We are now ready to announce the results of the iOS Animation Contest.
While evaluating the submissions, we focused on the following aspects:
- The number of implemented animations.
- How close animations were to the mockups provided.
- How smooth they ran both on newer and older devices.
Additionally, we took into account whether the implemented changes broke any of the existing features of the app.
Meet the winners:
1st PLACE β $10,000
π₯Fluffy Ram
2nd PLACE β $6,000
π₯Huge Kiwi
π₯Hip Hyena
π₯Bright Mink
3rd PLACE β $5,000
π₯Fairy Turtle
π₯Large Bass
4th PLACE β $2,000
π Hardy Goose
π Stylish Piranha
π Calm Mink
π Able Mammoth
π Young Deer
π Chic Elk
Honorable mention β $1,000
πMerry Lemur
πPerfect Wasp
You can find detailed comments from our judges on the Contest Platform.
Check out the post below for information on the next stage of this contest.
While evaluating the submissions, we focused on the following aspects:
- The number of implemented animations.
- How close animations were to the mockups provided.
- How smooth they ran both on newer and older devices.
Additionally, we took into account whether the implemented changes broke any of the existing features of the app.
Meet the winners:
1st PLACE β $10,000
π₯Fluffy Ram
2nd PLACE β $6,000
π₯Huge Kiwi
π₯Hip Hyena
π₯Bright Mink
3rd PLACE β $5,000
π₯Fairy Turtle
π₯Large Bass
4th PLACE β $2,000
π Hardy Goose
π Stylish Piranha
π Calm Mink
π Able Mammoth
π Young Deer
π Chic Elk
Honorable mention β $1,000
πMerry Lemur
πPerfect Wasp
You can find detailed comments from our judges on the Contest Platform.
Check out the post below for information on the next stage of this contest.
A new round of the iOS Π‘ontest starts this Friday.
Prize fund: $52,000.
Deadline: 23:59 on March, 21 (Dubai time).
Task: Build a standalone WatchOS app for Telegram.
Who can take part: Everyone. However, participants of the first round will have an advantage due to familiarity with the source code of Telegram for iOS.
Details and mockups will be announced on March, 5 (Dubai time).
Prize fund: $52,000.
Deadline: 23:59 on March, 21 (Dubai time).
Task: Build a standalone WatchOS app for Telegram.
Who can take part: Everyone. However, participants of the first round will have an advantage due to familiarity with the source code of Telegram for iOS.
Details and mockups will be announced on March, 5 (Dubai time).
π iOS Contest 2021: Round 2
Status: Round 2 ended. View Results
Prize fund: $52,000.
Ended: 23:59 on March, 21 (Dubai time).
Who can participate: Everyone. You are welcome to join even if you didn't take part in the previous round.
The task is to create a standalone Telegram app for WatchOS 7 in Swift without using third-party UI frameworks (bonus points if the app also supports WatchOS 6). The app should support:
- Logging in via QR Code with support for accounts protected by a 2-Step Verfication password.
- Viewing the chat list.
- Opening chats with users, groups, channels.
- Viewing messages in chats, including text messages and all types of attachments: photos, videos, files, voice and video messages, locations, contacts, static and animated stickers, polls and quizzes.
- Sending messages via voice message and text, as well as sending current location, stickers, emoji or canned text.
- Sending new messages to existing chats, by replying to notifications, and via the 'New Message' button in the chat list.
- Swiping right in the chat list to open Settings.
- Accessing the Archive and Saved Messages.
- Changing Notification settings.
- Changing Data settings.
- Terminating sessions from the Devices menu.
Your app should run on WatchOS 6 and above. The design implementation should be identical to the mockups attached below (Sketch, PNG).
You are welcome to view the API docs and inspect the source code of Telegram for iOS. The main criteria for us to identify the winners will be the speed and stability of the apps β as well as attention to detail.
We understand that you may not be able to suport all the features on our list before the deadline. During evaluation we will note the number of features implemented flawlessly. The largest prizes will be awarded to contestants who implemented the largest number of features without major issues.
