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
$1.5M–$8.5M
$2.0M–$11M
Downloads / mo
710k–2.9M
900k–3.7M
Rating
★ 4.60 (1.6M)
★ 4.87 (497k)
Pricing
Free + IAP
Free + IAP
Category
News
News
Released
10.1y ago
4.4y ago
Verdict: Their revenue estimates overlap ($1.5M–$8.5M/mo vs $2.0M–$11M/mo), so neither clearly earns more on the numbers alone.