The Life and Times of Snapchat

Last updated on 6 June 2018

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Apps have their time, and I think I’m over Snapchat.

I remember when I updated my flip phone to a smart phone, back in 2013. One of the first things my sister (who already had a smart phone; I was a bit late to the party, waiting for my flip to die so I could actually justify getting a new phone) told me to download was Snapchat. And I loved it.

How great is that you can send each other photos that then disappear? See that funny number plate? Snap. Send. Pet a cute dog today? Snap. Send. Eat a delicious burger? You got it; snap and send. Then Snapchat started getting fancy, and we got things like slow-mo and speed-up for videos. We got selfie filters that turned us into dogs with happy tongues, bunnies at Easter time, and the ever-loved flower-crown with flawless skin filter (come on, we all love that one, right?). The horrible double chin selfies that you took with your friends could be limited to 1 or 2 seconds so your embarrassing-but-you-literally-bring-it-on-yourself photos weren’t around for too long. You could make your account private or public, send specific photos to some people and not to others. You could have streaks with people. 3 days in a row? Try 53. 103. It was amazing, and for years there wasn’t a day where I wouldn’t send a Snap to someone.

But that was then, and this is now.

Now I use Messenger to send photos to groups of people whom I am always chatting with, or to someone who needs to keep the picture for longer than just 5 seconds. Instagram Stories has become one of my favourite things; I get to share the photos that I select from my day or week with my blog followers rather than having to figure out how to do that on Snapchat (which I never did by the way. It’s still a mystery).

My love of Snapchat has died, and I’m not even willing to try again or go to counselling. I’m breaking up with Snapchat.

But you know what? I’m okay with that. There’s a time and a place for apps in the world, and Snapchat was great while I had it, and while there weren’t other apps that were doing the same thing. It was great when it was the only time-sensitive photo sharing app out there. Now, I would rather just keep things a little more simple; reduce the number of apps cluttering my phone. We have enough clutter in our lives as it is, so I’m sorry, Snapchat, but you gotsta go.

Do you still love Snapchat? Are there any apps that you used to love but have now broken up with?