What is Snapchat Plus? Everything You Need to Know

After WhatsApp Business and Telegram, Snapchat also launched its very own paid subscription service back in Summer 2022 in a bid to boost revenue. Dubbed Snapchat+, the subscription gives users early access to new features along with exclusive access to specific features. If you are planning to get Snapchat Plus, but curious about what it offers then keep reading, as we have detailed everything you need to know about the Snapchat Plus subscription.

What is Snapchat Plus?

Snapchat Plus is a premium subscription that offers access to “a collection of exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features”. It comes with a bunch of cool perks, including the option to pin a friend as a BFF, an exclusive badge, instant Snap streaks, and more. However, it’s worth noting that Snapchat Plus subscription doesn’t remove ads on the platform, which is a big letdown.

Snapchat Plus Features

Here’s the complete list of Snapchat Plus exclusive features that you can use right now:

• Story Timer
• Custom Notification Sounds
• Pin a BFF
• Snapchat+ Badge
• Story Rewatch Indicator
• Friend Solar System
• Friend’s Snapscore Change
• Chat Wallpapers
• Story Boost
• Replay Again
• Priority Story Replies
• Post View Emojis
• Bitmoji Backgrounds
• Custom App Themes
• Home Tab
• Show pet in Map
• Snapstreak Restore
• Snapscore Multiplier
• Extended Best Friends List
• Custom Chat Colors
• Extended Snaps
• Peek a Peek
• AI Camera Mode
• AI Captions
• Tiny Snaps
• Story Timestamps

1. Snapchat Plus Badge

As part of the Plus subscription, you will get an elusive star icon next to your profile name. This will indicate that you are a Snapchat Plus subscriber. Others will presumably see your badge when they visit your profile.

2. Custom App Icons

Another feature is the ability to pick custom app icons. You get hundreds of custom Snapchat app icons to choose from. Moreover, the company keeps adding new icons regularly for Snapchat Plus users.

3. Chat Wallpapers

Snapchat Plus offers the ability to set custom wallpapers for chats and group chats. Using this feature, you can personalize your chats and set wallpapers that you feel best describe your friendship with the other user.

Free users get a limited selection, but with subscription, you can also unlock all the backgrounds, and even use images from your camera roll.

4. Bitmoji Backgrounds

With Snapchat Plus, you will have access to exclusive Bitmoji Backgrounds. This will make Bitmoji on your profile more fun to look at. On top of that, some of these exclusive Bitmoji backgrounds come with the Snapchat+ logo subtly placed so that you can flaunt your subscription.

Snapchat recently added the ability to create and use AI-generated Bitmoji backgrounds generated from any prompt you throw at it. You will be surprised that many prompt engineering courses are available online to help you become a pro at AI prompting.

5. Story Timer

A Snapchat story typically expires after 24 hours. However, Plus subscribers can set custom timers on their stories. Starting from 1 hour, the timer can be set as long as 1 week. This means you can post a story on Snapchat and keep it live for a whole week.

6. Story Rewatch Indicator

As the name suggests, Snapchat Plus will let you see the number of times your friends have rewatched your story.

7. Custom Notification Sounds

Snapchat Plus subscribers can also set up custom notification sounds for different contacts. This can come in handy and let you know who sent you a Snap or a chat, without having to check your phone for the name.

You can set up custom notification tones for specific contacts within the Snapchat settings. There are a total of 12 sounds you can choose from.

8. Pin a BFF

Snapchat+ will offer a way to pin a friend to the top of the chat window as your #1 BFF. However, it doesn’t look like you have to be a BFF with the person to pin them.

As detailed in our Snapchat emojis meaning explainer, those who manage to be each other’s top friends for two consecutive weeks will get a red heart next to their name in the chats list and be known as BFFs.

9. Friend Solar System

The Plus subscription also gives you access to the app Friends Solar System feature. Here. your top eight friends are represented by planet-like friend emojis and you’re the Sun. Their position in the solar system is indicative of their closeness to you.

For example, Mars is the nearest planet to the Earth and likewise, the user represented by Mars becomes your closest friend. We have explained it in our Snapchat Planets Order guide, so check it out.

10. Friend’s Snapscore Change

As a Snapchat Plus subscriber, you can tap on your friend’s Snapscore and see how it has changed since the last time you saw it.

Usually, updating someone else’s Snapscore may take a few hours—or even days—to update, so you have to wait until the update, but with Snapchat Plus, you can check your friend’s updated Snapscore in real time.

11. Story Boost

The Story Boost feature, as the name suggests, boosts your story for 24 hours. It gets pushed to the #1 spot so that it can be seen by more of your friends. You get one Story Boost per week with your Snapchat Plus subscription.

12. Replay Again

Snapchat Plus lets you replay a Snap twice after you have viewed it. Non-plus users, can replay a snap only once as long as they are on the chat screen.

13. Priority Story Replies

When you subscribe to Snapchat Plus, your replies to public stories posted by Snapchat Stars (Snap Stars) is prioritized and more visible, giving them a better chance of being seen and responded to. You will also see a gold ring around the comment text box when replying to a story.

