Telegram Messenger subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.0★ from 277,577 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$4.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months407 of 5,758 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

No label applies: the numbers below sit inside the normal range for apps of this size.

What Telegram Messenger costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month.

• Telegram PremiumRenews every month, no trial$4.99
• Telegram Premium AnnualRenews every year, no trial$35.99

How to cancel Telegram Messenger

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Telegram Messenger (listed under a plan name such as Telegram Premium).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Keyboard issues and cursor placement problems; Frequent app crashes, especially in large group chats; Inaccurate 'last seen' timestamps; Notification issues and duplicate messages; Problems with media auto-save and download.

Recent one-star reviews

How to revoke this updateI don’t want search button on tab bar which duplicates on top bar 🤷‍♂️ there’s no option to disable. Another thing is that “video play/pause” button is restricting content view. Sad UPD: thanks for sharing more ads in the channel for us🤢

GarbageTells me to pay sms charge to use telegram while all the verification are through email

No app supportI have requested support from telegram twice through their support website and reached out to them on x not a single response back. It will not log me in because I can’t “use that email” no matter the email I choose. I cannot talk to some of my friends and had zero contact with them the last week an…

Recent five-star reviews

ANNI will if I ever get to what I came for

ToInsane 🔥

Most powerful app on AppStoreI am serious

About the developer

Telegram FZ-LLC has published on the App Store since Aug 14, 2013: 1 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

Alternatives to Telegram Messenger

• WhatsApp Messenger4.7★
• Facebook4.5★
• Discord - Talk, Play, Hang Out4.7★
• LINE3.2★
• Rakuten Viber Messenger4.6★

Also similar: Messenger (4.7★)

Questions people ask

How much does Telegram Messenger cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month.

How do I cancel Telegram Messenger?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Telegram Messenger and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Telegram Messenger have a free trial?

No plan lists a free trial in the US App Store.

Is Telegram free to use?

Yes, Telegram is 100% free to use. It offers a fully documented and free API for developers and open-source apps. While the core messaging service is free, there may be in-app purchases for certain optional features or services.

Telegram Messenger in one paragraph

Telegram Messenger by Telegram FZ-LLC is a Social Networking app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month across 2 plan(s). App Store rating 4.0 from 277,577 ratings. 407 of 5,758 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (7%). The developer has 1 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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