Alexis Kestler
Have you ever tried to check out a friend‘s Snapchat score, only to find it hidden? Or wondered why some people‘s scores are visible, while others remain a mystery?
If so, you‘re not alone! Many Snapchat users have found themselves asking: "Why can I Snapchat someone, but not see their score?"
It‘s confusing when you can send Snaps back and forth, yet their score stays obscured.
In this comprehensive guide, we‘ll dive deep into Snapchat‘s intricate social features to solve the score visibility puzzle once and for all. You‘ll learn:
- How Snapchat scores work and who can view them
- The top reasons scores get hidden from certain friends
- How blocking, removing, and pending friends affect score visibility
- Steps to troubleshoot and fix score viewing issues
By the end of this guide, you‘ll understand exactly why some scores remain hidden, and how to reveal them again. Let‘s get snapping!
An Introduction to Snapchat Scores
Before we explain the reasons scores get hidden, let‘s quickly cover the basics of how Snapchat scores work.
Your Snapchat score is a running total of Snaps you‘ve sent and received since joining Snapchat. You get one point for each Snap you send, and one point for each Snap you open.
So your score acts as a snapshot of your overall Snapchat activity. The higher your score, the more active you are!
Who Can See Your Score?
Snapchat scores are not totally public info. Only your friends on Snapchat can view your score.
And it‘s not enough for someone to simply add you as a friend. In order to see each other‘s scores, you must be "mutual friends."
This means you‘ve added each other as friends on Snapchat. You‘ve both sent and accepted a friend request.
Until that happens, your scores will remain hidden from each other.
When Scores Get Hidden Between Friends
In most cases, being Snapchat friends is all it takes to view each other‘s scores. But occasionally, scores do get hidden between friends.
Here are the main reasons you can Snapchat someone, yet their score stays mysteriously absent:
They Removed You As a Friend
If a friend removes you from their Snapchat friends list, their score will vanish from your view.
Unfortunately Snapchat doesn‘t notify you when someone removes your friendship. So you may keep chatting as normal, unaware the tie has been cut.
They Blocked You
Along with removing friends, users can fully block other accounts on Snapchat.
Blocking prevents all communication with that person. You can no longer see their profile, send them messages, view their stories, or see their score.
And like removing, blocking happens behind the scenes without any notification. So you may not even realize you‘ve been blocked!
Your Friendship Is Still Pending
Here‘s a common scenario: you add someone new as a Snapchat friend. You begin chatting and sending Snaps back and forth.
But wait—their score is nowhere to be found!
This can happen when your friend request is still pending. The other person needs to accept the request before your scores become mutual.
Once your friendship is confirmed, your scores will surface.
When Blocking and Removing Friends Get Tricky
Now that we‘ve covered the main reasons scores get hidden, let‘s dive deeper into blocking and removing friends.
These actions prevent you from seeing someone‘s score. But how they work can be deceiving:
You Can Still Chat With Removed Friends
If someone removes you as a friend, you can actually still send them Snaps. Your messages just change from blue to grey:
So it appears like you‘re still friends! But with no score visibility, the friendship has been severed behind the scenes.
Blocking Completely Stops Communication
Blocking goes a step beyond removing by preventing any Snapchat communication with that person.
If you‘re blocked, you can‘t:
- View their profile or score
- Send them messages or Snaps
- See their public Stories
- Interact with their Snapchat content
So if you notice someone has gone totally absent from your Snapchat feed, blocking could be why.
You Get No Notification About Blocking or Removing
Here‘s what makes blocking and removing so sneaky: Snapchat doesn‘t notify you when it happens.
One day you‘re chatting as normal, and the next—poof! The person has vanished by blocking or removing you.
So don‘t take it personally if a friend suddenly disappears without explanation. They may have just done some "Snapchat housekeeping" without telling you.
When Your Friends List Gets Out of Sync
One quirk of Snapchat is that your list of friends can become out of sync with someone else‘s:
- You may have them added as a friend, but they removed you
- They have you as a friend, but you removed them
- You both currently have each other added, but one person removed the other in the past
This can lead to score weirdness:
- You can see their score, but they can‘t see yours
- You can‘t see their score, but they can see yours
- You both can‘t see each other‘s scores due to past removing
So don‘t assume your friends lists perfectly align! The only way to stay in sync is regularly confirming your Snapchat friends.
How to Troubleshoot Score Visibility Issues
Now that you know what causes scores to hide, let‘s go over some troubleshooting tips:
Confirm If You‘re Actually Friends
If you can‘t see a score, confirm your Snapchat friendship status:
- Check for a pending arrow – This means your request is still pending
- Look for a grey chat icon – This indicates a one-sided friendship
- Open your friends list – This will show your current friends
Ask If They Removed or Blocked You
If your friendship seems intact, politely ask if they removed you as a friend or hit block.
This clears up whether their actions are hiding their score.
Request to Add Them Again
If the person confirms they removed your friendship, ask to add them again.
Once your friend request is accepted again, your scores should reappear.
Use a Different Account to Check
Here‘s a sneaky trick if you think someone blocked you:
Try searching for their username using a different Snapchat account. If their profile is totally absent, they likely blocked you.
Refresh after Making Changes
When you re-add a friend or get unblocked, make sure to refresh Snapchat to sync the changes across your network.
Their profile and score may not repopulate right away.
When You Can‘t See a Celeb‘s Snapchat Score
Snapchat has verified accounts for celebrities, influencers, and public figures.
But even if you add these accounts as friends, you likely won‘t see their score.
That‘s because celebrities usually don‘t add followers back. So the friendship remains one-sided.
For a celeb‘s score to appear, they would need to manually approve your friend request – which rarely happens!
The only way to see a verified account‘s score is if they make their profile public. But most keep their privacy settings locked down.
So it‘s normal for celebs and influencers to have hidden Snapchat scores. Don‘t take it as them blocking or removing you!
Fun Facts About Snapchat Scores
While we‘re on the topic of Snapchat scores, here are some fascinating stats and facts:
- The highest Snapchat score ever recorded is over 30 million (and counting!)
- The average Snapchat user sends at least 34 Snaps per day
- Snapchat processes over 5 billion Snaps per day
- It would take 158 years for one person to view every photo shared on Snapchat in a day
- The most Snapchat users active at once is over 100 million
As these mind-boggling stats show, Snapchat has grown into a global phenomenon. But the app still has quirks – like score visibility issues – that confuse users.
Hopefully this guide has helped explain the intricacies around seeing (or not seeing) friends‘ Snapchat scores!
Recap: Key Reasons You Can‘t See a Snapchat Score
Let‘s recap the key points one more time:
- You need to be mutual friends with someone to see their score
- If your friendship is pending, their score will be hidden
- If they remove you as a friend, you‘ll no longer see their score
- Getting blocked by someone hides their entire profile and score
- Scores can get hidden due to your friends lists getting out of sync
Now you have the inside scoop on how Snapchat scores work!
The next time you notice a friend‘s score has gone missing, you‘ll know how to get to the bottom of it. Time to put your new knowledge to use. Happy Snapping!
