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Here we announce Telegram coding contests in Android Java, iOS Swift, JS, C/C++. Discussion: @contests
🏆 Telegram ML Competition, Round 2: Results
We are pleased to announce that 14 of the 62 total contestants in this round have been nominated for prize places. Sunny Whale, who boasts the best total score, has been promoted to 🥇1st PLACE and secured a $15,000 prize!
Our final evaluation was conducted with the following dataset – and we've included a scoring breakdown beneath each submission.
The Final Score for each submission was calculated based on their Code Language Detection and Overall Detection rates in proportion to the Average Time per sample.
Submissions that scored less than 90 points for their Overall Detection Rate were discarded, and given a Final Score of zero.
Meet the winners!
1st PLACE – $15,000
🥇Sunny Whale
2nd PLACE – $4,500
🥈Gifted Piranha
🥈Small Goose
3rd PLACE – $2,000
🥉Swift Skunk
🥉Hip Hyena
🥉Daring Lynx
🥉Merry Pony
🥉Brave Beetle
4th PLACE – $1000
🎖️Sturdy Kangaroo
🎖️Dandy Ram
🎖️Sharp Sloth
🎖️Merry Goat
🎖️Nimble Seal
🎖️Dashing Gull, penalties:
– preloading penalty (–$100)
Congratulations, and thank you to all who participated!
Telegram ML Competition, Round 2: Submissions
ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram ML Competition, Round 2.
Start the bot, choose “ML Competition”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A ZIP-archive with the following structure:
submission.zip
-> libtglang.so - shared library with interface described in tglang.h (obligatory)
-> src - folder with the app's source code (obligatory)
-> train - folder with the source code and datasets used to train the model if any (obligatory)
-> README.md - short description of the solution (obligatory)
-> resources - folder with additional files which your library requires to work (please use relative paths to access them) (optional)
-> deb-packages.txt - a text file with line-break separated debian package names of all external dependencies (optional)
🏆 Telegram Contests Update
Since the launch of contest.com in 2019, we've held contests for developers, designers and artists with a total prize fund of over $2,500,000 – and more contests are on the way.
Why do this? It's a way for people to learn and get better at what they do. Winning in our contests is also the only way of joining the Telegram Team. Some winners are offered paid projects, and a few have even become full team members.
Coming later this year: A contest for JS developers. It's your chance to be part of something big for our 800M+ users. Stay tuned!
🏆Telegram ML Competition: Results
We thank all the participants of the Telegram ML Competition for their patience as the judges performed additional evaluations. We are now ready to announce the final results.
For the final scoring, we tested all submissions on code snippets from public Telegram chats. Overall, only two submissions scored more than a baseline solution, which returns TGLANG_LANGUAGE_OTHER for all inputs. Even these submissions only correctly recognized the language for 35.5% and 9.4% of actual code samples respectively. Therefore, there is no submission that qualified for 1st place in this competition. For details, each contestant can refer to the dedicated comment we've posted for each submission.
2nd PLACE – $4,000
🥈Sturdy Kangaroo
🥈Giant Turkey
🥈Dashing Gull, penalties:
– preloading penalty (–$100)
🥈Small Dolphin, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$200)
3rd PLACE – $2,000
🥉Able Quokka
🥉Stylish Puffin
🥉Witty Snail
🥉Mindful Kitten
🥉Merry Pony
🥉Nice Beaver, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$200)
🥉Groovy Cow, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$200)
4th PLACE – $1,000
🎖️ Gifted Lemur
🎖️ Swift Skunk
🎖️ Sleek Pony
🎖️ Eager Piranha
🎖️ Quiet Scorpion
🎖️ Nimble Monkey
🎖️ Large Monkey
🎖️ Gifted Piranha
🎖️ Grim Ibex
🎖️ Brave Beetle
🎖️ Funky Horse, penalties:
– rebuilding with tweaks penalty (–$300)
We invite all participants of this competition to the 2nd round – even those who did not earn a prize in this round. Further details will be announced this week.
