Alternatives

Products that do what Telegram X does

An alternative Telegram client built in Swift

1
ChatX▲121
A powerful ChatGPT client for iOS/macOS (GPT3.5 & GPT-4)
2023
2
MessengerKit for iOS▲117
Build highly customizable chat UIs for iOS fast 💬
2018
3
Layer Client API▲239
Messaging, built for developers - now for web and desktop
2015
4
TDLib▲298
Build your own Telegram
2018
5
Telegram 3.0▲204
Chat in private or groups — now with smart Telegram Bots
2015
6
Telegram 4.7▲332
Now with themes, multiple accounts and more 🎉
2017
7
Telegram 6.0▲321
A native messenger for every platform
2020
8
Telegram 2.0 for Mac▲139
A new era in messaging
2016
9
Chat by X▲129
DMs on X are now just "Chat"
Nov 2025
10
Decidr▲205
Make better decisions with quick A/B polls
2018
11
Integram▲189
Integrate Telegram into your workflow. Just like Slack.
2015
12
Telegram Desktop 1.0▲234
Fast and secure desktop messaging app, now updated
2017
13
Telegram 8.0▲330
Live streams, flexible forwarding, trending stickers & more
2021
14
Messenger X▲93
Messenger X app is a free messaging app for text and calls.
2017
15
Message.io▲296
Bots that work everywhere
2016
16
Telefuel▲188
Telegram client for power users
2019
17
Telegram Messenger▲179
Whatsapp-esque messaging app but open, cloudbased, encrypted
2014
18
Fleep▲101
Chatbot builder for Telegram
2021
19
Nanogram Messenger▲92
Better Telegram on Apple Watch
2021
20
Cody▲162
The magic of ChatGPT but trained on your business
2023
21
Pusher Chatkit▲114
Developer-driven chat done simply.
2017
22
LibreTaxi▲190
Open source alternative to Uber/Lyft for Telegram
2017
23
XChat▲175
The standalone, encrypted messaging app from X
Apr 2026
24
swiftGPT▲109
The native macOS app for ChatGPT
2023

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