Is Snack safe?

What is Snack?

Vancouver-founded, live on iOS in US/UK/Canada/Australia; users post short vertical videos instead of static photos in a TikTok-style feed, matches happen on mutual video-likes; restricted to under-36 users.

Category: Video-first, Gen Z-targeted dating ("Tinder meets TikTok") · Most popular in: US/UK/Canada/Australia

Safety rating: Basic

Baseline age-gating and reporting exist, but an independent safety review (Ineqe Safeguarding Group) found real, verifiable gaps: no transparency on what happens after a report is filed, and a documented case of blocked users still appearing in a person's feed.

Ratings are qualitative (Strong, Moderate or Basic) and based only on safety features we could verify from the app’s own help pages and reputable reporting. How we rate apps.

Snack safety features

• Age gate at signup (18+ enforced, tested by researchers)
• Report and block tools on profiles/videos
• Published Community Guidelines (violations can lead to bans or authority escalation)
• ⚠ Independent finding: no visible transparency on what happens after a report is submitted
• ⚠ Independent finding: a blocked user could still surface in the blocker's feed — documented functional gap
• ⚠ Location used to show nearby matches with no way to filter/hide it

A red cross marks a feature that has ended, is missing or could not be confirmed.

Features and pricing

• Video-only profiles (no static photo requirement); TikTok-style vertical feed matching; free with optional paid tier; under-36 restriction

How to report a scammer or harassment on Snack

Report the profile inside the app first, then use Snack’s own help and safety pages:

• [email protected] (no dedicated named trust & safety team publicly disclosed)

Screenshot the profile and messages before you block or unmatch, because the conversation may disappear. If you have lost money, contact your bank straight away and report it to the police or national fraud service listed on this page.

Staying safer on Snack

• Our research did not find a photo-verification feature on Snack, so reverse-image-search a match’s photos before you invest time in them.
• Keep the conversation in the app until you have met. Scammers push early for WhatsApp, Telegram or text because the app can no longer see or moderate the chat.
• Ask for a live video call before meeting. Repeated excuses, a camera that never works or a face that looks off are all reasons to stop.
• Never send money, crypto, gift cards or a verification code to someone you have only met online, whatever the story.
• Meet somewhere busy and public, arrange your own travel and tell a friend where you will be.

Scams to watch for

Pig butchering

A friendly or flirtatious contact – often on a dating app, social media or a 'wrong number' text – builds a relationship and casually mentions success trading crypto, gold or forex as a 'side job'.

Romance scams

A scammer builds an online relationship using a fake or borrowed identity, often over weeks or months, and invests heavily in attention and affection.

Catfishing and impersonation

Scammers build profiles from photos stolen from real people – often soldiers, professionals or celebrities – and invent a life that explains why they cannot meet: deployed overseas, working on an oil rig, with an international organisation, or too famous.

“Send me the code” account takeovers

A match says they want to 'make sure you are real' and asks for your phone number, then sends you a six-digit code and asks you to read it back.

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