VSCO and Instagram are both apps for editing and sharing photos to your friends to keep them updated on what is happening in your life. However, in my opinion VSCO is much better than Instagram because it allows people to freely express themselves and connect with people without the judgment that other apps allow. 

VSCO is my favorite app on my phone because to me Instagram feels so formal that I rarely post on it. In order to post on Instagram, it feels as though you need the perfect picture, in the perfect location, with the perfect caption. It feels almost impossible to get the perfect post. Half the time, I end up hating something just a little while after I had posted it because I feel like it is not perfect enough to be on the platform. 

When posting on Instagram people worry about likes, comments and how many people have seen their post. Whereas posting on VSCO is not stressful at all. VSCO is a public profile that anyone can view at any time, but it is also very private. No one knows how many “likes” or reposts you have, and it doesn’t matter. You also can’t normally comment on VSCO posts so that is another thing that people do not have to overthink. When posting on VSCO, you can post whatever you want, it does not have to be the perfect picture. Normally, people post things they took at a random time that they like or make them feel good about themselves. Half of the time there is no rhyme or reason to the posts, and there doesn’t have to be. VSCO posts could vary from a picture of some trees, a picture of yourself, or a picture of your friends. There are no requirements to what a VSCO post needs to be. 

I think that VSCO is so good for confidence because not only are you not worrying about likes, views, or comments, but people can express themselves on their profile with whatever pictures they want. There is no such thing as “VSCO famous” so there is no pressure about posting anything on the app. I normally post on VSCO a couple times a week because it is so worry free. On Instagram, I have six posts up with no plan on posting anything else anytime soon.