FEATURE |
WHATSAPP |
TELEGRAM |
Messages |
Send |
Yes |
Yes |
Edit |
No |
Yes (no time limit, flagged in chat) |
Delete |
Yes (within 1h8m16s, flagged in chat) |
Yes (no time limit, message disappear) |
Text formatting |
Normal, bold, italic, strikethrough, monospace |
Normal, bold, italic, strikethrough, monospace, underline |
Pin message to chat |
No |
Yes |
Pin chat to app home screen |
Yes (up to 5) |
Yes (up to 5) |
Storage |
Media |
Phone |
Cloud |
Messages |
Phone |
Cloud |
Backups |
Phone & Google Drive |
Cloud |
Media |
Send compressed photo |
Yes |
Yes |
Send uncompressed photo |
No |
Yes |
Send as gallery |
Yes (compressed) |
Yes (compressed) |
Select video quality |
No |
Yes |
Size limit |
100MB (iPhone) |
1.5GB |
Groups |
Members limit |
256 |
200,000 |
Access control (non-admins) |
Send message |
Send message, send media, send stickers & GIFs, send polls, embed links, add users, pin messages, change group info |
Access control (admins) |
No |
Delete messages, pin messages, ban users, invite users using URL, add new admins, change group info |
Flood control (how many messages users can send in timeframe) |
No |
Slow mode (1 per 10s/30s/1m/5m/15m/1h) |
Custom admin title |
No |
Yes |
Broadcast lists |
Supported |
Yes (a group with permission set as non-admins cannot send messages) |
Yes (called Channels) |
Members limit |
256 |
Unlimited |
Privacy |
Add user using |
Phone number |
Phone number or username |
Private chat |
No |
Yes (chat window will only appear on main device) |
Self-destructing messages |
No |
Yes |
Send read receipts |
Yes (users and groups) |
Yes (users) |
Suppress read receipts |
Yes |
No |
Stickers |
Supported |
Yes |
Yes |
Creating |
Yes (3rd party app) |
In-built support into app |
Modifying |
Yes (3rd party app) |
In-built support into app |
Sharing |
Limited (users add stickers to favourite) |
Yes |
*Devices |
Multiple |
Yes (up to 1 mobile and 1 computer) |
Yes (unlimited) |
Automation |
Supported |
No |
Yes (called Bots) |
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