Pigeon for Telegram

Name: Pigeon for Telegram
Rating: 4.1 (19 reviews)
Author: Vincent Neo

Feature-Rich Messaging Client

Only for Watch

Free · In‑App Purchases

19 Ratings
Age Rating

13+
In-App Controls
Category

Social Networking
Developer

Vincent Neo
Language

EN
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Size

159.5
MB

Apple Watch

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

Ratings & Reviews

4.1

out of 5

19 Ratings

Great Watch TG Client
02/23/2025
NeuralSpector
Pigeon is the only game in town if you want to leave your phone behind and keep using telegram while out and about. It is really great and feels pretty feature complete. I do wish conversation loading could happen a little faster and also wish there was a lifetime purchase option (even if it was 5x the annual or something).
Great Watch TG Client
02/23/2025
NeuralSpector

Pigeon is the only game in town if you want to leave your phone behind and keep using telegram while out and about. It is really great and feels pretty feature complete. I do wish conversation loading could happen a little faster and also wish there was a lifetime purchase option (even if it was 5x the annual or something).
Good app, I realized my previous review was not at the fault of the developer
09/06/2024
Plantbooty
It’s a good app, does what it suggests. It does need to refresh fairly often, but this is to be expected from any app that connects to a messaging inbox.

Developer Response
Hi Bakacoco, from my end, subscriptions are set, and then handled by Apple’s App Store, which includes renewal. I can assure you that there are only 2 possible subscription options that I’ve set, one for monthly renewals, another for yearly.Prices have been set at USD 1.99 for the monthly plan and USD 12.99 for the yearly plan, since the very beginning of the app.As the developer, I am unable to influence the renewal process, by design of the App Store, as that’s all automated and handled by the App Store, on behalf of me.Likewise, it should not be possible for the App Store to charge you that the yearly subscription price, on a monthly basis.I urge you to escalate this to App Store support, if this really is what you are facing. If necessary, you may also contact me via email (contact@vincentneo.com), should you require additional information. I can show you my App Store Connect setup too, if you don’t believe me.
Good app, I realized my previous review was not at the fault of the developer
09/06/2024
Plantbooty

It’s a good app, does what it suggests. It does need to refresh fairly often, but this is to be expected from any app that connects to a messaging inbox.
Developer Response 09/05/2024
Hi Bakacoco, from my end, subscriptions are set, and then handled by Apple’s App Store, which includes renewal. I can assure you that there are only 2 possible subscription options that I’ve set, one for monthly renewals, another for yearly.Prices have been set at USD 1.99 for the monthly plan and USD 12.99 for the yearly plan, since the very beginning of the app.As the developer, I am unable to influence the renewal process, by design of the App Store, as that’s all automated and handled by the App Store, on behalf of me.Likewise, it should not be possible for the App Store to charge you that the yearly subscription price, on a monthly basis.I urge you to escalate this to App Store support, if this really is what you are facing. If necessary, you may also contact me via email (contact@vincentneo.com), should you require additional information. I can show you my App Store Connect setup too, if you don’t believe me.
Don’t download this app
06/23/2024
alldayhaze
So I downloaded this app to be able to use telegram and within 24hrs telegram had banned my account and telephone number and when I contacted support to try to get my number unbanned they refused and said it was justified since I was trying to use third party apps so they can clearly detect that you’re using this through your watch somehow. Do not download this as it is a complete waste of money and will only get your devices/phone number banned from the platform. Buyer BEWARE!!

Developer Response
Hi,With regards to allegations regarding Telegram account bans based on third party app usage, it is false. Please refer to https://github.com/tdlib/td/issues/2940#issuecomment-2186893068 which is a reply from a TDLib developer, of which, TDLib is the official open source API provided by Telegram themselves and is the API used for developing Pigeon. You may read more about TDLib here: https://core.telegram.org/tdlibAlso, Pigeon is free to use for basic features, with all subscription options having a 1 week free trial period, which you would not be charged if you cancelled the subscription during this period. Since you’ve faced issues using the app in 24 hours of using the app, you should be able to cancel it for free, if you did attempt to subscribe to it.
Don’t download this app
06/23/2024
alldayhaze