Note that the list of features above is sorted by their relative importance.
UPD: After the results of this round are published, we may announce further rounds with similar prize funds. The task will likely be to improve the WatchOS apps created during this round.
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Contestants will be able to submit their apps to @ContestBot closer to the end of this round.
Status: Round 2 ended. View Results
Prize fund: $52,000.
Ended: 23:59 on March, 21 (Dubai time).
Who can participate: Everyone. You are welcome to join even if you didn't take part in the previous round.
The task is to create a standalone Telegram app for WatchOS 7 in Swift without using third-party UI frameworks (bonus points if the app also supports WatchOS 6). The app should support:
- Logging in via QR Code with support for accounts protected by a 2-Step Verfication password.
- Viewing the chat list.
- Opening chats with users, groups, channels.
- Viewing messages in chats, including text messages and all types of attachments: photos, videos, files, voice and video messages, locations, contacts, static and animated stickers, polls and quizzes.
- Sending messages via voice message and text, as well as sending current location, stickers, emoji or canned text.
- Sending new messages to existing chats, by replying to notifications, and via the 'New Message' button in the chat list.
- Swiping right in the chat list to open Settings.
- Accessing the Archive and Saved Messages.
- Changing Notification settings.
- Changing Data settings.
- Terminating sessions from the Devices menu.
Your app should run on WatchOS 6 and above. The design implementation should be identical to the mockups attached below (Sketch, PNG).
You are welcome to view the API docs and inspect the source code of Telegram for iOS. The main criteria for us to identify the winners will be the speed and stability of the apps β as well as attention to detail.
We understand that you may not be able to suport all the features on our list before the deadline. During evaluation we will note the number of features implemented flawlessly. The largest prizes will be awarded to contestants who implemented the largest number of features without major issues.
Note that the list of features above is sorted by their relative importance.
UPD: After the results of this round are published, we may announce further rounds with similar prize funds. The task will likely be to improve the WatchOS apps created during this round.
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Contestants will be able to submit their apps to @ContestBot closer to the end of this round.
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Mockups for the WatchOS Contest 2021 (sketch)
Watch OS Contest 2021 PNG.zip
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Mockups for the WatchOS Contest 2021 (PNG)
The Animated Sticker Contest begins tomorrow.
The task for the first round will be to create two sticker packs with at least 3 animated stickers in each. No sounds will be required at this stage.
All details will be published in this channel.
The task for the first round will be to create two sticker packs with at least 3 animated stickers in each. No sounds will be required at this stage.
All details will be published in this channel.
Animated Sticker Contest: Round 1
Status:
π Evaluating results. View Submissions
Dates: 11 Mar - 26 Mar (23:59 Dubai time)
Prizes in the first round: A contract to finish each winning sticker pack at $200 per sticker, invitation to Round 2.
The goal in this round is to create two sticker packs with at least 3 animated stickers in each:
β’ At least one of your sticker packs must use people as characters.
β’ All stickers inside one pack must feature the same character.
β’ Each Sticker inside your packs must express an emotion.
β’ When choosing emotions for your stickers, start with these: ππππ¨π.
β’ You may submit more than three stickers in each pack.
β’ You may not submit more than two packs.
β’ Your Animated Stickers must follow these specifications: https://contest.com/docs/animated_stickers
You will submit links to your sticker packs to @ContestBot. Submissions will become available closer to the deadline.
Winners in this round will get the opportunity to join Telegramβs pool of animated sticker artists and to participate in the next round of the contest.
Winners will also be offered to complete their winning sticker packs (to reach 15 stickers per pack) and receive a reward of $200 per sticker in a completed pack.
Good luck! π
Status:
π Evaluating results. View Submissions
Dates: 11 Mar - 26 Mar (23:59 Dubai time)
Prizes in the first round: A contract to finish each winning sticker pack at $200 per sticker, invitation to Round 2.
The goal in this round is to create two sticker packs with at least 3 animated stickers in each:
β’ At least one of your sticker packs must use people as characters.
β’ All stickers inside one pack must feature the same character.
β’ Each Sticker inside your packs must express an emotion.