2nd PLACE – $1,000
🥈Quiet Cock for InstaQuiz. Challenge your friends and test your knowledge in multiplayer quiz games.
🥈Ace Scorpion built Lowkey Brokey – a minimalist app for tracking your expenses.
🥈Wise Kiwi introduced Rate Mate – an app to rate and review groups or channels.
🥈Smart Mantis for their Cinema app. A storefront concept for browsing and booking movie tickets.
🥈Bright Cock for Venue Explorer, where you can browse and book imaginary accommodation.
🥈Bright Deer made an Office Gym Bot that reminds you to keep up your healthy habits.
🥈Mindful Swan built DPXWallet, a complete crypto-wallet concept.
(extra reward:🥈x1 for SimpList – a productivity app to track all your tasks) +$1,000.
🥈Stone Mink for their Movie Matcher – swipe for something to watch in a unique dating-app format.
🥈Sleek Shrimp created MemoCard – so you can build, study and share flashcards all within Telegram.
🥈Agile Lizard has you covered for Christmas with Secret Santa Party – set up a Secret Santa for your friends.
🥈Cool Wolf implemented a neat dating app At first sight!.
🥈Fit Falcon has a literal Mini App Store for Telegram Mini Apps.
🥈Hardy Turkey cooked up Laurel Cafe – fresh fictional food right at your fingertips.
🥈Stout Antelope for their Tips app, a favorite of bartenders and hair stylists everywhere.
🥈Neat Quokka created Community Board – browse and post ads in your local area.
Update on the ML Competition
New Results Date: November 7th, 2023
A significant portion of participants (35 out of 94 entries) faced difficulties with their submissions and failed to comply with the General Requirements. We considered multiple scenarios, including disqualification – however, this is the first Telegram Contest for many of these participants, so we instead chose to provide them an extra opportunity.
The relevant contestants have been contacted and were requested to apply further clarifications to their submissions. Due to this, the judges required additional time and effort to process each non-compliant submission – waiting for the contestants to send back the requested information, then to re-build and re-run their entries.
Therefore, the results date has been postponed to November 7th – so that all the entries can be evaluated equally. We apologize for the incovenience.
We’ve also extended the deadline date for comments on contest.com. We kindly ask each contestant to check their entry for unresolved issues. The 59 entries requiring no further changes from our side will be prioritized in the final scoring. We will also apply relevant penalties for the submissions that did require them.
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Based on preliminary testing:
73 entries have been run successfully (including the submissions we’ve had to rebuild).
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19 out of 73 entries with a detection rate lower than 70% have been disqualified for exceeding the 500ms limit per text sample.
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The remaining 54 entries will proceed to the 2nd testing stage.
Here is the list of submissions that achieved a 70% detection rate in the 1st testing stage: | Entry | Result | Time
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1. | 4691 | 83.7% | 58ms
2. | 4633 | 82.6% | 69ms
3. | 4642 | 80.3% | 42ms
4. | 4661 | 77.5% | 46ms
5. | 4610 | 75.4% | 613ms
6. | 4672 | 74.5% | 265ms
7. | 4684 | 73.9% | 111ms
8. | 4614 | 73% | 552ms
9. | 4629 | 72.3% | 304ms
10. | 4606 | 71.8% | 141ms
11. | 4616 | 70.2% | 355ms
Stay tuned for the final results (they may differ greatly from these initial results 👆) on November 7th.
🏆 App Icon Competition: Results
We were delighted to see so many interesting concepts and new takes on the Telegram icon – with a total of 252 submissions.
For this competition, we will be distributing the prize fund among all contributors who submitted at least one icon that we accepted. The award per entry is based on its overall evaluation.
While many of the submissions still require aesthetic changes, we have decided to further increase the total prize fund by an additional $2,600. This ensures as many contestants as possible will receive recognition.
Meet the winners!
