Coin-based episode unlocking
The core revenue engine. Users buy coin packs ($0.99–$99.99) and spend coins to unlock episodes. Default pricing: 30–50 coins per episode. Generate 60–75% of total revenue.
The short-drama streaming market is exploding. Skip 9 months of development and launch a ready-made Micro Drama App with vertical video episodes, coin-based unlocking, creator payouts, and a built-in monetization engine. Fully rebranded with your logo, your colors, and your domain. Creator Panel, User App, and Master Admin Panel included.
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$3.5B+
Micro-drama market by 2027
750M+
Daily vertical drama viewers
70%
Revenue from coin unlocks
90 sec
Average episode length
The vertical short-drama format is the fastest-growing segment in mobile entertainment. Dramabox hit 50M downloads in 18 months. ReelShort is generating $30M+ annually. The opportunity is real — but the window is short. Here are the six reasons operators choose a white label Micro Drama App instead of building one from scratch.
The cost of building yourself:
Dramabox, ReelShort, and 50+ regional apps are capturing Gen-Z watch time while you plan. Every quarter you wait, customer acquisition cost doubles. The first mover in your region or language will lock in the audience — and the ad spend that follows them.
A custom micro-drama app needs a video CDN, adaptive bitrate streaming, coin wallet, creator studio, payment gateways, content moderation, and an admin panel. Engineering teams quote $80,000–$150,000 and 9–12 months. By then, the market has moved on.
Coin-based episode unlocking sounds simple — until you build it. Fraud prevention, refund handling, regional pricing, Apple/Google in-app purchase rules, creator royalty splits, expiry logic. Get one wrong and Apple rejects your app or creators revolt.
Audiences come when creators come. But creators won't upload to an empty app. You need a creator panel that pays out fast, shows analytics, and makes uploading frictionless. Most off-the-shelf streaming apps treat creators as an afterthought.
Each country wants local-language content, local payment methods, local censorship compliance, and local pricing. Building this yourself means a separate codebase per region. Or one bloated codebase nobody understands. Either way, your roadmap slips by 6 months.
Content is commodity. UI is commodity. The only durable advantage in micro-drama is being first in your niche. While you gather requirements, three competitors are already shipping. Every week of delay is audience you will never recover.
Three apps. One codebase. Built-in coin economy. Creator payouts. Content moderation. Everything you need to launch a Dramabox-style platform under your brand — without building a single line of code yourself.
Three apps deployed under your brand, ready to onboard creators and viewers immediately. Every screen, every notification, every payment — yours.
User App
iOS + AndroidVertical video player, coin wallet, subscriptions
Creator Panel
iOS + Android + WebUpload, analytics, earnings, comment moderation
Master Admin Panel
Web browserContent moderation, payouts, analytics, config
Our Micro Drama App is already built, tested, and deployed across multiple clients. You don't fund R&D — you fund deployment. Your app goes live in 3 to 5 working days.
Logo, color palette, app icon, splash screen, domain, store listings — everything wears your brand. Users never see 'Pre Build Apps.' You own the audience and the data.
A custom micro-drama app costs $80,000+. Our white label package is $14,999. You save $65,000+ and 9 months — capital you can deploy into content licensing and creator acquisition.
Add $999 and own every line of code — User App, Creator Panel, Admin Panel, backend. Modify it, extend it, hire another team. No vendor lock-in, no runtime fees.
Viewers binge. Creators earn. Admins control. Every actor in your micro-drama ecosystem gets an app designed for their job — so the platform grows itself.
9:16 vertical player with auto-advance, swipe-to-next, and resume-where-you-left-off. Built for one-handed binge sessions.
Users buy coin packs via Apple/Google IAP, then unlock episodes with coins. Free preview of first 3–5 episodes per series.
Engagement tools that drive virality. Comments with @mentions, sharing to WhatsApp/Telegram/TikTok, and creator mentions.
Save series to watch later. Resume any series from where you left off across devices. History exportable for personalization.
