What do the planets on Snapchat Plus mean?
SNAPCHAT Plus is a new premium version of Snapchat that was launched in June 2022.
Since then, subscribers have had questions about various Snapchat Plus features, including the planets.
What do the planets on Snapchat Plus mean?
On Snapchat, users have a list of up to eight “best friends” to show who they message the most.
On Snapchat Plus, this feature is now called the “Friends Solar System,” which essentially categorizes a user’s friends into planets based on various factors.
The planets highlight the other users you interact with by attributing a planet to their profile and thus ranking them.
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The planets feature is meant to signify which users you are closest to and works in the order of the planets with you marked as the Sun.
The order for the Snapchat Plus planet sequence is:
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
In order to use this feature with your friends, you both must have a Bitmoji linked to your Snapchat account.
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What is Snapchat Plus?
Users can access Snapchat Plus by paying a monthly subscription fee for advanced features.
Snapchat Plus is slowly being rolled out for iPhone and Android in the US for $3.99 a month, $21.99 for six months, or $39.99 for a year.
You can also enroll in the 7-day free trial before payments begin.
The new main features include the option to change the app’s icon, the ability to see who has rewatched your stories, and a pin that allows the user to mark specific friends as BFFs.
The monthly subscription service will financially support the app outside of the advertisements; however, ads will not be removed for those who subscribe to Snapchat Plus.
“Ads are going to be at the core of our business model for the long term,” said Jacob Andreou, SVP at Snapchat, to The Verge.
What are users saying about the planets feature on Snapchat Plus?
Snapchat Plus users are saying they have had to look up the order of the planets to determine who is marked as their closest friends.
Some users have found the need to research planets humorous, with one writing on Twitter: “This new Snapchat update got everyone googling the order of planets.”
Others have commented saying they don’t approve of the subscription service and are criticizing those who pay for the upgrade.
One person wrote: “If you paying for Snapchat plus that’s just embarrassing,” while additional users joked about their willingness to subscribe.
“Can’t believe I got Snapchat Plus just to see if I was his no.1 best friend,” another user joked, and a fourth added, “Snapchat Plus about to ruin relationships.”