Snapchat Score: How to Check It & What Affects It

Your Snapchat Score is a number Snapchat assigns to your account that roughly reflects how active you are on the app. It goes up when you send and receive Snaps, post to your Story, and engage with friends. This guide shows you exactly where to find your score (and your friends’ scores) and breaks down the actions that actually increase it.

What You’ll Need

A Snapchat account (the app installed and logged in)
Your phone or tablet with the Snapchat app updated to the latest version

Step-by-Step

Open Snapchat on your phone. Make sure you’re logged in to the account you want to check.
Go to your Profile by tapping your Bitmoji or the profile icon in the top-left corner of the camera screen. This looks like a small circle with your avatar or a ghost icon.
Find your Snapcode and score. On your profile page, you’ll see a large yellow square with a ghost outline (your Snapcode). Directly below your display name and username, you’ll see a number in a small bubble. That number is your Snapchat Score.
Tap the number to see a breakdown. Tapping your score opens a small pop-up that shows two separate counts: “Snaps Sent” and “Snaps Received.” These are the two main components that make up your total score.
To check a friend’s score: Go to your Friends list (tap the chat icon at the bottom of the screen, then the “Friends” tab at the top). Tap on a friend’s name to open their profile. Their score appears below their name, just like yours does on your profile.
To view a friend’s score breakdown: Tap their score number. You’ll see the same “Snaps Sent” and “Snaps Received” breakdown for their account, but only if their privacy settings allow it. Some users hide this detail.
Check from a chat: You can also open a chat with any friend, tap their name at the top of the screen, and their profile will open with their score visible.
Understand what affects your score: The exact algorithm is not public, but the main factors are known from Snapchat’s official help pages and user testing. Sending a photo or video Snap to a friend increases your score. Receiving a Snap from a friend also increases it. Posting to your Story adds to your score. Opening a Snap you received may also add a small amount.
Know what does NOT affect your score: Sending or receiving text-only chat messages does not increase your score. Viewing Stories, sending streaks (the fire emoji is just a chat streak, not a score factor), and using filters or lenses do not directly change your score. Simply having the app open does nothing.
Note the delay: Your score does not update instantly. After you send a Snap, it can take a few minutes or even up to an hour for the number to change. Don’t refresh obsessively; it will update eventually.

Common Mistakes

Confusing chat streaks with score. A streak (the fire emoji and number of days) is only about consecutive days of exchanging Snaps with one friend. It has no direct relationship to your Snapchat Score, though sending those snaps does add to your score.
Thinking text messages count. Many users assume any activity counts. Only picture and video Snaps (and Stories) are counted. Chat messages are not part of the score calculation.
Expecting instant updates. If you send a Snap and your score doesn’t change immediately, that’s normal. The system processes score updates in batches, so be patient.
Checking someone’s score from a group chat. In a group chat, tapping a name may only show limited options. You usually need to open the individual chat or go to your Friends list to see the full profile with the score.
Assuming score is public to everyone. Your friends can see your score, but you can change your privacy settings to hide it from certain people. If you can’t see a friend’s score, they may have restricted it.

Tips

To raise your score quickly: Send Snaps to multiple friends at once. A single Snap sent to 10 friends counts as 10 sent Snaps, which will raise your score faster than sending one-on-one.
Post to your Story regularly. Each Story post adds to your score. If you want a higher number, make a habit of posting a photo or video to your Story every day.
Open Snaps promptly. Opening a Snap you receive counts toward your “Snaps Received” total. If you want to boost that number, open every Snap sent to you.
Don’t buy score boosters. There are third-party services that claim to increase your Snapchat Score for money. These are scams and can get your account locked or banned. Snapchat does not allow external manipulation of scores.
Use the score as a rough activity meter. It’s not a measure of popularity or “coolness.” It’s simply a reflection of how much you use the app’s core features (sending and receiving Snaps and posting Stories).
Check your own breakdown regularly. The “Snaps Sent” vs. “Snaps Received” breakdown can be interesting. If you send far more than you receive, you might want to reach out to friends who aren’t snapping back.

Troubleshooting

Your score is not showing at all: This usually means you have a network connection issue. Close the app completely and reopen it, or check your Wi-Fi or cellular data connection. If it still doesn’t appear, restart your phone.
You can’t see a friend’s score: The friend may have changed their privacy settings to hide their score. Go to your friend’s profile, tap the three dots in the top-right corner, and look for “View Friend’s Score.” If it’s greyed out, they’ve hidden it from you. You cannot force it to show.
Your score went down: Snapchat scores do not decrease. If you see a lower number than before, you might be looking at a different account, or you misremembered the previous number. Scores only go up.
Score is stuck for days: If your score hasn’t changed after you’ve sent and received several Snaps, try logging out and logging back in. Go to Settings > Log Out, then log in again. This sometimes forces a refresh of your profile data.
App is crashing when you tap your score: This is likely a bug in the app version you’re using. Update Snapchat from your app store (App Store or Google Play). If it still crashes, uninstall and reinstall the app (make sure you know your password first).
You see a different number on your profile vs. your friend’s view: Your score should be the same everywhere. If a friend sees a different number, they may be looking at an older cached version. Ask them to close and reopen the app.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does sending a Snap to my Story increase my score?
A: Yes, posting to your Story counts as an activity that increases your Snapchat Score. Each Story post adds to your total, similar to sending a Snap to a friend.

Q: Do chat messages (text) increase my score?
A: No. Text-only chat messages do not affect your Snapchat Score. Only Snaps (photos or videos) sent and received, and Story posts, are counted.

Q: Can I see who viewed my score?
A: No. Snapchat does not show you who has viewed your profile or your score. There is no way to see this information.

Q: Why did my score go up when I didn’t send anything?
A: Your score also increases when you receive and open Snaps. If a friend sent you a Snap and you opened it, that counts as a received Snap and increases your score. Also, your own Story views by others don’t affect your score, but the act of posting does.

Q: Is there a maximum Snapchat Score?
A: There is no known maximum. The score is a 32-bit integer in the backend, but practically no one will reach that limit. It keeps growing as long as you use the app.

Q: Can I reset my Snapchat Score to zero?
A: No. There is no official way to reset your score. It is tied to your account’s lifetime activity. Deleting your account and creating a new one would give you a new score, but you would lose all your friends and memories.

General steps for current mainstream versions; menus can differ by device and version. See the disclaimer or report an error.

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