TV series produced in East Asia, known by the umbrella term "Doramas", have been conquering the West for quite some time. However, the popularity of these works has increased considerably since the arrival of streaming services, which have a wide variety of titles in their catalogs.
But let's face it, not everyone has the money to pay the monthly fee for a streaming platform and the demand for ways to watch dramas for free has also increased a lot. With that in mind, we've put together this list of the seven best apps available for watching dramas for free! Do you know them all? Follow us and discover the best app for watching dramas!
Rakuten Viki
Rakuten Viki is one of the most popular platforms for drama fans. With a very diverse catalog, it also offers the possibility of accessing some content for free, making it one of the best apps for watching dramas for free.
Viki is available for both Android and iOS, with a total of 4.7 and 4.8 ratings on Google Play and the Apple Store respectively. If you want broader, ad-free access, you can also sign up for VikiPass, the most basic of which costs 0.99 dollars a month, about 5 reais at the current exchange rate.
YouTube
As unbelievable as it may seem to some, YouTube is one of the safest apps available for watching dramas for free. This is because a good number of East Asian television stations make the chapters of their series available on their channels for anyone to watch. The only downside is that the series don't always have Portuguese subtitles.
Of course, YouTube also has a paid version for those who don't fancy being interrupted by ads and, for R$ 24.90 a month, you can subscribe to its basic plan. YouTube is available for Android and iOS and the ratings in both stores are 4.1 and 4.7. Click on one of the buttons below to see for yourself how the app works on your device!
LineTV
Another popular app for watching dramas for free is LineTV. Its only drawback is that the entire platform is in English and hardly contains subtitles in Portuguese for viewers to follow, but all its features are free and there is no paid version of the app.
There is a wide range of content on the platform, and to access the dramas you'll have to look under the "dramas" tab and find the title you're most interested in following. In the Playstore, LineTV has a 2.3 rating, but in the Apple Store this figure rises to 4.8. If LineTV is your choice for following East Asian series, just click on one of the buttons below to start downloading!
WeTV
WeTV is another favorite among apps for watching dramas for free. It has more than 100 Korean-produced titles in its catalog and its popularity is only growing among fans of this type of production. It is available for both Android and iOS and in the stores of both operating systems it has an average rating of 4.1.
WeTV is completely free and has no paid version, either with basic plans or with more features. You can check out the application's functionality by clicking on one of the buttons below and starting the download on your device!
iQIYI
iQIYI isn't well known among apps for watching dramas for free, but it can be very useful for those looking for this feature. You'll have to watch ads to unlock the episodes in order to watch them without paying anything, and there are hardly any subtitled titles. If you don't want to watch ads, you'll have to pay at least R$: 32.90 per month for the most basic plan offered by the app.
Here the dramas are available right at the top of the interface, so there's not much mystery when it comes to finding what to watch. iQIYI is available for Android and iOS, and has accumulated 4.3 and 4.8 ratings in the PlayStore and Apple Store respectively. You can check out the app's catalog by clicking on one of the buttons below and downloading it to your phone, thus gaining access to one of the apps for watching dramas for free!
Kocowa
Kokowa is also one of the most popular apps for watching dramas. Although it's not exactly free, you can still use it for free, as titles released in Korea are available to watch for free for 24 hours after their release. So all you have to do is keep an eye out if you want to watch your favorite dramas without paying anything.
Now, if that time has passed and you still want to use Kocowa to watch dramas, you'll have to pay R$20.90 per month, which is the price of the paid version of the platform. Kocowa is available for Android and iOS and seems to have worked better for the former than the latter, as its rating in the Playstore is 4.2 while in the Apple Store it's 2.9. Want to check out the app for yourself? Go to one of the buttons below and have fun!
OnDemandKorea
OnDemandKorea is one of the apps for watching dramas for free used by fans of East Asian series. Not all the content on the platform is free, and is only available to those who pay for the premium version, which costs R$ 89.00 per month for its most basic plan.
The good news about this app is that it offers a wide variety of titles and most of them are in the catalog within hours of their original airing in Korea. So even the free content is recent and you can catch up on your favorite series without having to wait too long for new updates. It's available for both Android and iOS, but its ratings are very low, at 3.3 on the PlayStore and 2.8 on the Apple Store. Want to check out its performance for yourself? Just download it from one of the buttons below!
Conclusion
In particular, YouTube on the official channels of the broadcasters that broadcast the dramas is still the best option among the apps for watching them dramas and even among the dubbed drama apps. The variety of the catalog is very wide and there's no catch to make you pay for more later on. But what about you? Do you agree? Share your opinion with us in the comments! Also check out our article on the 13 Neflix tech movies you need to see!
Questions that might interest you:
Are there any reliable sites for watching dramas for free?
Yes, YouTube is one of them.
What are the best free apps for watching dramas in Portuguese?
Of all the apps for watching dramas for free, the ones with the best dubbed options are Rakuten Viki and YouTube.
