# Inkitt CandyJar: TV & Shorts — user reviews > 1,506 indexed App Store user reviews of Inkitt CandyJar by Inkitt, rated 4.70/5 from 46,446 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkitt-candyjar-tv-and-shorts/id6466786430/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkitt-candyjar-tv-and-shorts/id6466786430.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 39,854 · 4★ 3,773 · 3★ 1,480 · 2★ 432 · 1★ 907 ## What do users think of Inkitt CandyJar? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great stories and acting - 💯 Friendly and engaging content - 🎬 High-quality production **Cons** - 💰 Extremely expensive to watch full series - 🔒 No free or ad-supported options to earn coins - ⏱️ Short episode lengths not worth the cost - 🤔 Unclear pricing and coin management **Commonly reported bugs** - Inconsistent coin deduction - Repeated/skipped episodes when using coins **Most requested features** - Weekly or monthly subscription option - Ability to earn free coins through daily check-ins or watching ads - Option to purchase full series at a discounted rate - Improved navigation and episode selection ## Newest reviews (13 of 1,506) ### 3/5 — Nice but… *2026-08-23, version 7.2.3* I believe that the developers should add 2 features: the ability to create a list of the stories I want to watch as well as clearly identifying the ones already viewed. ### 4/5 — Enticing content *2026-08-20, version 7.2.3* CandyJar has a way of keeping you wanting more; the story lines are so relatable in many way but yet gravitating. It’s like literally watching your favorite books play out right before your eyes! Truly invested! ### 4/5 — Yall really drew me in *2026-08-18, version 7.2.3* $20 a week is crazzzzzyyyy!! 24 hours to watch the next 2 min episode im SIICCCKKKK. Good shows though im just cheap and will be waiting 🤣🤣🤣 ### 2/5 — Why “bite size” videos? *2026-08-18, version 7.2.3* I wanted to watch an actual movie. Not bits and pieces of one. WHACK. ### 4/5 — Only one thing I would change *2026-08-16, version 7.2.3* Candy jar is amazing i love how you don’t have to pay for the episodes if someone asked me what I would change about candy jar I would say only one thing which is how you have to wait for the episodes to be unlocked I think it is stupid and if you want more people to keep the app just make all episodes all free and not have to wait for it to unlock at 7pm ### 1/5 — have to pay *2026-08-14, version 7.2.3* you literally HAVE to pay, dosnt give you an option. i waiting my time like it said and it only played like 15 seconds before saying i have to pay again. ### 1/5 — Stories 👍🏾 *2026-08-13, version 7.1.3* But the the free months lie is what turned me off ### 1/5 — Terrible, do not buy *2026-08-13, version 7.1.3* I cannot believe how terrible the quality of the media on this platform is. Creepy misogynistic storylines terrible acting, I don’t know who they think would like this stuff, but they’re definitely missing the mark. Just awful. ### 1/5 — Paying *2026-08-12, version 7.1.3* We have to pay for new episodes and it sucks ### 2/5 — Welp *2026-08-10, version 7.1.3* I paid for tokens because theres a really nice shirt film that i’ve been wanting to watch. Before paying i was able to watch the first 14 episodes for free. Unfortunately after paying, I have to use some of the tokens to watch episodes Ive seen already because I am not able to skip episodes (only with the ones you have to pay and see, the ones that come free already you can skip.) Its a little frustrating that its set up this way ### 4/5 — hot stories *2026-08-10, version 7.1.3* really good app, love the stories and the yearly option is actually a really good deal, wish you didnt have to pay butntoher then that great ### 4/5 — Would have been a five *2026-08-10, version 7.1.3* I would have given it a five except when I watched the movie for the book “Broken” I was disappointed because I felt it had nothing to do with the book in it ### 4/5 — Please add Rewind and Fast forward Feature *2026-08-09, version 7.1.3* I enjoy watching the shows in here it is a reasonable price range for the membership. Would have rated a 5 star if there were a setting option while watching the show. I use my Apple TV and the ratio isn’t right so I have to mirror it through my phone. There are subtitles in the regular app but it’s not available through the Apple TV. Please add a feature to fix the ratio, have options for subtitles, and have a rewind forward and back button because starting the scene from the beginning gets frustrating. Besides that I love it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nothing