@appss | Bots & Mini-Apps on Telegram

Why Telegram Needs a Godfather 🔵 By 2025, Telegram’s audience had surpassed 900 million users. The scale feels almost physical. Any infrastructure point under that kind of growth begins to experience pressure. 🤖BotFather sits at the center of this flow because it helps build and stabilize the entire system. Since there are already dozens of articles explaining “how to create a bot via BotFather,” this piece takes a different angle. It focuses on a few underlying questions:

1. Why has BotFather become a mandatory entry point into the system? 2. How did the bot + Mini App combination shape Telegram’s architecture? 3. What does a centralized entry point mean for the teams building on the platform?

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🏆The winner of the vote — Perseus AI! Perseus AI is one of the most powerful AI platforms right now. And honestly, they’ve done something no one else has properly figured out yet. Now, to create content with AI, you don’t need to understand dozens of models or struggle with writing the perfect prompts. You simply describe what you want in plain language – and Perseus automatically selects the right model and generates the optimal prompt for you.

Inside, there are 500+ AI models for text, images, video, voice, and more. It’s a truly универсal tool that covers almost every need in one place.

👏 Congratulations to the Perseus AI team on their win! And thank you to everyone who voted — it’s you who decide which projects rise to the top. @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

⭐Telegram Premium — just a subscription, or already the language of the platform?

In May 2025, the number of Telegram Premium subscribers exceeded 15 million users worldwide. The subscriber base is growing rapidly, increasing by about 5 million every 8 months, while the platform’s total audience has surpassed 1 billion monthly active users. That means just over 1.5% of all MAU are paying, according to the latest data. But these users form the loyal core — the ones willing to pay for… what exactly?

🤔In today’s article, we break down the philosophy of Telegram Premium users and what the status of “I belong” actually means inside the messenger. @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

🏆 Winner of the Week – BitFlick Stars! BitFlick Stars is a Telegram bot that lets you quickly purchase digital products in just a few clicks. With this bot you can:

🔍buy Telegram Stars 🔍activate Telegram Premium 🔍top up TON 🔍purchase Steam balance and gaming vouchers

⚡ All orders are processed automatically and usually take just a few seconds. 🔐 The bot does not require access to your account and works 24/7. 👏 Congratulations to the BitFlick Stars team on their win! And thanks to everyone who voted – you decide which projects make it to the top. Stay tuned for new votes and discover useful Telegram bots and mini apps with us. @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

Build a Telegram bot in one evening without a developer - yay or nay? 🧱 The Telegram ecosystem already has thousands of bots and mini apps, and many teams launch their first working scenarios in just one evening. Builders, templates, visual editors - the number and quality of tools are growing faster than the products themselves. But builders and founders usually run into the same questions:

Can you build a Telegram bot without a developer and without a budget? When does a builder actually save time, and when do you need Python? Which tools do teams use most often today? (spoiler: we usually recommend BotHelp, PuzzleBot, BotPapa, or BotMan)

We broke down how the Telegram bot builder market works, how much these tools usually cost, and when they actually speed up product launches. @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

Winner of the Week Voting – Profitage! 📉 Profitage is a Telegram app that helps users launch ready-made cryptocurrency trading bots. The service allows you to connect your exchange account and use pre-configured trading strategies. What the app offers:

• launch ready-made trading bots • support for Binance and Bybit exchanges • secure connection via API • demo mode to try it without risk • payment only from profit

👏Congratulations to the Profitage team on the win! And thanks to everyone who voted – you decide which projects reach the top. Stay tuned and discover the best apps. @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

How to build a Mini App for free (no strings attached) Today the Telegram Mini Apps ecosystem includes more than 8,000 applications, hundreds of millions of cumulative MAU, and hundreds of affiliate programs. It’s no longer just a messenger feature – it has become a full infrastructure layer for launching products. But when looking at the questions builders actually ask, the picture becomes more grounded. People are less interested in abstract trends and more in practical things:

🎮 which tools to use 📊 how much development costs ⭐️ how Telegram Premium affects a launch 📉 and even whether it’s possible to build with 0 USDT and without BotFather

Search trends around Telegram Mini Apps show four topics that founders and builders care about the most. The next series of materials will focus on them – exploring how these tools appeared and what the real market numbers look like. @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

🏆 Winner of the Weekly Voting — Save Bebot! This is a convenient Telegram bot that helps you quickly save content from popular social platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest. Just send a link — and the bot will deliver photos, videos, stories, or other media without watermarks. 👉 This type of bot is currently very popular on Telegram. People from different fields use them — from content creators and SMM specialists to entrepreneurs and everyday users. The reason is simple:

they save time, simplify content workflows, and are extremely easy to use.

