Substack formally launches its ‘Reader’ Android app • TechCrunch

Substack is formally launching its Android app following beta checks, the corporate introduced on Tuesday. The roll out of the Android app comes six months after Substack launched its iOS app. The Substack Reader app brings all your Substack subscriptions into one place the place you may learn content material from writers you observe. The app can also be designed to present writers the flexibility to higher join with their readers.

The corporate says the app makes it simpler for writers to get new subscribers and for readers to discover and pattern Substacks they may in any other case not have discovered. Customers may add any RSS feed to the app by way of the just lately launched Substack Net Reader.

“Your subscribers who use Android gadgets can anticipate the identical high quality studying, watching, and listening expertise from our new app,” Substack mentioned in a weblog submit. “The Android app is straightforward and centered. No advertisements, no noise, no spam. Podcasts, movies and group make the inbox even richer. We’ll add new options and capabilities as we proceed to develop the app and enhance the expertise for readers, writers, podcasters, videomakers, group leaders and extra.”

When you open the app, you’re taken to your inbox, which reveals you new newsletters from the entire writers you subscribe to. Whenever you click on on a submit, you need to use the navigation bar on the backside to view and submit feedback. On the primary homepage, there’s a uncover tab the place you may search or view featured writers. You too can browse content material primarily based on classes, together with expertise, politics, journey, podcasts, artwork and extra from the uncover part.

Substack says that is simply the primary model of the Android app, however that it incorporates early suggestions that the corporate acquired from customers of the iOS app. The corporate additionally notes that the iOS app is the supply of 10% of the entire new subscriptions writers obtain and that it expects the Android app will see comparable outcomes.

On the time of the iOS launch, the corporate mentioned the primary focus of the app is to present customers a easy option to learn posts and uncover new writers on Substack. As well as, Substack had mentioned that though its fundamental framework has been “flourishing,” it’s time for it to department outdoors of e mail and the online.

The launch of the Android app will possible assist Substack higher compete with different firms within the constantly increasing e-newsletter market. The roll out comes just a few months after Twitter started testing its long-form content material “Notes” characteristic after its acquisition of Revue. Though Meta was additionally seeking to compete within the e-newsletter market, it was revealed at present that Fb is shutting down its Substack competitor.