. We never see the ad creative itself, so nothing we collect can corroborate or refute this — it is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Misleading advertising: raised by 7 distinct reviewers (0.7% of 1026 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Users describe the free version as usable
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
Reviewers repeatedly say the free version is worth using on its own. Nothing we can measure corroborates that — a free listing with in-app purchases looks identical whether the free tier is generous or a demo — so this is published as what reviewers say, not as a measured credit.
What we saw: Reviewers describe the free version as usable: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (0.6% of 1026 reviews scanned)

Highlighted reviews

Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.

Aggressive ad load
“many adds”
2★ · Google Play · 2026-10-05
Aggressive ad load
“it's too many ads not enjoying”
1★ · Google Play · 2026-10-05
Aggressive ad load
“to be honest too much adds for a 1 min episode. too annoying. before you download this app read First the reviews here. the stories are good but the adds is the problem 2 to 3 adds for less than 1 min episode and the ads are longer than…”
1★ · Google Play · 2026-10-04

Assessment & version history

App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.

Store listing updated to version 6.9.2.

What this app sells

Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.

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