Our take
This is Telegram’s own skunkworks client, and that pedigree matters, it’s not some unofficial fork playing fast and loose with your messages. The bare-bones description undersells it, but the speed and animation improvements are real if you’ve used both apps side by side.
About Telegram X
An alternative Telegram client based on TDLib, with higher speed, slicker animations and experimental features.
Verdict: A worthwhile alternative if you want a snappier Telegram experience and don't need every feature of the main app.
Additional information
- Developer
- Telegram FZ-LLC
- Updated on
- Jan 6, 2026
- Version
- Varies with device
- Downloads
- 100,000,000+
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Requires Android
- Varies with device
- Released on
- May 20, 2015
- Category
- Social
- Offered by
- Free (with ads / in-app items)