β’ When choosing emotions for your stickers, start with these: ππππ¨π.
β’ You may submit more than three stickers in each pack.
β’ You may not submit more than two packs.
β’ Your Animated Stickers must follow these specifications: https://contest.com/docs/animated_stickers
You will submit links to your sticker packs to @ContestBot. Submissions will become available closer to the deadline.
Winners in this round will get the opportunity to join Telegramβs pool of animated sticker artists and to participate in the next round of the contest.
Winners will also be offered to complete their winning sticker packs (to reach 15 stickers per pack) and receive a reward of $200 per sticker in a completed pack.
Good luck! π
Telegram Contests
Animated Sticker Contest: Round 1 Status: π Evaluating results. View Submissions Dates: 11 Mar - 26 Mar (23:59 Dubai time) Prizes in the first round: A contract to finish each winning sticker pack at $200 per sticker, invitation to Round 2. The goal inβ¦
Correction: the prize is of course $200 per each sticker in a completed pack (that gets chosen as one of the winners).
Update on the Second Round of the iOS Contest:
Given the strict deadlines, we decided to evaluate all apps supporting at least WatchOS 7. Support for WatchOS 6 will still bring you bonus points, but is no longer obligatory.
Given the strict deadlines, we decided to evaluate all apps supporting at least WatchOS 7. Support for WatchOS 6 will still bring you bonus points, but is no longer obligatory.
Current Contests (updated: November 2022)
Results Announced
π Android Contest (view results)
π Sticker App Contest (view results)
π iOS Contest β WatchOS
π Data Clustering Contest
π Animated Sticker Contest
π Aptitude Test Contest
π GIF Contest (view submissions)
π Android Design Contest (view results)
π Windows Design Contest (view results)
π Telegram X Android Competition: Round 1 (view results)
π Smart Contract Cracking Competition (view results)
π Telegram X Android Competition: Round 2 (view results)
π iOS Contest 2022, Round 1 β Media editor (view results)
Results Announced
π Android Contest (view results)
π Sticker App Contest (view results)
π iOS Contest β WatchOS
π Data Clustering Contest
π Animated Sticker Contest
π Aptitude Test Contest
π GIF Contest (view submissions)
π Android Design Contest (view results)
π Windows Design Contest (view results)
π Telegram X Android Competition: Round 1 (view results)
π Smart Contract Cracking Competition (view results)
π Telegram X Android Competition: Round 2 (view results)
π iOS Contest 2022, Round 1 β Media editor (view results)
π GIF Contest: Round 1
Status: Evaluating results. View Submissions
Dates: 17 Mar - 31 Mar (23:59 Dubai time)
Prize fund in the first round: $50,000
The goal in this round is to create 5 or more GIF-style reaction videos (see example here) that express emotions similar to these emoji:
ππππ¨π
ππ‘π₯³π³π
ππππ₯Ίπ
π€¦π€·ββοΈππ€π
Format: MP4, no sound
Aspect ratio: 1:1 β 4:3 and anything in between
Max. length: 5 seconds
Max. size: 1 MB
We will give preference to original content created by the participants themselves, but you can also use other content if this is appropriate.
We will explain how to submit your reaction videos next week.
Reaction videos created in this contest will be watermarked with links to the public channels of their creators β and potentially suggested to Telegram users.
Winners will be able to take part in the following rounds.
Good luck! π
Status: Evaluating results. View Submissions
Dates: 17 Mar - 31 Mar (23:59 Dubai time)
Prize fund in the first round: $50,000
The goal in this round is to create 5 or more GIF-style reaction videos (see example here) that express emotions similar to these emoji:
ππππ¨π
ππ‘π₯³π³π
ππππ₯Ίπ
π€¦π€·ββοΈππ€π
Format: MP4, no sound
Aspect ratio: 1:1 β 4:3 and anything in between
Max. length: 5 seconds
Max. size: 1 MB
We will give preference to original content created by the participants themselves, but you can also use other content if this is appropriate.
We will explain how to submit your reaction videos next week.