about this is free *2026-08-24, version 7.2.3* While I did find the video that introduced me to this app it was very off putting to find that the “free” videos only got you so far. You then have to pay to unlock episodes. Unlike other apps there’s no way to do this for free. ### 1/5 — Total rip off *2026-08-23, version 7.2.3* Purchased some coins to check it out. Examined their price options at that time. When I went back literally an hour later their prices had quadrupled. What a f’in joke. ### 1/5 — Hate it *2026-08-23, version 7.2.3* This app is the worst thing in the world it to 90$ from me and will not give it back I did not even watch a thing do not get it, it’s a scam and a waste of time Not worth it at all Give me my money back ### 1/5 — Scam!! *2026-08-21, version 7.2.3* The site makes you think you can sign up for a year and it’s approx $8 a month and you can cancel ANYTIME but you can’t. They immediately charge you almost $90 and do not allow you to cancel until the year subscription is out. It’s very shady. I just received a reply from the app developer telling me to reach out to them and they would see what they could do about a refund but when I did, they said they can’t do anything. Still a scam. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2026-08-21, version 7.2.3* Does not work. Contacted customer service several times and still do not have access. ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-08-21, version 7.2.3* The only reason I put 5 stars is because I want it to show you but it’s so expensive and has adds just is not what it says ### 1/5 — This app is terrible *2026-08-21, version 7.2.3* This app is ridiculous. I did not purchase it. I canceled as soon as I saw it was purchased. They will not let me download. No other apps on my Apple because of the charges are trying to make me pay $75 they want me to pay for it in order to get a refund this is ridiculous. This company is terrible. ### 1/5 — False advertisement *2026-08-21, version 7.2.3* I downloaded the app because I love the books from the Galatea app but first it’s not free. You’re allowed to watch a short once a day and second all the great books from Galatea have all a different story. Worst app ever. Am so disappointed ### 1/5 — Pricing *2026-08-20, version 7.2.3* Great platform to watch movies but why do I have to pay for episodes/subscription… $20 a week. It’s giving gas prices. ### 1/5 — Horrible customer service *2026-08-19, version 7.2.3* No one responds to emails and you cannot cancel. I am being charged $10.99 a week against my will. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Loves candyjar *2026-08-24, version 7.2.3* Loves the candy jar movies but there is only one problem I can’t collect my daily awards just wondering if u could reboot the daily awards so I can collect them the one on the daily awards that I don’t receive is the confirm my email to collect 50 coins and can’t collect because I don’t get an email to my phone please help thanks ### 5/5 — My fav *2026-08-22, version 7.2.3* This is so good. I wish the shorts were longer but the overall quality is amazing! I’m always hooked whenever I watch. ### 5/5 — CandyJar so far… *2026-08-22, version 7.2.3* Best one I been on in a long time…it’s my guilty pleasure ### 5/5 — Perfecto *2026-08-22, version 7.2.3* Perfecto ### 5/5 — Candy jar *2026-08-16, version 7.2.3* Pretty cool ### 5/5 — Horrible app don’t spend money on this! *2026-08-14, version 7.2.3* Don’t trust the bots rating this 5 stars They make you pay $20 a week for a subscription to watch the full movies and each episode is like 40 seconds long also seeing bad reviews say that they keep charging you more than the prices say so I just don’t trust that. Yall need to do better ### 5/5 — No AI *2026-08-09, version 7.1.3* Love the stories and the actors. Better than AI stories. Real acting. Real people! ### 5/5 — I love to be included *2026-08-09, version 7.1.3* I’m not gonna lie. I’m so excited to see Black people on these apps acting, not as a supporting role, but as main characters the whole reason why I joined. I’m not gonna lie. I’m so excited to see Black people on these apps acting, not as a supporting role, but as main characters the whole reason why I joined. ### 5/5 — candy jar *2026-08-07, version 7.1.1* I love it so much the best place to watch mini shows ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-08-07, version 7.1.1* i got the weekly subscription and genuinely would put my whole life into this app i love it so much screen time on ts ❤️❤️❤️ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*