

This will give users an option to try out the service and see if the features on offer are worth the monthly expense. Now simply choose the subscription option to start a seven-day free trial. To subscribe to Snapchat+, head over to the Profile page on the app and tap on the Snapchat+ banner card at the top. While Snapchat also has a fledgling hardware business that includes the Spactacles smart glasses and the Pixy drone, they make a negligible contribution to the company's bottom line for the most part. It would also help the company diversify its revenue source that is currently almost entirely dependent on ads. With the new subscription service, the company hopes that it will be able to monetize the ardent following it already has among its user base.

Snapchat originally debuted as an ephemeral messaging app in 2011 before reinventing itself as a full-fledged social media platform with a huge fan following among young users.