14. Post View Emojis

Snapchat Plus users can set an emoji that will automatically be displayed when their friends view their Snap. This means you can now have a sign-off of sorts after each snap you send.

15. Custom App Themes

Another cool feature is the ability to customize the app theme completely. With this, you can choose from many pre-built customized themes, the subscription lets you create your very own app theme by mixing and matching different options for the camera button and recording frame, along with the custom navigation bar elements like tab & badge color, badge icon, and navigation bar background.

16. Home Tab

Usually, every time you launch Snapchat, the camera screen shows up as the default. But with a Snapchat Plus subscription, you’ll get the ability to change the default home tab (Camera Screen) to any other tab, such as the chats tab or the spotlight tab.

17. Instant Snapstreak

To help you quickly get started with your Snapstreak, Snapchat Plus includes a feature called Instant Snapstreak. As the name gives away, it lets you instantly start a streak as soon as you share a Snap with them. This way, you don’t need to wait for days for your streak to start like regular users.

18. Add Pets and Cars in Snap Maps

Snapchat Plus subscription lets you accessorize the look of your Bitmoji by choosing a pet, which will then display with your Bitmoji on the Snap map. You can also choose a car for your Bitmoji, which will be displayed with your Bitmoji every time someone finds you moving on the Snap map.

The app also lets you add your real-life pets and turn them into Bitmoji using the Choose Your Own Pet feature. You need to select a clear image of your pet and the app will turn the image to a Bitmoji.

19. Story Timestamps

Story timestamps let you see when your friends last saw your story. The timestamp won’t show the exact time they saw it, instead, you will see how long ago it was seen.

20. Snapstreak Restore

Snapchat Plus includes a feature named Snapstreak Restore, which allows users to restore their broken Snapstreak with a button tap. Before this, the only way to restore a Snapstreak was to report it through the ‘I lost my Snapstreak’ feature on the Snapchat support page.

While regular Snapchat users get only 1 Snapstreak to restore a month, Snapchat Plus users get 5 Snapstreak restores a month, and in my testing, I was even getting 6 Snapstreak Restores.

21. Snapscore Multiplier

One overlooked perk of Snapchat+ is that it helps you grow your Snapscore twice as fast when you share Snaps and add stories. This can prove to be helpful if you have recently joined Snapchat and want to grow your Snapscore quickly.

22. Extended Best Friends List

Another cool feature Snapchat Plus has to offer is that it gives you the ability to have and view 16 Best Friends on your friends list instead of 8. The Snapchat Plus subscription even tells you which friends have moved up or down on your list since you last checked your best friend list.

23. Custom Chat Colors

Snapchat Plus allows you to customize the chat color, making your name appear in different colors on the chat screen. This is a useful feature as it adds a touch of personalization to your Snapchat chats.

24. Extended Snaps

With Snapchat Plus, you can now create a zoomed-out version of every snap you capture. This is done using AI-powered image generation. Also, the Extend Snap feature is still experimental and can take up to 15 seconds to process your Snaps.

25. Peek a Peek

Usually, Snapchat lets you know when someone views your snap or reads your messages on Snapchat, but there is a chance that a few users may be half-swiping into your chats so you won’t know whether they have seen the message. Well not anymore, as now Snapchat Plus users can use the new Peek-a-Peek feature to know when a friend half swipes into the chat.

26. AI Camera Mode

Snapchat Plus now allows you to create AI-generated snaps based on a text prompt and send them to friends. All you need to do is type a text prompt or choose from a premade option, like “a futuristic disco” or “a planet made out of cheese.” From there, Snapchat will create AI snaps for you, which you can edit before sending to friends and family on the app.

27. AI Captions

Coming up with a caption for a Snap isn’t always easy. That’s where the Snapchat Plus AI Captions feature comes to the rescue. All you need to do is tap the T button on the Preview screen, and Snapchat AI will create compelling captions for your Snaps.

28. Tiny Snaps

This is a relatively new feature that lets you click a mini picture of yourself when you type a text message in a chat with someone. Tiny Snap, as the name suggests will be the size of an emoji and cannot be expanded. It is a fun way to capture your reaction and send it along with your message.

Take a look at our Tiny Snaps guide to learn more about this feature and see how you can use it on Snapchat.

Snapchat Plus: Pricing

Note:

Subscription pricing can vary depending on the country you reside in and the device you use. To see the most up-to-date Snapchat Plus pricing, go to your Snapchat > your Bitmoji > Settings > Snapchat+ > Subscribe > Next.

Snapchat Plus is priced at $3.99 per month, $21.99 for a six-month plan, and $39.99 per year. Regardless of which plan you opt for, your set of Snapchat Plus perks remain the same. It is currently available in a total of 25 countries. The full list of countries that support Snapchat Plus is listed further below.

Where is Snapchat Plus Available?

Here’s the complete list of countries where Snapchat Plus is currently available:

• United States
• Canada
• United Kingdom
• France
• Germany
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• India
• Kuwait
• Qatar
• Oman
• Bahrain
• Egypt
• Israel
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Norway
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• Ireland
• Belgium
• Finland
• Austria

So, this is all you need to know about Snapchat Plus. Remember that many of the above-detailed Plus features are experimental and are released in advance, but they often transition later on to the free version.