Telegram Messenger vs Instagram

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R8] Telegram Messenger 5/5 · US What's with the video messages? This is my favorite messenger, but the video messages have gotten much worse with the latest update. They used to be smooth, but now they seem sped up, and the front camera zoom is gone. Please fix it 🙏🏻 · translated
2. [R53] Telegram Messenger 4/5 · US Video messages: Video messages work very poorly, they lag, freeze, and sometimes Telegram even crashes. · translated
3. [R6] Telegram Messenger 3/5 · US Search bar ain’t working: I tried to use the the global search it doesn’t work anymore
4. [R21] Telegram Messenger 3/5 · US Extremely inconvenient feature: I'm sure everyone hates swiping right on the main screen and having the camera pop up. I ask, I beg, I demand, and I cry for the ability to remove this function through settings. · translated
5. [R29] Telegram Messenger 5/5 · US Perfect & user friendly: The best messenger ever
6. [R33] Telegram Messenger 3/5 · US How to register: I can't register. · translated
7. [R36] Telegram Messenger 3/5 · GB Please help: Hey I’m trying to verify but it doesn’t send me the code my number is correct and so is my country number I don’t understand
8. [R12] Telegram Messenger 3/5 · US Has potential but is a buggy mess: Two longstanding bugs make this app downright unusable. 1. is that airpods announced messages are repeated over and over if not actioned. This is not how it works for other messaging apps btw. 2. is that autocorrect suggestions are auto-accepted on send but somehow the user input gets interspersed into the completion. Also not the case for other messaging apps. I
9. [R54] Telegram Messenger 3/5 · GB Bad quality video: video glitches when recording video message The latest version of ios and telegram instaled Fix please
10. [R22] Telegram Messenger 1/5 · US Doesn’t load onto my phone: Stopped working on my iPhone 16 Pro Max, white screen, that’s all. Then I deleted and have been trying to reload but it does not! Am I the only one? This is the only app that does this!
11. [R13] Telegram Messenger 2/5 · US Telegram Is Turning Into a Paywall Factory: Telegram used to be a solid messaging app, but lately it feels like they’re charging for anything they can get away with. Basic features like message translation are now locked behind limits unless you pay, and the “free” translations run out almost immediately. It’s ridiculous watching a once‑great app nickel‑and‑dime users for features that were standa
12. [R10] Telegram Messenger 1/5 · US Why does China charge a fee? · translated
13. [R58] Telegram Messenger 1/5 · US Difficult in using telegram: Why should I pay before using telegram in Ghana
14. [R73] Instagram 1/5 · US Way too many ads: Every 2-3 post is an ad. And the other one is an influencer selling you something. So that makes 33-50% of the content you see to be ads. Also the worst AI I have ever seen so far is the Meta AI. And now it’s in everything.
15. [R7] Telegram Messenger 1/5 · US Support system: I havent seen such terrible support team in a long time. They just blocked my number when couldnt help.
16. [R37] Telegram Messenger 1/5 · US Complaints: I received a temporary restriction for sending 'Hi' to a user. The Telegram bot decided the complaint was justified, even though my text contained no insults, spam, or any prohibited content. What's most upsetting isn't the restriction itself, but the lack of transparency. The user doesn't see what exactly was deemed a violation and is forced to appeal without understanding what they did wrong. · translated
17. [R52] Telegram Messenger 1/5 · US Garage: My account has been limited because of “spam “ that I had absolutely nothing to do with because someone added me to a group chat that I had nothing to do with and apparently my account is permanently limited now with no way to remove the limitations so I am deleting this garbage app, I wish I could give it zero stars
18. [R82] Instagram 1/5 · US Support sucks bad: I’ve been waiting for a week to get care minimum help. I am very unhappy with instagram.
19. [R61] Instagram 1/5 · US Mass suspension: Instagram is a really amazing app but the mass suspension going on by the ai reviews is really concerning and frustrating. I got my ig account @au10entiko, perma suspended after it was doing amazing with reels and post. I was getting a lot of views and likes, and one day I get suspended for a reason that wasn’t even close to being true. I hope you resolve this issue, and I hope t
20. [R67] Instagram 1/5 · US Stop banning for no reason: Dear instagram my account 5waystogettothapape got suspended but this is the 20th I been suspended. And this is wrongly m. I didn’t do nun.
21. [R79] Instagram 1/5 · US They will suspend your account and won't tell you why: Had to finally delete the app after years of using and loving it because they suspended my account for absolutely NO reason! All my memories are GONE! including my PROM PICTURES!!!!!!! I'm incredibly disappointed and will never recommend this app to anybody unless they want to lose all their memories for zero reason
22. [R103] Instagram 1/5 · US was a good app until yall banning for no reason: got my ip address banned can’t even sign into my account anymore because i got suspended for having multiple accounts on my email that i didn’t even use had the app for 4 years haven’t had one violation then boom my accounts are gone and i can’t use the app wth