Snapchat

What Snapchat Does

Snapchat is a communication app built around photos and short videos. It opens on the camera, letting you capture a moment, add visual effects, and send it directly to friends. It suits people who prefer visual updates and quick conversations over long text exchanges.

Ways to Connect

• Send photos, videos, and live messages to individual friends or groups.
• Use video chat with up to 16 people, with Lenses and Filters available during calls.
• Post Stories that friends can follow throughout the day.
• Save photos and videos in Memories, then edit them or turn selected moments into a new Story.

Explore and Create

Beyond private chats, Snapchat includes public viewing areas for community posts, creator videos, news, and original shows. Spotlight focuses on short-form video, while the Map can show shared friend locations and nearby community Stories. Ghost Mode provides an option to keep your location off the map.

Creative tools include Lenses, Filters, Bitmoji, and Friendmoji. You can also use Friendship Profiles to revisit saved moments shared with a particular friend and see details connected to that friendship.

At a Glance

Snapchat is listed in Communication and is developed by Snap Inc. Its rating is 4.15 out of 5 from more than 39 million reviews, with 1,000,000,000+ installs. The app is a broad fit for users who want camera-led messaging, temporary-feeling social updates, group video calls, and a steady stream of short community content in one place.