Choosing the right account type
There are 3 types of accounts:
- Free
- Economy
- Direct Connection
On a Free account during the first month you get a Demo.
You may buy additional services as Extra packages to any of your accounts.
Getting messages from closed private channels/groups (channels/groups without an invitation link) and other users/ bots is possible only with Direct Connection. For Direct connection to work, you should be a member of the source channel/group.
How does it work?
Our system uses regular Telegram accounts to fetch messages. The main difference between the Economy tariff and Direct Connection is that on the Economy tariff the system uses its own service Telegram accounts for fetching, while on the Direct Connection you connect one of your own accounts to the system.
Accordingly, on the Economy tariff the system can only access the so-called public sources. To those messages that are available by @channel name or by an invitation link that you will have to provide to the bot. Since the same pool of service accounts is used by many users, messages may arrive with a delay. Also, debugging possible issues becomes much more difficult.
On a Direct Connection, you connect one of your accounts to the system. This way the system can access any sources on this account, no matter if they are public channels or private channels, private chats or bots. Since this account is used only by you, you get the highest possible speed and reliability, no restrictions on the number of settings, and easy ways to analyze what is happening shall there arise any questions.
Copying of the history (old messages) also is available only for a Direct Connection.
Comparison by features
| FREE | DEMO* | ECONOMY | +EXTRA’S | DIRECT CONNECTION*** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | 7 | 100 for 30 days* | 100 | +100 | unlimited |
| Forwards | - | 3 for 3 days** | 10 | +10 | unlimited |
| From private channels (read/forward) | - | - | 5 | +5 | unlimited |
| From closed private channels (read/forward) | - | - | - | - | unlimited |
| From bots (read/forward) | - | - | - | - | unlimited |
| Propagation of edited and deleted messages | - | - | - | - | + |
| Setting explain Setting delay | - | - | + | - | + |
| Sending to other bots | - | - | - | - | + |
| Copying of a history of a channel | - | - | - | - | + |
| Supports forwarding instead of copying | - | - | - | - | + |
| ChatGPT: Auto-translations, smart filters etc | + | + | + | - | + |
| Watermarks and other media transformations ***** | - | - | - | - | + |
| Review mode | - | - | - | - | + |
| Delivery speed | Delayed**** | Delayed**** | Delayed, but can be instant for some sources**** | Delayed, but can be instant for some sources**** | Instant for all sources |
| Message flow limitation | 180 messages per hour per account | 180 messages per hour per account | 30 messages per minute per source | unlimited | unlimited |
| Price / mo. | FREE | FREE | €1 Buy | see the table below Buy | €12 Buy |
* Starts automatically after first sign-in to the bot.
** Starts at request by using the command /demochannel.
*** Direct Connection works by connecting the bot directly to your Telegram account. It includes all other services.
**** More about delays.
***** Via forwarding to 3rd party bots.
The amount of subscriptions and forwards means the number of rules you can set up. The amount of messages being copied is unlimited.
Private channels are channels or groups that require an invitation link to join. Closed private channels are private channels or groups in which members are moderated by the administration (entry without the permission of the administration is prohibited).
The bot supports both copying messages and classic forwarding (with a reference to the original message). The classic forwarding is possible only with a Direct Connection.
Extra packages
| Service | Price per month |
|---|---|
| +100 extra subscriptions | €0.60 |
| +10 extra forwards | €0.60 |
| +5 extra private channel sources | €0.60 |
| +1 express (instant delivery from some channels, command /express) | €1.20 |
How to purchase additional packages, read here. You can purchase any number of additional packages and combine them.
The express channel (after activation) can be configured by yourself using the /express command.
Details about account types
Demo During the first month, the bot is working in a demo mode. The limit is 100 subscriptions for public channels. Forwards are not available in this mode by default, but you can activate a 3-day trial separately by the command /demochannel.
Free After the first month, your account automatically switches to a free mode. You can have 7 subscriptions for public channels and no forwards.
Economy At any moment you can buy an Economy account. It gives you 100 subscriptions, allows you to forward messages from one channel to another (up to 10 rules) and work with up to 5 private channels (with an invitation link).
So, the Demo mode has 100 subscriptions. Then the limit is 7 (Free mode). After the payment (/powerup) you will have 100 subscriptions again. Forwards (copying from one channel to another) are available in the Economy account and Direct Connection mode only.
Direct Connection allows you to copy new messages from the public and closed private channels (without an invitation link), groups with captcha-check as well as users/bots to other channels, groups and users/bots. You can read more about the DC here. For Direct connection to work, you should be a member of the source channel/group.
Extra packages Additional features (instant delivery, extra private channels, and extra forwards) are paid separately. How to purchase?
A guide on choosing the right account type
1. I want to read channels in one feed
| Service | Type of account you need |
|---|---|
| Read up to 7 public channels | Free |
| Read up to 100 public channels | Economy |
| Read more than 100 public channels | Economy + Extra package (+100 subscriptions) |
| Read up to 5 private channels (with an invitation link) | Economy |
| Read more than 5 private channels (with an invitation link) | Economy + Extra package (+5 private) |
👉🏻 More about subscriptions.
2. I want to forward (copy) messages from one source to another
| Service | Account you need |
|---|---|
| Up to 10 forwarding rules from public channels / public groups to channels/groups | Economy |
| More than 10 forwarding rules from public channels / public groups to channels/groups | Economy + Extra package (+10 forwards) |
| Up to 5 forwarding rules from private channels / private groups (with an invitation link) to channels/groups | Economy |
| More than 5 forwarding rules from private channels / private groups (with an invitation link) to channels/groups | Economy + Extra package (+5 private) |
| Instant delivery from some public channels | Economy + Extra package (+1 express / per channel) |
| Unlimited instant forwarding or forwarding from a closed private channel/group (without an invitation link) or from a user/bot | Direct Connection |
👉🏻 More about forwarding.
👉🏻 More about Direct Connection.
Delivery speed and express
Only Direct Connection guarantees instant delivery.
With an Economy account the delivery usually takes less than 1 hour from public channels, but occasionally it can take more. For private channels and channels with express service delivery usually is instant. But there are no guarantees. For some sources it will not be instant even with an express service (it’s not possible to say which ones in advance). Then you need to use a Direct Connection.