Where the numbers come from
Our scraper regularly reads the public web pages of ReelShort, DramaBox and GoodShort: the official shelves those apps publish, their new-release lists and each series page. It records the title, episode count, tags and view counter each app shows. We have 1371 series on file, with snapshots from Sep 10, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026.
The trending chart is built from those snapshots: a title's score is how many views it gained between two of our snapshots. Nobody pays to appear on it.
Which numbers we checked, and which the apps published
Facts on this site come in two kinds and we label which is which. A figure we confirmed ourselves, in the app or from an official source, is shown with the date we checked it. A figure the app publishes but we have not paid to confirm, such as the free-episode marker on a series, is attributed to that app and carries an asterisk. Apps move those markers during promotions, so treat them as the app's claim rather than a guarantee.
Coin costs, cast and character names, source novels and season-two news are only published once someone confirms them. Until then they are left off the page rather than guessed.
What we don't do
We don't host, embed or link to episodes, and we don't list modded apps, coin generators or pirate sites. Series summaries are written by us; we don't copy the apps' own descriptions.
Who writes this
Jonas Griff is the editor. Jonas Griff is 33 and watches an unreasonable number of vertical short dramas. He runs the daily tracking behind this catalog, writes the series summaries, and checks the app pages the numbers come from. You can reach him directly at [email protected], through our contact form, or on Reddit. If something here is wrong, he is the person to tell.
DramaCatalog is also on Product Hunt.
How we make money
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