Instead, Substack makes its money by taking a cut of creators' subscription fees. The business model is all about writers and ...

While Substack itself is available across platforms, including the web, those who want to take advantage of the free subscription offer can only do so after downloading the mobile app to their device.

The app redesign comes as Substack has been working to make its platform feel more like a social network. Last month, the company introduced the ability for users to follow writers, ...

Here are 4 reasons why Substack is my go-to social media app Written by Matene Toure, Associate Editor March 20, 2025 at 4:00 a.m. PT Reviewed by Elyse Betters Picaro ...

Substack is taking one more step towards becoming an all-in-one social media / creator platform by adding a vertical video feed to its app. Technically, the new TikTok-style feed is a redesign of ...

And the stats don’t lie; Substack shared some interesting data points with me about how its platform is used on mobile versus desktop: More than 25% of subscriptions originate from the Substack app.

At The Information’s The Future of Influence event on Tuesday, Substack co-founder and CEO Chris Best praised recent changes to Apple’s App Store policies, calling them “fantastic”, and a ...

Substack continues to double down on video amid TikTok's uncertain future in the U.S. The company announced on Monday that it's rolling out a scrollable video feed in its app, making it the latest ...

Substack says it had its biggest week during the 2024 presidential election, with an 82 percent jump in paid subscriptions and a 25 percent increase in app activity. All of that was by design.

Substack says its app is still in active development, but these new findings have pushed the company to look for other ways to bring more people to the mobile app. Topics.