ContestBot: Telegram Contests with Prizes

Can you design interfaces, write code or make videos? Telegram itself runs open contests with cash prizes, and ContestBot is where you submit your entry. The bot takes submissions for Telegram's official contests for developers, designers and content creators. 🏆

Details for every active contest are posted in Telegram's official contests channel. The bot is the door you send your work through.

What past contests looked like

The contest history is long, and it shows what to expect. Themes repeat: apps, interfaces, stickers, animation.

• Design. Android and iOS interface contests, including call screens, with prize funds in the tens of thousands of dollars.
• Code. JavaScript rounds, where round two is open only to round one winners, with a $25,000 fund.
• Creative work. Animated stickers, themes and GIF animations.
• Content. A first contest for video creators with a prize fund of up to $50,000.

How to enter, in short

The routine is similar across contests. Start the bot with /start, pick a contest and answer the questions.

1. Pick a contest from the active list.
2. Answer the form: who you are and what you have built.
3. Send a link to a channel showing your work.
4. Attach a zip archive with your materials.

Each contest has its own exact steps, so read the rules before submitting.

What decides the outcome

The jury scores work against the rules of that specific contest, and the rules are spelled out in the channel. Read them twice before you start. ✍️

A common mistake is a beautiful entry that ignores the brief. If the rules ask for a mockup for a particular platform and size, that is exactly what to deliver.

Three tips for first-timers

• Do not wait for the deadline. Deadlines follow the organizers' time zone, and the gap with yours can cost you the entry.
• Add a preview. Screenshots and a short video help judges grasp the idea fast.
• Keep your source files. If you advance to the next round, you will need them.

Building a strong entry

Start by reading past results: winners and their solutions are usually discussed in the channel. That shows the level of polish judges expect. 🔍

Do less, but finish it. A neat small project beats a sprawling one where half the features are broken.

Ask a friend to look with fresh eyes. If they do not get the idea within a minute, the jury may miss it too.

Watch out for fakes

Real prizes attract scammers. They offer a "guaranteed place", ask for a participation fee or send links to fake forms. ⚠️

Official contests do not charge to enter. Verify details only against Telegram's official channel, not retellings in private messages.

One more thing: the bot covers only Telegram's own contests. If you want a tool to run a prize draw in your own channel, that is a different kind of service. 🎁