Once you decide to build a Snapchat-like application, you need to dive into the features needed for your messaging app. So, let us have a look at the features offered by Snapchat.
Lenses & Media Editing
This feature offered by Snapchat has helped users create millions of lenses for video editing and photo editing. It is an interesting feature with AR (augmented reality) effects that helps users can laminate their pictures. The feature also offers several drawing tools, filters, and text captions that enable users to edit the original image in different ways.
Snaps
It is one of the prominent features offered by Snapchat wherein users can capture videos and photos and share them easily. This feature comprises a range of text captions, lenses, filters for photo and video editing. These snaps get self-destructed within a few seconds.
Geofilters and Location Tracking
The features help users to track location and use geo-filters for some places.
Messaging
Certainly, Snapchat is not just a photo or video-sharing app, but it is one of the flexible messaging apps that let users interact through chat or create groups.
Video & Audio Calls
This feature of Snapchat helps users to make video and audio calls and send photos during the call itself. The users can also create notes which are in form of small audio/video clips.
Discover
Users can search for news related to particular topics or topics from famous personalities. Users can get the latest news from big players like CNN, Mashable, etc
Search for Friends
Here, Snapchat offers a Snapcode feature that comes with a unique QR that users can scan using their camera and start following other users instantly.
Stories
This feature resembles the Instagram feature wherein a snap is broadcasted to the followers for twenty-four hours post which it gets deleted automatically.
Here one story can be viewed by the users several times or switch from one to another story or choose to check the stories from specific friends. The users can also view the list of people who checked out their stories. As this is among the popular features in social media messaging apps, if you are thinking about Snapchat-like app development, make sure you do not miss out on this feature.