Snapchat: How to Give Snapchat+ to a Friend

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Snapchat now allows users to gift a Snapchat+ subscription to their contacts in the social networking application. Users can purchase a one-year Snapchat+ gift subscription for another Snapchat user for $29.99, with the price going up to $39.99 after the first year.

Our guide will show you how to give a Snapchat+ subscription to a friend from within the Snapchat mobile app.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Snapchat app on iOS.

Step 1: While viewing the Snapchat camera screen, tap your profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen.

Screenshot of Snapchat's camera screen with a red arrow pointing at the user's profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen

Step 2: Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen.

Screenshot of a Snapchat user's profile with a red arrow pointing at the gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen

Step 3: Tap “Snapchat+.”

Screenshot of Snapchat's "Settings" menu with a red arrow pointing at "Snapchat+"

Step 4: Tap “Snapchat+ Gifts.”

Screenshot of Snapchat's "Snapchat+" menu with a red arrow pointing at "Snapchat+ Gifts"

Step 5: Tap the friend you want to give the Snapchat+ subscription to.

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