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Title: Substack turns on iOS in-app payment option for all paid newsletters

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:22:37 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/apps/substack-turns-...

Substack now lets users subscribe to any paid publication via an in-app
purchase from the official iOS app. The news comes after the company tested
the feature with 30,000 creators.

This makes subscribing to something a much speedier affair, with the entire
process taking just a few taps on the old smartphone screen. Prior to this,
it wasn't always possible to upgrade to a paid subscription directly in the
app.

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However, there's a fairly major caveat. It's likely that subscriptions paid
for by in-app purchases will be more expensive than usual. That's to
accommodate Apple's cut of the revenue. Substack says it "automatically sets"
iOS app prices higher so creators take home approximately the same amount.
These creators can dive into the settings to lower the price.

There's another way to subscribe to your favorite Substack creators without
burning too much time. Apple now allows iOS apps in the US to include
external payment links, which stems from a legal ruling following a lawsuit
from Epic Games. This isn't quite as speedy as an iOS sub, but the prices are
right.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/apps/substack-turns-...
all-paid-newsletters-172237507.html?src=rss

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