New episode alerts, creator announcements, coin top-up reminders, and personalized recommendations — opt-in, granular controls.
Premium users download episodes for offline viewing. Time-stamped DRM prevents sharing. Auto-expire after license ends.
Drag-and-drop multiple episodes at once. Auto-transcoding to 480p/720p/1080p. Thumbnail generator. Scheduled publishing.
Views, completion rate, coin revenue, audience demographics, retention curves. Per-episode and per-series breakdowns.
Live coin balance, pending payouts, transaction history. Auto-conversion to local currency. Monthly payout to bank or PayPal.
Reply to fans, pin top comments, block trolls. AI-powered toxicity filter. Bulk comment actions for high-volume creators.
Create series, set episode pricing, schedule releases, mark series as complete. Series-level analytics and revenue tracking.
Plan your release schedule weeks ahead. Auto-publish at peak times. Cross-promote series with built-in trailer tools.
Review and approve every upload before it goes live. AI pre-screens for nudity/violence/copyright. Manual override queue.
Set platform commission (default 30%). Approve creator payouts. Handle refunds and chargebacks. Tax reporting exports.
Verify creators, suspend bad actors, reset passwords, view full activity logs. KYC integration for monetized creators.
MRR, DAU/MAU, coin velocity, top series, top creators, retention cohorts. Make content acquisition decisions with data.
Run separate catalogs per country. Localize UI, pricing, and payment methods. Comply with regional content regulations.
Set coin pack prices, free preview length, commission rates, featured content, ad placement. No code changes required.
The coin-based unlocking model is what makes micro-drama apps so lucrative. We've already built the entire flow — from IAP to creator payouts — so you can launch day one with a proven revenue engine.
Viewers purchase coin packs via Apple In-App Purchase, Google Play Billing, or regional gateways like Razorpay and Stripe. Pricing tiers from $0.99 to $99.99.
After a free preview (3–5 episodes), users spend coins to unlock the next episode. Coins expire after 12 months. Platform sets coin-to-episode ratio per series.
Default platform commission is 30% (configurable). Apple/Google take 15–30% off the top. The remaining 40–55% goes to the creator who produced the series.
Creators see real-time coin earnings, converted to their local currency. Monthly payouts to bank account or PayPal once balance crosses $50 threshold.
Most streaming apps have one revenue stream — ads. Our Micro Drama App ships with six monetization models built in. Switch on the ones that fit your market. Stack them for maximum ARPU.
The core revenue engine. Users buy coin packs ($0.99–$99.99) and spend coins to unlock episodes. Default pricing: 30–50 coins per episode. Generate 60–75% of total revenue.
Monthly VIP subscriptions ($4.99–$14.99) for unlimited viewing, early access, and ad-free experience. Recurring revenue that smooths coin-pack volatility. Apple/Google subscription billing built in.
Rewarded video ads for free users to earn coins. Banner ads on home screen. Sponsored series from brands. Pre-roll ads before premium content. AdMob and Meta Audience Network integrated.
Viewers send virtual gifts (worth real money) to creators during live sessions or on premium episodes. Platform takes 30%. Drives creator loyalty and boosts session length.
Mark certain high-budget series as 'Premium' — unlockable only with VIP subscription or one-time payment. Lets you monetize tentpole content separately from regular catalog.
Coins expire after 12 months. Smart push notifications remind users before expiry, driving top-ups. Auto-renewal on coin packs for power users. Lifts LTV by 25%.
Get a live demo of the User App, Creator Panel, and Admin Panel. See the coin economy flow end-to-end. Walk away with a fixed-price quote of $14,999 — delivered in 24 hours.
From solo creators to telecom giants, the same white label app adapts to your business model. Here are the 8 types of operators who launch on Pre Build Apps.
Monetize your existing short-drama catalog directly. Stop licensing to Dramabox for pennies. Launch your own app and keep 70% of revenue.
