The hottest app in China looks like a blatant Snapchat clone - here are the two apps side by side

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The puppy dog filter in Snow (left) vs. Snapchat (right).

One of the most popular apps in China right now is called Snow.

The app has been download over 30 million times in Asia since it was released last September, according to The New York Times.

The only problem: It appears to blatantly rip off Snapchat's features and design. It's particularly popular in China where Snapchat is currently banned from working.

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The Times said that a spokesman for Snow "acknowledged it was similar to Snapchat, but said Snow had unique features like video chat."

Snapchat declined to comment about Snow to Tech Insider or say whether it had plans to pursue litigation against Snow's South Korean parent company, Naver.

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We took Snow for a spin to see what all the hype is about, and just how similar the two products are.