Reaction videos created in this contest will be watermarked with links to the public channels of their creators β and potentially suggested to Telegram users.
Winners will be able to take part in the following rounds.
Good luck! π
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In case you don't know what a GIF-Style reaction video is, it's this thing π
π Android Contest, Round 1: Results
The results of the Android Fixes Contest have arrived! Meet the winners:
1st PLACE β $15,000
π₯Cool Hare β 32 out of 45 correctly implemented fixes and improvements, including both personal findings and issues reported on the Bug Platform.
2nd PLACE β $10,000
π₯Gentle Otter β 23 out of 26 correctly implemented fixes. The best accepted-declined ratio overall.
3rd PLACE β $5,000
π₯Clever Wasp β 22 out of 36 correctly implemented fixes for issues reported on the Bug Platform.
π₯Sunny Ant β 15 out of 20 acceptable fixes, some of them for the media editor.
π₯Dreamy Crab β 11 out of 14 acceptable fixes in various sections of the app.
π₯Modest Dolphin β 10 of 10 acceptable improvements for the media editor.
π₯Sacred Gorilla β 6 out of 9 acceptable fixes.
Honorable mentions
πFit Falcon β $1,500 for a useful pack of optimizations (3 of 3).
πDesert Falcon β $1,500 (integrated Animations from the iOS Contest).
πLarge Flamingo β $600 (3 out of 4).
πQuirky Raven β $600 (2 out of 6).
πSharp Mule β $400 (2 out of 6).
πMad Seal β $200 (1 out of 6).
πHairy Monkey β $200 (1 out of 2).
πGentle Crow β $200 (1 of 1).
πEarnest Kiwi β $200 (1 of 1).
πFluffy Sheep β $200 (1 out of 1).
πNight Gnat β $200 (3 out of 3).
πEarnest Butterfly β $200 (1 out of 3).
πFit Rhino β $200 (2 out of 7).
Some of the contestants focused on the Camera 2 API/ CameraX integration, but were sadly unable to overcome performance/stability issues:
π Perfect Crab β $1,000.
π Dreamy Eagle β $1,400 (+2 accepted fixes).
π Fairy Zebra β $1,000.
Detailed comments from our judges about each of the submissions are available on contest.com
Stay tuned: The next stage of the Android contest starts tomorrow.
The results of the Android Fixes Contest have arrived! Meet the winners:
1st PLACE β $15,000
π₯Cool Hare β 32 out of 45 correctly implemented fixes and improvements, including both personal findings and issues reported on the Bug Platform.
2nd PLACE β $10,000
π₯Gentle Otter β 23 out of 26 correctly implemented fixes. The best accepted-declined ratio overall.
3rd PLACE β $5,000
π₯Clever Wasp β 22 out of 36 correctly implemented fixes for issues reported on the Bug Platform.
π₯Sunny Ant β 15 out of 20 acceptable fixes, some of them for the media editor.
π₯Dreamy Crab β 11 out of 14 acceptable fixes in various sections of the app.
π₯Modest Dolphin β 10 of 10 acceptable improvements for the media editor.
π₯Sacred Gorilla β 6 out of 9 acceptable fixes.
Honorable mentions
πFit Falcon β $1,500 for a useful pack of optimizations (3 of 3).
πDesert Falcon β $1,500 (integrated Animations from the iOS Contest).
πLarge Flamingo β $600 (3 out of 4).
πQuirky Raven β $600 (2 out of 6).
πSharp Mule β $400 (2 out of 6).
πMad Seal β $200 (1 out of 6).
πHairy Monkey β $200 (1 out of 2).
πGentle Crow β $200 (1 of 1).
πEarnest Kiwi β $200 (1 of 1).
πFluffy Sheep β $200 (1 out of 1).
πNight Gnat β $200 (3 out of 3).
πEarnest Butterfly β $200 (1 out of 3).
πFit Rhino β $200 (2 out of 7).
Some of the contestants focused on the Camera 2 API/ CameraX integration, but were sadly unable to overcome performance/stability issues:
π Perfect Crab β $1,000.