So I downloaded this app to be able to use telegram and within 24hrs telegram had banned my account and telephone number and when I contacted support to try to get my number unbanned they refused and said it was justified since I was trying to use third party apps so they can clearly detect that you’re using this through your watch somehow. Do not download this as it is a complete waste of money and will only get your devices/phone number banned from the platform. Buyer BEWARE!!
Developer Response 06/25/2024
Hi,With regards to allegations regarding Telegram account bans based on third party app usage, it is false. Please refer to https://github.com/tdlib/td/issues/2940#issuecomment-2186893068 which is a reply from a TDLib developer, of which, TDLib is the official open source API provided by Telegram themselves and is the API used for developing Pigeon. You may read more about TDLib here: https://core.telegram.org/tdlibAlso, Pigeon is free to use for basic features, with all subscription options having a 1 week free trial period, which you would not be charged if you cancelled the subscription during this period. Since you’ve faced issues using the app in 24 hours of using the app, you should be able to cancel it for free, if you did attempt to subscribe to it.
Not enough free
Jan 21
reviewman2430
Only good for getting notifications and seeing past texts if you are on the free plan. Please update with at least quick responses free! Thank you.Edit: okay, i know it isn’t official and Apple makes people pay $99 per year to publish apps, but come on! At least let us text for free.

Developer Response
As this is not the official Telegram app, it is built entirely from the ground up by an individual (me). Development takes time and money, which this project is fully funded from subscribers. I simply cannot let everything be free. The idea is quite simple, you can mostly read stuff, but you need to pay to write stuff.I don't understand what you mean by "cannot open watch faces" though. Watch face complications are supported in Pigeon, and it doesn't require a subscription. It acts as a shortcut to open the app quickly from the watch face.Update 1: Its not just the $99 per year fees, I spend a good amount of time to develop this app.Noted that you meant the .watchface files. I have tested it on my own watch, and it applies fine. Note that you need to have an active subscription to open documents, including .watchface files.
Not enough free
Jan 21
reviewman2430

Only good for getting notifications and seeing past texts if you are on the free plan. Please update with at least quick responses free! Thank you.Edit: okay, i know it isn’t official and Apple makes people pay $99 per year to publish apps, but come on! At least let us text for free.
Developer Response Jan 21
As this is not the official Telegram app, it is built entirely from the ground up by an individual (me). Development takes time and money, which this project is fully funded from subscribers. I simply cannot let everything be free. The idea is quite simple, you can mostly read stuff, but you need to pay to write stuff.I don't understand what you mean by "cannot open watch faces" though. Watch face complications are supported in Pigeon, and it doesn't require a subscription. It acts as a shortcut to open the app quickly from the watch face.Update 1: Its not just the $99 per year fees, I spend a good amount of time to develop this app.Noted that you meant the .watchface files. I have tested it on my own watch, and it applies fine. Note that you need to have an active subscription to open documents, including .watchface files.

I am excited to announce some big new features in this breakthrough release of Pigeon: - One to one Telegram calls are finally supported in Pigeon! You can talk to your friends and family through a one to one private Telegram chat call right from your wrist for the first time! This long-awaited feature requires watchOS 9 (recommended: watchOS 11 and above) and an active subscription. (Not available in China) - Rich Text support: Pigeon now supports the recently added rich text features of Telegram, delivering a better user experience when paired with AI agents such as OpenClaw or Hermes Telegram integrations. Currently rich text features such as headings, text formatting (bold, italic, superscript, subscript, strikethrough, code), quotes, links, media, tables (watchOS 9 and above), location, math expressions, lists and sections are supported. A subscription is required for the full rich text experience. - Instant View support: Websites that already support Telegram Instant View articles will be readable directly in the Pigeon app. If you're wondering where v2.0 went: well, as v2.0 was meant to be a rework on the foundational aspects of the app, I have decided to postpone that first, in order to ship new these 3 new features out faster. Thank you for your continued support of Pigeon!

Version 1.10.0 Jul 25

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Seller: Vincent Neo
Size: 159.5 MB
Category: Social Networking
Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPod touch
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Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 8.4 or later.
Languages: English and 15 more

English, Catalan, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian
Age Rating: 13+

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