BeReal. Your friends for real‪.‬ 12+

i love this app so much. it’s been an amazing way to stay in touch with friends that have scattered across the country for college and cousins and family members as well. every day i get a glimpse into their lives and it’s so lovely. i highly recommend it and think the memory feature is especially sweet, like a little scrapbook of your daily life to look back on. When I first downloaded the app it was kind of awkward, I was coming from Instagram and Snapchat and didn’t understand why o couldn’t post anything. Then I received a notification asking me to take a picture and make a post. I was in pjs and ny hair was crazy so I didn’t post! But eventually I started posting. It asks once at a random time during the day to let update you update your account on what you are doing, You start realizing that these posts from other users and friends including your own are very different from what is usually scene on other social media apps. You can’t post something planned it’s random and it’s real. It gives you a real glimpse in peoples lives. Definitely worth giving it a shot.

When I first downloaded the app it was kind of awkward. I was coming from Instagram and Snapchat and didn’t understand why o couldn’t post anything. Then I received a notification asking me to take a picture and make a post. I was in pjs and ny hair was crazy so I didn’t post! But eventually I started posting. It asks once at a random time during the day to let update you update your account on what you are doing. You start realizing that these posts from other users and friends including your own are very different from what is usually scene on other social media apps. You can’t post something planned it’s random and it’s real. It gives you a real glimpse in peoples lives. Definitely worth giving it a shot.

I really enjoy it and the fun dynamic it brings to social media. It’s simple and unique way to connect with friends (especially my long distance pals!). However that being said, there are two major changes that I think could overall improve the experience. Both having to do with the memories feature. First of all, I think memories should be a feature that you can select to be visible on your profile for your friends. Sometimes I want to reminisce on my friends pages, especially if we appeared on each others BeReal. Second, memories should keep comments and RealMojis. Today, I was looking at a comment thread on one of my friends BeReals and thought…I’ll have to screenshot this thread to keep it because the comments don’t save.

That being said, the app is great and enjoy it immensely! I think with a few more adjustments this could very quickly become my favorite form of social media…who am I kidding! It already is!