Substack subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.9★ from 522,279 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$4.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months299 of 3,428 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews299 of 3,428 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (9%)

What Substack costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month.

• Hung Up (Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$4.99
• The Dworkin Report (Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$4.99
• Popular Information (Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$5.99
• MonthlyRenews every month, no trial$5.99
• Isolation Journals (Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$5.99
• Ettingermentum (monthly)Renews every month, no trial$5.99
• What To Cook (Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$5.99
• The Present Age (Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$6.99

How to cancel Substack

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Substack (listed under a plan name such as Hung Up (Monthly)).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Login issues and inability to sign in; Inconsistent behavior when archiving/deleting posts; Playback issues with audio content; Incompatibility with older devices or operating systems.

Recent one-star reviews

Truly insane to not have a Find on Page featureCtrl+F is as old as time itself. How is it 2026 and a popular long form reader app still doesn't have the ability to search an article for a particular word/phrase? Shouldn't that have been a feature in version 0.1 before launch? It has been years! Unbelievable.

Not for Aussies or people with normal expectationsWorked fine for 2 weeks then doesn’t work. Stuck in a create account loop when trying to log in, deleted the app, reinstalled, same issue. No contact or support options, just a complete cop out. If you have to comply with Australia’s Orwellian age verification then at least get it your solution to w…

From Good to TerribleWas good. Is currently trying to push social media-like garbage features. Including showing me random inflammatory posts in my subscription tab. Please stop the encrapification!

Recent five-star reviews

A great giftWe can present our works to the world without a constant cost being charged. A remarkable platform.

Excellent source of independent political analysisSubstack harbour a number of brilliant professional political expert providing reliable unbiased views

Important InformationSubstack focuses on real issues. No fluff

About the developer

Substack, Inc. has published on the App Store since Mar 8, 2022: 1 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

Alternatives to Substack

• The Guardian - US & World News4.9★
• The Atlantic Magazine4.9★
• Medium: Read & Write Stories4.8★
• Ground News4.7★

Also similar: Science News & Discoveries (4.5★), feeeed: rss reader and more (4.8★)

Questions people ask

How much does Substack cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month.

How do I cancel Substack?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Substack and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Substack have a free trial?

No plan lists a free trial in the US App Store.

Is Substack free to use?

The Substack app is free to download and use for accessing content. Many creators offer free subscriptions. However, some creators offer premium content or exclusive access through paid subscriptions, which are in-app purchases.

Substack in one paragraph

Substack by Substack, Inc. is a News app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.9 from 522,279 ratings. 299 of 3,428 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (9%). The developer has 1 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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