Over the summer BeReal. became an internet sensation seemingly overnight. The app sends a notification to all of its users once a day saying “2 minutes left to capture a BeReal and see what your friends are up to.” Once the app is opened, a timer starts allowing you to take a picture using your front and rear camera at the same time. When the photo has been uploaded, the home screen changes and shows all the pictures that “your friends” have uploaded at the same time. Once your photo is uploaded, the option to “react” to other people’s posts becomes available.

With any new social media platform, this question arises: “Will it last?” — Below are opinions from CCHS students on BeReal and its lifespan of popularity.

Interview with Shea Stafford, 11

When did you download BeReal And why did you choose to try it out?
“I downloaded BeReal around a month ago. My girlfriend was talking about it and she put me in hers, so I was just curious.”
What do you enjoy most about BeReal?
“I enjoy how random it is. It’s fun to show what you’re doing in a random moment, you always get to share something new.”
What has been your favorite captured moment and why?
“Definitely the one I took at the parking garage. It was a night, and my friends were all skating- which is always fun and relaxing after a week of school.”

Do you think BeReal will last as long as other social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok?
“I don’t think it will. BeReal requires you to remain consistent, and everything that requires consistency starts to feel like a chore at some point.”

Interview with Kimber Noble, 10
When did you download BeReal And why did you choose to try it out?
“I chose to try out BeReal because it seemed like a new social media everyone was using”
What has been your favorite captured moment and why?
“My favorite BeReal captured is from playing basketball at family dinner because it was such a pure moment and those family dinners are a staple in my family”
Do you think BeReal will last as long as other social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok?
“I don’t think BeReal will last as long as other social media only because of the maintenance of going through and reacting to everyone’s post”

Interview with Eilee Kempker, 12
When did you download BeReal And why did you choose to try it out?
“Some girls that I dance with had started taking them and I thought the idea of not having to look perfect for a social media platform was really nice”
What do you enjoy most about BeReal?
“I have gotten pictures of some fun memories with friends that I never would have thought to take pictures of.”
What has been your favorite captured moment and why?
“I went out to lunch with my friend and her little sibling, I never would have thought about taking a picture but it was such a fun day and I’m glad I have a memory of it.”

Do you think BeReal will last as long as other social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok?
“Honestly, no. I think it will be a trend for while (maybe a year or two) then slowly become less popular as new platforms come out”

Though the time of BeReal has been… real, according to CCHS students it will not last very long.