Glossary
What does “Tokens” mean on Candy Shorts?
How do tokens work on Candy Shorts?
Think of tokens as arcade credits. You hold a balance, and each paid episode lowers it by a fixed amount. The amount is set per series and shown before you press play. Across the open catalog, 187 series charge 12 tokens a pop, while 17 charge 30 instead.
The free steps come before any spending. The opener needs nobody signed in, and the second unlocks once you make a free login. Only from the third does the meter start. Most full runs come to 36 tokens (175 series, to be exact).
Premium changes the math. Its monthly allowance of 100 tokens is enough to finish 199 open series without topping up. For scale, our weekly count prices the entire open catalog at 9,606 tokens, so nobody is expected to watch everything.
Spicy series are the exception to the token logic: they need the paid plan from the very first episode, and some of them also take tokens. We are independent of Candy, so the balance screen in your account is the final word on what you hold.
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How many tokens does a Candy Short cost?
Set per series: 12 or 30 tokens for each paid episode. A full run usually comes to 36 tokens. Every short has its own page here with the exact episode price, so you can check it before you open Candy.
Do Candy tokens refresh every month?
Your Premium subscription carries 100 tokens monthly, so the allowance is part of the plan. We haven't verified what happens to unused ones, so read Candy's billing screen before you count on a leftover balance.