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title: "Substack - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in South Africa | Apple App 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 co"
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# Substack — South Africa
> Videos, writing & podcasts

![Substack App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/c5/2f/24/c52f2436-6492-0ce4-741c-ab4791a511d0/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-0-0-1-0-0-P3-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Substack](https://apptail.io/developer/substack-wAgb) (United States)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.8/5 (6,436 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.substack.Substack
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** South Africa
**Version:** 3.2.0 (released 2026-06-08)
**Original Release:** 2022-03-08
**Languages:** English, Arabic, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/za/app/app/id1581650857)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/south-africa](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/south-africa)

## Substack 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.

## Substack Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/f9/9a/d7/f99ad79d-3ed3-ef3d-7624-f380dc3e1cab/2d67a3ee-9237-4ebb-9ba5-54b3ac7f05b5_ipad_1.png/2048x2732.png)

## Substack Rating Breakdown in South Africa
- 5 stars: 5,784 (90%)
- 4 stars: 460 (7%)
- 3 stars: 98 (2%)
- 2 stars: 26 (0%)
- 1 stars: 68 (1%)

## Substack Reviews in South Africa

### *---- "Endless Substack frustration"
Stuck in an endless frustrating loop of “Update to Substack App required” to presenting Substack on App Store to “open” or “update” (I did have it once) - to being given a message that… Ah sorry (my words)… “this App not available in your country or region”. (I unfortunately live in South Africa). 
Why waste my time with the run-around and why is the Substack not available in all countries and regions?!
Ongoing sanctions and censorship coding creates a nightmare for users!
-- @roshbon, 2025-01-05

### *---- "Suspect"
It appears that if I refuse to share my contacts one can’t register , I immediately diluted trash.
-- My Own2063, 2024-12-04

### *---- "Can’t sign in"
On different occasions and different devices the app makes it insanely slow and difficult to sign into
-- Yastikaaa, 2024-09-29

### ***** "Do unto others as you would have done to you"
Great message in there Nic
-- LuluS@70, 2023-04-22

### ***** "Love Substack!"
Substack is an example of what a modern app should be. Subscription via emails should be a thing of the past.
-- Amlindi, 2023-02-06

### ***** "Healing"
Gives a clear , healthy perspective of life
-- dolzar1, 2022-11-17

### *---- "App Crashing"
For some reason the app immediately closes when opened on the iPhone version.
-- SimoneSimiVanDyj, 2022-11-16

[View all Substack reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews)

## Substack In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| The Hyphen (Monthly) | 149.99 R |
| What To Cook (Monthly) | 119.99 R |
| ByteByteGo (Monthly) | 299.99 R |
| Razib Khan (Monthly) | 229.99 R |
| House Inhabit (Monthly) | 199.99 R |
| Isolation Journals (Monthly) | 119.99 R |
| Coco Mocoe (Monthly) | 199.99 R |
| ART DIRECTION Monthly | 119.99 R |
| ART DIRECTION ANNUAL | 1,499.99 R |
| Nonzero Newsletter (Annual) | 1,499.99 R |