$1,000
Sharp Unicorn
$600
Funky Hedgehog
Agile Raven
$400
Rich Cockroach
Night Heron
Brave Hawk
Fancy Otter
Sunny Dragon
Calm Dolphin
Sweet Raccoon
Brave Mink
Perfect Hawk
Mad Spider
$200
Fluffy Cow
Cool Lion
Tactful Butterfly
Agile Goat
Caring Phoenix
Funny Python
Mellow Beaver
Noble Ant
Gifted Toad
Agile Quokka
Happy Moth
Strict Ant
Cute Otter
Gifted Cat
Funny Meerkat
Slim Bee
Cute Lemur
Mad Mink
Jolly Elk
Sturdy Cock
Daring Ladybird
Sunny Moth
Hardy Bear
Suave Spider
Funky Chicken
Dashing Duck
Stylish Turtle
Noble Toad
$100
Modest Gecko
Desert Crab
Magic Rabbit
Mindful Wasp
Shiny Puffin
Merry Phoenix
Suave Kangaroo
Stylish Kangaroo
🏆 Android Design Contest: Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the Android Design Contest. The judges thoroughly reviewed each of the 89 submissions.
The contestants brought several solid concepts and intriguing ideas to life – though even the top entries can’t be utilized without further polishing and refinements. Despite that, we are happy to award Stout Pony, Eager Jackal, Bold Crab and Happy Squid with 🥇 1st PLACE. These entries carefully considered multiple aspects in their designs and the judges were unanimous in their selection.
Meet the winners!
1st PLACE – $2,500
🥇 Stout Pony
🥇 Eager Jackal
🥇 Bold Crab
🥇 Happy Squid
2nd PLACE – $1,500
🥈 Mighty Unicorn
🥈 Cute Lemur
🥈 Swift Shark
🥈 Keen Pony
🥈 Mad Spider
3rd PLACE – $750
🥉 Posh Hamster
🥉 Perfect Dodo
🥉 Busy Phoenix
🥉 Mellow Llama
🥉 Hardy Wolf
🥉 Huge Puffin
🥉 Neat Kangaroo
🥉 Nice Pony
🥉 Mighty Falcon
🥉 Holy Eagle
🥉 Fancy Unicorn
🥉 Cool Lion
🥉 Tanned Cat
🥉 Nimble Sheep
🥉 Humble Cockroach
🥉 Able Bear
🥉 Holy Gecko
Congratulations to the winners and a happy Friday to you all!
ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram ML Competition.
Start the bot, choose “ML Competition”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A ZIP-archive with the following structure:
submission.zip
-> src - folder with the app's source code (obligatory)
-> libtglang.so - library (obligatory)
-> resources - folder with additional files which your library requires to work (please use relative paths to access them) (optional)
-> deb-packages.txt - a text file with line-break separated debian package names of all external dependencies (optional)
ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram Mini App Contest. (The new deadline is October 10, 23:59 Dubai time.)
Start the bot, choose “Mini App Contest”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A link to the commit on a public GitHub repository. We will evaluate your entry based on its submitted commit. Any commits after the deadline won't be considered for evaluation.
- A message that provides a brief description of your Mini App. As a reference, kindly check the sample provided below.
Note: The bot will allow you to submit several Mini Apps one by one. Your repository may stay private until the deadline.
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Mini App Sample Description
@DurgerKingBot – a Mini App that provides a demo flow for ordering fictional food. User is presented with a storefront where they can browse and select food items, then place a sample order.
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General Requirements
- You must submit your entry from the account that owns the bots that host your Mini Apps.
- The commit must mention a relevant sample bot and the Mini App with a brief description for each (see “Mini App Sample Description” above.).
- Make sure that all your bots and Mini Apps are operational and can be accessed and used by anyone on the production server.
- If you submit more than one Mini App, you must ensure each has a separate repository.
- A separate bot must be used for each Mini App. Alternatively, you can use t.me/BotUsername/AppName links for each.
- Comprehensive and organized documentation (for details, see the contest task) must be placed directly to the repository.
🏆 Telegram ML Competition
Prize fund: $40,000 – from which the 1st place winner will receive $15,000 if any submissions qualify for 1st place.
