TG Connect vs Swiftgram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide 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.
Swiftgram
A modified Telegram client offering enhanced privacy, unlimited accounts, and advanced messaging features. Enjoy ad-free communication with tools like message filtering, real-time translation, and voice-to-text transcription.
- Unlimited accounts
- Message filtering
- Voice-to-text transcription
- Real-time chat translation
- Customizable interface
- Apple Watch companion
- Privacy-focused features
Read full descriptionHide full description
Swiftgram is a modded client for Telegram with Lots of features, focus on Privacy, No Limits, No Ads. Completelly Open Source and includes all latest updates from Telegram plus UNLIMITED ACCOUNTS: Add as many numbers as you want for FREE. ACCOUNTS BACKUP: Log-in to your accounts without SMS-code. Restore all Sessions that are still Active on Telegram servers. MESSAGE FILTER: Reduce visibility of SPAM, promotions and annoying messages. FORMATTING PANEL: Bold, Italic, Links? Formatting with just a single tap. VOICE-TO-TEXT: Transcribe audio messages to text for FREE. TRANSLATOR: Real-time translations for an entire chat. Translate messages you send with a single tap. STORIES: Hide stories or disable swipe for recording. APPLE WATCH COMPANION: Send and Receive Text and Voice messages on your Watch, only in Swiftgram! CHAT MANAGEMENT: Control Tabs, Hide "All Chats", move Folders to bottom and remember the last opened Folder to quickly jump into the discussion. HIDE NOTIFICATIONS: No more Pinned Messages or @mentions when you need some piece of mind. 50+ CUSTOMIZATIONS: Tabs, Chat List and Folders, Profiles, Stories, Translator, Better Photos, Stickers, Context Menu and much, MUCH MORE! SIMPLICITY: Swiftgram remains easy to use with no interface clutter. PRIVACY-FOCUSED: Instant Passcode Lock, Completelly Open Source, No Ads, No Trackers. Your messages and chats remain secure. ACCESSIBILITY: Improved VoiceOver support for Messages Sharing, cause A11y matters! Follow the news: @swiftgram Discuss: @swiftgramchat Swiftgram is an unofficial fork based on Telegram API. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swiftgram at 4.2 against TG Connect's 3.7. Swiftgram also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 43%) and ratings volume (646 vs 47). TG Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Swiftgram sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. TG Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swiftgram holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swiftgram has 646 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of TG Connect's written reviews are positive against 69% of Swiftgram's.
TG Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, Swiftgram monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | TG Connect | Swiftgram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (47 ratings) | 4.2 (646 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 646 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #201 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AKG TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Akentech Ltd |
Customer experience
TG Connect
Swiftgram
Bugs and requests
TG Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swiftgram
Reported bugs
5 issues- Search bar crashes the app
- Forwarded messages disappear
- Notification issues and unknown caller spam
- Slow message loading and account switching
- Crashes when accessing storage usage section
Requested features
5 requests- Add Thai language support
- Integrate with iOS call features
- Implement 'show restricted content' for entire chats
- Add 'add to cloud' option for direct message saving
- Allow custom app icon selection
In-app purchases
TG Connect
No in-app purchases
Swiftgram
- Swiftgram Pro$3.991 Month
