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Substack, Inc. · News · United States store
#11 GROSSING · NEWS
View on App Store ↗ Google Play version →
Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$5.9M
Likely $2M to $17.1M
▲ 26.8% in 27 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.9 of 5
555.5K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
40
was 39 on Oct 14, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 21, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / MONTH · WORLDWIDE · BOTH STORES
$5.9M
Range $2M to $17.1M
EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$70.6M
App Store $3.6M + Google Play $2.2M a month
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
19.4M to 55.6M
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #12 News (iOS), #5 News & Magazines (Play)$2.6M · 44%
  • United Kingdom #4 News (iOS)$413.2K · 7%
  • Japan #21 News (iOS)$365.5K · 6%
  • Canada #2 News (iOS)$345.6K · 6%
  • Switzerland #5 News (iOS), #11 News & Magazines (Play)$266.3K · 5%
  • Singapore #87 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$247.3K · 4%
  • Australia #4 News (iOS)$166.5K · 3%
  • Germany #12 News (iOS)$145.3K · 2%
41 more countries
  • France #12 News (iOS)$124.6K · 2%
  • South Africa #98 News (iOS), #11 News & Magazines (Play)$117.6K · 2%
  • Italy #5 News (iOS)$102.5K · 2%
  • India #18 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$86.5K · 1%
  • Saudi Arabia #10 News & Magazines (Play)$82K · 1%
  • Mexico #6 News (iOS), #11 News & Magazines (Play)$74.4K · 1%
  • Sweden #4 News (iOS)$70K · 1%
  • Ireland #6 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$69.6K · 1%
  • New Zealand #5 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$59K · 1%
  • Brazil #4 News (iOS)$50.3K · 1%
  • Norway #5 News (iOS), #11 News & Magazines (Play)$46.4K · 1%
  • Hong Kong #38 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$44.7K · 1%
  • Spain #7 News (iOS)$41.2K · 1%
  • Turkey #11 News & Magazines (Play)$41.2K · 1%
  • Indonesia #49 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$37.7K · 1%
  • Kuwait #5 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$34.2K · 1%
  • Thailand #10 News & Magazines (Play)$33.8K · 1%
  • Argentina #4 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$24.1K · 0%
  • Finland #7 News (iOS), #11 News & Magazines (Play)$18.4K · 0%
  • Nigeria #53 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$17K · 0%
  • Belgium #11 News (iOS), #11 News & Magazines (Play)$16.2K · 0%
  • Pakistan #74 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$16K · 0%
  • UAE #10 News & Magazines (Play)$15.9K · 0%
  • Vietnam #44 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$15.1K · 0%
  • Philippines #10 News & Magazines (Play)$11.8K · 0%
  • Netherlands #11 News & Magazines (Play)$11.2K · 0%
  • Portugal #9 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$10.8K · 0%
  • Poland #11 News & Magazines (Play)$9.1K · 0%
  • Israel #10 News & Magazines (Play)$8.5K · 0%
  • Bangladesh #10 News & Magazines (Play)$6.4K · 0%
  • Egypt #29 News (iOS), #10 News & Magazines (Play)$6.1K · 0%
  • Colombia #10 News & Magazines (Play)$6.1K · 0%
  • Chile #10 News & Magazines (Play)$5.2K · 0%
  • Ukraine #10 News & Magazines (Play)$4.3K · 0%
  • Romania #10 News & Magazines (Play)$3.8K · 0%
  • Qatar #10 News & Magazines (Play)$3.6K · 0%
  • Czechia #10 News & Magazines (Play)$3.5K · 0%
  • Austria #11 News & Magazines (Play)$3.3K · 0%
  • Denmark #11 News & Magazines (Play)$3K · 0%
  • Greece #11 News & Magazines (Play)$2.9K · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #9 News & Magazines (Play)$2.9K · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Calibrated range: for apps in the top 50, our estimates were within about 30% of published figures for 9 of 12 apps tested. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
555.5K
AVG RATING
4.87
PRICE
Free
AGE
4.6y
LAST UPDATE
2d ago
VERSION
3.21.0
SIZE
231 MB
AGE RATING
17+

