Question 1

What is a Telegram Mini App?

Accepted Answer

It's a web app that opens full-screen inside Telegram: a catalog, an account area, payments, just like a regular app, but with nothing to install from a store. Telegram provides sign-in, payments, push via the bot and sharing. And the audience is right there: over 1 billion people use Telegram every month, and your service opens for them in one tap from a chat or a channel.

Question 2

How much does a Telegram Mini App cost?

Accepted Answer

It's a ladder, not a single price. A clickable prototype of the key screens is free and takes 5 days; you open it in your own Telegram before signing anything. A storefront with a catalog, a cart and payment by Telegram Stars or card: from $4,900 in 3–4 weeks. An account area with subscriptions, a referral program and an admin panel: from $14,900 in 5–7 weeks. A platform with a marketplace, gamification and TON: $35–90K, built in stages, and every stage is a working product. The quote is fixed in the contract after a 30-minute review call, and there are no surprise extras along the way.

Question 3

How is a Mini App different from a bot, and which should I choose?

Accepted Answer

A bot is a conversation with buttons. It works well where the scenario is linear: bookings, requests, answering questions, notifications. A bot like that starts at $1,900 and takes a couple of weeks. You need a Mini App when buttons get clumsy: a catalog with filters and photos, a cart, an account area, a map, a dashboard. That starts at $4,900. A simple rule: if your scenario fits into 5–7 buttons, go with a bot. We'll tell you exactly that on the call and won't sell you more than you need. In production it's almost always a pair: the bot warms up leads and sends notifications, the Mini App shows the product and takes the payment.

Question 4

Can I accept payments inside a Mini App?

Accepted Answer

Yes, in three ways, depending on what you sell. Telegram Stars for digital goods, subscriptions and in-app services: checkout in a couple of taps, with no 30% app store commission on your side. Physical goods go through Telegram Payments with your own payment provider (Stripe or your bank's gateway): the customer pays by card without leaving the messenger, and the money goes straight to your account. TON Connect if you need crypto payments. We'll work out which option fits your product on the call and build it into the architecture from the start.

Question 5

What if Telegram blocks the bot or changes the rules?

Accepted Answer

There's no App Store-style review: publishing through BotFather takes minutes. But there are rules. Telegram blocks bots for spam, scams and prohibited content (gambling, 18+ content). A regular business, such as a storefront, bookings, loyalty or subscriptions, fits the rules easily; we check your niche before we start and flag any risks up front. And here's the main safety net: a Mini App is a web app on your domain and your server, and your customer base and orders live in your database, not "inside Telegram". If the messenger becomes unavailable or changes its rules, the same product opens in a browser via a direct link. That's 1–2 days of work, not a rewrite from scratch.

Question 6

Who owns the source code, and what happens after launch?

Accepted Answer

Exclusive rights to the code pass to you under the contract. You get the repository and documentation, the domain and server are registered in your name, the bot is registered in BotFather under your account, and the payment provider is connected to your bank account. A falling-out with your contractor, or the contractor's accounts getting blocked, won't cut you off from the product. For the first 3 months after launch we fix bugs in our code for free. After that, support is optional, from $2,900/month: monitoring, Telegram SDK updates when the API changes, improvements. Your only infrastructure costs are the server (typically $20–100 a month) and the domain. Telegram doesn't charge for the Bot API or for running a Mini App.

Question 7

When do I need a mobile app instead of a Mini App?

Accepted Answer

A Mini App wins when your audience is already in Telegram and the product is a storefront, bookings, loyalty or a subscription: no store, no install, one-tap access, launch from $4,900 in 3–4 weeks. You need a mobile app when you require offline mode, background location, Bluetooth/NFC, heavy camera work, or a presence in the App Store and Google Play as an acquisition channel. That's a separate service, with an MVP core from $9,900. On the call we'll tell you honestly if your case is the second one. A common path: validate demand with a Mini App, then build the mobile app on proven economics.

Question 8

I already have a mobile-friendly website. Why do I need a Mini App?

Accepted Answer

For three things a website can't do. Login without sign-up: Telegram passes the name and ID itself, so you don't need an auth form and you stop losing buyers at that step. Bringing people back: the bot reminds them about an abandoned cart with a message in the same chat they use every day, not an email that lands in spam. Payment in a couple of taps inside the messenger. You still need the website for search traffic. Usually we build one backend core with two entry points: the website for SEO, the Mini App for sales and repeat purchases.

Question 9

I already have a Telegram bot. Do I have to rebuild everything?

Accepted Answer

No, you won't need to rebuild anything. A Mini App connects to your existing bot through a menu button or an inline button: your flows, broadcasts and subscriber base stay where they are. If the bot runs on a no-code builder, the Mini App lives alongside it and exchanges data with it via API. Moving the bot over to us only makes sense once you hit the builder's limits or its per-subscriber fees.

Telegram Mini App Development

Situations where we help

The app store install is the most expensive step in your funnel

App Store review takes a week, and you need the feature tomorrow

Over 1 billion people use Telegram, and you're not there

A mobile app costs a fortune, and you need to test demand now

Let's estimate the budget for your task

Features and benefits

One-tap launch: no store, no install

Payments inside Telegram without the 30% store cut

Viral sharing to chats and channels

Push via the bot, into a chat people actually read

Full-screen UI with haptic feedback

Instant updates with no store review

How we work

Concept and prototype: 5 days

Mini App development: 2–4 weeks

Bot and integrations: 1–2 weeks

Testing and launch: 3–5 days

Growth and optimization: ongoing

What it costs

Mini App: a store and an account area inside Telegram

Our stack

Backend

Frontend

Telegram

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