Meantio launches a new iOS app blending a free library of serialised short dramas with AI tools that enable users to craft their own episodes, aiming to redefine mobile storytelling and democratise short-form video production.
Meantio has entered the crowded short-drama market with a pitch that is broader than simple viewing. The iOS app combines a free library of serialised, phone-first dramas with AI tools intended to help ordinary users create their own episodes from a plain-language idea. The company says Android support is in development, extending a launch that aims to make both consumption and production feel native to a smartphone.
For viewers, the catalogue spans the familiar genres that now dominate vertical storytelling: werewolf romance, billionaire melodrama, campus intrigue, revenge plots, family sagas and fantasy. The launch material highlights titles such as “Light’s Out: Who’s Out”, a psychological thriller built around an AI-run elimination game, and “The IT Girl’s Secret Bodyguard”, a campus-set action-romance. Meantio says the library is open to browse without an account, although registration is needed to save viewing history or follow creators.
The creator side is where the app tries to distinguish itself. According to Meantio, a user can type in a story concept and receive a script and storyboard in response, then follow scene-by-scene prompts while filming on a phone. The platform also says it will add built-in editing tools for trimming, music and final polish later this year, which would complete the workflow inside the app rather than sending users to separate software. That positioning matters because short-drama production has usually required a mix of writing, planning and post-production skills that many casual creators do not have.
Meantio is also trying to build a monetisation system that looks more transparent than many social platforms. The company says its Seed Creator Program gives selected users traffic support, mentorship and access to brand partnerships and custom intellectual-property deals. It also publishes revenue-share ceilings of up to 60% for advertising, up to 85% for episode sales and up to 85% for channel memberships, while saying creators keep ownership of their work. Beyond the economics, the platform adds direct messaging and episode-level reactions, signalling that it wants creator-audience interaction to sit at the centre of the product rather than as an afterthought.
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