JoyReels - Enjoy Short Dramas

I was hesitant to try the app, but once I did, I liked it. The pros are you get 6 daily ads and checkin bonus to use daily. That’s a big help to see the stories. The first story gave unlocked vids throughout the story and that was great. Also, if you are buying coins, first timers get a discount which is nice. At first I got to see an additional 20 ads, within a story to use, but after a week, it went to 10. The cons are the reduction of ads options, within a story, reducing from 20 to 10 after the first week. Also, it doesn’t allow you to pick the vid within the story. It makes you go in sequence. I would like to be able to skip a vid within a story if I want to.

I really wanted to love this app because the dramas are genuinely great, but the experience has become incredibly frustrating. The coin system is confusing, inconsistent, and honestly feels broken. Every episode requires a large amount of coins, yet the app’s methods for earning them simply do not work. The “watch ads” option doesn’t show ads at all — it loads random articles. Even after reading them, the app refuses to give the reward and keeps sending you back to “read more.” If the button says watch ad, users expect an actual video ad, not a maze of articles that never count. The second earning method, watching dramas for a set amount of time, is just as unreliable. I complete the required watch‑time, but the reward never appears. No coins, no bonus, no progress. It’s extremely disappointing because the content itself is genuinely good, but the reward system makes the app nearly unusable. When both earning methods fail, unlocking episodes becomes a chore instead of entertainment. At this point, it’s simply not worth the frustration. Apps like RealShort, DramaWaver, GoodShorts, and DramaBox have straightforward, functional systems that actually give the rewards they promise. Until this app fixes its coin system and makes earning bonuses clear and reliable, it’s impossible to recommend.

I signed up to finish watching one story and then you get into this crazy thing of not even able to get back to the story. Before you know it, you’re getting all these charges you don’t even know what it’s about . I then went to cancel, which I have been trying for a month and a half to cancel and they don’t finish the chat has me wait and wait because they’re going connect me to somebody to be able to cancel and I’ve gone in there to hit cancel. It doesn’t allow me to do anything to help me not be charged anymore. Doesn’t allow me to cancel. Doesn’t allow anybody to come in and actually ask me any questions after they pass you onto somebody . And if the company is reading it, please stop charging my account. I already talked to my American Express because I’m supposed to have one charge. I get a charge every week for 1999. I want them all credited back to my account because I have not asked for anything else there was only one story I wanted to finish watching and all of a sudden I can’t get out of it. Don’t whatever you do don’t sign up for these reels.