Telegram Contests

2023-03-18 23:00:11 Telegram Call UI Contest: Results

We received 49 submissions in total – 21 Android and 28 iOS apps. We are pleased to see many newcomers included among the familiar contest contributors who continue to climb the ranks.

We would like to remind the community that these competitions are the only way to join the Telegram Team. That's why several winners will soon hear from us not only about their payouts but also regarding an opportunity to continue working on Telegram.

The 1st place winners are Dark Swan, Dreamy Crab and Eager Cat on Android, plus Merry Goat and Smart Fish on iOS – their apps were more than just good. The judges appreciated the overall quality of the other submissions, with over 50% of participants earning 3rd or 2nd place in this contest.

Here are the winners on Android:

I PLACE – $5,500
Eager Cat
Dark Swan
Dreamy Crab

II PLACE – $3,500
Dreamy Chicken
Modest Dolphin
Fairy Zebra, penalties:
– Default package ID (– $250).

III PLACE – $2,000
Stylish Croc
Fit Falcon
Sleek Beetle
Calm Giraffe
Hardy Turkey
Large Kangaroo, penalties:
– Default api_id (– $250).
Savvy Swan, penalties:
– Default api_id (– $250).

IV PLACE – $1,250
Mad Seal
Night Gnat
Merry Panda
Fierce Bull
Holy Jaguar
Brave Goose, penalties:
– Default api_id (– $250).
Suave Penguin, penalties:
– Default package ID (– $250).
Kingly Cobra, penalties:
– Default package ID (– $250). Open / Comment

2023-03-04 00:36:08 Telegram Call UI Contest for Android and iOS Prize fund: $100,000 ($50,000 for each platform) Deadline: 23:59 on March 4th (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone Results: March 18th, 2023 The Task is to implement the redesigned flow for audio and video… Open / Comment

2023-02-17 23:47:19 Telegram Call UI Contest for Android and iOS Prize fund: $100,000 ($50,000 for each platform) Deadline: 23:59 on March 4th (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone Results: March 18th, 2023 The Task is to implement the redesigned flow for audio and video… Open / Comment

2023-02-17 23:44:47 Telegram Call UI Contest for Android and iOS

Prize fund: $100,000 ($50,000 for each platform)
Deadline: 23:59 on March 4th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: March 18th, 2023

The Task is to implement the redesigned flow for audio and video calls into Telegram for Android OR Telegram for iOS based on the provided mockups (Android / iOS). Regardless of the platform you chose, the submission must precisely represent the provided design – this includes all elements, their proportions and position on the screen, as well as their animations and transitions.

Details:
For a complete description of the required features and logic together with contest guidelines, see these documents:
• Android
• iOS

Evaluation Criteria:
During the evaluation stage, Telegram judges will test the submissions on a broad range of Android and iOS devices. The key factors that will be used to determine the best apps are:

- The general aesthetics of the app.
- Adherence to the provided mockups and design elements.
- Attention to the tiniest details in the user experience.

The smoothness of animations and the overall stability of the app will play a major role. Last but not least is the absence of significant flaws (including crashes, performance issues, battery drains, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout imperfections and more).

Winners on each platform may be offered a chance to join the Telegram team in Dubai.

Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at the end of this round. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline. Open / Comment

2022-12-19 20:13:07 Telegram X Android Competition, Round 2: Results In this round, there were 11 contestants who contributed to 3 separate features for Telegram X: Channel Comments + Message Threads – 4 submissions The ‘Send As’ feature – 5 submissions Improved Search –… Open / Comment

2022-11-10 21:31:24 Telegram iOS Contest 2022, Round 1: Results

We were pleased to see 68 developers, both newcomers and accomplished contest veterans, participate in this competition to implement a feature-rich media editor from scratch.

For such a complex task with a tough deadline, many contestants delivered solid apps. However, no submissions in this round qualified for 1st place. For this reason, we will be giving smaller rewards to a larger than usual number of apps. Congratulations to the winners – the number of people on today’s podium indicates a growing community of skilled programmers.

Remember, winning Telegram Contests is the only way to join the Telegram Team.

When evaluating the entries, we first rated how well an app implemented the minimum requirements, then separately reviewed any of its extra features. Smooth, high-quality drawing was the top priority.

2nd and 3rd Place were reserved for submissions that achieved the minimum requirements, while apps that were close to the criteria but lacked polish and stability were awarded 4th Place.

After many hours of testing and deliberation, we are now ready to announce the results. Everyone is welcome to check the detailed reviews for each app on contest.com. Here are the winners!