Deadline: 23:59 on October 15th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 29th, 2023
Telegram is hosting a competition for ML engineers to identify programming and markup languages in code snippets.
The Task: implement a library that detects the programming and markup language of code snippets from message text. You can use any publicly available data to train your solution.
Details: https://contest.com/docs/ML-Competition-2023.
@ContestBot will begin accepting submissions at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.
Clarifications for participants of the Mini App Contest
Q: Can I submit my existing Mini App?
A: If you do so, please make sure your Mini App fully meets the Contest Guidelines.
Q: What do you mean by ”a GitHub repository containing the source code of your example Mini App, built from scratch“?
A: This means you have to submit the complete source code (server side included) of your Mini App under BSD, MIT or other free license. Anyone should be able to re-use it later.
Q: Do I have to provide a fully functional Mini App or will you build it from the sources?
A: You have to provide a working Mini App and make sure it remains operational until 10 days after the contest results are announced.
Q: Can I use X?
A: You can use any tools, like build tools, lottie renderers, etc. – providing they are properly documented and explained in your step-by-step guide.
Q: Can I use UI-frameworks?
A: UI-frameworks are allowed in this contest.
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P.S. Make sure you've made yourself familiar with the Contest Task – most questions we've seen are covered by the Task itself.
🎨 Android Design Contest
Prize fund: $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 5th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 19th, 2023
Telegram is hosting a new design contest for its Android app.
The Task:
Create a detailed redesign concept for the Telegram Android app. Your concept should maintain the app’s core essence and lightweight feel while introducing an improved visual aesthetic with updated elements.
The guidelines of Material Design 3 may also be used for additional reference. To be eligible for any rewards, your submission must include all the areas and components outlined below.
Minimum Requirements:
Chat List
• Bottom Navigation Bar
Chats
• Private Chats (including Secret Chats)
• Channels (both admin and subscriber perspectives)
• Groups (including those with topics enabled)
Profiles
• User Profiles
• Group and Channel Info pages
Settings
• Main Settings Page
• User Info
Your design should thoroughly consider various scenarios and encompass all related elements and components – such as pinned messages, service messages, shared media, stories and more.
For the Chat List you can include an optional version with a white header (and an alternate translucent appearance).
Submission Format:
1) The layouts can be implemented as static .png files. For any animation demos, use .mp4 format (without sound).
Source files and properly structured Figma projects are also welcome.
2) If you include videos, you must also provide several static .png images from each video that serve as a storyboard.
3) If you use complex animated icons, they must be in lottie json or .tgs format.
Submissions that include detailed visualizations, such as videos showcasing your project from a general perspective and offering in-depth views of elements like transition flows between screens and interface animations (including buttons) are more likely to receive a higher place in the prize rankings.
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@ContestBot will begin accepting submissions at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.
If you're looking for more contests for designers, there are similar third-party competitions being held by @CryptoBotRU.
• Motion Designers
• UI/UX
ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the iOS UI Competition.
Start the bot, choose “iOS UI Competition”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A link to the commit on a public GitHub repository, forked from the Telegram-iOS repository.
Note: Your repository may stay private until the deadline. Make sure your code is consistent with the reproducible builds process – we will build each app automatically. Entries failing to do so, will recieve a relevant penalty.
🏆And the champions of iOS:
I PLACE – $4,500
🥇Smart Fish
🥇Merry Goat
II PLACE – $3,000
🥈Hip Hyena
🥈Hip Mantis
🥈Chic Zebra
🥈Fierce Zebra
III PLACE – $1,500
🥉Tall Penguin
🥉Ace Cobra
🥉Bossy Wombat
🥉Funky Tapir
🥉Classy Whale
🥉Subtle Duck
🥉Hardy Goose
🥉Grim Cow
🥉Bright Mink
🥉Cuddly Croc
🥉Perfect Mule
🥉Quiet Seal
🥉Nimble Gopher
🥉Stout Starfish
🥉Sexy Crab
IV PLACE – $1,000
🎖Ace Puffin
🎖Stylish Walrus
🎖Noble Puma
🎖Noble Beaver
🎖Busy Panda
🎖Ace Rat
🎖Jolly Frog
Congratulations to the winners and a happy Sunday to you all! 🎉
🏆 Telegram UI Competition for Android
Prize fund: Up to $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 on December 7th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: December 15th, 2023
Telegram is hosting a competition for Android developers to implement a new animation for deleting messages.
