Ghost is the best publishing platform for independent creators. The one thing it does not provide is a branded app your members can install. Shastra adds that without touching your Ghost setup.
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"Independent publishing is about owning your audience. A branded app is the strongest signal that your publication is a product worth installing — not just another site to bookmark and forget."The case for owning your reader relationship
Ghost gives you a responsive website and a newsletter. Here is what neither channel provides without an app.
Ghost's newsletter is excellent — keep using it. The app adds push notifications as a second reach channel that works when the inbox does not.
Members who install your app are your most engaged audience. They have deliberately added your publication to their home screen. Push notifications to that group perform at multiples of email.
The app loads your live Ghost publication. If it works in your browser, it works in the app.
No Ghost configuration changes. No migration. Your publication stays exactly where it is.
Enter your Ghost publication URL — your custom domain, your Ghost.io subdomain, or your self-hosted address. Any Ghost URL works.
Upload your app icon, set header and splash colors to match your Ghost theme, and configure a bottom tab bar for quick links to your posts, podcast, or member area.
We build, sign, and package your APK and AAB. Files are ready within the hour. Download them directly from the Shastra dashboard.
Submit to Google Play and the App Store. From that point, every time you publish a new post, send a push notification from your dashboard to every member who installed the app.
If your publication runs on Ghost and your readers are on mobile, an app is the next step.
Push a notification the moment a story publishes. Your readers get it before they open any other app. No social algorithm, no inbox delay — direct and immediate.
Paid tiers and member-only content work inside the app exactly as they do on the web. Your publication feels like a product, not a website your members have to remember to visit.
Ghost's audio post support means your episodes play inside your branded app. Push notifications for new episodes drive instant listens rather than waiting for RSS feeds to propagate.
Deep research, industry analysis, and expert commentary look more credible as a standalone app than as a URL. Your brand gets a permanent home screen presence your competitors do not have.
Ghost-powered media companies can launch a branded app in hours instead of months. No custom development, no ongoing engineering overhead — just a build that stays current with your publication automatically.
Readers who install your app are your most committed audience. Ghost Comments and member interaction become part of a mobile experience that keeps your community active between issues.
No Ghost changes. No migration. No developer. Just a branded app your readers can install today.
Free Android APK build included. 14-day money-back guarantee.
Yes. Shastra converts any Ghost site into a native Android and iOS app. Paste your Ghost publication URL, configure your branding and navigation, and we build and sign the app for you. Works with Ghost.org hosted sites and self-hosted Ghost installations.
Yes. Ghost Members, paid tiers, and member-only content all work inside the app because the app loads your full Ghost publication. Members sign in through Ghost Portal and remain authenticated as they navigate between articles.
Yes. Your Ghost newsletter continues to work independently. The app adds push notifications as a second reach channel that gets your content in front of members without relying on email open rates. The two channels work alongside each other.
Yes. Once readers install your app, you can send push notifications from the Shastra dashboard. Use them for new post alerts, breaking coverage, member-only drops, or community announcements — straight to the lock screen.
Yes. Audio posts, podcast episodes, video embeds, and any media on your Ghost publication play inside the app using your site's native player. Readers can listen without leaving the app.
Yes. The app always loads your live Ghost site, so new posts, updated articles, and membership changes appear immediately. No rebuild, no resubmission, no update required.
Yes. Whether your Ghost publication is hosted on Ghost.org or self-hosted on your own server, Shastra works the same way. Just paste your publication URL — Shastra does not care where Ghost is hosted.
Ghost's mobile experience is a responsive website that opens in a browser. It has no app store presence, no home screen icon under your name, and no push notifications. A Shastra-built app is listed under your brand on Google Play and the App Store, installs to the home screen, and lets you reach members with push notifications.
Visit shastrapps.com/pricing to see current pricing for your region. There is a 14-day money-back guarantee on all paid plans.