## Substack Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | South Africa | News | #2 |
| Top Free | India | News | #3 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Hungary | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Spain | News | #3 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Germany | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Romania | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Poland | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Chile | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Philippines | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Peru | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Australia | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Algeria | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Greece | News | #3 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Ireland | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Italy | News | #3 |
| Top Free | Colombia | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Canada | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Brazil | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Argentina | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | News | #4 |
| Top Free | United States | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Egypt | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Portugal | News | #5 |
| Top Free | France | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Belarus | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Czechia | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Mexico | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Belgium | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Finland | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Austria | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Sweden | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Norway | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | News | #7 |
| Top Free | Denmark | News | #8 |
| Top Free | Thailand | News | #8 |
| Top Free | Israel | News | #9 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | News | #9 |
| Top Free | South Korea | News | #9 |
| Top Free | Japan | News | #10 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | News | #10 |
| Top Free | Russia | News | #10 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | News | #11 |
| Top Grossing | Norway | News | #38 |
| Top Grossing | India | News | #41 |
| Top Grossing | Nigeria | News | #42 |
| Top Grossing | Brazil | News | #48 |
| Top Grossing | Philippines | News | #49 |
| Top Grossing | Egypt | News | #52 |
| Top Grossing | United States | News | #54 |
| Top Grossing | Canada | News | #58 |
| Top Grossing | Thailand | News | #59 |
| Top Grossing | Ireland | News | #60 |
| Top Grossing | Singapore | News | #60 |
| Top Grossing | Vietnam | News | #68 |
| Top Grossing | Ukraine | News | #73 |
| Top Grossing | Pakistan | News | #75 |
| Top Grossing | Czechia | News | #76 |
| Top Grossing | Kazakhstan | News | #78 |
| Top Grossing | Australia | News | #84 |
| Top Grossing | Romania | News | #92 |
| Top Grossing | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #94 |
| Top Free | Australia | Overall | #131 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Overall | #138 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Overall | #145 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Overall | #158 |
| Top Free | Canada | Overall | #160 |
| Top Free | United States | Overall | #161 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Overall | #185 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Overall | #256 |
| Top Free | Italy | Overall | #259 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Overall | #261 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Overall | #273 |
| Top Free | India | Overall | #327 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Overall | #328 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Overall | #343 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Overall | #350 |
| Top Free | Spain | Overall | #381 |
| Top Free | Finland | Overall | #383 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Overall | #411 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Overall | #420 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Overall | #437 |
| Top Free | Norway | Overall | #443 |
| Top Free | Greece | Overall | #462 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Overall | #467 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Overall | #474 |
| Top Free | Austria | Overall | #487 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Overall | #493 |

## Substack Discovered Keywords
- food list
- substack

## Apps Similar to Substack
- [Pocket: Stay Informed](https://apptail.io/app/pocket-stay-informed-oh/south-africa)
- [NPR: National & Local News](https://apptail.io/app/npr-national-local-news-Ll/south-africa)
- [Washington Post](https://apptail.io/app/washington-post-Ev/south-africa)
- [Feedly - Smart News Reader](https://apptail.io/app/feedly-smart-news-reader-KP/south-africa)
- [Medium: Read & Write Stories](https://apptail.io/app/medium-read-write-stories-LFe/south-africa)
- [Ground News](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/south-africa)
- [The Babylon Bee](https://apptail.io/app/the-babylon-bee-cEs/south-africa)
- [The Atlantic Magazine](https://apptail.io/app/the-atlantic-magazine-fpH/south-africa)
- [C-SPAN Now](https://apptail.io/app/c-span-now-zmT/south-africa)
- [NYT Audio](https://apptail.io/app/nyt-audio-Notm/south-africa)

## Substack Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/united-states)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/united-kingdom)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/canada)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/australia)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/brazil)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/mexico)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/italy)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/india)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/spain)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/france)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/germany)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/south-africa)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/netherlands)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/nigeria)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/saudi-arabia)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/turkey)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/new-zealand)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/philippines)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/colombia)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/sweden)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/taiwan)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/ireland)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/portugal)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/argentina)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/romania)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/vietnam)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/switzerland)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/japan)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/malaysia)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/belgium)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/chile)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/poland)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/norway)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/united-arab-emirates)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/peru)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/indonesia)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/singapore)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/hong-kong)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/denmark)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/egypt)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/hungary)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/austria)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/lithuania)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/ecuador)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/china)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/israel)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/kenya)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/greece)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/finland)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/south-korea)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/czechia)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/ukraine)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/algeria)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/thailand)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/pakistan)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/dominican-republic)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/russia)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/ghana)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/kazakhstan)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/uruguay)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/kuwait)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/bulgaria)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/panama)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/uganda)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/croatia)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/honduras)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/oman)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/slovakia)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/luxembourg)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/slovenia)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/estonia)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/azerbaijan)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/paraguay)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/lebanon)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/latvia)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/cyprus)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/qatar)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/jordan)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/namibia)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/iceland)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/sri-lanka)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/tunisia)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/bahrain)
- [Jamaica](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/jamaica)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/senegal)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/malta)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/angola)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/nepal)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/uzbekistan)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/armenia)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/mauritius)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/north-macedonia)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/belarus)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/macau)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/barbados)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/cayman-islands)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/madagascar)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/brunei)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/bermuda)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/mali)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/belize)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/suriname)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/substack-GOR/grenada)

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