Comparison

DramaFeed vs Arc

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DramaFeed

Discover and discuss short dramas from various platforms. Track your viewing history, find new shows based on rankings and reviews, and connect with other fans. Curate your own lists and follow your favorite actors.

Highlights
  • Aggregates short dramas from multiple apps
  • Track viewing history and create watchlists
  • View monthly rankings and read fan reviews
  • Real-time fan discussion feed
  • Follow favorite actors and their dramas
  • Curate and share custom drama lists
Features
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Stop watching short dramas alone. They're scattered across a dozen apps — DramaFeed pulls them all together. Track what you've seen, find your next obsession, and fangirl with people who get it. Billionaire CEOs, secret revenge, fae mates, fake marriages… you know the ones. Rate 'em, review 'em, and never wonder what to watch next. ■ WHY YOU'LL BE OBSESSED • Monthly Rankings — what everyone's bingeing right now • Ratings & Reviews — score every episode, read the tea from other fans • The Feed — real-time chaos with fans hooked on the same shows • Watchlist & History — save the ones you want, auto-track the ones you've devoured • Follow Your Faves — every drama your favorite actors are in, in one place • Your Own Lists — curate, flex, and share your taste ■ THIS IS FOR YOU IF • "What do I even watch next??" is your daily struggle • You live to rate and log everything you've seen • You need people who'll scream about these dramas with you Short. Addictive. Unhinged. It all starts on DramaFeed.

About

Arc

Discover original shows and documentaries crafted by real people, offering a curated streaming experience free from AI-generated content. Enjoy vertical short-form series, in-depth documentaries, and a growing catalog of human-made films and music.

Highlights
  • Human-created original shows
  • Vertical short-form series
  • In-depth documentaries
  • Curated content by genre and creators
  • Watchlist and cross-device syncing
  • Creator upload and audience building
Features
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Arc is a home for human storytelling. Every series, documentary, and chapter on Arc is made by people written by people, shot by people, edited by people, performed by people. In a world flooded with AI-generated content, Arc is a deliberate choice: real voices, human craft, people centric stories worth your full attention. WHAT YOU'LL FIND ON ARC • Vertical short-form series and reels from a community of independent creators, made for focused, binge-friendly viewing on your phone • Documentaries and creator-driven deep-dives from people who lived the story, did the reporting, or know the subject cold • Songs, albums, movies, short-films, feature-films, and more • New chapters released every week, with a catalog that grows daily MADE BY HUMANS. ON PURPOSE. No AI-generated scripts. No AI-generated voices. No AI-generated performers. The people you see and hear on Arc are real, the words they say were written by someone with something to say, and the worlds they build were imagined by human minds. We think that still matters. A DIFFERENT KIND OF STREAMING Open the app, tap play, and the story arrives. Move between chapters with a swipe. Save anything to your Watchlist. Pick up where you left off on any device. No autoplay slop, no algorithmic chaos; just the next thing worth watching. CURATION OVER CHAOS Arc is built around taste. Browse by genre, follow the creators you trust, or step into Spotlight to see what's defining the conversation right now. The more you watch, the sharper the recommendations get without dragging you into the spiral. A STAGE FOR REAL CREATORS Arc is also a home for filmmakers, journalists, actors, and storytellers building something serious in short form. Upload from your phone, build a season, find an audience that watches all the way through. If your work deserves the screen, Arc is built to show it that way and to make sure it stands next to other human work, not buried under a wave of generated noise. WHY ARC • Real stories, made by real people, watched on the screen you actually use • Premium craft in a format that fits your life • Light on ads, easy on data, never loses your place • A space that respects the work, the maker, and your attention BUILT WITH CARE Arc is designed with safety and respect at the core. Every upload is reviewed before it goes live, and our policies require that the work on Arc be the product of human creativity. You can mute, block, and shape your own feed at any time. We follow age-appropriate design principles so every viewer gets an experience that fits them. Open Arc, queue up something made by someone who cared, and see what storytelling looks like when there's a person behind it. Questions, feedback, or a show in mind? support@arcapp.stream

Screenshots

DramaFeed3 screens
Arc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arc at 100% against DramaFeed's 75%. DramaFeed's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DramaFeed versus Arc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDramaFeedArc
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB41 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHeo Chang WuMark Calvin

Customer experience

DramaFeed

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Arc

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DramaFeed

No in-app purchases

None

Arc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DramaFeed free?
DramaFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arc free?
Arc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DramaFeed or Arc have ads?
Both DramaFeed and Arc show ads.
Which is updated more often, DramaFeed or Arc?
DramaFeed ships an update every 3 days, and Arc every 3 days. Most recently, DramaFeed was updated on October 5, 2026 and Arc on October 12, 2026.

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