The Task:
Implement a new animation flow for deleting messages into Telegram for Android similar to the provided demo (the demo is a recording of a beta feature on Telegram for iOS). Your solution should support all entity types for both incoming and outgoing messages across all types of chats and channels.
The most preferable outcome is likely to be achieved by taking the component SpoilerEffect2.java as a reference. However, you may opt for your own approach as long as no third-party UI frameworks are used.
Evaluation Criteria:
The primary criteria for determining a winner will be the app's stability and performance while replicating the provided demo as closely as possible (the animation in general, also the particle flow and dispersion).
Your app must be free of significant flaws (including crashes, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout errors, and more).
Devices:
During the evaluation stage, submissions will be tested on a broad range of devices and Android versions (Android 7-13) not limited to the mentioned below:
• Samsung Galaxy (A12, A32, A51, S22 Ultra)
• Xiaomi Redmi (9, 9A, Note 8 Pro, Note 11)
• POCO (X3 Pro)
• Oppo (A54).
Telegram for Android utilizes performance classification with SharedConfig.getDevicePerformanceClass() – each device is defined as HIGH, AVERAGE or LOW. In order for your app to qualify for a reward, your solution must work flawlessly on HIGH and AVERAGE devices. Introducing a proper implementation for LOW devices will be considered a bonus.
Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot later. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.
P.S. Winners may be offered a chance to explore further cooperation opportunities with Telegram.
Update on the ML Competition, Round 2
Contestants are welcome to use an additional dataset to train their solutions.
🏆 Telegram ML Competition, Round 2
Prize fund: $40,000 – from which the 1st place winner will receive $15,000 if any submissions qualify for 1st place
Deadline: 23:59 on November 20th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: only contestants from Round 1 are eligible
Results: December 4th, 2023
In the Round 2 of this competition, contestants will work on a shared library that can be used to identify programming and markup languages in code snippets.
The Task: implement a shared library that detects the programming or markup language of a code snippet. You can use any publicly available data and the provided dataset to train your solution.
Details: https://contest.com/docs/ML-Competition-2023-r2.
@ContestBot will begin accepting submissions at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.
3rd PLACE – $750
🥉Stone Chicken
🥉Cuddly Quokka
🥉Small Clam
🥉Fair Hawk
🥉Perfect Panda
🥉Happy Wombat
🥉Sacred Gorilla
(for their Auction app)
🥉Sturdy Beaver
🥉Noble Crab
🥉Ace Griffin
🥉Desert Eagle
🥉Holy Eagle
🥉Suave Jackal
🥉Merry Gopher
🥉Night Lemur
🥉Mad Mule
🥉Jolly Quokka
🥉Night Unicorn
🥉Sharp Pug
🥉Humble Spider
🥉Eager Butterfly
🥉Quiet Turtle
🥉Earnest Ibex
🥉Magic Squid
🥉Agile Kitten
🥉Bossy Hedgehog
🥉Mindful Hyena
🥉Funky Turkey
🥉Fit Spider
🥉Quiet Scorpion
🥉Dashing Rabbit
🥉Sexy Sloth
🥉Hairy Frog
🥉Funky Mammoth
🥉Merry Snail
🥉Wise Skunk
🥉Rich Lizard
🥉Kingly Falcon
🥉Quirky Chameleon
(for their Pictionary app)
🏆Telegram Mini App Contest: Results
It was our pleasure to test all the Mini Apps that everyone submitted. The judges spent many hours using the apps and studying their source code – and they were happy to discover that some of them utilize the Telegram Mini App Platform’s features to great effect.