π Dreamy Eagle β $1,400 (+2 accepted fixes).
π Fairy Zebra β $1,000.
Detailed comments from our judges about each of the submissions are available on contest.com
Stay tuned: The next stage of the Android contest starts tomorrow.
Android Contest: Round 2
Status:
π Results announced.
Prize fund: $50,000
Ended: 23:59 on April, 4 (Dubai Time)
Task: Implement animations in Telegram for Android based on the mockups provided, optimize them to run on older devices, and create an editor that allows tweaking their parameters.
Who can participate: Everyone. Participants of the first round may have a slight advantage because they are already familiar with Telegram's source code.
Details:
https://contest.com/docs/android2021-r2
Status:
π Results announced.
Prize fund: $50,000
Ended: 23:59 on April, 4 (Dubai Time)
Task: Implement animations in Telegram for Android based on the mockups provided, optimize them to run on older devices, and create an editor that allows tweaking their parameters.
Who can participate: Everyone. Participants of the first round may have a slight advantage because they are already familiar with Telegram's source code.
Details:
https://contest.com/docs/android2021-r2
AndroidContest2021.zip
45.9 MB
Android Contest 2021, Round 2: Animations.
Contest details
Contest details
Participants in Round 2 of the iOS Contest can now submit their WatchOS apps to @ContestBot as a ZIP archive with their source code (choose 2021 WatchOS Contest).
Before submitting, please make sure that youβve tested your apps on macOS 11 (clean install).
The archive must contain a readme file with build instructions.
Before submitting, please make sure that youβve tested your apps on macOS 11 (clean install).
The archive must contain a readme file with build instructions.
iOS Contest, Round 2: Submissions
We received 9 submissions for the Second Round of the iOS contest (watchOS).
Some of them used TDLib and because of this can currently only run on emulators, not on real Apple Watches. We decided to upgrade TDLib to make them work on actual devices before we evaluate the submissions.
Naturally, we will take into account the effort that was required to make the apps work without TDLib and these tweaks on our side when assigning awards. Stay tuned! π
We received 9 submissions for the Second Round of the iOS contest (watchOS).
Some of them used TDLib and because of this can currently only run on emulators, not on real Apple Watches. We decided to upgrade TDLib to make them work on actual devices before we evaluate the submissions.
Naturally, we will take into account the effort that was required to make the apps work without TDLib and these tweaks on our side when assigning awards. Stay tuned! π
Participants of the Animated Sticker Contest can now submit their stickers to @ContestBot.
The bot will ask you for two links to animated sticker packs created by the account you're submitting them from. Each pack must contain 3 or more stickers.
The bot will ask you for two links to animated sticker packs created by the account you're submitting them from. Each pack must contain 3 or more stickers.
Animated Sticker Contest: Submissions
Submissions for the first round of the Animated Sticker contest are now available on contest.com:
https://contest.com/stickers2021-r1
Everybody is welcome to view the 148 submissions we received while our judges are evaluating them.
(Remember that user ratings will not affect the decisions of our judges, there will be no need to raise your fan armies to win. π)
Submissions for the first round of the Animated Sticker contest are now available on contest.com:
https://contest.com/stickers2021-r1
Everybody is welcome to view the 148 submissions we received while our judges are evaluating them.
(Remember that user ratings will not affect the decisions of our judges, there will be no need to raise your fan armies to win. π)
You can now submit your reaction videos to the GIF Contest by uploading them to one of your public channels.
Please read the full instructions before you upload anything:
https://contest.com/docs/gif-contest-submission
In addition to submitting your videos, you MUST register with @ContestBot (send /start, then choose GIF Animation Contest).
The deadline is March 31, 23:59 (DUBAI TIME). We recommend you to begin submitting your videos as early as possible.
Good luck!
Please read the full instructions before you upload anything:
https://contest.com/docs/gif-contest-submission
In addition to submitting your videos, you MUST register with @ContestBot (send /start, then choose GIF Animation Contest).
The deadline is March 31, 23:59 (DUBAI TIME). We recommend you to begin submitting your videos as early as possible.
Good luck!