PressPad: Digital Publishing Platform for Magazines & News
presspadapp.comSummary
PressPad is a digital publishing platform that helps magazine and news publishers convert their content (PDFs or WordPress) into native mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as web-based digital newsstands. It provides tools for content distribution, monetization through subscriptions, and analytics for publishers.
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See allMust Have
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Membership & Monetization
Reader Engagement Metrics
Rich Text Editor
Distribution & Recommendation Engine
Community Feedback Tools
Other
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Mobile App Access
Social Sharing & Embedding
Search & Discovery
Publication Management
User Profiles & Following
Tags & Topics
Email Newsletter Integration
Audio Story Playback
PricingTiered
See allPressPad Magz - Basic
- One app platform (iOS or Android)
- HTML5 Flipbook Kiosk
- Paid/Free Issues
- 1st Line Support
- Unlimited Storage
- Push Notifications
- Instant Publishing
- Analytics
- No coding required
- PDF Support
- Interactive PDF
- Email & chat support
- No Promo Codes
- No Video & Audio Support
- No App Store Optimization
- No Remove PressPad Branding
- No iBeacons Support
- No Offline Reading
- No Social Media Integration
- No Unlimited Downloads
- No Digital Marketing Tools (except Push Notifications)
- 5 Push Notifications / month
- 10% Commission on mobile sales
- 10% Commission on e-kiosk sales
- No Premium support
- No Your Developer account
- App Store Optimization (Paid option)
- Custom App Theme (Paid option)
- Kindle fire App (Paid option)
PressPad Magz - Pro
- Two app platforms (iOS and/or Android and/or HTML5 Flipbook Kiosk)
- HTML5 Flipbook Kiosk
- Paid/Free Issues
- 1st Line Support
- Unlimited Storage
- Push Notifications
- Instant Publishing
- Analytics
- No coding required
- 10 Promo Codes
- Video & Audio Support
- PDF Support
- Interactive PDF
- Email & chat support
- No App Store Optimization
- No Remove PressPad Branding
- No iBeacons Support
- No Offline Reading
- No Social Media Integration
- No Unlimited Downloads
- No Digital Marketing Tools (except Push Notifications)
- 10 Push Notifications / month
- 10% Commission on mobile sales
- 10% Commission on e-kiosk sales
- No Premium support
- No Your Developer account
- App Store Optimization (Paid option)
- Custom App Theme (Paid option)
- Kindle fire App (Paid option)
PressPad Magz - Full
- Three app platforms (iOS and Android and HTML5 Flipbook Kiosk)
- HTML5 Flipbook Kiosk
- Paid/Free Issues
- 1st Line Support
- Unlimited Storage
- Push Notifications
- Instant Publishing
- Analytics
- No coding required
- Unlimited Promo Codes
- Video & Audio Support
- App Store Optimization
- Remove PressPad Branding
- iBeacons Support (deprecated)
- Free Issues
- Offline Reading
- Social Media Integration
- Unlimited Hosting
- Unlimited Downloads
- Digital Marketing Tools (Push Notifications, Email Notifications, Facebook Newsstand, Dedicated Web Store, Dedicated Landing Page, Issuu integration, Social Media Sharing, Customized Marketing Advice)
- Unlimited Push Notifications
- Sales Tools
- PDF Support
- Interactive PDF
- Email & chat support
- Premium support
- Your Developer account
- 10% Commission on mobile sales
- 10% Commission on e-kiosk sales
- Kindle fire App (Paid option)
PressPad News - Basic Plan
- One app platform (iPhone/iPad app OR Android app)
- New post notifications
- Metered paywall
- Offline reading
- Free technical updates
- Free technical support
- No coding required
- New posts/day: 50
- No Google Ads
- No Push notifications
- No Full analytics
- No Customized design
- No Categories
PressPad News - Pro Plan
- Two app platforms (iPad/iPhone app AND Android app)
- New post notifications
- Metered paywall
- Offline reading
- Google Ads
- Free technical updates
- Free technical support
- No coding required
- New posts/day: 100
- Push notifications
- Full analytics
- Customized design
- Categories
PressPad Stores - Basic
- Online PDF reader
- Store on your website
- Own store page
- User base access
- Secure card payments
- Subscriptions
- Rich media support
- Unlimited Storage
- Google Analytics ready
- No coding required
- Friendly support
- 1 free edition
- +30% commissions
- No Promo Codes
- No Subscribers onboarding
PressPad Stores - Professional
- Online PDF reader
- Store on your website
- Own store page
- User base access
- Secure card payments
- Subscription
- Rich media support
- Unlimited Storage
- Google Analytics ready
- No coding required
- Friendly support
- 3 free editions
- Promo Codes
- Subscribers onboarding
- +10% commissions
Rationale
PressPad offers solutions for converting PDF magazines and WordPress content into mobile apps and web-based newsstands. While it focuses on publishers and content distribution, it lacks a direct 'rich text editor' for content creation within the platform itself, as it primarily works with existing PDFs or WordPress content. It does support monetization through subscriptions, provides analytics (reader engagement metrics), and offers mobile app access. It also mentions social sharing and search features. However, the core content creation and recommendation engine aspects of Medium are not directly matched.
