Platform guide
Is ShortMax free — and what does it cost?
Jiuzhou Culture's vertical short-drama app. We track its coin and pass pricing and model a cost to finish for every show.
Is ShortMax free?
7 trackedEvery ShortMax show we track starts free — typically the first 4 episodes before coins kick in.
Subscriptions
ShortMax — plans
- Weekly Pass Pro
- $19.99 / week
- Weekly Pass Pro
- $9.99 / week
Is ShortMax legit?
1,100 reviewsComplaints frequently involve billing and cancellation (see billing note).
- App-store rating
- 2.9 of 5 · 48% rate it 1–2 stars
- Money complaints
- 54% cite pricing, coins, billing or cancellation
- Billing/refund complaints
- 29% of reviews
ShortMax bills through a third-party payment processor, so its pass may not appear under App Store or Play subscriptions. Cancellation goes through the channel that took the payment. User-reported · as of 2026-06-26
App Store + Google Play reviews sampled · analyzed Jul 14, 2026 · method
App-store pricing
observed Jul 2, 2026ShortMax — published purchase tiers
- Weekly Pass Pro
- $9.99 / $19.99
- One-time Purchase
- $3.49 / $4.99 / $9.99 / $14.99 / $24.99
- Google Play (all items)
- $0.49 - $199.99 per item
Tier names and prices as published on the US app-store listings. The stores don't publish how many coins a tier buys, so per-episode figures stay estimates.
Cost to finish — ShortMax shows
7 tracked001After I Was Released from Prison, My Elder Brother Married My Wife.$10–20checked Jul 14, 2026002Alpha's Forgotten Luna$10–20checked Jul 14, 2026003HIS MISTRESS + I BANKRUPTED HIM$10–20checked Jul 14, 2026004Reborn: I Broke Our Mate Bond$10–20checked Jul 14, 2026005Take back everything of mine$10–20checked Jul 14, 2026006The Man I Saved Burned My Family$10–20checked Jul 14, 2026007Wolf Pack Betrayal$10–20checked Jul 14, 2026