Substack

Paid email newsletters made simple

3.8•13 reviews•

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Paid email newsletters made simple

3.8•13 reviews•

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Substack makes it simple for a writer to start a paid or free newsletter. Writers get a CMS built for publishing email newsletters, integrated payments through Stripe, and a website that can host free and subscriber-only content.

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3.8

Based on 13 reviews

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Reviewers see Substack as strong for reading and writing newsletters, with a polished app, easy navigation, useful writer tools, and a community that helps some creators grow an audience. But the praise is tempered by repeated complaints about limits and reliability: the editor feels too basic, with weak formatting and no HTML or layout control; search can be confusing; and some users report publishing blocked by network issues. A major recurring drawback is payments, with Stripe-only support restricting monetization in some countries and frustrating some creators.

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•3 reviews

What's great

Definitely wouldn't call it fantastic. It lacks any basic text formatting/editing capabilities. I would call it simple, but not in a good way.

What needs improvement

You can't insert any text boxes (which means we can't visually separate individual sections or ads)
Their text dividers are terribly thin which means you can barely see them
Text can't be centered (or aligned to any other side), that option is completely missing
It doesn't support HTML – so you can't insert your own custom things there. not even a table
Buttons can't be moved, nor can their color be changed

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•2 reviews

Love me some Substack! I started one in 2021 as a writer, then was more of a reader, and then returned in 2025 to write again. I LOVE the mobile app experience and have discovered a supportive community of creatives. I would say that Substack is the first and last app I use each day. The Notes section always has engaging content that I'm interested in. I've been steadily growing my audience and even became a Rising creator in my category at one point. I highly recommend this platform for any creator that wants to build a community around their content and monetize in addition to a traditional website.

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content discovery (1)supportive community (1)monetization options (1)mobile app experience (1)audience growth tools (1)

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33 views1yr ago

PreSeed Now

•2 reviews

We use Substack for PreSeed Now. It's a twice-weekly email newsletter which unearths and profiles early stage B2B and DeepTech startups who are actively raising investment. It has some really cool features, particularly around intelligently trying to grow your paid subscriber base within the software. Drawbacks are that it doesn't play nice with other apps. It's hard / impossible for me to integrate it into anything else we use such as Notion, Hubspot, etc. and the stats are limited, so it's frustrating. I do get that this is partly due to them wanting to keep users focused on growing high quality newsletters, but it does leave little room to grow if you're adding extra products to your suite.

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32 views3yr ago

•3 reviews

What's great

Definitely wouldn't call it fantastic. It lacks any basic text formatting/editing capabilities. I would call it simple, but not in a good way.

What needs improvement

You can't insert any text boxes (which means we can't visually separate individual sections or ads)
Their text dividers are terribly thin which means you can barely see them
Text can't be centered (or aligned to any other side), that option is completely missing
It doesn't support HTML – so you can't insert your own custom things there. not even a table
Buttons can't be moved, nor can their color be changed

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Value for money

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36 views8mo ago

•2 reviews

What's great

content discovery (1)supportive community (1)monetization options (1)mobile app experience (1)audience growth tools (1)

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33 views1yr ago

PreSeed Now

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32 views3yr ago