Curfew
Your picked apps sleep from 11 pm to 7 am. Move the hours or turn it off whenever you want.
Coming soon to iPhone
Get your nights back from short dramas
Drama Detox is an iPhone app that blocks the short drama apps you choose, puts them to sleep at night, lets you earn one episode at a time with a small real life gesture, and counts the money and hours you keep.
11 pm
Default curfew start
15 min
Of watching per episode you earn
$0
To block an app, ever
Works with the drama apps you pick
- ReelShort
- DramaBox
- ShortMax
- GoodShort
- FreeReels
- NetShort
Names belong to their owners. Drama Detox is not affiliated with any of these apps.
Short dramas are built to be hard to stop
Nothing is wrong with you. The format ends every minute on a hook, and the payment prompt arrives at the tensest moment. Drama Detox adds the pause the apps leave out.
The night shield
Your drama apps go to sleep at 11 pm
At the hour you choose, the apps you picked close behind a calm shield. It tells you the time, says the next episode can wait until tomorrow, and offers to close the app. Nothing shouts and nothing shames.
The curfew runs from 11 pm to 7 am by default. Move it in steps of 15 minutes or turn it off in two taps.
Earn an episode
Earn the next episode instead of buying it
Instead of paying coins, you take one minute to breathe, walk 300 steps or read five pages. Then your apps open for 15 minutes and close again with no discussion.
Three earned episodes a day at most. Once a day you can also open a 20 minute window to finish the series you started.
Mockup of the first version. Final screens may change before release.
Features
Everything is free to start, nothing is a trap
The shield, the curfew and earned episodes are free for everyone, always.
Earn an episode
One minute of breathing, 300 steps or five pages opens your apps for 15 minutes.
One series at a time
A 20 minute window, once a day, to finish the series you started. Then it closes.
Money and hours kept
A big number on your home screen, based on what you told us. Declare a slip and it adjusts without a word of blame.
A circle of friends
Up to five people, by invitation only. Everyone sees who held on last night. Adults only.
A friendly weekly ranking
It only counts good nights and resets every Monday. Never money spent, never a slip shown.
Why a small pause works
We do not promise a result for you. We lean on published research and on rules that are easy to keep.
A look at the first version
From your first number to your Sunday recap.
Home screen with a big amount kept and a curfew card
A yearly cost screen based on your answers
The night shield
An earned episode with its timer
Night kept, the morning screen
Seven nights, six kept
A money goal with a progress bar
A circle of five friends
The friendly weekly ranking
Mockup of the first version. Final screens may change before release.
How it works
- 1
Pick your apps
Choose the drama apps you watch. The well known ones are shown first so you do not have to search.
- 2
Set your night
We suggest 11 pm to 7 am. Change it, or leave it as it is.
- 3
Watch on your terms
Earn an episode, finish one series, or close the app and sleep. You choose.
Four things we will never do
Show ads
It would go against the whole point of the app.
Make you feel guilty
No dying streaks, no sad characters, no countdown.
Bill you by the week
One payment a year, cancel in one gesture.
Charge to block
The shield, the curfew and earned episodes are free for everyone.
Free to block, Pro to go further
Planned launch pricing, subject to change before release.
Free
- Blocking and the night curfew
- Earn an episode
- One series at a time
- Money and hours kept
- Joining a circle
Pro
- A 30 day plan, two minutes a day
- Creating your circle
- A money goal with a progress bar
- The Sunday recap
- Your full history
$39.99 a year, 7 days free
Straight answers, with sources
Guides written for the questions people really ask.
How to block ReelShort on iPhone, step by step
The free iPhone way, in four steps.
Read the guideHow to stop watching short dramas at night
One stop time, one plan for tomorrow.
Read the guideHow much ReelShort coins really cost
The math, from one episode to one year.
Read the guideWhy short drama episodes are so hard to stop
The format, explained without blame.
Read the guideBest apps to block short drama apps in 2026
An honest comparison, with prices.
Read the guideQuestions we hear
What is Drama Detox?
Drama Detox is an iPhone app that blocks the short drama apps you choose, such as ReelShort and DramaBox, puts them to sleep at night with a curfew, lets you earn one episode at a time with a small real life gesture, and counts the money and hours you keep.
Does Drama Detox let me watch dramas?
No. Drama Detox does not stream any drama and never unlocks an episode inside another app. It only decides when the apps you picked are open.
Which apps can it block?
Any app you choose in the iPhone app picker, including ReelShort, DramaBox, ShortMax, GoodShort, FreeReels and NetShort. Drama Detox is not affiliated with these apps and their names belong to their owners.
Is it free?
Blocking, the curfew, earned episodes, one series at a time, the simple money and hours counter and joining a circle are free. Drama Detox Pro adds a 30 day plan, creating a circle, a money goal, the Sunday recap and your full history. Planned launch pricing is $39.99 a year with 7 days free, or $9.99 a month, and it can change before release.
When is it out?
Drama Detox is in development for iPhone first, in English and French. There is no release date yet. Join the waitlist and we will write to you when it opens.
What happens to my data?
The waitlist keeps your email and, only if you answer, a weekly spending range and an age range. Nothing is sold and there is no advertising. The privacy page lists everything.
Is Drama Detox a medical app?
No. Drama Detox is a habit tool, not a medical product, and it does not diagnose or treat anything. If late night viewing is hurting your sleep or your mood, talk to a health professional.
Wake up to a kept night
Drama Detox is coming to iPhone. Join the waitlist and we write once, when it opens.