Everything You Need to Know About Snapchat Plus

Snapchat Plus (Snapchat+) is a premium subscription service launched by Snap Inc. that gives power users early access to exclusive features, deeper insights, and advanced profile customization. Whether you are looking to track your friend interactions more closely or simply want to change up the look of your app, this subscription unlocks a heavily personalized tier of the platform.

If you are on the fence about whether it is worth the cash, Snapchat offers a 7-day free trial so you can test the waters before committing to a monthly or yearly plan. For a complete look at these rankings, you can explore the data tables over at SnapOrbitLab.

The Breakdown of Premium Features

Paid subscribers currently get access to over 36 exclusive tools. Instead of browsing a massive, confusing list, it is easiest to look at them by how they actually impact your daily use.

1. Friend Interaction Insights

These features let you see behind the curtain of your social circle and track how you interact with your closest friends.

• The Snapchat Solar System: This is one of the most popular perks. It treats you as the Sun, and your top eight best friends are placed in orbit around you as planets based on how often you message each other. For example, your absolute closest friend will appear as Mercury.

• Pin as #1 Best Friend: Skip the algorithm. You can manually pin your favorite person to the absolute top of your chat feed, ensuring they stay there regardless of how much you talk to other people.

• Extended Best Friends List: While regular users are capped at 8 best friends, Snapchat+ expands this list to hold up to 16 people.

• Peek a Peek: Ever wonder if someone is lurking? This feature displays a small eyes emoji ($\text{👀}$) next to a chat if a friend briefly opens your conversation and steps away without typing a full reply.

2. Customization & Profile Styling

If you are tired of the standard yellow theme and default layout, these tools let you completely redesign your app's visual identity.

• Snapchat+ Badge: A subtle star icon appears next to your display name to let others know you are a subscriber. You can turn this on or off whenever you want.

• Custom App Icons & Themes: Swap out the classic Snapchat home screen icon for dozens of alternative designs, and tweak the interior accent colors of the app.

• Chat Wallpapers & Bubble Colors: Ditch the plain white chat screen. You can set custom backgrounds and change the text bubble colors for individual conversation threads.

• Exclusive Bitmoji Upgrades: Access premium backgrounds, unique digital pets, and luxury vehicles to display alongside your avatar on the Snap Map.

3. Story Control & Tracking

Get a much clearer picture of who is engaging with your content and how your stories are performing.

• Story Rewatch Indicator: If someone watches your story more than once, you’ll see an eyes emoji ($\text{👀}$) next to their name. While it won't tell you exactly how many times they rewatched it, it gives you a solid idea of what content is grabbing attention.

• Priority Story Replies: When you reply to a public creator or influencer, your message is automatically pushed to the top of their inbox, drastically increasing your chances of getting a response.

• Priority Story Replies: When you reply to a public creator or influencer, your message is automatically pushed to the top of their inbox, drastically increasing your chances of getting a response.

• Story Boost: Once a week, you can move your story closer to the front of your friends' feeds to maximize views.

• Custom Expiration Timers: Instead of being locked into the standard 24-hour window, you can set your stories to disappear after just one hour, or stretch them out for up to a week.

4. Advanced Map & Location Features

Enhance your experience on the Snap Map with deeper historical tracking and visual upgrades.

• Footsteps: This acts as a private travel diary. It uses your saved Memories and location history to highlight exactly how much of a city or country you have explored, calculating a personal percentage map that only you can see.

• Ghost Trails: A mutual-consent feature that allows you to see the recent movement paths of friends who have actively chosen to share their live locations with you over the past 24 hours.

• 3D Bitmoji Homes: Places a custom-styled house icon over your avatar on the map, which you can style to match your personal taste.

Pricing & How to Subscribe

While prices vary slightly depending on your local currency, regional taxes, and active promotions, the baseline cost for Snapchat Plus starts at $3.99 per month. Opting for longer packages (like the 6-month or yearly plans) generally reduces the breakdown of the monthly cost significantly.