Comparison

Kult vs Pigeon for Telegram

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

Head to head
About

Kult

Discover and organize movies, series, books, podcasts, and music. Rate content, share recommendations with friends, and find where to stream or listen. Join communities based on shared interests.

Highlights
  • Rate content (1-5 stars)
  • Write reviews
  • Discover content availability
  • Share recommendations with friends
  • Save and organize content
  • Create and join communities
Features
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Kult é o aplicativo para amantes de filmes, séries, livros, podcasts e músicas! Na Kult você pode dar notas para o que está assistindo/ouvindo/lendo, indicar as melhores sugestões para seus amigos, ou criticar o que não vale a pena, além de salvar e organizar conteúdos em suas galerias digitais. A Kult também mostra onde o conteúdo está disponível. No meio de tantas opções de streaming, fica cada vez mais difícil saber o que e onde assistir. Ao invés de perder 20 minutos escolhendo algo no Netflix, que tal abrir a Kult e descobrir milhares de filmes, séries, músicas, podcasts e livros com amigos e curadores culturais? Já somamos mais de 10 mil recomendações! Principais ferramentas: - Recomende conteúdos (nota de 1 a 5 estrelas e crítica escrita); - Descubra onde o conteúdo está disponível e assista/escute/leia; - Peça recomendações a amigos; - Salve e organize em suas galerias digitais; - Comente as publicações de seus amigos; - Crie e faça parte de comunidades dedicadas a interesses em comum. Vem ser Kult!

About

Pigeon for Telegram

This app is a standalone Telegram client for Apple Watch, allowing you to send and receive messages, photos, and more directly from your wrist. It works independently of your iPhone, offering privacy-focused communication and support for various message formats and features.

Highlights
  • Standalone Apple Watch operation
  • Privacy-focused communication
  • Support for formatted messages
  • Send/receive photos, videos, and documents
  • Interact with polls and quizzes
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Folder support for chat organization
Features
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Before the telegraph, Pigeons ruled the messaging industry. Today, a little pigeon lives on your watch, bringing your messages across Telegram. That little pigeon, is none other than this app! Pigeon is a Telegram messaging client, built just for the Apple Watch platform. WORKS BY ITSELF Pigeon runs directly on your Watch, without a companion iPhone app, so that if you have a cellular plan, you can chat anytime, anywhere, with just the watch alone. PRIVACY FOCUSED Messages are communicated and received via Telegram’s official API, TDLib, to ensure the same level of secure communications, expected of the Telegram platform. None of your personal information is collected, so that you can chat with confidence. FORMATTED MESSAGES Pigeon receives not just plain old text messages. Formatted messages such as those with bolded, italics, underlined or strikethrough are presented as your friend had intended. SUPPORTED MESSAGE TYPES Pigeon also shows you the GIFs, stickers, photos, videos, contacts, location, voice and video notes, as well as documents* that your friend or channel had sent, while also allowing you to send* text, GIF, stickers, voice, photo^ and location^ messages to your friends too! You can even zoom in on the photos, and interact with the polls and quizzes! Currently supported document types includes png, jpeg, pdf, mp4, txt, rtf, md, gpx^ and more. DYNAMIC TYPE The interface scales according to your Dynamic Type settings, to better fit your needs! SIMPLE SIGN IN Signing in, is just 2 or 3 simple steps. 1. Using the official Telegram app, scan the QR code displayed on the watch. 2. If you have enabled Two-Step Verification, you will have to enter your password. Otherwise, you’re in! Alternatively, you may also sign in via your phone number, if it isn’t convenient for you to scan a QR code. TOPICS^ Pigeon supports topics in group chats, for better chat organisation. REACTIONS, REPLIES AND DELETE You can also send* reactions, reply to, forward messages, or even delete them, directly in the app! You can also edit your messages. Long-press on any message to view these options. CHANNEL COMMENTS^ View and interact with other commentators in a channel WEB LINK PREVIEWS Did your friend send you a link? View it in app. NOTIFICATIONS Receive notifications with image, sticker or voice attachments^*, and reply* directly, without the need of your iPhone nearby! You can also mute chats directly in the app! FOLDER SUPPORT If you prefer to arrange your chats on the official Telegram app via folders, Pigeon can sync and filter accordingly too! START NEW CHATS^ You can start new chat conversations from your synced contacts, directly from Pigeon. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS^ Send Telegram messages using your voice via Siri. SEARCH Search for contacts and public groups and channels directly in app. PARENTAL CONTROLS^ Restrict certain functionality if deemed unsuitable for the user. CALLS* Pigeon supports one-to-one Telegram voice calls, without companion phone apps. RICH TEXT SUPPORT* Implemented with a focus for AI agent support, Pigeon can display rich text content. MORE FEATURES FOR THE FUTURE Pigeon is in active development, with more features to come, in future. — *Some features requires an active subscription. With a subscription, you would be able to go to the next page of the chat list, view older messages, send messages, reactions and replies, future feature updates, as well as to support the development efforts to keep Pigeon going! ^Feature requires watchOS 10 and above. — Pigeon is not affiliated, associated, endorsed by, or in any way connected to Telegram Messenger. Note: In order to use the app without an iPhone in close proximity, an active and direct cellular or Wi-Fi connection is required for the Apple Watch. Privacy Policy: https://pigeonwatch.app/privacy Terms (Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Documentation: https://support.pigeonwatch.app/notes

Screenshots

Kult4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kult at 100% against Pigeon for Telegram's 57%. Kult also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Pigeon for Telegram's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Pigeon for Telegram sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kult asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kult holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pigeon for Telegram has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kult's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pigeon for Telegram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kult ships an update every 3 weeks, Pigeon for Telegram monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kult versus Pigeon for Telegram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKultPigeon for Telegram
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.4% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB128 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPatrick RahyVincent Neo

Customer experience

Kult

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pigeon for Telegram

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative34.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kult

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pigeon for Telegram

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access (1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Full Access (1 Year)7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Kult free?
Kult is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pigeon for Telegram free?
Pigeon for Telegram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kult or Pigeon for Telegram?
Kult is rated higher. Kult averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pigeon for Telegram averages 4.1 from 19 ratings.
Do Kult or Pigeon for Telegram have ads?
Neither Kult nor Pigeon for Telegram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kult or Pigeon for Telegram?
Kult ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pigeon for Telegram monthly. Most recently, Kult was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pigeon for Telegram on November 7, 2026.

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