“What a waste — There is no way this app gets great reviews. Although I do enjoy the concert… The subscription price and the fact that I have to wait to watch a new episode. Every day is a great way to scam money out of its users. In order…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 826 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.7 ★53,408 ratings
—Downloads
12+Age rating
176 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Welcome to Shortical – The Future of Short-Form Entertainment
Binge-worthy drama, captivating storytelling, and bite-sized excitement – all in one place. Shortical is your ultimate short drama streaming app, designed for those who love fast-paced entertainment with reels, shorts, and mini-series packed with endless twists and surprises.
Exclusive Short Dramas, Reels & Mini-Series Discover original, high-quality short movies, shorts, and drama reels that you won’t find anywhere else. From romance and revenge to fantasy and mystery, our library is packed with addictive and thrilling bite-sized episodes updated daily.
Dramas That Keep You Hooked Indulge in stories that will steal your heart, shock your mind, and keep you craving for more. Whether it’s billionaire love, werewolf sagas, time-travel mysteries, or gripping drama reels, you’ll find every drama style you love.…
Preview
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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.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 1.0.116 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 1.0.116, updated 2026-10-01.
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
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
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
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
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.
Reported by users: Hard to cancel
Cancelling the subscription is blocked, hidden, multi-step, or simply does not take effect.
What we saw: Raised by 54 distinct reviewers — 6.5% of the 826 reviews scanned on this store leg (App Store).
Reported by users: Reports of unexpected charges
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 51 distinct reviewers — 6.2% of the 826 reviews scanned on this store leg (App Store).
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
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: 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 15 distinct reviewers (1.8% of 826 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Cancellation — I’ve been trying to cancel my subscription and even followed the instructions on how but when you do there’s no where to cancel. I even emailed them and no response. It’s like a scam to take your money and you can’t even…”
“Terrible — It doesn’t not give you the option to cancel and will continue to charge you. Also it makes you wait to watch the full movie.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 1.0.116.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.