ShortMax App Review

What ShortMax is and who makes it

ShortMax is a vertical micro-drama streaming application listed on both the US App Store (id6464002625) and Google Play (live.shorttv.apps) as ShortMax - Short Dramas & TV. On the US App Store, the developer and seller are recorded as SHORTTV LIMITED; on Google Play, the publisher name appears as SHORTMAX LIMITED. When checked on 2026-11-10, ShortMax held a 4.6 out of 5 rating from 182,295 ratings on the US App Store and a 4.5 out of 5 rating from 2,187,726 reviews on Google Play.

Across our directory of short drama apps, ShortMax is one of the widest multi-language catalogs: its US App Store metadata records 18 unique ISO language codes (AR, DE, EN, ES, FR, HI, ID, IT, JA, KM, KO, MS, PT, RU, TH, TR, VI, ZH), which correspond to 19 language entries in the store description when Simplified and Traditional Chinese are counted separately. Our catalog data maps 9 drama genres from its store descriptions: Billionaire / CEO, Fantasy, Hidden identity, Mafia, Marriage / Divorce, Revenge, Romance, Thriller / Suspense, and Werewolf, with episodes running roughly 1 minute each.

ShortMax prices: coins, weekly and monthly plans

In the top 10 in-app purchase slots displayed on the US App Store on 2026-11-10, prices range from $3.49 to $24.99. Because three of the top 10 entries repeat Weekly Pass Pro at $19.99, consolidating identical item names and prices leaves 8 rows in the table above:

• Recurring weekly plans: Weekly Pass Pro at $9.99 and $19.99. Neither the top 10 list on the US App Store nor the store description displays a monthly or annual subscription tier.
• One-time purchases: Six One-time Purchase tiers at $3.49, $4.99, $9.99, $14.99, $19.99, and $24.99. While the visible store labels only say One-time Purchase, the Privacy Policy on the official website (shorttv.live/privacy-policy.html) confirms that Top Up purchases add virtual coins to a user’s ShortMax account.

On Google Play, the store page does not itemize its in-app purchases.

How many episodes are free on ShortMax

Neither the US App Store page, the Google Play listing, nor the static legal pages on shorttv.live (terms-of-service.html and privacy-policy.html) specify how many opening episodes are free per series, how many coins a single locked episode costs, or how many episodes can be unlocked per day by watching advertisements. Note that the three previewpage.shorttv.live/h5/FULL/... links printed at the bottom of the store descriptions load as blank H5 shells outside the mobile app, so only the static shorttv.live legal pages are publicly readable on the web.

What ShortMax reviewers complain about

Negative reviews on the US App Store and Google Play center on three recurring issues. First, subscribers report that active ShortMax plans sometimes do not appear inside the standard iPhone Subscriptions list, making them difficult to stop without contacting the payment provider.

“I have canceled my subscription and it does not even show up on my subscription. list on my iPhone” — US App Store review

Second, viewers unlocking chapters individually complain that per-episode coin requirements are steep for 1-minute video segments.

“It costs 80 coins for a VERY short segment that’s maybe 1 min long.” — Google Play review

Third, users report playback glitches where episodes loop back to previously watched chapters or display inside a narrow video window.

“It keeps starting over back at previous episodes already watched.” — US App Store review

How to cancel ShortMax

Unlike most competing platforms, ShortMax does not include a written auto-renewal or cancellation paragraph in its US App Store description, Google Play description, or static Terms of Service (shorttv.live/terms-of-service.html). To stop recurring charges, cancel through your billing provider (Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions on iPhone, or Google Play > profile icon > Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions on Android), and check your PayPal or card statements if the charge was authorized via a web checkout window. Customer support can be reached at shorttv.service@shorttv.live.

Who ShortMax is for

ShortMax suits viewers looking for Mafia, Werewolf, Revenge, and Contract Marriage dramas across 18 language codes (19 listed display languages) who stick to small one-time purchases ($3.49 or $4.99) or verify that their $9.99 / $19.99 Weekly Pass Pro is billed through Apple or Google Play so it can be canceled in phone settings.