Short Drama · Streaming App

Binge dramas, one reel at a time

Short Reels turns binge-worthy stories into bite-sized vertical episodes — watch anywhere, unlock the next cliffhanger with coins, earn daily rewards, and save your favorites to a personal library.

Vertical episodes
Coin unlocks
Daily rewards
Offline saves

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1000+: Episodes
2-min: Per episode
4.6★: App rating

1000+Episodes

2-minPer episode

A complete short-drama streaming platform — built and shipped by Exarth.

1000+Episodes

CoinsUnlock model

4.6★App rating

iOS+AndroidCross-platform

Overview

Bite-sized drama, endless binge

A full short-drama streaming experience — a swipeable feed of vertical series, frictionless coin and subscription unlocks, rewarded ads and daily rewards, and a synced library so viewers never lose their place.

Swipeable feed
Coins & subscriptions
Daily rewards

1Discover series in a swipeable feed.
2Unlock episodes with coins or a plan.
3Earn & save rewards and a library.

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Streaming toolkit

Vertical playbackFull-screen, swipeable episodes designed for bite-sized mobile bingeing.

Coin economyUnlock the next episode instantly with coins, top-ups, and rewarded ads.

Rewards & plansDaily rewards and yearly subscriptions keep viewers coming back.

Challenge & solution

From long-form to bite-sized

1000+

Bite-sized episodes

Coins

Frictionless unlocks

The challenge

The Challenge

Mobile viewers want quick, addictive stories, but traditional streaming is long-form and commitment-heavy. Discovery, episode-by-episode monetization, and keeping your place across devices were all fragmented — and creators had no clean way to monetize short serialized drama.

Long-form, commitment-heavy viewing
No frictionless episode monetization
Discovery & progress fragmented

Long episodesHard paywallsWeak discoveryLost progress

Watch

Too long-form

Pay

Clunky paywall

Find

Poor discovery

HighDrop-off
HardTo monetize
LostProgress

Long-form & fragmented · No quick binge

The solution

The Solution

Short Reels delivers vertical, bite-sized drama episodes with a swipeable feed, frictionless coin and subscription unlocks, rewarded ads, daily rewards, and a synced personal library — a complete short-drama platform in one app.

Vertical, bite-sized episodes
Coins, rewards & subscriptions
Synced library across devices

Short ReelsOne app

DiscoverUnlockRewardSave

Discover · Unlock · Reward · Save

Streaming app · Key features

Everything to watch & unlock

From the first swipe to the next cliffhanger — Short Reels brings discovery, playback, monetization, and rewards into one addictive flow.

01/06 features

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Technology

Built on a modern, proven stack

A scalable, type-safe foundation powering Short Reels — from cross-platform UI and adaptive video streaming to in-app purchases and cloud delivery.

Chosen for

Speed

Optimised for fast, responsive apps.

Security

Hardened with best-practice defaults.

Scalability

Grows with your users and team.

Maintainability

Clean, documented, easy to extend.

01

Mobile

2 tools

Cross-platform app from one codebase.

Flutter
Dart

One Flutter codebase shipping to iOS & Android.

02

Streaming

3 tools

Adaptive vertical video playback.

HLS
Adaptive bitrate
CDN

Smooth HLS streaming with adaptive bitrate.

03

Backend & Payments

3 tools

Coins, subscriptions & content APIs.

Node.js
PostgreSQL
IAP / Billing

Type-safe services with IAP & coin economy.

04

Cloud & DevOps

3 tools

Global delivery & automated releases.

AWS
CloudFront
CI/CD

Auto-scaling AWS with CloudFront CDN & CI/CD.

Streaming app

Key Mobile Screens

Core Short Reels flows — onboarding, the home feed, episode unlocks, search & filters, wallet and rewards, subscriptions, and a personal library.

Philosophy

UX & Design Approach

An engagement-first design philosophy built for bingeing — fast, full-screen playback, frictionless unlocks, and a dark, cinematic feel that keeps the story front and center.

ImmersiveFrictionlessAddictiveMobile-first

Design pillars: 04
Accessibility: AA
App rating: 4.6★

Audience: Mobile drama fans
Platforms: iOS & Android
Monetization: Coins · ads · plans
Accessibility: WCAG AA

Every screen is shaped around the binge — cinematic dark UI, the story full-screen, and unlocks that never break the flow from one cliffhanger to the next.

Pillar 01
Vertical-First Playback
9:16Native vertical
Full-screen, swipeable vertical episodes built for one-handed, bite-sized viewing on any phone.
Cinematic, distraction-free bingeing.
Full-screen
Pillar 02
Frictionless Unlocks
1-tapTo next ep
Coins, rewarded ads, and subscriptions let viewers unlock the next episode without breaking the flow.
No paywall friction between cliffhangers.
One-tap unlock
Pillar 03
Addictive Discovery
∞Feed depth
A curated feed plus search and filters keep the next must-watch series always one swipe away.
There's always a next series to start.
Curated feed
Pillar 04
Cross-Device Library
SyncAcross devices
Saved series and watch progress sync across devices so the binge picks up exactly where it left off.
Never lose your place in a series.
Synced library