Apple News vs Substack
A data-backed head-to-head — estimated revenue, downloads, ratings and pricing side by side, from live App Store signals. Updated continuously.
Revenue / mo
$2.0M–$11M
$1.9M–$11M
Downloads / mo
910k–3.7M
870k–3.6M
Rating
★ 4.59 (1.6M)
★ 4.87 (527k)
Pricing
Free + IAP
Free + IAP
Category
News
News
Released
10.2y ago
4.5y ago
Verdict: Their revenue estimates overlap ($2.0M–$11M/mo vs $1.9M–$11M/mo), so neither clearly earns more on the numbers alone.