Moving from Telegram to AChat
A cloud messenger that signs in with your phone number and syncs your chats across devices. Choose Telegram if you want your history simply there on every device, and you're fine with only secret chats adding end-to-end encryption. Choose AChat if you want personal chats and private groups encrypted end to end as standard, with no phone number.
Last checked 2026-11-07. The full comparison is on AChat and Telegram.
How to move across
- Sign in to AChat and pick a username. It asks for no phone number.
- Tell the people you talk to on Telegram your username, or send them your link or QR code (personal chats and contacts).
- Save your recovery key somewhere only you can reach (devices and recovery). It's what brings your history back if you lose every device.
- Keep Telegram open until the people you need have moved. AChat doesn't import chats from other apps.
How they differ
| Feature | AChat | Telegram |
|---|---|---|
| Sign up without a phone number | Yes | No (their page) |
| End-to-end encryption on personal chats | Yes | Partly (their page) |
| History comes back on a new device | Partly | Yes (their page) |
AChat has no voice or video calls. Your encrypted history comes back only with another linked device or your recovery key. Lose both, and nobody can restore it, including us.
What they charge
| Plan | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Private messaging | Free | their page |
| Premium | Not stated | their page |
AChat's plans are on the pricing page.
Check it yourself: Telegram website.