This contest introduced tons of innovative ideas – and both developers and users will greatly benefit from their diversity. We decided to increase the prize fund by another $16,250 to properly reward all the efforts that went into this content. Without further ado, meet the winners!
1st PLACE – $1,500
🥇Hip Hyena delivered Paint Bot, letting users create collaborative boards inside group chats – and able to show who is drawing in real time.
(Extra rewards:🥈x3 for Friends On Map + Convene + Openly) +$3,000
🥇Fierce Frog for Chess Now – a multiplayer chess game.
🥇Hairy Sloth’s StickerWiz allows you to generate and edit stickers to quickly share them – all from the chat.
🥇Tidy Walrus for Naval Clash – a classic battleship game right in your chat.
🥇Eager Snail for Favorite Stickers Bot – a huge catalog of Telegram Stickers with search, user ratings, rich previews and sharing options.
🥇Smart Starfish introduced a slick, feature-rich text editor for taking notes and managing to-do lists. Meet Notepher.
🥇 Keen Goat brought the classic card game UNO to Telegram – with online matchmaking and user stats.
🥇Stone Parrot for telebook – the best storefront in this competition. Book a fictional hotel for a fantastic vacation.
🥇Ace Boar for their Telegram Onboarding Kit – an amazing set of tools showcasing the power of Mini Apps.
🥇Slim Elk for their @Call app that lets you manage a call calendar from inside Telegram chats. Thanks to deep integration, the app provides a satisfying and convenient way to share your call calendar and book calls.
🥇Small Dragon implemented TeleOTP – a simple and snappy OTP Generator right inside your Telegram app.
🥇Rich Pony submitted MedSync to show everyone the future of healthcare appointments.
Mini App Contest: Submissions
We received 186 submissions for the Mini App Contest, containing 206 total Mini Apps.
As the judges finalize their evaluations, all participants are welcome to study other submissions, vote and comment on them (you can share your thoughts from a user's perspective or create an issue in the appropriate repository, then post the link as a comment on contest.com).
This will become the foundation for community-driven development of an entire ecosystem of Mini Apps after the contest.
App Icon Competition: Submissions
We received 252 submissions for the App Icon Competition.
Each participant is now required to post demo.png below their entry (you can also provide an optional comment):
1. Go to contest.com, login with the account you've used to submit your work.
2. Open your submission.
3. Attach demo.png.
Good luck!
P.S. Contestants who failed to post demo.png within the next 24 hours, may not be considered for evaluation.
ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram App Icon Competition.
Start the bot, choose “App Icon Competition”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A ZIP-archive with the following structure:submission.zip/ 📁
├─ icon_1/ 📁
│ ├─ android/ 📁
│ │ ├─ folder_contents
│ ├─ ios/ 📁
│ │ ├─ folder_contents
├─ icon_2/
├─ demo.png
Where:
- submission.zip – is your archive;
- icon_1/2/3, etc. – are separate folders for each icon;
- android and ios – are platform-specific folders inside the icon folders;
– folder_contents – your icons adapted for the relevant platforms. For Android you must additionally follow the provided sample structure.
– demo.png – is an image that provides a summary of your work and serves as a brief overview. This can be a single canvas with all icons placed in a grid so anyone can take a quick look. Please avoid sending home screens packed into device mockups, they are not helpful.
You will also be required to post your demo.png file on contest.com after the deadline. (An announcement for this will come at a later date)
Note:
For submissions with only 1 icon, you can directly include android and ios folders in your archive without a separate icon folder.
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P.S. Entries that fail to comply with the submission guidelines may be disqualified.
🎨 Telegram App Icon Competition
Prize fund: $10,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 19th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 26th, 2023
Telegram is hosting a competition for artists to draw new icons for Telegram's Android and iOS apps. The best icons may be later offered to users in addition to the default sets currently presented in both apps.
The Task
Create at least 1 icon and adapt it for both Android and iOS. Submissions featuring more than 1 icon are accepted providing that each of the icon is thematically different.
