17 vs Swiftgram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
17
Connect with others pursuing their dreams. Share your aspirations, find like-minded individuals, and offer support to help each other achieve goals. Discover a path to your dreams with 12 guiding values.
- Write and pursue your dreams
- Find friends and like-minded people
- Support others' dreams
- Receive support for your dreams
- Share content
- Discover 12 star-values for progress
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Приложение 17:17 – это социальная сеть, объединяющая людей на пути к мечте. В ПРИЛОЖЕНИИ 17:17 ТЫ МОЖЕШЬ: • написать свою мечту и начать путь к её осуществлению; • найти друзей и единомышленников на пути к мечте; • стать волшебником для других, и помочь осуществить чью-то мечту; • получить поддержку для исполнения своей мечты; • заказать продукцию 17:17; • делиться своим контентом с другими пользователями на пути к мечте; • открыть путь к мечте, состоящий из 12 звёзд-ценностей. Эти ценности помогут укрепить веру в мечту и двигаться вперед несмотря на трудности и неудачи. Научат радоваться возможности помогать другим и с благодарностью принимать поддержку и помощь, шаг за шагом приближая тебя к мечте. МИССИЯ 17:17 стать путеводной звездой в жизни каждого человека на пути к мечте, обнимая добротой сердца людей.
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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 17 at none against Swiftgram's 1. Swiftgram's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 45%) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Swiftgram sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. 17 asks for nothing beyond the download.
17 ships an update every 3 weeks, Swiftgram monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 17 | Swiftgram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (646 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 646 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ivan Kozlov | Akentech Ltd |
Customer experience
17
Swiftgram
Bugs and requests
17
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
17
No in-app purchases
Swiftgram
- Swiftgram Pro$3.991 Month
