No, Snapchat Plus does not show you how many times you view someone’s story. The Snapchat Plus subscription simply removes ads, allows you to pin a friend as a #1 Best Friend, lets you see your orbit (friendship status), and provides access to exclusive lens and filter options. Viewing story analytics is not a Snapchat Plus feature.
What is Snapchat Plus?
Snapchat Plus is a new optional subscription plan within the Snapchat app that launched in June 2022. For $3.99/month, Snapchat Plus provides some exclusive features not available to regular Snapchat users, including:
- No ads: Ad-free viewing across Snapchat.
- New exclusive Snapchat icons: Choose from a selection of special icons.
- Pin a friend as your #1 Best Friend: Your top friend will appear at the top of your chat list.
- See friendship status: View your friendship closeness score and who you interact with the most.
- Premium filters & lenses: Access exclusive augmented reality lenses and filters.
- Replay indicator: See who replayed your snap in the last 24 hours.
However, Snapchat Plus does not offer any analytics or metrics on how many views your snaps or stories receive. The subscription is focused on enhanced or exclusive features rather than insight into usage or engagement.
Does Snapchat show views for stories?
Regular Snapchat does not provide any public metric for views of your stories. When you post a story, there is no counter or indicator of how many people have opened or viewed that story.
This is different from platforms like Instagram or Facebook that do display public view counts on stories. Snapchat has designed their platform to be more private and ephemeral, with no public metrics on engagement.
The only way to get an estimate of story views on Snapchat is to look at the list of friends who have viewed your story in the past 24 hours. But this does not show you the total number of views or repeat views.
Can you see who viewed your Snapchat story?
Yes, Snapchat does provide the ability to see which friends have viewed your story in the past 24 hours. To see the list of viewers:
- In Snapchat, tap on your profile icon in the top left corner.
- Tap on the emoji icon next to your Snapcode and score.
- Tap on “Viewed Your Story” to see the list of friends who have viewed your story in the past 24 hours.
This list shows which friends have seen your story, but does not show:
- Total view count
- How many times each friend viewed it
- Views by people who are not your friends
So while you can see who has viewed your story, you can’t see any counts or repeat views. Snapchat Plus does not give you any additional insight into this.
Can you tell how many screenshots of your snaps?
Snapchat does notify you when someone takes a screenshot or screen recording of your snap. If someone captures your snap via screenshot, you’ll see an alert icon appear. Tapping on it will show you the username of the friend who took the screenshot.
However, there is no aggregated number or tracking of how many total screenshots your snaps receive. The notification only shows the last friend who took a screenshot, not a count of how many times your snaps have been screenshotted overall.
Does Snapchat notify when you screenshot a story?
No, Snapchat does not send any notification when you take a screenshot of someone’s story. You can screenshot or screen record someone’s story without them being notified.
The screenshot notification only applies to personal snaps sent directly to friends, where both parties are notified. Public stories do not have any screenshot detection or alerts.
So you are free to screenshot stories without the other person knowing. Snapchat Plus does not give the story poster any additional insight or analytics either.
Can you see snap view count?
Unfortunately, there is no way to see any metrics on how many times your personal snaps have been opened or viewed. Snapchat purposefully does not provide a view count or tracking for snaps.
The ephemeral nature of snaps means that view analytics are not available. Once a snap is opened, there is no record of how many times it was viewed.
Snapchat Plus does not give any additional analytics into snap views or engagement. The subscription perks focus on enhanced features rather than usage metrics.
Does Snapchat notify if you replay a snap?
Yes, Snapchat does notify someone if you replay their snap. If you replay a snap, the sender will see an alert that you replayed their snap. This helps maintain the ephemeral experience by allowing one replay.
With a Snapchat Plus subscription, your first replay of the day for each friend will not send a notification. This allows you to secretly replay one snap per friend per day without them knowing.
Other than that stealth single replay, any additional replays will notify the sender per usual. Snapchat Plus does not provide unlimited anonymous replay capabilities.
Can Snapchat Plus see deleted messages?
No, Snapchat Plus does not allow you to retrieve or view deleted messages. The subscription package does not give users the ability to recover deleted snaps or chat messages.
Once a snap or chat is deleted by the sender, it is gone for good. Snapchat Plus does not override the app’s deletion and encryption systems to allow accessing deleted content.
Conclusion
In summary, Snapchat Plus is a new subscription service that offers some exclusive features, but does not provide any analytics or metrics on how many views your snaps or stories receive. The service focuses on enhanced features rather than usage insight.
Regular Snapchat also purposefully does not show view counts or screenshots to maintain an ephemeral experience. The only way to see who has opened your snaps is the list of story viewers in the past 24 hours.
So if you are looking for analytics on your Snapchat engagement and reach, unfortunately Snapchat Plus does not offer that. The subscription is more about a premium experience rather than metrics and analytics.
Feature | Snapchat Free | Snapchat Plus |
---|---|---|
See total story views | No | No |
See snap view count | No | No |
See snap screenshot count | No | No |
See story screenshot count | No | No |
Replay snap anonymously | No | 1 per friend |
In summary, Snapchat Plus does not provide any story view counts or analytics. The subscription offers some exclusive features and perks but no insight into snap or story metrics. Snapchat overall is designed as an ephemeral messenger without public view counters.