Find out what “being real” really means in this incredibly popular social media app for teens.

BeReal – Photo Sharing App (Rated 12+, Image Sharing, Social Networking)

BeReal is an app that encourages users to share an unedited photo once per day in response to a push message. The user’s friends also receive the same notification, prompting the group to take a photo of what they are currently experiencing at the time.

When users receive an alert, they have up to 2 minutes to share the photo and may then view the images their friends have already uploaded. The software is straightforward to use, recording a selfie and a front-facing shot simultaneously.

What Draws Children and Teens To Use This App?

The premise of the app is to engage users with more authenticity than many other popular photo sharing apps. It has no filters and provides a small 2 minute time window to document your current state. Some BeReal prompts have unique challenges to them that users don’t expect.

What Else Should Parents Know About The App?

In-App Communication

Users react to photos posted by others using emojis they can choose from within the app called RealMojis. Once you reply to an image with an emoji, you can now comment back and forth, just like commenting on an image on Instagram.

Photo Sharing

By default, BeReal displays photos to the user’s friends who have already contributed to their BeReals. You can also select to share your photo PUBLICLY, but it will only be seen by people who have already shared a BeReal picture during that day’s picture window.

Inappropriate Content Can Still Be Shared

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