Firstnamelastname.vsco.co has become a staple in the bio of countless Instagrams since the rise of its popularity over the summer. But is the website worth all the hype?

I recently submitted to peer pressure and made a VSCO. I joined the ranks of countless Trevians who post pictures that aren’t quite right for Facebook and not high quality enough for Instagram.

The app VSCOcam comes access the grid, you are required to VSCO are either pictures of people many likes I receive on each photo

with a default of ten filters that I find are better than those offered on Instagram. It offers unique ways to adjust your pictures to find the perfect saturation, contrast, and brightness.

However, I find it difficult to use. I spent almost five minutes figuring out how to post pictures to my “gird.” Like an Instagram or Facebook profile, the grid has all the photos you post publicly to VSCOcam on one page. In order to

hit numerous buttons, all labelled with vague icons. The act of posting a picture is just as complicated. You must first upload the picture onto the app and then edit it. Only then can you upload one photo at a time.

After recruiting my friends to decrypt the process of posting, I finally began to upload the pictures in my camera roll.

I found that the two most common types of photos posted to

with their friends, selfies especially, and multiple “artsy” pictures from their past vacations.

One of the riskier aspects of VSCO is that anyone can view your grid. Even non-VSCO users are able to view a profile because VSCO is not privacy protected. Once you post your url, anyone can look through your pictures.

The great thing about VSCO is that I don’t have to worry about how

because, on VSCO, there are no likes. This simple fact mitigates stress, since users can’t be consumed by the number of likes their pictures receive on Instagram.

This is probably VSCO’s best feature.

“I really do like VSCO,” Senior Stephanie Song said. “It has allowed me to post more creative photos. The lack of pressure is freeing.”