# SWAVE: Short Drama Series — New vertical dramas weekly > New vertical dramas weekly (iPhone/iPad app by 铅笔头(深圳)科技有限公司.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/swave-short-drama-series/id6798583239 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [铅笔头(深圳)科技有限公司](https://appshunter.io/developer/1542962241) - Category: Entertainment, Photo & Video - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 53 MB - Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish - Released: 2026-08-18 - Data updated: 2026-10-04 ## What is SWAVE? Vertical stories you can finish on a coffee break. SWAVE is a home for complete short drama series — shot vertically, cut tight, and finished. No cliffhanger that never resolves, no series abandoned halfway. Every title runs from episode 1 to the last, and every episode ends somewhere you did not expect. 58 COMPLETE SERIES, 3,099 EPISODES The catalogue does not sit still. New series land every week, so there is always something waiting when you finish the last one: • Romance and second chances • Billionaires, contract marriages and age-gap love • Revenge, betrayal and family secrets • Werewolves, rebirth and fantasy • Mafia, thrillers and secret identities WATCH IN YOUR LANGUAGE The app speaks nine languages — English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Chinese. Series carry subtitle tracks in up to 18. SWAVE picks the track that matches your device, and you can switch at any time from the player. WHAT'S PLAYING NOW • My Killers Invited Me Home — three years after she was left for dead, she walks back in under a name nobody in that house has heard. Revenge, secret identity, 30 episodes. • The Wife's Secret — a marriage that looks perfect from the outside, and the message that cracks it. Thriller, family drama, 30 episodes. • Order Delivered — a parcel addressed to someone who is not supposed to exist. Revenge, secret identity, 25 episodes. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY WATCH Full-screen vertical playback. Swipe up for the next story. Tap to open a series and keep going. SWAVE remembers exactly where you stopped — down to the second — so picking a series back up never means hunting for your place. Save what you like. Your list follows your account, not your phone. FREE TO START Open any series and watch the first episodes free. No account needed to browse, no card needed to start. SWAVE PREMIUM A subscription unlocks every episode of every series, with no ads and no waiting: • Weekly — $3.59 • Annual — $79.99 Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://swave.pencil-stub.com/swave/legal/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://swave.pencil-stub.com/swave/legal/privacy-policy.html Questions? We answer within two business days: blueming333@gmail.com Let Every Great Story Be Seen. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Weekly | $3.59 | per 7 days | | Annual | $79.99 | per year | ## Is SWAVE safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess SWAVE. ## Is SWAVE legit? SWAVE: Short Drama Series appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SWAVE is 68 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.1.6 — 2026-08-21 • Episodes start playing much faster — most of the wait before the first frame is gone. • You now see the series poster while an episode loads, instead of a black screen. • Fixed Retry doing nothing when playback failed on some devices. • Sharper series posters throughout the app, and Discover now shows more of them at a glance. • Playback error messages are now translated instead of always appearing in English. ### 1.1.5 — 2026-08-19 Search — and a Discover page rebuilt around it. • Search: tap the magnifier on Discover and find a series by title as you type. • Discover now uses ticket-stub cards, so covers show at their real proportions instead of being cropped to fit. • The app speaks nine languages: English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Chinese. • Episodes start faster, and a stalled stream recovers on its own instead of freezing on the first frame. • Fixed: the home feed could stop a moment after you swiped to the next story. • Fixed: the free preview feed no longer serves episodes you cannot play yet. ### 1.0.6 — 2026-08-18 No release notes. ## Apps similar to SWAVE | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [VerticalClap](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/verticalclap/id6796619259) | — | Free | Entertainment | | [ToriBOX](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toribox/id6760922178) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Entertainment | | [SerielTV](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/serieltv/id6760337452) | — | Free | Entertainment | | [Cliffy : Short Film Drama](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cliffy-short-film-drama/id6779074336) | — | Free | Entertainment | | [Reeloid](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reeloid/id6748949840) | — | Free | Entertainment | | [VEIL: Short Dramas](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/veil-short-dramas/id6795589280) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Entertainment | ## More apps by 铅笔头(深圳)科技有限公司 - [皮皮动画](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1542962239) All apps by 铅笔头(深圳)科技有限公司: https://appshunter.io/developer/1542962241 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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