How to make money with a Telegram mini app: earn beyond Stars
Short answer: a Telegram mini app makes money from Stars purchases, ads, sponsored tasks and token economies — and from real gifts. After an opening, a drop or a daily claim the user picks a trial or discount from a digital service, and the mini app earns a CPA payout for every confirmed action, without changing its own economy. Integration is one link or inline button and takes about an hour.
Key takeaways
- Stars revenue depends on a small share of paying users.
- Ads in mini apps pay per impression and interrupt the most emotional moments.
- Gifts monetize every opening, including failed ones, without touching odds or prices.
- Payouts come per confirmed action, from about $3 to $54 with current offers.
- No SDK: a link or inline button opens the gift page inside Telegram.
How Telegram mini apps make money today
| Source | How it works | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Telegram Stars | Users buy digital goods inside the mini app | Only a minority pays |
| In-app ads | Ad networks pay per impression | Low rate, hurts experience |
| Sponsored tasks | “Subscribe to the channel” for a reward | Users get tired of them |
| Tokens and airdrops | Value depends on listing | Not income today |
| Real gifts (CPA) | Payout per confirmed action | Needs a clear moment |
Where gifts fit in a mini app
- After every case opening — a bonus next to the drop.
- After a failed opening — a consolation gift that keeps the user in the app.
- After a giveaway — gifts for every participant, not only the winner.
- After the free daily opening — a reason to come back tomorrow.
- After a balance top-up — a thank-you gift.
Gifts never credit Stars, TON or in-app coins and never change odds, so your economy stays transparent.
Which offers are live and how much you earn per action
These are offers that are live on getbonus right now. The last column is your share — half of what the advertiser pays for one confirmed action. For offers paid as a percentage of the sale it is a range from the cheapest to the most expensive plan.
| Offer | Gift for the user | Paid for | You earn per action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudways | 40% off for 4 months or $15 credit | Paid hosting plan | $54.15 |
| PureVPN | 20% off any plan | Paid subscription | $2.69–42.30 |
| AdGuard | 30% off the ad blocker | Paid order of a new customer | $5.23–29.75 |
| AdGuard VPN | 80% off the 2-year plan | Paid subscription | $2.70–12.95 |
| Retouch4me | 20% off AI retouching plugins | Paid order | $8.93–54.65 |
| Homestyler | Free 3D home design plan | Paid membership of a new user | $12.24–35.82 |
| Notta | Free AI meeting notes: 120 min a month | Paid subscription | $2.02–30.00 |
| EdrawMax | Free start for diagrams and mind maps | Paid order | $8.27–29.38 |
| AOMEI | Free PC backup software | Paid license | $5.99–10.49 |
| italki | $5 bonus credit on the first top-up | First paid lesson order | $9.00 |
| Parallels | 14 days of Parallels Desktop free | Paid license | $2.68–7.31 |
| WPS Office | Free office suite, Pro discount | Paid Pro subscription | $0.57–6.91 |
More programs are being connected — VPN and security tools, AI services, online courses, games with new-player bonuses — so the gift set grows every week. Gifts are always filtered by the user’s country.
How much you can earn: a worked example
Formula: openings per month × share of users who open the gifts × share who complete a confirmed action × your average payout per action. With the current offer mix the average payout to a partner is about $8 per confirmed action.
Illustrative example for 200,000 openings a month. It is a planning model, not a forecast: real rates depend on your audience, countries and placement.
| Scenario | Open the gifts | Confirmed action | Actions per month | Your income per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 4.8% | 1.5% | 144 | $1,152 |
| Base | 8% | 2.5% | 400 | $3,200 |
| Strong | 12% | 3.5% | 840 | $6,720 |
Why this works better than another ad network
An ad network pays fractions of a cent for an impression that the user did not ask for. A gift is a reward the user chooses, so it improves the experience instead of interrupting it, and one confirmed action can be worth thousands of impressions. For mini apps with a lot of non-paying traffic this is the fastest way to turn activity into dollars.
How to launch in about an hour
- Leave a request on the contact page. We create your partner account and send access to the partner cabinet.
- Choose the moment: a success screen, a confirmation email, a reward screen or a bot message.
- Paste one widget snippet, or add a link or an inline button with your partner ID — usually 10–15 minutes of work.
- In the cabinet, preview your widget and switch off offers that do not suit your audience.
- Make a test click — it appears in the cabinet right away — and go live.
No SDK, no backend changes and no personal data: the link carries only your partner ID and a technical click ID. Most partners go live within about an hour of getting access, and the first clicks are visible the same day.
Become a getbonus partner
If your product has a moment when users complete something — a payment, a booking, a reward — you already have the place for gifts. See how it works for gift mini apps and leave a request: we will suggest the best moment and connect you within a day.
See how gifts work in a live demo
Open the demo →Frequently asked questions
How do Telegram mini apps make money?
Through Stars purchases, ads, sponsored tasks, tokens and CPA offers. Real gifts after openings add revenue per confirmed action without changing the app’s economy.
How much can a mini app with 100,000 users earn?
It depends on activity. With two openings per user a month, 8% opening the gifts and 2.5% of them completing a confirmed action at about $8, that is roughly $3,200 a month. Treat it as a planning estimate.
Will gifts change my drop rates?
No. Partner gifts are a separate layer and never credit Stars or in-app currency.
Is it allowed by Telegram rules?
Yes. The mini app opens an optional external offer; digital goods inside the app are still sold for Stars as required.
How quickly can we start earning?
Integration takes about an hour after you get access to the partner cabinet. Clicks show up immediately; confirmed actions and payouts follow after the advertiser’s validation period, usually from a few days to several weeks.
What does it cost?
Nothing. There is no setup fee or subscription. getbonus shares the advertiser’s payout with you — by default you receive half of it for every confirmed action.
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