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UPDATED 23 October 2026 216 REPORTS · 172 COMPANIES

Germany & DACH

StoryReel ranks 12th among top-grossing entertainment apps in Germany's App Store

Apple's German entertainment charts for 23 September place StoryReel, first released in April 2026, 12th by revenue and fourth among free downloads, behind DramaBox and NetShort in the grossing list.

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What this basis means: Disclosed by the company about itself, and not independently confirmed.

On 23 September 2026, Apple's top-grossing chart for entertainment apps in the German App Store listed DramaBox ninth, NetShort tenth and StoryReel twelfth, followed by DramaWave (14th), ReelShort (18th), VibeShort (21st), GoodShort (25th) and ShortMax (30th). In the top-free entertainment chart that evening, StoryReel was fourth, DramaWave seventh and Soda Reels 13th, ahead of DramaBox (19th) and ReelShort (20th).

StoryReel, listed in Germany as "StoryReel: Kurzdramen & TV", is published under the seller name Equinox Enterprises Technology Limited. Apple gives an original release date of 8 April 2026, and the German listing carried 848 ratings. The listing does not identify the company behind the seller name. Soda Reels is published under the seller name Station Depart Point and was first released on 17 February 2026.

Companies StoryReel, DramaBox, NetShort, DramaWave, ReelShort, Soda Reels

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