Add a vertical short-drama vertical to your existing streaming service. Tap into Gen-Z audiences without rebuilding your tech stack.
Diversify revenue beyond ads and subscriptions. Launch a coin-based micro-drama app as a new business unit. Hedge against ad-market volatility.
Give your creator roster their own platform. Move them off TikTok/Instagram where you don't own the audience or the monetization.
Bundle a micro-drama app with mobile data plans. Reduce churn, increase ARPU, and own the entertainment layer of your subscribers' devices.
Be the Dramabox of your country. Local language, local content, local payments. First mover in your region wins the audience permanently.
Adapt your text IP into vertical dramas. Cross-sell to your existing readership. Generate 5–10x more revenue per story than text subscriptions.
Launch fast, raise on traction, not promise. Our white label app lets you hit the market in 5 days with a proven product. Show investors real numbers in week 2.
Building a micro-drama app from scratch is a 9-month, $80K+ bet on untested code. Our white label app is the same product, battle-tested across multiple clients, delivered in 5 days for $14,999. Here's the head-to-head.
Numbers based on industry averages and actual client projects. Custom build estimates assume a 4-person engineering team working full-time.
The complete White Label Micro Drama App — User App, Creator Panel, Admin Panel, coin economy, and deployment included. Add source code ownership for $999. Three months of support on us. Pay 40% upfront, 60% on launch.
User App + Creator Panel + Admin Panel
$14,999
one-time
40% upfront · 60% on launch · Fixed price · No hidden fees
Own every line — User App, Creator Panel, Admin Panel, backend. Modify, extend, or hire another team.
Free bug-fixing, OS upgrades, and security patches for 90 days post-launch. Optional monthly retainer afterwards.
We deploy to your App Store and Play Store accounts, configure CDN, and set up your admin panel on your domain.
Need custom features?
Tell us what you need on the demo call. Custom features take 2 extra days and are quoted separately.
Standard delivery takes 3 to 5 working days maximum. Customization can take an extra 2 days. You approve every milestone before we move forward.
Day 1
30-minute call to understand your target market, content strategy, monetization model, and brand vision. Fixed-price quote within 24 hours.
Day 2
We apply your logo, color palette, app icon, splash screen, and store listings. You review Figma mockups and approve every screen before deployment.
Day 3–5
We configure the coin economy (pricing, commission), set up the video CDN, integrate your payment gateways, and import your first batch of content.
Day 5 (or +2)
We submit your apps to Apple App Store and Google Play, hand over admin panel access, and walk your team through creator onboarding. You go live.
90 days free
Free bug-fixing, OS upgrades, and security patches for 90 days post-launch. Optional monthly retainer for new features and content acquisitions afterwards.
Three operators who chose speed over building from scratch. Each launched in days, not months — and each is generating real revenue today.
“We launched our Dramabox-style app for the LATAM market in 5 days. The coin economy worked flawlessly from day one. We hit 100K downloads in the first month and $8K in IAP revenue. The Pre Build Apps team handled the entire Apple review process for us.”
Carlos Mendez
Founder, VertiDrama
Mexico City, Mexico
“As a web-novel publisher, we wanted to adapt our top IP into vertical dramas. Pre Build Apps delivered a creator panel that let our authors upload directly and see real-time earnings. We increased per-story revenue 6x compared to text subscriptions.”
Lina Chen
CEO, StoryStream
Singapore
“I run a regional content studio in the Middle East. The Arabic localization and regional payment integration (Telr, local cards) were already built in. We launched in 4 days and were profitable by week 6. The source code add-on was a no-brainer at $999.”
Ahmed Al-Rashid
Director, Qissa Studios
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Everything media companies, content studios, and entrepreneurs ask before buying a white label Micro Drama App. Don't see your question? Ask us on the demo call.
The vertical short-drama market is moving fast. Get a ready-made, white-labeled Micro Drama App for $14,999 — rebranded, deployed, and live in 3 to 5 working days. Add source code for $999. Three months of support included.