“Why was I so stupid to believe an ad that said ad free viewing. How it's got a 4.4 rating is beyond me. The amount of ads for just 1 story is atrocious. Will definitely be uninstalling. DO NOT waste your time if you don't like ads every…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 595 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-07.
MeloShort-Movies&Dramas
HALOFUN PTE. LTD.Meloshhort offers a selection of popular shows in various styles and types, s…
4.6 ★100,402 ratings
10M+Downloads
12+Age rating
—App size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Meloshhort offers a selection of popular shows in various styles and types, such as modern, boss, vengeance, sadomasochism, ancient costumes, etc.,bringing you premium watching experience.Unlike traditional TV shows, our miniseries only last 1-2 minutes per episode, allowing you to watch anytime, anywhere and make the most of your fragmented time.
Wonderful features of Meloshhort: -A large number of dramas, covering all major themes and types, allowing you to choose as much as you like. -Enjoy fancy short shows for about a minute anytime, anywhere -High definition image quality brings a visual feast. -Add shows all the time
Install Meloshort, enjoy selected popular shows!
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
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.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 2.64.02 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-07 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.64.02, updated 2026-09-18.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
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
2 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
80–89% 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 2.64.02, scanned 2026-09-13.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
1–2 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.
The catch list 2
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
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
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Raised by 73 distinct reviewers — 12.3% of the 595 reviews scanned on this store leg (Google Play).
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
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.
In the app's own text: Hard to cancel
Cancelling the subscription is blocked, hidden, multi-step, or simply does not take effect.
What we saw: Sells a subscription in-app but ships no cancel or manage-subscription text of its own, leaving the store's settings as the only exit
Reported by users: Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
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 5 distinct reviewers (0.8% of 595 reviews scanned)
In the app's own text: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Progress itself is for sale: "Oppose! Watch Ads to get more coins!"
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Far too many ads to be worth it. Each episode is less than 2 minutes, the ads appear after every episode and even if they are 10-60 seconds, that adds up. If a story is 50 episodes long with 2 minutes per episode and there is a 15 second…”
“App is miss leading. It's NOT free and has many ads. They tell you that you can watch certain videos FREE and without ads. IT'S A LIE”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 2.64.02.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.