Congratulations to the Save Bebot team 🐸 And thanks to everyone who voted and supported the app — you are the ones who define the leaders. @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

Why 500+ teams have explored Telegram Mini Apps with us ❤️ Social platforms have come a long way: from profiles to feeds, from algorithms to attention retention. But what comes next? 🤷‍♀️ The final article in the series on social mechanics focuses on TMA as a system within an already evolving system. It examines how friction reduction reshapes launch economics, where founders most often miscalculate, and why Mini Apps function not as a closed ecosystem but as part of a funnel that brings users back into an authenticated environment.

In the closing section, our CEO Mark shares insights from conversations with 500+ TMA creator teams our group has worked with directly. In nearly every discussion, the same pattern appears: founders assume development is the constraint. In reality, in 80% of cases the obstacle lies elsewhere — and that’s revealed in the article below.

Roadmap of previous pieces: 🔍MySpace 🔍Facebook 🔍X (Twitter) 🔍YouTube 🔍Instagram 🔍TikTok 🔍 Telegram @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

❤️ In @appss we’ve already gathered more than 4,000 apps and bots. And when there are so many options, finding exactly what you need isn’t always easy. That’s why we built clear and simple navigation — so you don’t waste time endlessly scrolling. Inside the catalog — 30+ categories and subcategories: games, AI tools, crypto, finance, utilities, productivity, dating, career, education and much more. On the main page, you’ll also find curated collections. For example:

🛡️ VPN & Privacy — the best solutions for secure access 🎮 Fast Racing — top racing games ✈️ Games, health, farming, AI tools and other directions

We designed the catalog to be clean and easy to use, so you can quickly find the tools you actually need — without the noise ✅

A telegram from order to chaos 💙 The internet has moved from self-expression to algorithmic feeds. It became a stage, a storefront, an endless stream of information. It learned how to capture attention – but almost stopped being a clear, structured tool. Telegram moved in the opposite direction: 💬 Chats gave people a way to store memories 💬 Channels created an independent media model 💬 Bots turned a messenger into a platform 💬 Payments and Mini Apps enabled real actions: buy, sell, launch a service, build a community In today’s article from our series on social platforms and their mechanics, we explore:

• Can the internet become a tool again – not just a consumption feed? • How does Telegram grow through functions and infrastructure? • What changes in user behaviour when a platform is built for action?

Previous articles in the series: 🔍MySpace 🔍Facebook 🔍X (Twitter) 🔍YouTube 🔍Instagram 🔍TikTok @appss – Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

🏆 Winner of the Week – EdChess! ♟️ EdChess is a new-generation online chess experience in Telegram with the opportunity to earn TON. The project combines classic strategy with modern mechanics: PvP matches, tournaments, daily quests, chess puzzles, and transparent rewards. A convenient format, anti-cheat system, and active development make EdChess one of the most exciting projects in the category. 👏 Congratulations to the EdChess team on a well-deserved victory! And thank you to everyone who voted — you decide who makes it to the top. Stay tuned for updates and keep choosing the best! @appss — Telegram Mini-Apps ❤️

📸 Your Personal Collage As always, our editors never leave you without fresh discoveries in the catalog that are truly worth your attention. Today in focus – Collage, an AI app that transforms your style and look in photos within seconds. No complicated settings, no prompts, no need to understand neural networks. The scenario is simple:

upload a photo → choose a style → get a high-quality shot

👺 You can be in any look in the original photo – the mini app will generate the final result in the desired style and outfit. The visuals feel intentional and polished: from glamorous or serious portraits to movie-inspired compositions. The result is clean and realistic, without that “raw AI” feel. Something you can instantly post to your stories or profile.

