This disclosure tells you who earns money from shortdrama.io and how that shapes what you read. The answer is short: the site is run by Agape Group GmbH, the company that makes TotalShort, and our own app is the only commercial interest here. Everything else on this page explains what follows from that.
What we sell
TotalShort is a free short drama app with Italian stories with Italian and English audio: 1-minute episodes you watch in the browser, on iPhone or Android, with no sign-up. Its series are made with AI and labeled "AI series", every unlock asks for confirmation, and no subscription is forced on you. When people pay for TotalShort, Agape Group earns money. That's the whole business connection between this site and the apps it covers.
Who else pays us: nobody
No other short drama app pays to be mentioned, placed higher or described differently. We have no affiliate links, so we earn nothing when you install or subscribe to another app. We don't link to rival apps or their stores at all; their names appear as plain text. There are no sponsored posts, ads or paid reviews.
Why TotalShort is listed first
TotalShort sits at the top of the ranking because it scores highest on our weighted score out of 10, and we tell you plainly that it's ours. Every page that compares or ranks apps says in its first paragraph that we make TotalShort, and the label "Our app" never comes off.
The score uses six criteria (free to start, cost to finish a series, Italian stories and language, transparency, platforms, catalog & track record), each built from dated facts anyone can check: store listings, help centers, Google Play searches. None of them measures whether we like an app. When two apps tie, the one with more US App Store ratings goes first (on Italian pages, the Italian App Store). The rules, written out in full, are in our method.
How to read "Our app"
When you see the label "Our app" on a card, a table row or the TotalShort box, read it as an advertisement for our own product, written by the people who make it. We try to make those boxes useful anyway:
- They state TotalShort's limits next to its strengths: the catalog is still growing, every series is made with AI, and the app is too new for store ratings.
- They use only verified facts about TotalShort, the same standard we apply to other apps.
- They never compare TotalShort with another app on taste.
Links to totalshort.com and to TotalShort's Google Play page are links to our own product. You can read the full TotalShort profile to see what it offers and what it doesn't.
What we promise in return
Because we have a stake, we hold the pages about other apps to a stricter standard. Facts about rival apps come from their App Store listings, terms and websites, each with the date we read it. We don't invent scores, user numbers or testing periods. When a page lists a rival's strengths, such as the lowest weekly prices in our price index or the most interface languages, we print them even when TotalShort doesn't match them.
If you think a page is unfair to another app or too kind to ours, email support@totalshort.com with the page and the sentence. We'll check it against the sources and correct it if needed. More about who we are is on the about page, and the full app list is on the home page.
FAQ
Does shortdrama.io earn money from other apps?
No. No other app pays us for coverage, placement or wording, and we don't use affiliate links, so installs or subscriptions to other apps earn us nothing. The site's only commercial interest is TotalShort, the app made by Agape Group GmbH, which runs the site. That interest is disclosed on every page that compares apps.
Why should I trust a guide written by a competitor?
You don't have to take our word for anything. Every figure about other apps comes with its source and read date, so you can open the listing and compare. The score's rules are public and the same for every app, and our own app's limits sit next to its strengths.
What does the "Our app" label mean?
It marks content about TotalShort, the app we make. Treat anything carrying that label as our own promotion. We keep it to verified facts and state its limits, but it's still written by the company that benefits when you watch.
Sources
- TotalShort, official website, read October 19, 2026.
- TotalShort on Google Play, read October 19, 2026.