Kid reviews for Snapchat

Snapchat is a good app for basically texting but with pictures and for free. I think a 12, maybe 11 year old could handle it well to be honest. There is a setting for private, ie. no one can add you without your permission, and a setting so you can only receive snaps from friends, so I don't worry about seeing bad stuff because I trust my friends. Only add people you have met face to face. Overall this app is a great way to keep in contact, and with all of the privacy settings enabled its mostly safe.

I have had a snap chat since I was 10 and it's not bad. I can share pictures with my friends and make stories. It's not inappropriate as long as you don't swear or post inappropriate things. My mom and dad have a snapchat and we snap all the time! I think some parents are being way to protective by rating it for kids 15 and up. Really? It's not bad at all. :)

If used properly nothing bad should ever happen, some people abuse that & use it for bad things... It will let you know if someone screenshot what you sent them.

Snapchat has definitely come across as a safe, family friendly app that allows teenagers to communicate with other people on the internet who also own the app. I'm sorry to say that it is everything but this. If your child or teenager is responsible and mature enough to follow the do's and don'ts of social media then you probably won't have a problem trusting them with this app. On the other hand, if your child or teen isn't very careful with what they put out on the internet or who they give personal information to, then be very cautious. Snapchat is a photo messaging app geared mainly towards teens. Using the application users can take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a controlled list of recipients privately. These sent photos and videos are known as "Snaps". Users set a time limit for how long recipients can view their Snaps (1-10 sec.) after which they will be hidden from the recipient's device and deleted from Snapchat's servers. Snapchat overall isn't a very kid friendly app seeing that most of the users are on it for innapropriate uses (sexting, bullying, gossiping, etc.). Make sure to monitor your child's usage on this app and what things they're sending, especially who they're being sent to.

People need to stop acting like this is meant for only sexting. Its not, most people don't use this for that. Its fine for older tweens and up.

I think this a good app just you have to be careful about who your sending pictures to and what you're sending to people.

Snapchat is a great app that can be used 100% innocently. Some parents automatically associate this app with sending nudes and talking to strangers, when this is really not the case. It all depends on how much trust you have with your kid. Make sure they know not to give out their username to strangers, and if they aren't doing that, there really isn't a threat, because they can only receive snaps from friends they've added. The only people they'll be contacting on there will be their friends, so Snapchat essentially becomes like texting, but way cooler and also a basic necessity in middle and high school. Don't make their life more difficult by restricting something simply because you don't know enough about it. They're already under immense stress from school and life in general, and having to tell other kids that they aren't allowed to have a Snapchat or Instagram is very embarrassing and difficult, and adds even more stress in social aspects of their life. (I speak from a lot of experience.) If you trust them to text you should trust them to snap.

I have a snapchat, and it is really fun to use. People need to know no matter how long they set the timer for, someone can screenshot it and send it around. If you use it wisely, it is fun.