Telegram Mini Apps and Stars: a developer platform hiding inside a chat app
Telegram has turned itself into an app store. Mini apps run inside chats, and Stars let creators and developers charge for digital goods.
Nijuze Staff · 30 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Telegram's bet is that the next generation of small apps will live inside messaging rather than on a home screen. Mini Apps are web apps that open inside Telegram with access to the user's identity and payments.
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Writes for Nijuze. Published 30 Aug 2026.
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