About Short Drama Guide: Who Runs It and Why

Who is behind Short Drama Guide?

Short Drama Guide was founded on 27 September 2026 by Thomas Prommer. Stephanie Fong is the editor. The site is written in 11 languages, each for its own market.

What does Short Drama Guide cover?

Short Drama Guide covers the apps that sell vertical mini-series in 1 to 2 minute episodes. For each app it explains the price of coins and VIP plans, the legitimate ways to watch free episodes, how to cancel on iPhone and Android, and how the app compares with others. It also explains the format itself and how much of it is made with AI.

Where do the facts come from?

Prices come from each app's App Store and Google Play listing in the reader's country, with the date they were checked. Cancel and refund steps come from Apple and Google support pages. Ownership comes from the developer named on the store listing and from published reporting. Anything that cannot be verified is left out. The site claims no personal testing of the apps.

How does the site make money?

Some links to the apps may earn a commission when a reader subscribes through them. That never changes a verdict, a ranking or a cancel guide. The site does not link to pirated copies or modified apps.

When did Short Drama Guide start?

Short Drama Guide began publishing in September 2026. It is available in 11 languages: English, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese, with each language written for its own market. Thomas Prommer founded the site.

Is Short Drama Guide an app?

Short Drama Guide is a website about short-drama apps. It is not a streaming app, and it is not affiliated with ShortDrama TV, the Short Drama app on Google Play, DramaShorts, ReelShort, DramaBox or any other app it covers.

Who is Mira Lane?

Mira Lane is the site's host. She is AI-generated, not a real person, and she only repeats the answer that opens each page. The facts come from the sources listed on every page.

How is a page researched?

Every page starts from a source you can open yourself. Prices come from the App Store and Google Play listing for each app in each country, with the date they were checked. Cancel and refund steps come from Apple's and Google's own help pages, such as Apple's cancel guide and Google Play's subscription help. Show and cast facts come from the app's own title pages, award organizers and trade press.

Each page lists its sources at the bottom with the date they were read. A fact that cannot be traced to a source is left out rather than guessed. When a source is old, the page says so. When two sources disagree, the page names both.

The site claims no personal testing. Nobody here says "I watched" or "we paid". The pages tell you what the stores, the apps and the published record say, and how to check it in your own account.

What does the site never link to?

It never links to pirated copies, reupload channels or modified apps. That includes APK download sites that offer "unlocked" versions with free coins. Those files are not licensed, and they can carry malware. Every watch route on the site goes through the official app or a free route the app itself offers, such as daily check-in rewards or ad-supported episodes.

How are actor pages handled?

Actors are real people, so their pages carry public professional facts only. A credit appears only when the app's title page, IMDb, trade press, an awards page or the actor's own account supports it. Social accounts are linked only when there is identity evidence, such as a verified badge or a bio that names their acting work. Follower counts carry the date they were checked. Age, relationships, family and rumors stay off the page. You can browse them from the actor index.

How is AI used on the site?

Mira Lane, the host who appears at the top of pages, is AI-generated. She is not a real person, and an "AI host" label on the video says so. She repeats the short answer that opens each page. The ask box beside her answers typed questions from this site's pages only, with links, and a note under it says she can be wrong. The facts behind her answers come from the sources listed on the pages, not from her.

The site also covers AI inside the short-drama apps themselves. The AI short dramas guide explains how much of what you see in the feed is made with AI.

Are any links on this site affiliate links?

Yes, some. Since October 2, 2026, the app buttons for ReelShort, GoodShort, ShortMax and Stardust TV (such as Get ReelShort) are affiliate links through DramaCPS. DramaCPS describes itself as a short drama affiliate platform that pays publishers a 45% to 65% commission on sales it tracks to their links. For DramaBox and Kalos TV the site only has links to single shows, so three show pages and the DramaBox and Kalos TV app pages carry a watch button for a show (such as Watch Mated To My Savage Alpha on DramaBox), also through DramaCPS. A note under the first button on a page says the site may earn a commission. Help pages (cancel, refund, customer service, disputes) carry no affiliate links. Store links elsewhere on the site are plain links. A commission never changes a verdict, a price table or a cancel step, and apps without an affiliate link are covered the same way.

How do you report a mistake?

Email comms@flywheel.bz, the contact address in the table above. Include the page address, what is wrong and a source if you have one. Prices and catalogs change often, so a dated screenshot of the store listing in your country helps.

Analytics

This site counts visits and clicks with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4, and with PostHog (US cloud). Links to the App Store or Google Play record which app and store you clicked, so the site can see which guides help. Watch buttons also record your device type. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland you choose in a banner: if you allow cookies, both tools measure fully. If you decline, Google Analytics sends only cookieless counts, using Google's consent mode, and PostHog keeps its data in page memory only, so it stores nothing on your device (PostHog's persistence options). "Cookie settings" at the bottom of every page changes your choice. Neither tool gets your name or email address, and the site has no ad trackers. Rankings-update emails go to our own mailing list (double opt-in); browser alerts store no personal data. PostHog describes how it handles data in its privacy documentation.