Each of your app icons must be based on the core form of the Telegram logo. You are free to incorporate any scenes or characters, except copyrighted materials.
Using Telegram's official sticker and emoji packs is allowed for references (you can adapt characters to create icons based on them). The use of generative AI is strictly prohibited.
App Icon Guidelines
Android
• Follows the Android UI Guidelines
• Contains a PNG of 432x432px for each icon (you must also provide the following resolutions: 324х324px, 216х216px, 162х162px and 108х108px – each is used for different screen pixel densities). The icon must contain separate background and foreground layers
• Includes source files
P.S. For further references, clipping mask samples (for non-direct versions of the app we apply the masks from the archive), other icon resolutions and the suggested structure check the provided archive below this message.
iOS
• Follows the Apple Design Guidelines
• Contains a non-transparent PNG of 1024x1024px for each icon (make sure it looks correct when resized to 270x270px, 180x180px or 120x120px, otherwise provide separate images for each resolution)
• Includes source files
Submissions and Evaluation
@ContestBot will start accepting submissions closer to the deadline. The prize fund will be distributed among the best contributors. When evaluating submissions we will prioritize the quality of each artwork, its uniqueness, and its compliance with the “App Icon Guidelines” – your contribution must be submitted in a ”ready to use“ format requiring zero adaptions or tweaks on our side.
Android Design Contest: Submissions
We received 89 submissions for the Android Design Contest.
Everyone is welcome to check out the designs on contest.com while our judges evaluate the results:
https://contest.com/android-design-2023
We ask each participant to add a comment to their submission with a brief explanation of the structure of their archive, how it is intended to be viewed, as well as of anything else that might need an explanation. Good luck!
ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Android Design Contest.
Start the bot, choose “Android Design Contest”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A link to either private or public channel – you must upload all static layouts and videos from your archive to this channel, provide a table of contents.
- An archive containing all the resources in accordance with the terms of the contest.
Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline.
🤖 Telegram Mini App Contest
Prize fund: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 9th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 31st, 2023
Telegram is launching a contest for developers of Mini Apps like this one. One of the goals of this competition is to create a variety of examples and reusable tools for future Mini App developers.
The Task:
The task is to build any useful Mini App for Telegram and publish its client and server code on Github.
Your submission must include:
• A GitHub repository containing the source code of your example Mini App, built from scratch. You can use any programming language for the server-side code. The source code of your app must be easy to understand and reusable for any developer starting to build Mini Apps for Telegram. For more, see the “Mini App requirements” section below.
• Comprehensive and organized documentation in English, including a setup guide. Ensure the guide addresses every element of your solution, and the documentation details all potential errors and exceptions. It should be written in a user-friendly way that is approachable even for inexperienced developers. Translations in other languages are welcome too.
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Mini App requirements:
• Design a simple yet functional app. For reference, see @DurgerKingBot or @wallet.
• Your solution should include at least one fully functional Mini App example. Example apps are allowed to showcase fictional services or generate placeholder data, such as creating a mock store.
• It is strictly prohibited to implement a browser view of actual webpages, the Mini App must be a separate entity built from scratch solely for its purpose. For example a "Weather App" submission that only provides a browser view for an existing weather website is not allowed. That said, actual webpages are allowed for authorization flows where a user is required to sign up or log in to use the service.
• Recommended Mini App categories include games, dating, community management, venue booking, e-commerce, сontent editing, etc.
• Each additional Mini App example can qualify for extra rewards, but only if it represents a different app category.
Evaluation Criteria:
We will evaluate each submission's code and documentation quality from the developer perspective, as well as its example Mini Apps from the user perspective. The app should be useful for developers, users, or both.
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@ContestBot will begin accepting submissions at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.
🏆 Telegram UI Competition for iOS: Results
Out of the 27 total submissions, 23 implemented at least one animation flow – and 21 entries have earned rewards.
The new archive animations proved particularly challenging for all contestants – as no one was able to implement the provided design flow for every possible state of the chat list.