Last 28 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
28 / 28
COUNTRIES NOW
40 (was 15)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$2.9M a month
Sep 25, 2026$2.8M a month
Sep 26, 2026$2.2M a month
Sep 27, 2026$2.6M a month
Sep 28, 2026$2.6M a month
Sep 29, 2026$3M a month
Sep 30, 2026$2.9M a month
Oct 1, 2026$3.2M a month
Oct 2, 2026$3.2M a month
Oct 3, 2026$2.9M a month
Oct 4, 2026$2.7M a month
Oct 5, 2026$2.9M a month
Oct 6, 2026$3.3M a month
Oct 7, 2026$3.4M a month
Oct 8, 2026$3.2M a month
Oct 9, 2026$2.9M a month
Oct 10, 2026$4.9M a month
Oct 11, 2026$3.2M a month
Oct 12, 2026$3.5M a month
Oct 13, 2026$3.6M a month
Oct 14, 2026$4M a month
Oct 15, 2026$3.8M a month
Oct 16, 2026$3.7M a month
Oct 17, 2026$3.2M a month
Oct 18, 2026$2.9M a month
Oct 19, 2026$3.1M a month
Oct 20, 2026$3.6M a month
Oct 21, 2026$3.6M a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #3 News · CA. Now: #2 News · CA.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
10 purchases listed
  • What To Cook (Monthly)$5.99
  • Noahpinion (Monthly)$9.99
  • Hung Up (Monthly)$4.99
  • The Dworkin Report (Monthly)$4.99
  • Slow Boring (Monthly)$9.99
  • House Inhabit (Monthly)$8.99
  • The Message Box (Monthly)$7.99
  • Isolation Journals (Monthly)$5.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
48 reviews / week
  • Trendsteady
  • Recent reviews average4.4 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share12%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 72 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RELEASE CADENCE
15 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases7 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
555.5K ratings
5★91%
4★7%
3★1%
2★0%
1★1%

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Oct 20, 2026
Love this app

So much valuable information in one place.

★★★★★Oct 20, 2026
Fascinante

Cuando lees algo y le das, en medio de tu silencio, una entonación adecuada, te transporta a ese sitio que no describes y a ese sentimiento que no compartes… es solo una lectura que se identifica contigo y con lo que alguna vez has pensado… gracias mi pequeña… que bello escribes. Dios te bendiga

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026
Way too many notifications

The app is fine, but HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, I DONT NEED HOURLY NOTIFICATIONS FROM PEOPLE I DONT FOLLOW. There’s no real middle ground, it’s either bombardment or not getting notifications for stuff I want notifications about.

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026
Excellent!

This is an excellent look at the parallels between cases from one side of the country to the other, from young women of one generation to young women of the next, and the system that fails them through an identical lens of bias, ignorance, and apathy. Thank you for this deep dive into a nation-wide systemic issue, it’s only by looking deeply at our flaws and failures, that we can recognize where we need to make changes, and then work towards those changes.

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026
Una plataforma para escritores con un editor vergonzosamente desastrosa

Resulta incomprensible que una plataforma dedicada a la escritura y publicación de artículos ofrezca una experiencia de edición tan frustrante, ineficiente y extraordinariamente rudimentaria. Aplicar formato a un título, destacar una frase o insertar una cita puede requerir tres o cuatro intentos para conseguir que el editor responda correctamente. Lo que debería ser una operación sencilla termina convirtiéndose en una batalla constante contra la propia aplicación. Cada párrafo exige un esfuerzo innecesario y una paciencia que ningún usuario debería verse obligado a tener. Un trabajo editorial que normalmente tomaría una hora puede terminar consumiendo tres o cuatro. No por la complejidad del contenido, sino por las deficiencias de una herramienta que debería facilitar el proceso creativo, no sabotearlo. Y lo más grave ni siquiera es eso. En una ocasión, después de dedicar considerable tiempo a estructurar y revisar cuidadosamente un artículo, el resultado publicado apareció con un formato completamente distinto al que había establecido. Al regresar al editor para corregirlo, el contenido seguía mostrando el formato original, como si nada hubiera ocurrido. Una contradicción absurda entre lo que se edita y lo que finalmente se publica. ¿De qué sirve un editor si no garantiza que el resultado publicado respete el trabajo realizado? Estamos en 2026. Editar un artículo en Substack no debería sentirse como intentar modificar un PDF con herramientas de hace veinte años. La escritura exige concentración, creatividad y rigor. Una aplicación concebida para escritores debería proteger ese proceso, no convertirlo en una experiencia desgastante. Substack tiene un problema serio de usabilidad, estabilidad y confiabilidad en su editor de artículos. No estamos hablando de funciones sofisticadas ni de exigencias extraordinarias, sino de herramientas básicas que cualquier plataforma moderna de publicación debería ejecutar correctamente. Es inadmisible que una aplicación cuya razón de ser es publicar contenido falle precisamente en una de sus funciones más esenciales. Una estrella. Y no por falta de potencial, sino por una experiencia editorial que está muy por debajo de los estándares tecnológicos actuales.

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026
Brand new

I’m a newcomer. I’ve only had a chance to read a couple of these, but I am so intrigued. Oh and I love the deep dives. After enjoying the read, deep dive, serve as there’s more meat left on these bones.

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ASO keywords

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What's new in 3.21.0

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Released Mar 8, 2022. Current version shipped Oct 19, 2026.

Store description

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.

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