Instagram versus Snapchat

Instagram and Snapchat have a similarity which is they are a photo-sharing mobile application. Instagram was launched on October 2010 whereas Snapchat was launched on July 2011. People are wondering on whether Snapchat will take over Instagram in the later time. So now, let us make a comparison on Instagram and Snapchat.

	Instagram	Snapchat
Photos	Can upload photos taken outside the apps	Cannot upload photos taken outside the apps
Videos	Maximum 15 seconds	Maximum 10 seconds
Filters	Have filter tools for photos and videos	Do not have filter tools for photos and videos
Drawing	Cannot add personal drawing on photos	Can add personal drawing on photos
Timer	Have unlimited time to share photos and videos.	Snapchat-only features. Have limited time to share photos and videos with time ranges between 1 and 10 seconds.
Sending photos and videos	Can send directly to users and have prolonged conversations.	Can send directly to users but the photos and videos will disappear once it viewed by users.
Likes & Comment	Can ‘likes’ and comment on public photos and videos	Cannot ‘likes’ and send comment
Block & Report	Allow to block and report inappropriate users	Allow to block but disallow to report inappropriate users

From the above comparison table, undeniable that Instagram have more functions than Snapchat.

For most people, they prefer using Instagram as they provide a more continuous flow of new content. But Snapchat are more secure as they can set a timer for how long they are willing to let the other to view their photos and videos so that our photos are not easily ‘steal’ by inappropriate users.

From my point of view, Instagram will still be the best platform to share photos and videos. Not to say that Snapchat is not a good photo-sharing applications, but Instagram have more advantage than Snapchat as Instagram have editing features so that it can boost our creativity on editing phots and videos. Furthermore, Instagram have also provided filter tools for our photos such as Mayfair, Valencia, Hefe and etc. These filters can beautify our photos and most importantly, we can have so much fun on Instagram!

I hope that this post might help you on which apps to choose as your photo-sharing applications. Have a good day!

Reference:

Wagner, K. (2013). Instagram vs. Snapchat: How the photo-sharing apps stack up. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2013/12/12/instagram-vs-snapchat/

-Wong Wei Yee-