But the Stickers addition is more basic than Snapchat's, with some of them showcasing the user's current location and the time or weather there. Snapchat Stickers - and, thanks to our social media-obsessed society and #teens, it's very likely that both will prevail.īut what are the key differences between the two? With its latest update, Instagram is stepping up its game by allowing users to save their videos from the past 24 hours to the camera roll, use of unlimited text boxes per image, and, the innovative option to record video handsfree, according to TechCrunch. So, it's no secret that these two preeminent social media giants are vying for a similar tech savvy user base. The brand new Stickers capability is Instagram's answer to Snapchat's popular geofilters, and they debut just months after the photo sharing platform launched a Stories feature nearly identical to the one Snapchat already provides.
In continuing its apparently lucrative tradition of borrowing key features from its rival, Snapchat, Instagram this week unveiled a cache of virtual stickers with which users can adorn their photos and videos.
