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Stakker vs the Substack app
The Substack app is a good home for Substack publications, and you can tell Substack to prefer the app over email. Stakker covers newsletters from any sender: brands, newsrooms and writers on every platform.
Updated 20 October 2026
Side by side
| Stakker | The Substack app | |
|---|---|---|
| Which newsletters | Any newsletter sent to email | Substack publications |
| Brand newsletters | Yes, over 200 in the catalogue | No |
| Stop email delivery | You subscribe with your Stakker address | Set delivery to prefer the app |
| Social features | None | A home timeline of Notes and likes |
| Price | Free | Free app; paid subscriptions are set by writers |
Which should you choose?
Choose Stakker if
you read newsletters from many places, including brands and newsrooms.
Choose the Substack app if
nearly everything you read is on Substack and you enjoy its community features.
About Stakker
Stakker is a free iPhone app made only for newsletters. You get an address of your own, subscribe with it, and every edition arrives in a stack made for reading, laid out as the writer set it. It never reads your personal email. More about Stakker.
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Checked 20 October 2026. Prices and features change; check each app’s own page before you decide.
Stakker for iPhone
Newsletters deserve better.
An address of your own, a stack made for reading, and every edition laid out as the writer set it. Free on the App Store.