II PLACE – 3,000$
Slim Wasp
Kind Heron
Fierce Zebra
Hip Mantis
Noble Puma
Night Hamster
Sexy Crab
Hip Hyena, penalties:
– Prominent crashes (-250$)
– Rebuilding penalty (-250$)

III PLACE – 2,000$
Huge Kiwi
Brave Peacock
Merry Goat
Jolly Croc
Dreamy Quokka
Dashing Puma
Fluffy Ram
Ace Cobra
Tall Penguin
Subtle Duck
Jolly Frog
Young Jaguar, penalties:
– Prominent crashes (-250$)
– Rebuilding penalty (-250$)

IV PLACE – 800$
Bold Shark
Tidy Owl
Jolly Wolf
Hip Duck
Perfect Mule
Bossy Wombat
Keen Butterfly
Sturdy Llama
Slim Spider
Crazy Bear
Young Deer
Perfect Hawk
Fluffy Mammoth
Huge Piranha
Stone Unicorn
Magic Mink, penalties:
– Rebuilding penalty (-250$)
Dashing Shark, penalties:
– Rebuilding penalty (-250$)

Congratulations to the winners!

P.S. We will soon contact each winner to coordinate their payouts. Open / Comment

2022-11-09 18:47:07 Telegram X Android Competition, Round 2: Results

In this round, there were 11 contestants who contributed to 3 separate features for Telegram X:

Channel Comments + Message Threads – 4 submissions
The ‘Send As’ feature – 5 submissions
Improved Search – 4 submissions

While we strongly advised focusing on a single feature to achieve the highest level of quality, several competitors did try 2 or even all 3. We were pleasantly suprised by the skills of Dreamy Crab, who succeeded in implementing 2 well-polished features.

As stated in the announcement, there is only a single nomination per feature – each of the contestants listed below will shortly receive a 70% payout. For the next 2 weeks they can continue improving their apps and fixing any bugs with the help of the Telegram X community once they arrive on the beta. After that, they will receive the remaining 30% of their prize.

While testing the submissions and evaluating the entries' code, we focused on the following criteria: code consistency, overall app stability and how precisely the the provided design was followed.

Here are the winners:

Dreamy Crab – $7,700 (70% of $7,000 + $4,000)
• The ‘Send As’ feature
• Improved Search
(The remaining $3,300 will be paid after the community testing phase.) This entry will be available soon on @tgx_log.

Subtle Piranha – $6,300 (70% of $9,000)
• Channel Comments + Message Threads
(The remaining $2,700 will be paid after the community testing phase.) This entry can be tested from @tgx_log – and your bug reports are welcome in @tgandroidtests.

The judges unanimously noted 2 other entries – we would like to award Modest Dolphin a bonus prize of $1,000 for a solid attempt at implementing the ‘Send As’ feature. Busy Raсcoon also earns $1,000 for their implementation of Channel Comments – they added a beautiful animation for previewing comments.

All are welcome to check the reviews for each submission, now available on contest.com

Congratulations to the winners and stay tuned for more Telegram X Competitions. Open / Comment

2022-10-31 17:35:55 An important update on submissions for the iOS Contest.

Entries without the required .ipa files will still be considered for the contest – but will receive a penalty in the final scoring for building from source.

If you have already submitted your archive, @ContestBot allows you to freely update your submission up to the deadline. Open / Comment

2022-10-28 22:38:46 ContestBot is also ready to accept submissions for the iOS Contest.

Choose “iOS Contest 2022”, answer the bot’s questions, then send it a .zip archive that contains the following:

1. The source code of your app, together with a step-by-step guide for the build process. Tools like brew and similar are allowed, just make sure you properly indicate this.
2. An .ipa file for your app signed with any certificate.

Note: You must make sure your app can be built from your provided sources and enclosed build instructions – on a clean instance of macOS 12.6 or 13 with only Xcode installed. Entries that fail to do so will not be considered for the competition. Open / Comment

2022-10-28 21:52:43 Contestants are now welcome to send their submissions for the Second Round of the Telegram X Android Competition to @ContestBot.

Please make sure that:
1. You are based on the last commit inside of main.
2. You didn't modify contents inside any of the submodule folders.
3. You didn't change the submodule commit and rely on the same ones as the last commit in main.
4. All flavors of the app can build and run successfully.

Choose “Telegram X Android Competition”, answer the bot’s questions, then send it a link to your ready-to-merge pull request(s) for this repository on GitHub. Each of your PR names and descriptions must contain #235 (for Comments + Message Threads) or #236 (for Send As) or #237 (for Improved Search).

Your submission must contain a brief description in your GitHub pull request:
• Whether you fully accomplished the task
• What part you are most proud of
• Whether you added anything extra
• Any other info you consider useful

After submission, you are allowed to contribute additional bug fixes. While the main evaluation will be based on the initial commit, further improving your submission will be considered a bonus. Open / Comment