# Snapchat

> Share the moment!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id447188370](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id447188370)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id447188370`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Snap, Inc.
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (5,937,239 ratings)
- **Version:** 14.23.0.56
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2011-07-13
- **Size:** 385 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snapchat/id447188370)
- **Website:** [http://www.snapchat.com](http://www.snapchat.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.snapchat.com/privacy](http://www.snapchat.com/privacy)

## Description

**Overview**
Snapchat is a fast, expressive way to share moments with friends and family. It opens directly to the camera for quick snaps or videos, and offers Lenses, Filters, Bitmoji, and daily community-created effects. Explore Snaps, Stories, Spotlight, and Memories to capture, edit, and rediscover moments.

**Connections and privacy**
Stay connected with friends through live messaging, Group Stories, and video chat for up to 16 participants, with Lenses and Filters. Save memories, create Stories from old moments, use Maps for shared locations, and enjoy Friendship Profiles to bond with friends—mindful of privacy and screenshot awareness.

## Rankings

- #58 — Overall
- #1 — Popular Social Apps
- #8 — Apps in Heavy Rotation
- #13 — Keep Up With Pop Culture
- #1 — social
- #3 — cool

## Review summary

Snapchat is valued for its chat-focused social connectivity and entertaining filters, especially among younger users. Repeated issues across reviews include account bans with poor recovery options, pervasive ads, pricing changes that harm memories and related features, trouble adding and managing friends, and disruptive UI changes. Overall sentiment is mixed: strong appeal for communication and fun visuals is tempered by reliability, safety, and pricing concerns.

### Pros

- Primary way to chat with friends (text/messaging) without needing calls
- Fun filters and AR effects that users enjoy
- Appeals to younger users and supports social connectivity

### Cons

- Frequent account/device bans with unclear recovery options
- Spam ads and intrusive notifications
- Subscription changes degrade memories features (storage, organization, sharing, streaks)
- Difficulties adding friends and persistent unwanted friend suggestions
- Disruptive UI changes (call button vs. chat, memory tab changes)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id447188370)