However, Hip Mantis deserves special recognition for their excellent implementation of the chat preview flow. For the strongest submission, Hip Mantis receives 🥇 1st PLACE – also noting their solid attempt at the archive animation and years of contest participation.
As previously announced, #overdue entries were accepted, while being moved down 1 place as a penalty.
Please meet the winners:
1st PLACE – $3,000
🥇 Hip Mantis
2nd PLACE – $2,000
Entries that implemented both parts of the task with less severe issues than other submissions.
🥈 Hip Hyena
🥈 Subtle Duck
🥈 Ace Rat
3rd PLACE – $1,250
Submissions that implemented only the first part of the task (the archive flow), but did not cover the chat preview flow OR were affected with more severe bugs.
🥉 Funny Pigeon
🥉 Jolly Frog
🥉 Subtle Jackal
🥉 Quiet Seal
🥉 Fierce Goat
🥉 Perfect Wasp
🥉 Perfect Hawk, penalties:
– Overdue entry (🔽2nd place).
4th PLACE – $750
Apps featuring only the second part of the task (the chat preview flow) OR entries with extreme issues.
🎖 Bold Shark
🎖 Funky Tapir
🎖 Tall Penguin
🎖 Grim Cow
🎖 Savvy Swan
🎖 Noble Beaver
🎖 Agile Starfish
🎖 Large Whale
🎖 Smart Fish
BONUS – $500
🏅 Sexy Crab, penalties:
– Overdue entry (🔽4th place).
Congratulations to the winners and a warm welcome to all Telegram Contests newcomers!
🏆 Telegram UI Competition for iOS
Prize fund: Up to $25,000
Deadline: 23:59 on September 3rd (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: September 13th, 2023
Telegram is hosting a small competition for iOS developers while our major contests are taking a summer break.
The Task:
Implement two new animation flows into Telegram for iOS based on the provided mockups. No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
Evaluation Criteria:
The smoothness of animations, adherence to the provided mockups and design elements, the overall stability of the app – and the absence of significant flaws (including crashes, performance issues, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout errors and more). Proper support for iOS 17 will be considered a bonus.
Devices:
During the evaluation stage, submissions will be tested on a broad range of iOS devices: iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 14 Pro, iPad Pro, etc.
Winners may be offered a chance to explore further cooperation opportunities with Telegram.
Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot later. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.
🏆 Telegram Call UI Contest: Results
We received 49 submissions in total – 21 Android and 28 iOS apps. We are pleased to see many newcomers included among the familiar contest contributors who continue to climb the ranks.
We would like to remind the community that these competitions are the only way to join the Telegram Team. That's why several winners will soon hear from us not only about their payouts but also regarding an opportunity to continue working on Telegram.
The🥇 1st place winners are Dark Swan, Dreamy Crab and Eager Cat on Android, plus Merry Goat and Smart Fish on iOS – their apps were more than just good. The judges appreciated the overall quality of the other submissions, with over 50% of participants earning🥉3rd or🥈2nd place in this contest.
Here are the winners on Android:
I PLACE – $5,500
🥇Eager Cat
🥇Dark Swan
🥇Dreamy Crab
II PLACE – $3,500
🥈Dreamy Chicken
🥈Modest Dolphin
🥈Fairy Zebra, penalties:
– Default package ID (– $250).
III PLACE – $2,000
🥉Stylish Croc
🥉Fit Falcon
🥉Sleek Beetle
🥉Calm Giraffe
🥉Hardy Turkey
🥉Large Kangaroo, penalties:
– Default api_id (– $250).
🥉Savvy Swan, penalties:
– Default api_id (– $250).
IV PLACE – $1,250
🎖Mad Seal
🎖Night Gnat
🎖Merry Panda
🎖Fierce Bull
🎖Holy Jaguar
🎖Brave Goose, penalties:
– Default api_id (– $250).
🎖Suave Penguin, penalties:
– Default package ID (– $250).
🎖Kingly Cobra, penalties:
– Default package ID (– $250).