Substack

Name: Substack
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.77337121963501 (115458 reviews)
Author: Substack Inc.

Substack Inc.

4.8

1.15L reviews

10L+

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About this app

Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most.

+ Support the creators you love: Subscribe for free or upgrade to view original work and connect directly with your favorite writers, artists, and podcasters.

+ Enjoy ad-free videos and podcasts: Access short-form clips, video episodes, and read-aloud articles without interruptions.

+ Connect in real time: Join livestreams and live group chats, where top creators bring their biggest supporters into their world.

+ Explore independent ideas: Discover bold opinions and engaging views across food, sports, politics, fashion, comedy, finance, and more.

How it works:
1. Download the Substack app.
2. Claim your handle.
3. Explore the feed to enjoy notes, videos, and clips from creators.
4. Subscribe to your favorites for free, tune into their livestreams and join private group chats.

Updated on

6 May 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.

No data shared with third parties

Learn more about how developers declare sharing

This app may collect these data types

Personal info, Photos and videos and 3 others

Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.8

1.11L reviews

Paul Seligman

31 January 2025

Irrespective of the content, and there are some good writers on substack (if you want to subscribe to them), the app is extremely bug-gy. Windows Web access works slightly better, but the Android app is one frustration after another. I've waited a couple of months before posting this in case I got more familiar, but it hasn't improved. It's also extraordinarily slow. It doesn't show up in the view of open apps, 'close all' doesn't close it, what you are typing can be lost if you switch apps...

101 people found this review helpful

Scot Harkins

21 April 2025

While full of amazing content, the app is ephemeral when one switches away to another app. Substack disappears from the app switcher, even losing one's place in the current article. If you don't immediately like an article there is no history to help you find the same article, leaving you lost from something you might want to continue reading. It's almost better to open an article in a browser tab to make sure the article doesn't get lost forever.

51 people found this review helpful

Joe Douglas

25 April 2025

Good, but could use more work. Writing on the app does not save on the site and vice versa. If you go to another app with Substack ope then hit the recent apps icon to swap back, 95% of the time Substack isn't there meaning you have to re-open the app via the app icon. This results in you having to re-find whatever it was you were looking for which can be incredibly annoying.

4 people found this review helpful