“can't unsubscribe from the membership in app and no one responds back download from Google play and it doesnt show in the subscribed apps that I have a subscription yet it's trying to take money still”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 1,126 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.5 ★149,064 ratings
5M+Downloads
17+Age rating
177 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Welcome to ShortsWave!
Indulge in an enchanting realm of short-form drama meticulously crafted to elevate your entertainment experience. Immerse yourself in a vast collection of compelling narratives, thoughtfully curated for maximum impact. ShortsWave is your ultimate destination for concise and captivating storytelling, delivering a seamless and top-notch viewing adventure.
Key Features:
[Massive Library] Delve into a diverse array of short dramas encompassing various genres and tastes. From heartwarming romance to gripping mysteries, ShortsWave offers something to captivate every viewer.
[Compelling Storylines] Our unwavering commitment to quality ensures that each short drama packs a powerful punch. Engage with meticulously crafted plots that leave a lasting impression, making every minute spent on ShortsWave truly worthwhile.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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.
App Store
This analysis describes version 2.65.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.65.0, updated 2026-09-13.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 2.64.02 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.64.02, updated 2026-09-11.
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 a price and a billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Says 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
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 1
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 37 distinct reviewers — 7.4% of the 500 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
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: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 18 distinct reviewers (3.6% of 500 reviews scanned)
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: Surprise charges: raised by 21 distinct reviewers (4.2% of 500 reviews scanned)
From the store listing: Usable without an account
The app's own screens offer a way past sign-up — guest access, skipping, or browsing before registering — rather than gating the product behind an account. The store's privacy disclosure is checked alongside it: that disclosure is self-reported, so it corroborates this credit rather than establishing it.
What we saw: The store privacy disclosure (7 entries) links no contact details or identifiers to the user — consistent with an app that does not require an account. Self-reported by the developer.
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Strongly suggest you do not purchase an in-app subscription. There is no way to cancel it in the app and it doesn't show in Google Play under the subscriptions. I've emailed countless times but cannot get through to the developer. I keep…”
“cannot cancel, have been repeatedly charged and have sent 4 emails now without a response. the app has no way to cancel the subscription. my Google account doesn't show the app either.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 2.65.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown10
Lowest$4.99
Highest$49.99
premium-week$19.99
wave-sub-week-coins$14.99
Weekly Pack$9.99
Weekly Pack Discount$6.99
One-time Purchase$4.99
Show 5 more purchases
One-time Purchase$19.99
One-time Purchase$9.99
One-time Purchase$8.99
One-time Purchase$49.99
Black Friday Limitted Pack$9.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.