To give meaning in 60 seconds 📱 TikTok removed almost everything between the user and the content. You used to subscribe, choose, search. Now one swipe is enough – the algorithm decides what you’ll watch. Content detached from identity, the author became secondary, and the main signal turned into reaction: did you watch to the end or not? In the new article, we examine how TikTok scales through attention, why growth correlates with simplified mechanics, and what happens to the internet when it stops asking “Who are you?” and starts asking “How much attention are you willing to give?” 👀 This is the sixth part of our series on social media mechanics and users. If you want the full chronology, start with MySpace, move through Facebook and X (Twitter) to YouTube, finish with Instagram – and return here. We’re at the final stretch. @appss – Telegram mini apps

In 2025, a new trend clearly took shape on social media – AI-powered pranks 🤖 The most viral scenario was the “homeless in the photo.” Feeds were flooded with videos where people pranked friends and family by sending a hyper-realistic image and claiming that “a homeless man showed up at our house” or “this is our new neighbor” 📞 Some of these videos racked up millions of views, and the format quickly evolved into a repeatable content template – picked up not only by creators, but by businesses as well. What’s even more interesting — most of these videos are powered by Telegram bots 🔵 They’ve moved far beyond being simple work tools and have become engines for creating viral scenarios in just a few clicks. And judging by how the trend is spreading across different countries, it’s not going anywhere. AI pranks have secured their place – and Telegram bots have become a true tool for mass viral content. ❤️ @appss — Telegram Mini-Apps

Instagram it so it looks irresistible 🌐 Once, the internet was mostly text and profiles. Then a tool appeared that let people show life instead of just describing it. Its filters turned imperfection into style, and everyday moments into images. In the new article, we explore how photography became a language, why life turned into “content,” and how a feed that was meant to reflect reality began shaping the people who were supposed to control it — not become dependent on it. The fifth part of the @appss series on social media mechanics and how they reshape us. MySpace Facebook X (Twitter) YouTube ❤️ @appss — Telegram Mini-Apps

🏆 Weekly Voting Winner — Hokm Online! A game where strategy — decides the outcome ♠️ Hokm Online is a strategic card game played with a standard 52-card deck, where players choose a trump suit that outranks the others. You can play with random opponents or challenge your friends. The more you win — the higher you climb in the rankings. And the higher your rank — the tougher your opponents 🔥 You voted — and here’s the result. Now it’s time to choose who will become next week’s winner — voting is already open 🗳 ❤️ @appss — Telegram Mini-Apps

🎮 The first online FPS shooter in Telegram? Yes, this is not clickbait. Telegram games have long moved beyond being just a way to “kill a few minutes.” But what Pixel World team built is on a completely different level. We were among the first to try the beta version. And honestly? We were pleasantly surprised when we saw a full-fledged multiplayer shooter running directly inside Telegram. ⚡ You jump in — and you’re instantly in the battle. And no — this is not a pay-to-win type of thing. Weapons unlock as you level up, and skins are fully functional assets with an internal marketplace. And yes — the project is backed by a team that previously launched major titles like Notcoin and Not Games. In our article, we break down:

• how it feels to play • what weapons are available • how the controls work • how progression is built • and why this could become Telegram’s next big hit

Spoiler: there’s a small bonus waiting for you at the end of the article 🔵 @appss — Telegram Mini-Apps

Why was the dislike button removed when I don’t like something?👎 In recent years, YouTube has had more than 2 billion logged-in monthly users. In terms of search volume, even ChatGPT hasn’t surpassed it — it trails only its owner, Google. ▶️ YouTube didn’t start as a social network. It was simply a “upload video” button. No strategy, no clear vision of what it would become. And precisely because of that, it turned into the most accessible mass stage for any kind of video — from cats to university lectures. In the new article, we explore:

• why social mechanics on YouTube never became its core (even though Google tried) • how video evolved from a format into a language of its own • and how a strong, simple format survives every attempt to “improve” it

We continue our @appss series on the mechanics of social platforms that ultimately led us to Telegram mini apps. 🔍The first social network — MySpace 🔍The balancing card catalogue — Facebook 🔍The chirping elite circle — X (Twitter) @appss — Telegram mini apps