Wheela Agency: a portfolio in a mini app

You want your own Telegram mini app: a game, a store or a viral feature for your channel. The first question is who will build it and what they have built before. Wheela Agency answers the second one right in the messenger: this mini app is the studio's portfolio. 🛠️

Wheela Agency is an IT studio that builds and promotes Telegram Mini Apps, web apps and mobile services end to end. Its pitch to businesses is automating processes, growing sales and attracting customers. The materials are in Russian.

What is inside

It is a showcase. Open it, scroll through projects and see what the studio has launched. Mini app directories credit Wheela with several of its own projects, including casual games, social friendship mechanics and TON-flavored apps.

Contacts for sales, the agency channel and leadership are listed in its profiles, so you can go from the showcase straight to discussing your project.

Why a business might want a mini app

• Nothing to install. Customers open it in one tap from a chat or channel.
• Built-in login. Telegram passes the user's name and ID, with no sign-up or passwords.
• Payments inside. Mini apps accept Telegram Stars and other methods through payment providers.
• Virality. Referrals, gifting and sharing to chats feel natural inside the messenger. 📲

Vetting a studio: a checklist

Whoever you hire, these questions help protect your time and money.

1. Live cases. Ask for links to working apps and open them yourself. Screenshots in a deck prove nothing.
2. Numbers. How many users, what retention, what changed for the client after launch.
3. Code ownership. Put in the contract that the source code, bot and domain belong to you.
4. Milestones. Pay in parts for delivered stages, not everything upfront.
5. Post-launch support. Telegram updates its platform often, and apps need maintenance.
6. Promotion is separate. Development and marketing are different jobs, so clarify what the price covers.

Cost and timing

Wheela has no public price list, and pricing is discussed per project. The market rule of thumb is simple: more screens, integrations and game logic mean more cost and time. A simple landing-style app takes weeks, a game with an economy and payments takes months.

Before the first call, prepare a short brief: product goal, audience, key features, budget and deadline. It saves time for both sides. 💡

Who this showcase is for

Entrepreneurs and marketers considering mini apps as a sales channel, channel owners who want their own engagement mechanic, and developers curious how other studios package a portfolio inside Telegram.