# Telegram Messenger — user reviews > 8,065 indexed App Store user reviews of Telegram Messenger by Telegram FZ-LLC, rated 4.00/5 from 277,577 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 176,096 · 4★ 27,759 · 3★ 17,198 · 2★ 13,261 · 1★ 43,263 ## What do users think of Telegram Messenger? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and efficient - 🔒 Secure and private - 👍 Customizable and user-friendly - 💡 Innovative features like channels and bots - 🌟 Great overall messaging experience **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and unstable at times - 🔋 Battery life issues - 🚫 Lack of video calling feature - 📂 Issues with media uploads and downloads - 🔍 Inadequate search functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - Keyboard issues and cursor placement problems - Frequent app crashes, especially in large group chats - Inaccurate 'last seen' timestamps - Notification issues and duplicate messages - Problems with media auto-save and download **Most requested features** - Add video calling feature - Improve search capabilities - Implement a story/status feature - Allow more customization options - Segregate channels, bots, and individual chats ## Newest reviews (13 of 8,065) ### 2/5 — Passkey *2026-08-26, version 12.9.3* Can't create passkey. When adding another apple device, the channels are there but don't even open even after waiting a few hours like the app says. Pretty useless ### 3/5 — Egg *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* I am using ios and telegram is automatically logging off. Please fix it. ### 3/5 — Tried to reinstall but doesn’t let me use me email address *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Love the app when it works but my iPhone put it in the cloud and now I have to register. All’s good but says I can’t use me email account I’ve had for years ### 4/5 — Последняя обнова не очень *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Очень плохо работает в последние пару дней, не обновляется долго (использую впн). ### 1/5 — i can’t join *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* ,668 ### 1/5 — Hack *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* I have couple times hacking but on final I get my account back but my stars gone ### 4/5 — Watch os consequent notifications blocked by first *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* Devices: iOS 26 iPhone 13 mini (latest but doesn’t matter as it is a problem lasting months) + apple Watch 11 with latest watch os 26 (but also doesn’t matter as this bug was from the very beginning) with always on setting Problem: after a first telegram notification arrives on the watch, if I don’t manage to dismiss it on the watch before the next arrives, I’ll never be able to see the second one. The first one will always stay and if I’ll press dismiss it will dismiss all of them without allowing me to see past the first. This is not a problem with any other messenger I have: messenger, whatsapp, viber, etc. btw I absolutely love whatsapo’s watch notification logic (if a new message arrives it appends in the same screen to the old one and you see both and also have a reply field) Fun fact: for running I take my old watch se og which stopped receiving updates before watch os 26 and it is paired with the same phone but on this og watch se the notifications in tg work correctly - each new one shows in list and I don’t need to look at the phone to understand if I need to reply or not. ### 3/5 — Hacked account. *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* My account was hacked. I can’t Access it anymore. Every time I open the app it prompts me to enter my phone number but login is impossible because message says “too many attempts, please try again later”. I contacted the telegram support but so far no help or assistance was given. ### 1/5 — Why are we paying for this app? *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* Why do I have to pay for this app after so many years of it being free? ### 1/5 — Forced to pay for premium *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* SMS lock in order to pay for sms cost which is a scam. They have email and have used it before for verification code. This is deceptive business practice by an app routinely plagued with illegal content ### 1/5 — ماقدر افتح المحادثات ولا اقدر اضغط اي شي جربت ادخل الاعدادات ولا قدرت اضغط ومايفتح تطبيق فاشل *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* زق عليكم علي اختبار ### 1/5 — 来消息为什么没有提醒了 *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* 来消息为什么没有提醒了，我操 ### 3/5 — Telegram *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* This apps not good anymore it’s not secure they are sending me bad pictures ,videos and links so be careful ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2026-08-26, version 12.9.3* If someone from overseas with a totally different IP is allowed to mimic my phone number and use the app at the same time without the app checking it, and if the original phone number holder is not allowed to restore this account, the app is total rubbish ### 1/5 — what the hell *2026-08-26, version 12.9.3* i cant get code number why i am using Airtel phone number from Bangladesh.... why telegram doing this to us ### 1/5 — ? *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Why don't I get the call code, I counted it, I did everything right, but they just don't call me. ### 1/5 — It doesn’t work *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* My number was ban ### 1/5 — Not secured *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* No protection or communication Att all ### 1/5 — BREAKS your ipad ⚠️ *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* CONS: Telegram crashes constantly on IOS. It won't load most of the time. Worse still, it fills your storage will file junk, corrupting everything. There was no way to delete the cache/data that telegram created, and whatever else it did absolutely wrecked my iPad... I actually thought that my device had a virus until I deleted Telegram and did a factory reset. This seriously took a toll on the system. Even months later, my other apps are no longer working smoothly. My iPad can barely hold a charge or connect to wifi/bluetooth, and it overheats too easily. Before telegram this was not an issue. I know that I have an older device (iPad air 2) but an app that breaks the machine should be illegal. ### 1/5 — Scammers *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* This app easy create then easy delete account that’s why have many scammers in this app, this app easy contact family or friends but unfortunately security system so weakness. ### 1/5 — The amount of spam its out of control *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Installed it and there was so much scammers and spam coming in. And to avoid it I have to pay extra. WhatsApp it’s a much better option. ### 1/5 — Cutbi *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Cutbi ### 1/5 — Зачем портить? *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Слушайте, вот вы портите прогу Верните прежнюю версию ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 🫶🏻🫶🏻 *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* 🫶🏻🫶🏻 ### 5/5 — Please make the price of the stars lower *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* I’m not a developer of any apps with economics, but it seems to me that the prices for Telegram Stars are high. Please, if possible, lower the prices for Stars. Thank you in advance ### 5/5 — Review *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Perfect app ### 5/5 — Любимый *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* Советую ### 5/5 — معليك *2026-08-25, version 12.9.3* امن سريع سهل الاستخدام مسموح كلشي بيه تطبيق متكاملللل ### 5/5 — This App Rocks! *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* if you like to have a conversation app this one is a great one you can rest easy knowing that they try too keep you safe from scammers…. ### 5/5 — … *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* Сделайте скрытые . ### 5/5 — The best social media app *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* This is more than an instant messaging app, it’s a system of communication that allows people who don’t know each other to be friends ### 5/5 — Telegram *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* Great app. It’s a little dark web ### 5/5 — лучший *2026-08-24, version 12.9.3* топ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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