Comparison

Sfir vs TG Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sfir

Features
Read full description

Sfir connects you with users in your neighborhood, or your surroundings when travelling. With Sfir you send out messages with our unique hyperlocal function, giving you so many new options for exciting social media functions. (see examples at Sfir.ca) Most importantly, Sfir is ethical. We know it’s you, the users who create the value in a social media platform, so we are going to reward you for your value-creating activity by giving you gifts from local shops and re-investing in your communities. Sfir has all the basic social media functionality (timeline,, adding friends), but with Sfir you can also: Announce local events. Advertise local services. Travelling? Got a question a local can answer? Get recommendations from locals about shops, restaurants, etc. Find local shops, fast! Ask locals for directions. Get gifts from local shops in your community. Message with users in your surroundings. anything that you can think of to ask people in your locale, Sfir makes that possible! Because of Sfir’s unique hyper-localization, you get the best information from locals who know the events, shops in any neighborhood you find yourself in.

About

TG Connect

This social networking app offers a secure and efficient way to communicate. It supports various message types, group chats, and secret chats with end-to-end encryption. Organize your conversations with custom directories.

Highlights
  • Send text and voice messages
  • Share photos, videos, and files
  • Create large group and voice chats
  • End-to-end encrypted secret chats
  • Group dialogs by directory
Features
Read full description

TG Connect is a fast, easy, safe and free client based on the Telegram API, available for iOS and other platforms. The application is built on time-tested algorithms and client functions, while having a simpler, optimized interface and providing high delivery speed and reliability. The application uses the familiar interface regardless of the type of operating system or device and allows you to: • Send text and voice messages, photos and videos, files, documents, links, GIFs, etc.; • Create large group chats (including voice chats) and broadcast lists for quick sharing of videos, documents and photos; • Create secret chats that use E2EE encryption to maximize information protection from unauthorized access (copying and forwarding, including through screen screenshots); • Group dialogs by directory.

Screenshots

Sfir4 screens
TG Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TG Connect at every 6 weeks against Sfir's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sfir ships an update every 4 months, TG Connect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sfir versus TG Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSfirTG Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB146 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKhoraAKG TECHNOLOGIES LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sfir

No in-app purchases

None

TG Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sfir free?
Sfir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TG Connect free?
TG Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sfir or TG Connect have ads?
Neither Sfir nor TG Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sfir or TG Connect?
Sfir ships an update every 4 months, and TG Connect every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sfir was updated on October 27, 2026 and TG Connect on October 30, 2026.

Other comparisons