Pigeon for Telegram vs Echo Too
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pigeon for Telegram
This app is a feature-rich messaging client designed exclusively for Apple Watch. It allows you to send and receive Telegram messages directly from your wrist, supporting various media types and message formatting. It operates independently of an iPhone, offering privacy-focused communication.
- Standalone Apple Watch operation
- Supports formatted messages
- Handles various media types (GIFs, photos, documents)
- Privacy-focused with official API
- Dynamic Type scaling
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Folder and topic support
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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
Echo Too
Discover and share local hangouts, experiences, and meetup ideas. Browse nearby posts, save plans, and connect with friends around activities. Find and organize spontaneous, social, or memorable experiences.
- Discover nearby hangouts
- Share meetup ideas
- Save plans to try
- Connect with friends
- Organize experiences
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Echo Too helps you discover places, events, and hangouts — and find people to go with. Browse spots and activities near you, save plans and itineraries, and turn “we should go sometime” into a real outing. When you want company, Duo connects you one-to-one around the same plan, and Group Up helps you join group hangouts. After you connect, keep talking in messages so the details stay in one place. Share what you’re doing with photos and videos, follow friends, and build a simple profile so people know what you’re into. Whether you’re looking for a place to go, an event to join, or someone to go with, Echo Too keeps plans and people together. Features: • Places, events, and hangouts to explore • Plans and itineraries you can save and revisit • Duo — meet one person around the same plan • Group Up — join group hangouts and chats • Messages after you connect • Photos and videos on posts and profiles • Report and block tools to help keep the community safe Echo Too is designed for people 13 and older. Be respectful, follow Community Guidelines, and report anything that doesn’t feel right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Echo Too at 5.0 against Pigeon for Telegram's 4.1. Echo Too also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Pigeon for Telegram's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pigeon for Telegram sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Echo Too asks for nothing beyond the download.
Echo Too 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.
Pigeon for Telegram ships an update monthly, Echo Too every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pigeon for Telegram | Echo Too |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Neo | Benaya Assefa |
Customer experience
Pigeon for Telegram
Echo Too
In-app purchases
Pigeon for Telegram
- Full Access (1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Full Access (1 Year)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Echo Too
No in-app purchases
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